New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-29
LASHED TO THE RIGGING.
DRENCHED BY HEAVY SEAS.
= roURMAsTED SCHOONER ASHORE NEAR
BELLPORT. L. l.
,1rE.saHEEs sPoWERLESS TO AID THE CREW
THE CAPTAINS WIFE AND CHILD TAKE REFU'E
,r,ru THE MEN IN THE VESSELS RIGGING
"A MERRITT STEAMER SENT DOWN
SEVEN CREWS At WORK.

SEVEN CREWS At WORK
The schooner Louis II. Randall is ashoie o
Smiths Point six miles east OF Beiiport' L. l' "
her eaptain and crew, with the captain "iie a. az
e,gbt-year-o.d son, are dashed to the rlge"s. i
vessel IS IA )idly going to pieces anu 'i'e -,
seas which ire rolling upon the beach. are oieaN- IAN
, over the submerged hull of the schooner. he
orsws of So en- life-saving stations are worhihe
,o rescue those imperilled on the wreck, p". az, "
o,,esn nours of hard work have accomplished ho'"-
ing. ., .o. asbore
The schooner is four-master. she went "'"o'
,,ortlv before O'Clock yesterday morning. anu
Turing daylight those in the rigging were ~ p'.. sn
In, from, the beach The seas breaking uPon 'i''
,hoal throw foam and spray almost " wv w
mast of the schooner, and the men, "oina.' o.
.hrd are continually drenched. The wind last
night was cold and cutting and the suiieii"s' Vi
chose on board must have been intense
The schooner was seen shortly peiore .'o
So, one of the beach patrol She was then hard ana
fast ON the outer bar. and the crew were all IN .c
rigeing How long she had been on the Deacn VIII
not be learned dutil communication 10 H"u WV" ~
wreck. ,,,,, vrrrv
As soon as the patronan sighted the wreck ne
o,aa h,s crow with the beach carriage and
,,fo ,ros although he could not tell whether any
ono xras aboard or not. The Smiths foihI Hie-
saving crew went at once to the poin' Vi, '''e
beach nearest the wreck The wind was piowlhs
ua,e frOm the southwark. AS SoOH do ~ ""' $3.50
t,e,v known there were human beings on poard the
schooner, preparations were i'"uo " ~
line. =, , A..
The first shot fell short. and by hard work tne
lima was again reeed up. The mortar was again
used with no better success All through the MORN
ing the lfe-savers continued to throw 'he Pro-
,ectle at the vessel Several times 1t fell WITHIN
few yards of the wreck. but the strongest charge
would not carry the line into the rigging.
MORE HELP SUMMONED.
Exnerienced surfmen did not attempt to launch
ybe boat as 1t would have chance OF reaching
the wreck Word sent up and down the peach
and by O'Clock in the afternoon there were seven
life saving crews at work. and during the afternoon
the wreck was bombarded with lines. one pro-
iectile of those fired reached the schooner. but
struck wire stay and the line was cut OH ABOUT
fifty feet from the projectile
sT111, IN THE RIGGING WHEN DARKNESS CAME.
Early in the day word was telegraphed TO the
Merritt Wrecking Organization Of New-York that
ono y, their wreckers might be able to take Off
those in the rigging and word was received that
the T T. Merritt was her way eastward, put at
$50 o'clock she had not arrived. AL ina. houi'
when darkness hid the wreck from sight those III
the rigging were all lashed FAST and the chances
were that they would have to remain there all
night Nothing further could be done from the shore
nt, daylight unless the wind should die out and the
so. fall sufficiently to allow the launching OF surf
boats.
The Randall is owned by Gardner p. Reynolds
of Newport r. /. She left Philadelphia on No
vember for Boston. She was carrying cargo
a. coal She registered 1.5O2 gross TONS She is
comparatively new boat having been built In Bos-
ton about year ago. She measures 1888 feet over
ALL is Al feet beam, and q feet from deck to Keel
son.
The beach on which the schooner Is stranded
is about four miles from Beport across Beilport
Bay. 1t is about thirty-seven miles long and is
separated from the mainland by Great South.
Bellport. Moriches and Shinnecock bays. At one
point only does 1t connect with the mainland. That
Is near Quogue. about eighteen miles from the
wreck
At a late hour last night the observer at Fire
Island reported the schooner Louis II. Randall
breaking up rapidly. The Merritt Wrecking
Company's tug alongside the wrecked vessel
at o'clock and, it is hoped succeeded in rescu-
ing the captain, his wife and the crew.