The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-04-24
DEATH SEPARATES THEM.
Captain Wyman's Wife Drown
ed Before His Eyes.
SWEPT FROM Her HUSBANDS ARMS.

The Barge Plymouth Goes to the Bottom
on B~arnegat and Three Persons Perish
I'm the sea-Two of Those on Board saved
by the Towing ~Tug-Captain William,
sons Sad story.
New YoRK, April 24.-Another story Of
the disaster Off Baruegat, N. j., in the
storm of Thursday has just been brought
to port by Captain Harry Williamson, Of
the ocean tug /. Luckenback.
In the same water where the Taurus lost
her tow the coal barge Plymouth, swept
continually 10y terrific waves until she
filled, went down headloremost before the
tug Luckeuback could fight her way
through the cables length of sea between
them.
Captain A. Wyman and one Of the
barge's crew were picked up a few minutes
later, but the captains wife was swept
from his very arms as the barge sank from
beneath their feet and was drowned before
her husbands eyes. OF the other two barge
hands one sank with the Plymouth, and
the other, exhausted by his struggle against
the waves went down just as a line was
thrown to him from the tug.
Captain Williamson, who has been thir.
ty years atoat and who has saved that
number Of lives in his day. too, calls the
story the suddest he has known.
The LukenbHch Left Hampton Roads on
April rs, with the barges Corsica, Milton
and Plymoth, coal laden, in tow. IAN
went well for two days, but at two o'clock
on Thursday morning, when five miles Off
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hours later the barges were swept contin-
uBlly, and tons OF water thundered against
the tugs pilot house.
The Corsica's foremost and all her for
ward gear were carried away at ten o'clock
and then her steering gear was swept
away. She became unmanageable and fell
into the trough of the sea. The tug,
which had been running before the wind,
was thus forced to face the gale to steady
her. So it went until afternoon, the seas
breaking aboard continually.
The Plymouth, the rear barge, sho wed
her flag union down at 3 o'clock in the af-
t%ernoon. The barge was filing That
meant that Captain Williamson had lives
depending on his efforts. 10 turn back
and go alongside the Plymouth was to
leave the rudderless Corsica aud the Mil
ton in imminent danger of being swamped.
81 couldn't drown eight men to save
four Captain Williamson said as he told
the story, He supposed the ]Plymouth's
crew would launch their dory and give him
a chance to pick them up. Captain Wy
man told him afterwards the dory had been
in splinters tor three hours before the sig
nal Of distress was boisted.
The Plymouth began to settle a quarter
past 4 o'clock, and just as the tugs cap
! tain ghoItYad IN big Taofa ssnufpEf Uhp,vg
of the hawser!' she plunged head fore.
most to the bottom.
instantly the tugs wheel went hard 6
port and she came round with tons o.
water pouring over her quarter. At tn,
captains signal the engineer gave the tul
oil the speed he had and when the SPRAY
cleared the craft was where the Plymouth
had sunk.
Captain Wyman was clinging to a float
ing hatch and was easily drawn aboard. a
sailor clung to a hatch cover twenty yards
away, shouting for help, though he had &
buoy under his arms.
AS the sailor grasped the line thrown ia
him Captain Williamson deserted a mans
head astern and backed toward it, The
man stopped swimming as the tug APP
preached and the mate threw a line in hi,
very face. His eyes were open, but to the
surprise Of the tugs crew he made no eff.
fort to seize the line and sank Immediately.
Captain Wyman's wife was seen floating
still further astern a moment later. She
was apparently unconscious. As the tug
backed toward her a big sea swept aboard.
When the crew could see through the spray
the woman had gone down. The third
sailor was not seen after the barge settled,
''How can l go home to my two mother
less childrenF' saad Captain Wyman tc
Captain Williamson. He told how the
barge had filed RAPIDLY after he signaled
for help. He took his wife on deck just as
the Plymouth seemed about to sink. They
could see that the tug was casting of the
hawser and coming toward them. Mrs
Wyman's cloak was below. 1t contained
their all-Sl60. AT her request Captain
Wyman went for the money.
They're coming she said, as he re
gained the companion way to which sht
was clinging. Gwen have enough to livl
on until you can get work again
AS she spoke the barge rolled, a heav!
sea broke clean over her deck, and tn,
Plymouth went down.
Mrs. Wyman threw her arms aroundhe
husbands neck, but the waves tore bel
from him; and before he grasped the line
thrown from the tug she was two hundred
feet away, still floating, but giving no sigl
OF life.
The L%ukenbach returned to the Corsica
and Milton and signalled them to anchor
Captain Williams took of the Corsica.
crew a little later, and then stood by unit
Friday morning. Then the crew returne,
to her. pumped ten feet Of water out o
her hold and managed to get the tug
hawser aboard again. The tug Pilot, 0
philadelphia, came along in time to tax
the Milton in tow and headed for port.
Captain Wyman lives in Brooklyn. Hi
wife usually accompanied him on hi
voyages, and sometimes his two children
2 went also,
The Luckenbach and her tow for severa
hours ON Thursday were in view Of the tu.
Taurus, which lost two barges OF Barne
gat the same night. They lost sight @
her just as her hswser parted and sent he
TOW adrift.
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