New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08
SAVED FROM ICY WA YES.
4 NEw.YoRK PILOT BOAT LOST AT SEA.
HER CREW RESCUED By THE STEAMER MARENGC
AND BROUGHT TO THIS PORT BY LA
CAMPINE-THE BoAr SET on FIRE.

AND BKOUOHI ~ fOhA ID A''
CAMPIXE-rHE BoAr SET on FIRE.
The oI-tanl steamer La Campine. which arrived
In port late Friday night brought the crew oil
pilot-bo Edward Cooper, No. 20. The piiotpoae
itself was lost in a terrible storm December "a on
the Grand Banks. She lef. here on a cruise on De-
cember 16. Five pilots on board Of her. besides
the crew OF the vessel Two days out Pilots NICHOLS
and Cridley were put on board incoming steamers
and the pilot boat kept on to the eastward looking
for ships. She was 410 miles northeast OF SANDY
Hook December o. and the weather was intensely
cold. The seas heavy and the winds strong, Dut
a pilotboat can generally stand all sorts of weather
The Edward Cooper was snugged down. and while
things on board were not comfortable as they
might have bcen no one hnd any idea of an impending
disaster.
At ] 80 o'clock In the morning a hurricane came
bowling out OF the bitter night and struck the vessel
throwing her her beam ends. The watch below
was asleep and in the sudden awakening some Oh
them ran on deck only partially clothed and worked
With bare feet on the Icy decks to try and save the
vessel. The malnmast broke Of close to the deck
and carried part Of the foremost with II. This
eas.d the vessel and she rlghted but was helpless
wreck. The vreckage OF the masts was dashed VIII
great force against the vessels Sides and stove
hole I'm her starboard bows. The water rushed IN
filed the cabin, destroying the food and clothing
stored there. Tie men on deck worked for their
that day and all that night they toied, numbcd with
cold drenched With Icy and almost despair
Ing.
The next morning at o'clock they saw the smoke
Of a steamer the horizon, and rggcd up signal
70 attract her attention. She came nearer, saw the
signal and lay to near the rapidly sinking boat.
The sea was running high that It was with great
.umculty that the steamer able TO lower boat,
but she did 50 successfully Then the problem was 10
get near enough 10 the pilot boat TO take OIL the men on
board without being dashed against her apd SUNK
The mon on the pilot boat poured large quantities OF
oil on the water, which spread out over the waves,
making glossy film which prevented them from break
ing Rowing In this space OF oicovered water. the
rescuIng boat able to reach the leeward sde OF
the plot boat In safety and to take of her crew.
II took two pciilos trips to get them all safe on
board the steamer As the last OF the plotboats crew
LEFT the Edward Cooper he set her on fire, so that
there would be possibility OF her foa;ing about
In the track OF commerce, menace TO navgatloh'
The steamer which had along opportunely
for the OF the pilot-boa turned ont 10 be the
wilson Line steamer Marcng0. bound fer London:
TN December 30 the tank steamer La tampnc. bounu
for New-York, was spoken By the Marengo. and me
rescued men were transferred TO her. They landed
AZ >taprton Yesterday morning.
The weather In which the pilot boat was lost IS
described by the men having been something
TERRIBLE binding sn)Nstorm wa, one OF the accom-
panlments Of gales and seas The men say they
vnssl ga Ty 10 the wnd but that she would continuously
broach to- and then the would make clean
breach over her. The Edward Cooper no. 70. was
owned by Jacob Luckman and John Romanye. OF
Broohlyn. Tie rescued men were Thomas Marks:
John Hammer. Louis Jourkens, James Bradley, Samuel
aud Hints tiaIriei K0uaiye- usnFy ,--5etin
Noiter and Charles Anderson