New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-07
THREE SCHOONERS AGROUND.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

THE CLARA SIMPSON. THE FLORIDA AND THE
MARY - RAIRp THE UNFORTUNATE YES
sEIs-MEN RESCUED by LIFE.sAvERs
Two schooners are aground on the south shore
o, Long Island. and one lies at the bottom OF the
Sound. few miles OF the north shore The TWO
on the SCUM shore will be taken or without much
trouble and the one In the Sound must be moved.
as she lies directly In the tRlck OF vessels going
east through the Sound The latter is The
wreck OF the schooner Clara simpson. which was
run down early Wednesday morning by the
British steamer Dorian. which was bound TOR
Halifax from New-York. The schooner sank with
all large sails set and OF her masts stick out
above the water. Arrangements were made yes
tcrday 10 place lights them. but even this, II
is feared will not prevent vessels from becoming
entangled In the masts. There are seventeen
fathoms OF water where the Simpson lies. and
altogether she IL In bad position FLAGS have
been nailed to the peaks OF the masts to do signal
duty In the daytime. The wreck lies about three
miles of the Eaton's Neck LfeSaving Station. Her
identity was not known at Northpori. L. l.. until
yesterday morning. when word was brought from
New London OF the reporting OF the collision nj
that port. There trace OF three men. who
were drowned The fe-sayers at Eatons Neck
say they cannot account for the collision. The
beach patrol says 1t was perfectly clear all night
and there just Il capful OF wind blowing. The
life-savers say the greatest danger Is that some
screw boat may entangle her screw In some OF the
lines the masts and disable herself 50 she VIII
be at the mercy OF the waves.
At o'clock In the morning the schooner Florida
commanded by Captain Bramkman. grounded on a
sandbar about IA mile on Lawrence Beach ana be
tween the oak Island and Far Rock1"ay NE
saving stations. The wreck was discovered by IN"
men at Station no g. Oak Island. and their SURF
boat was at once launched.
The Florida was inward bound To ew-lork from
Colon and is loaded with cocoanuts. The ne
savers aided the captain and his crew IN uyins
10 work the schooner off. and when the tide went
out took the men of. The schooner rested well
There was no and word was sent 10 ms
CITY for "A tug one reached the wreck about dark.
and when the tide VAS rising went 10 WORK. me
fl is thought the Florida viii be on her way TO
New-York by sunrise Captain Bramkman VAS
ahout twelve miles OF his course, ana seems 10
have been confused by the lights -
ON the beach OF the narrow neck connecting MON,
tank Point with the main part OF Long lsiahh ana
near the Napeague Life Saving station. the schoon-
or Mary H. Baird. Captain J. G. FISHER. vent
ashore at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. She was
sighted soon after she struck, owing to distress
signals made by the crew. The hie-saVers win
,ho surfhoat out out daylight APP
reared and ran alongside the vessel They found
her I'm n good position. but as there was no nope
of milling her off without aid Captain Fisher ana
bis nine men were taken ashore. There was no sea
running and the work was easy The itaird Is
three masted schooner Of SS tons register Sne
was huilt I'm Camden n j., two years ago. ana is
"a,nod nv Iona than May When she grounfed she
80 on her way from Philadelphia to Boston. win
400 IONS OF coal II liz thought the vessel can he
eosiIv fioated. A tug IL expected this morning