New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
HAVOC IN THE SUBURBS.
CREWS SAVED on LONG ISLAND.
WOMEN HELP TO RESCUE SEVERAL MEN NEAR
rrrrporT- SCENES At ROCKAWAY

WOMEN HELP TO RESCUE SEVERAL MEN NEAk
FeEEpoRT-sCENEs At RocKAwAY
The efforts Of two women. secondihg 'nose u
the captain OF the lifesavng station AT fo'' i'oo
ont near Freeport. l.. l.. saved the lives Vi INC
creu NJ the brig Martha I. fucker SeS'c'"'s'
The brig sailed from Port Tampa fia'' h'',e'e'"
davs ago She was bound to New-N"rk' ana car
ried q fll cargo Of phosphate. Intil yesterday Sl'
had fair weather as during the blow OF las, "e'H
aho uos too far south Of the storm centre to reel
,,s e1ects She was caught in the storm ana car
red ont Of her course. Late In the aiternoo" S"e
Yyas thrown into the surf near Point Lookout
Two ufo.sovine station at the Point. in common
NTH tb. others along the coast, Is depleted o"-
inr 70 the policy of the Government III ulSpa"i-
ing the crews during the summer months '"p','''
Rose was the only member OF the CIV" V" Wv
ground When the brig took the bea'h '"pu'''
Mitchell sgnalled for assistance. captain i'os'
could get no assistance to hclp Tx wv Sun -
u,ae at This pont that Mrs. James t. kayhor anu
,,a Andrew Noseman came his assistance.
win their help Captain Rose dragged the gun
,o position and set the land anchor. The women
worked hard. and within a few minutes ''''''"'"'
was in readiness. d,
Captan Rose then trained his gun ana "reu'
The projectle. with the line attache' S"", ""'
and fair and as the rope flew through III" ''sN"'N
Of the bark IT was caught and made fast. once
,ho 1.-Two ,..s in readiness the rescue OF captain
Mitchell Of the brig and his crew Of lively" men
was comparatively easy. The breeches pu"S was
rugged and sent to the vessel one by ON w Nv"
made their way in it To IN" beach. "'en'"
Mitchell was the last man TO leave the Snip w.
roscue was effected while the wind was a. us
height and great waves were beating against '"'
81. pefore the brig went ashore one OF the GREY
,as washed overheard and drowned lie was
Russian sailor The men on board the p'R NM"
him only as Jack The brig was going 10 p''o''
last night under the action Of the WIND ana "a''s
sbe was living in a bad position and was pounH'hS
hadlv II was thought that she Womb p'"' ny
before morning II the sea continued
SAVED From \ SCHOONER
In the gale in the morning a schooner was
noticed tossing on the pillows outside OF inc r"S'
pockava-, inlet The water was 50 rough That
49, ,,e, NJ the ufa-saving station at Long Beach
could do nothing 10 relieve the men on inc
schooner which displayed signals Of distress me
station made ont the schooner 10 be the }. H.
Kirk o. New-York bound for Virginia TO- cargo
of pine Her consisted Of captain ana seven
men.
Many OF the oyster men from Pearsal ana fiS'
RocLawav who learned Of the vessels peril
monnod boats and went with Captain Van Wick
len and his men. and brought the crew of tn"
schooner ashore. after deeds Of great bravery
and danger.
The schooner was leaking badly and the crew
had worked heroically 10 Keep her from being
dashed TO pieces on the beach. After their rescue
the vessel came ashore. and was being beaten
to pieces by the breakers. She was an old craft
and there was no probability Of saving her. The
crew came to New-York last night
coXEY ISLAND AFTER THE STORM.
The scene at Coney Island yesterday afternoon
made a delightful picture. barring the wrecAage
that here and there dotted the beach The atmos-
phore ct o'clock was superb, and the long stretch
Of wavc-washcd sand was smiling after me 50"
we're beating that IT received just before sunrise
The waves. impelled by a strong breeze dashed
apainst the bulkheads and far up on th" sand
| In tact the double bulkhead which formerly pro-
| ,ected the Marine Railway. and which had been
nartlv DESTROYED last week. was slowly being I'M
| dermined.
| The Brighton Beach Hotel suffered somewhat
| from the storm. Up at the West hnd the ''n''s'
| was trifling .
| The bathing house on the Manhattan Beach llo-
| ,e nr,nertv WAS damaged. while the composite
| walk connecting the Manhattan Beach ana Or
| entail hotels was swept away in places. The well
kept lawns adjoining were ruined. the b"l"
heads which protect the Oriental Hotel from th'
| sea showed considerable sign Of wear and tear
The hoard walk facing the sea in front Of thu
| Oriental was considerably torn ip; a,
| The Sea Beach Palace showed the elects Oh ,n'
| e,orrn The windows broken by the score
| and a part of the northwest end was blown down
The big awning on the 'front.' OF sr n@e b wn
n U' was standing under IT, and his head badly
| cut and three OF his ribs were broken Many
small buildings along the beach were boWn 40" u
The roof Of Snigerts toboggan slide was niled , o.,
| and carried about fifty feet The tiie was mgr
| and flooded the village of the Bolivian Indians
| A southwest gale, blowing about hfty miles a.
hour struck Bath Beach early this morning !
| blew directly from the bay, and many small p3 rI
| anchored off sh)re were blown on the beach m
| tide was high, and when IL went down left an
| boats high and dry the sand. The beach i
smooth and the boats were hardly scratGhsd, vi" M
| Places boat Daisy. were blown on the shore am
asts sprung oi n Gig PGT aHg the sIas
| and landing at Sadlers Bolingbroke are In ruins
The loss is about 5000 .
| The beach. Fortunately the wind died out some
| what and the boat was pulled of by "A tug, ap
| parently unnjured. >. .
| which was anchored off the Marine and Field Gu
| house had a narrow escape from drowning. II
| was sleeping the boat and was awakened b.
| was dragging her anchor and tried TO work her on
| 10 sea. The wind carried II toward the shore
| where several members OF the club stood powerlcs
| 10 give any assistance to Jennings. When the boa
| drifted TO within fifty feet OF the pier Presiden
| Deshon of the club threw line to Jennings. WI
tied it around his body Then he Jumped into III
| water He could not swim, ana when the me
| nulied him ashore he was unconscious docto
was called and after working over him for a
hour restored him. He is now out OF danger; Tn
| boat drifted the beach. When she struck he
was snsppsd on a at y yae eGcs At az" hole
The damage to the yacht Meet al Canarsie VII
It is said reach fully 5000 The meadows wer
strewn with the wrecks OF All Kinds Of Graf
houses on the shore owned by William l.sk an
Stephen Hannah. were blown on the spiles an
wrecked Richard McAvoys grog-shop at IN
Government breakwater foundered.