New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-06
THE BREECHES BUOY At SEA.
THRILLING RESCUE OF A WRECKED CREW.
THE BOOTH BROTHERS SUNK OFF nAENEGAT-

| THE BOOTH Bl,ollEkS SUNK OFF BNfNf'NI
AN APRON USED As A DISTRESS SIGNAL
| In n frail yawl the captain and crew OF the
| schooner Booth Brothers tossed about by a
bowling gale and finally rescued on Thursday by the
| bold scamanship Of the OF the schooner James
w. Bigclow. The Bigclow, which rescued the crew
| OF the wrecked Booth Brothers. s0utly WitisOh
the stress of weather. and arrived at this port yes
crday wish the rescued persons, Captain y H. Bur
dick. his wife and son and six scamcn on board
Captain Burdick yesterday told the story Of the
rescue Of his family and the OF the ill-iatcd
schooner.
The Booth Brothers OF Tenants IIarhor. Me-.
sailed for Philadelphia from Ncw-London on April
% laden with 500 tons OF brick 81" was com
mandcd Is Captain Albert H. Burd'k ana had
crew Of six men. Mrs. Burdick and her iVry'Ar-
old on board ON Tuesday. "h'l We
schooner WAS oil Block Island. gale came from the
ga t-morclst and gradually vc"red TO the southeast
The sails Of the little schooner doullrrccicd.
and she went scuddng along before III" h"WlhG
blast. Cnj a. m. Wednesday She was swept on
hy the gale. Then there came hurricane squalls
which sent the heavily laden craft car'hihg ana
rolling about in the midst Of rcmcndou, seas.
Just before the gray light Of morning showed the
foam ncclcd wavcs and the low lying ,hor,, Of New
Jersey the fury Of The storm broke ont anew. I'll"
Booth Brother, WAS hurled hy terrific -FIaH ON
toward the shore. and with tremendous fore" ran
upon Brigantinc Shoal. Barn' sat. The captain
and crew were thrown from their feet 10y IN" shock
and Mrs. urdick and her little son were hurled from
their berth, and severely bruised.
The captain went below and found that thcr"
were two f,,t N water IN the hold. and the water
was rapidly rising He told bis wife and son io
prepare Toy the worst VITA ia" strange fancy
which persons ia dInscr ."mrrir', an"rt MI
Iurdlok bcein 20 hastily pack Ter bc-t ds'', int
y chest.
III We arc .c-ci,,.' she s@Ia I'VE viii have
timot.in- L. wear
Th, at > a. on Thursday. ont OF
lcadcn sky the dull glow ~ M o'scm'h sur
shonc upon the ioaminc. irothlng water. In tlc
dim Hight the Ifc saving crew saw the distressed
vel. but heavy enc va, blowing Oh shore ana
wonM have been madnc,, - have launched
boat Z, q 10 the rescue 81 the settling schooner
The Booth Er theirs was dl,lodged from H." >hoal
and. sinking and settling was pushed further into
deeper water.
An effort was made 10 anchor tho craft. hut
the anchor dragged Aclplc--ly. The captain o.
dri.d the Wv! 20 -" Favored rom the ste davif-
Mr.. Eurrcl and The hoy were Lrt placed n
the boat. The captain wished 10 bc IN" Lest man
leave the sinking vessel bat 'm"i Nat" William
Campbell and thu cook. Joseph walter Insisted that
he should 20 Win A, sifc and child at .h,e. aad
they were TIC last to lower Themselves into the
yawl The yavl had forty foot painter. IN"
captain had intended To tic the pnu''r 10 th"
top ~ the mast. and thus have something - hoh
The boat when the schooner went down. He
sighted a sail to lcewaid. and gaze MP that plan.
With the bow th" the yawl WI. driven 'u' |
twenty milo further. II would have been boa.
possible 10 have ludd I'm The teeth Of such sl".
\ signal II di.trc,, VA, holstcd. l. p,n,i-fol ~
MI, Iurdlrk's apron tied 10 orr. The yavl /
va, in constant danger Of being svnmp"d and t." |
sturdy scamon haicd ,ui the boat With their -'u'
wc,i.r~ After several hour, the schooner jane |
W. IJ-clow saw the odd signal Of di-'r'--. ard /
came barring tl,Wn toward tn" frll craft. and /
hovcto within q short distance 81 %" ltvl. Tie
SECS Wcr" running high. and II an attempt had
been made to run the yawl al0u.-ld" tI' Hi-' ',W /
the boat would have been crushed asIn-i Nh" side, /
II the ,,hoor,r y line was cuig put iu'l tn" |
Stern II the Lcrh,w nad the person. H. tn yaul /
were DRAGGED along f. I'm brccch., huoN aui !
no,'cI on board. MIS- Eurdck was ~" tr.t TO /
20. ~hr insisted on taltrs her son With her. ~ /
she feared that De would hr able remain /
Ia the bu1v alone. III" not permitted 10 ~ /
50, while 20" sim pleading 20 take her /
son. her husband pushed her ont NJ The yawl and /
she dragged boaid the schooner. tapta1 /
lurdicl's son the next 10 BE- hauled on board /
the Bigclow II took over three hour to rescue .
those in The yawl. They were IN an opcn boat.
tossed hv the waves for several hours.
Tn" cli1ncr james W. Hc"Ow T. now anchored |
Of Liberty Island With the ir,cncgs and the rescued
on board. Ihr Booth lr0tLcrs had n registry al !
$50 tons. She 1865 feet long ana had a beam /
Of thirty one feet. She bulli in LIZ AT Mad'
son, Conn, hy william &. Miner.