Evening journal., 1893-11-29
LASHED IN THE RIGGING
Vain Efforts Made to Rescue a
Wrecked Schooner's Crew.
NINE MBEANDAwOMAN ON BOARD
Tho Vessel Went Ashore ON Long Island
In the storm. and For Hours the Grow
Waited For Aid That Could Not Reach
Them-Lifeiines Fell short.

Waited For Aid That Could Not Reach
Them-Lifeiines Fell short.
BAyPoRr n. Y, Nov. 20.-patrolman
Harry Corwin of the life saving station at
Smiths point, Great South bay, on coming
west on his sunrise patrol saw a four
masted schooner, stern down, in four
fathoms Of water about a quarter of a
mile oil shore. Only small portion of
her forward bulwarks was above water.
Ten persons We're IN the rigging. One
woman and three men were in the forerig.
ging, four men at the foremasthead, one In
the main shrouds and one at the main
masthead
Word was Immediately telephoned to all
the stations along the line The life saw
ing crews from Fargo station, Smiths
point and Bellport hastened TO the beach
at point opposite where the wrecked yes
sci lay
The breakers were solid and lashed like
fury on the beach, and it was impossible to
launch liieboat The life saving crews
shot out their lifelines; but although they
were well aimed, tho lines either burned or
fell short. The attempts Go send them
across the rigging Of the wreck were all
unsuccessful, but the trials were continued
Identified by Letters.
Captain Frank Rourke arrived on the
scene in the afternoon with two rockets,
but these were just as Intellectual as the
other shots. The wind was blowing from
the west, aud, although the rockets were
fired across the wind, the lines were blown
wide of the wreck.
Mrs. Samuel Newey, the wife Of life
saving patrolman, picked up a bundle of
letters which had been washed ashore dur
ing the forenoon. They were all dated
about l2 months ago and were addressed
to Captain w. II. Randall, schooner Louise
II. Randall, Portsmouth, Boston and New
York. Many of these were of purely
business character and We're from C. r..
Jennings, As Park avenue, New York, who
was evidently part owner in the schooner.
FROM these letters the identity of the
schooner was learned.
The beach is strewn with wreckage Two
| portions Of an oak and "a mahogany bed
room suite were washed ashore, which evil
IDENTIFY came from the deck cabins of the
/ i'll fated vessel.
| Among the driitwood were a number of
broken piano frames and ivory kcyboards,
and the men on shore think the schooner
might have been laden with partly com
pleted pianos.
At nightiall the unfortunate people were
all at the fore and mainmasthead All
sorts Of rumors are heard along the beach.
Some people say they saw two men cling
ing to floating spar early in the morning,
but heavy sen struck them, and they dis
appeared
From the size of the vessel the life savers
think that there may have been 10 or IA
men on board and that some of them are
lost.
sunerings of the Crew.
It was also said that boy was seen with
the four men at the foremasthead, but If
such was the case there was no sign of him
during the afternoon.
The Merritt Wrecking company's tug
was said to be on the way to rescue the sur
vivors. The wind was percingiy cold, and
there was no doubt that some OF those in
the rigging have succumbed To hunger and
exposure. II the tug reaches the vicinity of
the wreck, it will be almost impossible for
her to get close enough to the Randall TO
take the crew Off
The breakers were dashing over the
wreck when night set in, and the people in
the rigging were drenched
When daylight faded, the wreck was
/ acdiNti1 ulHttlululcf anu uhihutHdi coming
on swiftly, hid the unfortunate beings who
clung to the spars from the view of those
on shore who We're willing but helpless to
render them any assistance.
The Louise Randall belongs in Newport,
r. /. She left Philadelphia ON Nov % for
Boston. She was carrying, il was stuted, a
cargo Of coal. She registered l,502 gross
tons. She is a comparatively new boat. hav-
ing been built in Boston about "a year ago.