New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27
GLOOM on CTTTYHUNK ISLAND.
MOURNING FOR TIE HEROIC MFE-sAvEEs
DROWNED FRIDAY NIGHT.

DROWNED FRIDAY Nl''llI.
New-Bedford. Mas. Feb. % (>pecial.-rhc tug
Volunteer, Of this city, went TO-DAY TO the scene Of
the wrecked vessel of the island Of Cuttyhunk.
Among those on TIE tug were relative, Of the voln-
tecr ufc-savcrs drowned there yesterday. The He
saving crew took the passengers ashore. The island
is all gloom and sadness, all OF the men loai are
wcllanown residents there. and all except 1Wo
leave wives and children, and most Of them lat 'T'
and mothers The vessels name is the Aquauc oi
st. John y. b., laden with 1888 bags Of sugar con
signed TO g. p Wech 4 Co., Of Philadclp H. from
L. tirandc Cuba and she was valued at $4,000 or
$40 900 Her master Is Lawrence y. llalcr'W. OI
ST. John. and her mate George +. Wilson, oi Liver
pool England Her officers and crew numbered
eight persons. The captain saws he left CUBA on
February Il, had much rough weather. ana that the
cause OF the wreck was error of judgment IN
| thinking himself nearer SOW and Pigs Lshtsnip than
he WAS lie struck the reef at 10 o'clock Friday
niglt and Immediately began firing lights. ana KEPT
Il UP until the lifcboat arrived til" HGht' "'r
seen by the son Of the lighthouse keeper at West
End who sent word TO the ISLANDERS.
rhc first person Of the volunteer crew to arrive III
the Massachusetts, Humane sOcictyo holsc WAS J'''a
H. Tlton. Then came Eugene b1eltm'n' hiram
,,clson Frederick Nkcn ard the captain, Timothy ~
Aiken jr and Isaiah IL. Titon. josiah lh'oh ''S d
| ,be boat had got within thirty feet oil th' Nl'''''
when she was capsizcd by a heavy sea some " '''
men clung TO the boat, but he did not me "'fo"S
tdc carried the boat and men away H'"
! ne lark 100 far TO get hold OF the ropc'
! thrown TO them. Josiah Tilton was near enough u
grasp a rope with q moose In IT. ana pu'uh7 Ms nm
/ I'm the Moose was taken board. captain Amen s"'
| hold Of a rope three times, but was 10" on'''ou ."
got both arms through the moose, ann W''' i''' =,
short time after Iiltnn taken on Dpiiu "' 'N''
becan 10 nI and all hands took TO tir H6e'"S' INV
remained there until noon saturday captain D'S""' ia
~ ,ho United state, Life saving station a'hr''u lo'
! .,,r al iau the same Ol' ~ ti'
! ,olun,ccr crew but after rowing for three h'u'f
dacided that IL would De Impossible 10 rcH"c' aug
| assistance If he got to tie wreck, ana III '''' "'
~ his crew were IN danger he put bach 10 I'' O-'
! near by and waited until morning. when he pu ""
| ,, and with th,. assistance of the tug Elsie ana
! . LIGHTER the crew were res ued some ''.c ""'
| ,he lighter in a brccches buoy. and otAefS or"Pl
from ,hc hoy.prit Of the vessel into the lIirboa'' NJ
! -, IA, men had their fingers and feet ho'tD.t''"
] Thomas Curcy, seaman. Of Dublin. VINO !'i'" Wv
vessel in Cuba, will probably lose both oi i'I, i'''
| rho funeral OF Frederick Aiken Wa h'H III -''
fathers house on thc iland today ana Wa ""',''
-, .,or one nm the island including the ere" oi 'h'
vessel who have been cared for AT t'' nv" ''' |
rit,avin- s.a;ion, but who came 10 tii' 'lN 'o"-"
| 49, ,h vnlunte,r and are at the Mariners Home
| Curlcy was taken 10 the hospital 49,,
! The body Of Nlcn WAS also brought I" rl' ''''
! The yes - lies in dangerous Po-Ii"'' "'N ""
! doul,tcdly bc a total los. oAc ha7 '"n'' W ID"
nm but 4, fast going 10 pieces. No'''"N va ""
on land Of the fate of tie volunteer ere" u''' ''"
d,v morning when Aikcn', body wa i""Nu' '", P'l'
thinldnc the crew had landed ana lh'lr '"" '"' ~
away. or that they did not dare To T''"I" anu
| i,,rc t,r o..l,tlucr. Their boat Wa I"uuo 'N''
/ naIlv with several holes in h"f. FRANK I''''' .
' I,, ,roh,ll, bv a misunderstanding. IL un'' :
stood captain AIKEN TO say b" AHi 'no"sh' ""'" - -
said he would have enough VITA P'i'rs ,' Viii
ao s" va moi discovered until o." boat va gu
s'I'' - .crnud mate Oi "a" vel N -" d,
iaa ,,t,iri n"N conn Tie barb owned rs i"hN I"'
] Of : John.