The evening world., 1894-04-12
RESCUED IN
THE BREECHES.
Captain and Grew Of the
Ritchie Taken OF by
Life Savers.
WRECKED At POINT PLEASANT
Three Other Vessels Reported
Ashore Further South on
the Jersey Coast.
DAMAGE AT C0NEY ISLAND.
Again the Poor Man Gets Some Of
the Rich Mans Sand by the
Storms Freaks.
DAMAGE AT C0NEY ISLAND.

POINT PLEASANT, N. j.. April IL
After hours of peril In the terrific storm
Of yesterday the captain and crew Of tho
schooner Susan II. Ritchie. which was
driven ashore here yesterday afternoon.
were rescued by the life-savers of the
Bayhead station.
The Richie had been watched all the
afternoon by the 'ife-savers. They saw
the brave effort Capt. Marvin made to
save his vessel and when night fell 1t
was apparent that she was doomed. It
was then believed that all on board
would be lost. The schooner was drag
gins her anchor. and was slowly but
surely being driven ashore by the storm.
At o'clock the schooner struck the
outer bar. The big waves began to
break over her. and all the life-saving
crew got to work to do what they could
to rescue the men on board.
The mortar was brought out and the
line shot out towards the stranded craft.
All the natives from miles around gath
cred on the beach to watch the men.
After half a dozen frutless efforts a line
fell directly across the deck of the
Richie, and a great cheer went up from
the men on snore when the word was
passed that 1t had been made fast to
one of the schooner's masts.
The breeches buoy was soon rigged and
at o'clock the first man from the
schooner was brought ashore. Half a
dozen men rushed into the surf to help
him ashore. Withing ten minutes Capt.
Marvin. the last man to leave the
schooner. had been rescued.
The men were nearly dead from ex-
haustion. They said they did everything
in their power to save the vessel. but
IT was impossible for a sail to hold in
such a storm.
They knew there was q ledge Of rocks
five miles off Pleasant Point and they
tried TO get there, believing they could
get their anchor TO hold. but strive as
they did 1t was impossible to keep OF
shore.
They had practically given up hope
when they struck the bar.
Capt. Marvin and his men were housed
in the Bayhead live saving station last
night and this morning the captain went
to New York.
He says the Richie was of 566 tons,
l5S feet long. 35 feet wide and Il feet
deep. She is owned by George s, Cush-
ing, and was loaded with cedar ties. She
was built in East Boston In 1881 by ].
y. Grant
This morning at daylight the schooner
was found TO have been carried over
the bar II the storm continues she will
undoubtedly go to pieces. but II It moder-
ates she can be saved without much
trouble
The crew will stay here until Capt
Marvin returns from New York.
Reports from down the coast say that
three other vessels were driven ashore.
Telegraph wires are down and details
are lacking. but there are fears of heavy
loss of life.
Great damage has been done in this
vicinity by the high water and the heavy
wind.
Some small houses have been blow0
down. railroad bridges injured, farms
flooded. fruit trees destroyed and road
beds washed out. 1t will be several
days before the extent OF the disasters
along the Jersey coast can be ascer-
tRinvi.
HIGHLANDS n. j.. April 2-The
schooner Kate Markee which went
ashore north of this point, is all broken
up this morning
The bark reported off here yesterday
afternoon as being In a dangerous POSI-
uou is stlll At anchor, and unless there
Is a recurrence of the gale she VIII no
doubt make port all right. II Is raining
here. and is growing thick off shore,
No bodies have come ashore.