The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-30

the shot lines parted when. they fell
the TsFF@s rOS and t a9fcsyyF mRs
against Sli1 tho roitenScsq Of the material sun
| Piled by ncle Sam TO his coast guards. Lieut.
long Island 2SSa'S and RSods Island teaches. ar.
rived at the Rcene. Of the wreck before noon
| Three different kinds OF patent rockets we're
fired n the direction o. the wreck 6Ht ~
| fections. While the shooting was going on
| the mon In the rigging waved their arms and
| the woman appeared once in while behind
| curtain OF protecting canvas made OF u topsnil
| and moved down the ratlines.
Then great cheer In which there , was "a,
the, beach and the woman waved her hand
and the men appeared to cheer. but above tho
hoard: besides, the wind had shifted and they
were TO leeward Of the life savers.
mons and the hiss Of the rockets. all ineffective.
were heard. At last the life savers had to give
| up firing. The sun had act and the four masts
shadows against the horizon seaward
were scSn f to GS engaged eng in preparations TO
| make themselves secure for the night. They
Of bs sort Of oS IL The Sie
tppsail., and into this they. nut the
skiGpeT,s wife with inc about her her waist waist
| ashore watched the work In the ioretop with
| fearful eyes, and strobe IN and down tho
beach IN an agony Of hopessness. wriuging
Cnder the mighty hammcring Of the break
| dark masses oftangled wreckage made M Of
! broken booms. gals. sails and deck timRers.
| was u litter OF splintered wood and broken
| slnrs. . -
opposite the wreck under tho lee OF tall sand
| hill. They set tho pile ailrt. and the white
| followed side OF the sand hill acted much like
| reflector and sent glow out to tho wreck to
cheer the people ciinglng to l.. .,u., .,.,
| out OF the wreckaEe. The men in the foretop
| could sec. now ard then. dozen stslwart surf
men carry on their shoulders from tho edge "
the .combers section OF massive boom and
From q o'clock until 10 o'clock on, Tuesday
night tho wreck. could hc seen only by the
sharpest eyed Of tho patrolmen. The moon
came up. and the breeze. which had been blow.
and blow scaward the clouds that had Oh.
scured the horizon. 1t had been hoped that
| rose to lot the life savers launch their boat.
But the experts said no boat could live in the
the hollow seas that curicd UP on the beach.
| SO tho project was abandoned. and the life
savers busted themselves until dawn keeping
They saw the lights OF the wrocking steamer
Merritt about mile east OF the wreck AZ $40
| o'clock. They did not know tho Merrits men
| had tried TO take OH tho skipper. his wfo. and
| his crew. but they said 1t was practicable -
| the Merritt's men might eject u rescue before
| daylight.
| beach and n lew women NJ on tho sandhills
| when the sun cameup
| lhCfe was n rear IN inc HtnTNS OF neuTly all
that some Of hose in the rigging had dropped
| on the ia night crowd gathered opposite the
| wreck and cheered and waved hats. Then
several sailors In tho foretop showed them
| selves.
| tree supported himself with his left hand by
| the shr1udS. and slowly raised and lowered
piece of cloth. rs il 1t were burden, with his
1t tile snme moment boat was lowered
! from the Merritt. and tho life savers Of smith
Points station came down the beach with
their surf boat.
.The man 10 he r!sEinE, painfully waving
s ami tIfs down into Ike
wreck. Tho life savers were stimulated by the
They quickly slid their ifeboat from The
| wagon out to the edge OF the surf. Then they
strapped on their cork Jackets and got into the
| boat.
They launched it without mIshar and sent
toward the wreck. The Aierritt's crew had al.
ready reached the wreck and wero under
The folks ashore watched the progress ofthe
surimen brcath essly. They hadttO overcome
| tho breakers on the outer bar before they could
big rolior raised It's crost almost under tho
| bow OF the boat. II did not break until 1t had
| Just passed the stern bat the boat appeared
FOR AN instant as II 1t were going to turn end
the life savers could do was to stand by and
| lend a hand in case au accident should hap
pen 70 the Merritts boat But all went
The Merrtt's men carefully noted the move
! mentS ut the twtllS WIlcn were btlll smashing
themselves into spray over the kandalPs bow
! spirit. The boat was rowed head on to the
Two men CLIMBED down and stood ready to
4fHheyy Were were Emil iIam@qaist snG FED
up. within two feet Of the broken
son followed. wheE the boat. after recover
| ing from II dangerous swell. again stood bow
| RescuinG the skipper his wife. and the seven
men from the lore rigging was more DANGER
| One OF the men came down first and Jumped
into the boat without APPARENT trouble
Then the mate doScsPded' preccftinG tho
a line held hy the strongest seaman. Tho
| shippers wife sprained her ankle as she
| stepped into the bow. she was So weak that
She cried much. as did hall, the mon who
| and when tho skipper and the rest % the crew
had been taken oil. the piucky wEeckers pulled
The llfe savers o. smiths Point arcomp panied
| th"m. IT was said that the surf boat had her
! Whatever may have happened 10 her the
/ lie s4NGrs. decided 10 laui hsr aboard
! ton los wlv ~ Long Island city rather
/ than risk Their lives going tack through the
! hreakerS Ihe surf hoars crow c2nsls{{Gd OF
! Harvey tRrliu, BENJAMIN Miller. sam NewrY,
/ I-aGc Gildersieeye. III Nolan. and Franklin
The rescued party WAS brought TO this city
/ anil landed at ite foot o' Last SEVENTEEN
| street Two am balances were summoned. ana
/ all hands were taken 10 tho Presbyterian Hos
| pifaL
They suffered from exhaustion All will bo
| Able 20 leave for their home, Within ioY day..
| They hal been IN the rigging without food
! or dTiIE Tor tWeniy-seNen hours. On" Ut IA"
| crow, George LrgSett was working his pas
| saPa from l'hiIu 'C,pIlltn boston
! Ills home is in MuTches. which is seven
| miles fIum the place where he was wrecked,
IINOTIIT RfFTEET DROTNED.
| Wnlkrd an the buimrnt Of "a Randolph
street BriJ@c Ia Chicago.
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