New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25
ASHORE AT ASBURY PARh.
THE FISHING SCHOONER MARY F. KELLY
WRECKED AND FOUR LIVES LOST.

SEVEN MEN RESCUED-THE EFFORTS OF THE
1IrEsAvERs WATCHED BY TnRoNGs OF
HOTEL GUEsTs-THE CREWS FRUIT
LESS BATTLE WITH THE GALE
Asbury Park, n. j.. Aug. "a topec'ap., "e o.o.n
of last night and this morning was the se'ef.''
that has visited this part OF the coast sih'e 'iie
memorable tornado Of September lS"' Inc """'
age wrought on land and water Is enormous
About o'clock this morning j. Edward WORT
man n real-estate dealer of this place. while walk
ing along the beach front, deserted In the piihoiis
storm vessel lying close In shore opposNo '
Hotel Columbia, at Fifth-ave. and kingsley-s.,
completely dismantled 1t proved to De the ne"
two-masted fishing smack Mary F. Kelly Two gay
out from New-York on a fishing cruise AZ TINS
season OF the year the life-saving statiohs are
closed and only the captains Of the dinereht s'a'
tions are continued on duty; but Mr.. "o''"a"
FASTENED to Station No. g. at Deal LAKE, where nc
fortunately met Captain Lambert EDWARDS as 'he
latter was returning from patrol OF the peach
north of his station. The captain managed 10 Sc
cure two OF the regular crew, Britton Socum ana
Cornelius Van Note, and few volunteers; ana
with the aid OF horse the men succeeded IN dras-
ging the life carriage to the scene OF the wreck
Life-lines were at shot over the STRANDED YES
sell and five of the Kelly's crew OF eleven men
were soon safely landed. Two others managed "
reach shore without aid, in an exhausted condi'
ton.
The seven men were speedily taken to the hotel
Columbia where stimulants and warm breakfast
were furnished them by the proprietor, MT. Jofes
and dry clothing was contributed py the guests vi
the Columbia and neighboring hotels Inc men,
who are all seamen, Charles Rockman ana All
ton Oliver, New-London; Harry Lawson, Oha'ies
Lawson Samuel Lawson, Andrew knudson ana
Frank Kraus, New-York The captain. Christie
pher Gratten, of Brooklyn; the mate, Chares
Brown, of Greenpont, l.. l., and seaman named
Harry Bruden, were washed overheard anu
drowned The steward, elderly man, whose
name none of the crew knew, was In the CABIN
when a huge breaker stove in the companionway
and went rushing at him as ne stood mouoniess
with fright and holding on to an upright. the
waters dashed him around from side to side until
life had been pounded out of him. His body Is the
only one so far recovered; the other bodies will
probably wash ashore further north.
The work of Captain Edwards. Slocum and Van
Note was valuable in the highest degree; while the
volunteers did excellent service. The heroic efforts
of these men as they labored in the binding storm
and fierce winds were watched with breathless
anxiety by the guests Of the hotels who had been
aroused by the shouts of the lifesavers and the
cries Of the imperilled sailors
The Mary F. Kelly was built two years ago, was
of ffty-six tons burden and valued at $4,000
Her principal owner Is said to be man named
Kelly after whose wife the schooner was named
Other part owners Captain Gratten and s. H.
Miller of Fulton Market, NewYork.
The schooner had reached Squan Inlet yesterday
morning and had made a fairly good catch Of blue
fish, when the threatening weather forced the
Captain to make for a harbor. He endeavored to
reach Sandy Hook and round for Atlantic High
lands but the attempt was unsuccessful and. the
gale increasing In fury the sturdy little craft was
being driven further shore with each successive
breaker. while the seas swept continuously over
her All night long the worked and tugged
while the schooner tossed and plunged. The cap
tain and mate dashed themselves to the rigging ano
directed the efforts of the terrified About
a. m, the men managed to get an anchor over OIL
the outer bar. Fifteen minutes later the cable
parted and the gale drove the stanch little craft
over the inner bar and upon the beach with such
violence to snap the two masts OF close TO the
deck In this condition the Kelly was at the mercy
of the waves, which pounded the vessel on the
port side with such force that hole FULLY -FOUR
feet in width extending from the sGnwaie ,o 10 AT AT
her The Kelly labored on the beach for four
hours before succor arrived, too late to save the
lives of her captain and mate who did everything
they could to avert the disaster. When the cap.
tain realized that his vessel was doomed he told
His last words were: Boys, all is UP with us,
Look out for yourselves" The next moment a
huge wave swept away the captain. the mate and
Seaman Bruden and they were seen no more.
There seems to be singular fatality about the
scene Of the disaster. Less than 100 yards from
Era came ashore in 1854 and over 800 persons per-
ished. year ago last March the big four-masted
yards from the same spot; while several other the
vessels have been wrecked in the same neighbor-
Thousands OF persons have been at the scene Of
the wreck all day, many coming from Long
Branch Seabrght, Spring Lake ana Beimar Inc
summer visitors especially have been lingering
about the scene to tell the story OF the disaster
among them being about 100 each or whom was
the first person on the spot.