The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-29
4 Schooner Wrecked Close to the
SXampScott Shore.
SERIOUS DISASTER AT BAYP0RT.
Crew of Four N aster In Deadly Peril.
Awful Tales OF the Sea and the DE
struction Caused by Its Angry
Billows.

LYNN, Mass, Nov. 29-A tw o-maste
schooner In the neghborhood OF 200 tons
now reposes beneath the angry waves Of
the treacherous SO, n quarter OF a mile
northeast Of Egg Rock, and presumably
with all hands on board. Shortly after 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon the fishermen
along Kings beach, in Swampscott, saw a
strange schooner passing, apparently on
her way 10 Boston. Size was ON the in
ward course, with her mainsail double
reefed and jib Set There WAS IA heavy sea
on. 1t was close on to 1920, when sud
denly the schooner was seen TO settle, and
in less than three minutes she had en-
tirely disappeared from sight.
Many times before the fishermen Of
Swampscott have been called upon TO 20
TO the rescue OF vessels in distress, and in
less than 15 minutes the humane life-sav.
ing boat had been manned by dauntless
crew Ii took the better part of 80 min
utes to reach the sunken schooner. The
crew were In hopes that some OF the crew
were still alive and were hanging to some
of the wreckagc, but not "A soul could BE
found
Close TO the sunken schooner were two
boats. one about IL feet long so badly
damaged that she was unseaworthy, and
the other was l0-foot punt upturnet. A
gray spotted coat and dip hat were picked
up and undoubtedly were the wearing
apparel of one of the sailors
The crew OF the lifeb Jat stayed by the
wreck an hour aud overhauled every piece
of wreckage there was To be found IN that
vicinity. but all they got was paper
water bucket. No name was attached to
any Of these articles and 40 no clue was
obtained to where the boat came from OF
the name of it.
Probably a Maine boat
After the lifs-saving crew returne they
looked into the pockets Of the coat found
and discovered a handkerchief with the
portraits of Cleveland and Stevenson. In
another pocket were several cigaret pic.
lures and ON ons Of them was the name &c
Haines. Bangor, Me-"
. The first Two persons to discover the
schooner were George Stephens and Rus
sell Pedrick while they were standing on
Kings beach. Their story is that the YES
sci was going before a southwest breeze,
and TO them It looked AS though the boat
was having hard time. They finally lost
sight of her, aud they knew In an instant
that she had gone down. They attempted
to get out a lifeboat. but were unsuccess-
ful. They went TO the further beach and
notified Captain Jones, who got the crew
together.
The fishermen on Kings beach say that
the vessel had varied from her original
course and had fouled Dread ledge,
half sunken rock near Egg rock. over
which the waves dashed, throwing up the
spray for 20 feet. She slid away and made
for Egg rock. When she had gone halt
the distance the vessel went down.
-Four men were seen leaving the boat In
the small punt. but they got caught in the
whirlpool Of the sinking schooner and
were drawn drawn to watery grave.
The Other boat had evidently been
smashed against the side of the schoone,
before any others of the crew had chance
to leave the lost schooner.
The last important wreck In this vicinity
took place about IA years ago, near Marble
head. At that time all on board perished
and 1t was :our months later that the last
body came ashore.
There was report in this city that the
schooner was bound for this port with a
cargo of stones for Bethen & Curry, but
the firm say that they are not expecting a
vessel just az present