The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-30

daughter Jennie. Mrs. James b. Rayaer
and her nineteen year MD SOL, Reilly
Rayner. and Mrs. Emma Mary Moseman,
y widow, who We're visiting CaoiNia
Rhodes station for the purpose of seeing
the great breakers that had been raised
by tho storm. Then there was Captain
Richard Van Sicklen. OF the Long Beach
Life Saving STA ion. aud an italian
known us Nike. who Is employed as
Waterman at the unoccupied Point
Lookout Hotel.
Tbs vessel was driven ashore about
seven O'clock In the morning. The gale
WAS still raging ut tn tt hour aud ire
mendous hrsakers were dashsd sway up
the beach aud the air was filed with
sprays that settled down like a fog.
Reilly Rayner was tbs first to seq aer as
she surged up and down on the great
pillows. She was thsu lying about 2OJ
feet of shore with her storm sail set.
Every heavy wave sent her lurching
further shorsward. Young Rsynsr im-
mediately gave the alarm. Through h Is
glass Captain Rho les nude OUT the
OF the tni1zenmast. From nsr position
IL WAS certain that she could not hold
together much longer.
The life saving crews do not go on
duty until September l, and Captain
Rhodes was prac tically without assist
Gd(t 4Lti4e t0 WA "a NCAaAt00AE& W 4ft
In the rescue
Without losing any rlms, the ossch
wagon was ruu out with ONLY tina lifs
lines and cannon on board. With the
surf boat on, eight men have all they can
do to hau II through the yielding sands.
The youug women seized mold of the
roDes, an'i they started for the wreck.
III tine meantime Captain Van S;cklen
of Long Beach Life Saving Station, we
aud a half miles further west OF the
stranded vessel, hurried to assist the gal
liant little c.ew rs did also the Italian
Waterman.
1t was half psst eight o'clock when
they got opposite her. Oaly half the
vessel was then visible. Sac had broken
in half and the stern had gous TO pieces,
Tbs crew were clinging to the bowsprit,
which was almost continually hid from
view by the great waves IN tt broke over
the wreck aud threatened every minute
TO shatter her.
This time, through his glass Captain
Rhods counted but eleven men. One
was missing. There was not a moment
TO loss.
At niue o'clock the little cannon gave
forth u puny roar that was lost in the
thunder OF the surf. and the life line went
engaging through the air. 1t Was a good
shot.
THE RESCUE.
"a lAHO A0lhOQ QiAcCtkJ aGEoSS Wis
bowsprit. TO which the men were lasheI.
IL was hauled In by them. and ten
minutes later Lns breaches bouy was sent
out from this shore. Ths women helped
man IL, Ana seized the returning ropes,
taking their positions like the members
of = we'll ;rjlled crew.
The first 60 CONS asaora was the four
teen-year.o Old cabin boy. He Was almost
exhausted from fright and his long
Struggle for life. T&Aothers of the crsw
followed in quick succession as fast as
the buoy could be Hauled back aud forth.
The womeu worked with blIstersd aud
bleeding hands, oas never once stopped
or made complaint.
The Captain of the vessel was the last
to leave the wreck. Wnsn about mil
way In the surf no WAS struck by a
gigantic biilow that came near bresking
tue liues and turned the unfortunate
Captain upside down. He was hauled
ashore half seusetess with his feet in the
air and bis head In tbs water.
Instantly the lines were dropped, aud
he WAS thrown across a log and rollea
and worked with until he returned TO
consciousness. Then tae women gave
out. their courage forsook than, aud all
three sat down in the sand ana cried.
The life fiues aud apparatus were left
standing on the beach, aud the rsscusi
men were hurried to the Point LOOKOUT
station. where refreshm snts and clothing
were given them. Sumo of tho men were
make when they reached the shore,
having addressed on the bow spirit with
the intention of swimming ash ore should
the vessel go to pisces before they were
taken off.
The Captain OF the wrecked vessel Is
George Mitcnell, and his home is in No.
AIS Macon street. Brooklyn, where he
has a wife and three children, He Wal
nineteen days out from Port Tampa,
Fla, with u cargo of $3.50 tons of phos-
pnare in bulk and 60 tons ballasr.
The cargo was consigned to the Leibig
Manufacturing Company Of Carteret. Il Q
had a crew of Twelve men all told.