New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-19

them ashore, and 1t was not until fifteen minutes
! later that, more dead than alive, the gallant
men were brought TO land. They were carried
insensble to the private Office Of Cookies brew
| cry, and were then taken home. Both were
| badly cut and bruised. and in addition suffered
severely from internal cramps. The boat was
the John Looms McLaren. lumber carrier, of
Chicago.
At o'clock another of the lumber fleet about
two miles out was throwing ont distress rockets
and was apparently coming ashore.
NO HELP POSSIBLE FOR THEM.
About the same time the sch ,onc: Myrtle was
seen drifting ashore near Twelty-ninth-st six
h&1-trc%en men were cingng to tn rigging
with the desperation that only the close ap-
proach Of death give The schooner leaned
over on her side. heavng In the trough Of the
sea. while wave after wave swept over her. The
life-saving crew was busy mile away and could
give no assistance. Nine officers with plenty Of
ropes were on the shore. but having no rockets
with which to cast their lines they could not
help the doomed sailors. The captain, whose
name Is Warner. was the first 10 go. \ huge
wave swept him overheard, and he not
seen again The men then took refuge in the
cabin on the main deck The schooner had
drifted to Thirty -fourth-st.. when her mainmast
was carried away. taking with 1t as it fell one
side Of the cabin Deprived Of this shelter. the
remaining sailors were washed overheard one
by one In full view Of the thousands on the
shore until but one was left. He took off his
clothes during lull in the storm and Jumped
overheard striking out for the shore He had
gone but a few yards however when he was
carried under by the waves and die not reap
pear Soon after her decks had been swept clear
OF this human freight, the schooner foundered
200 feet off Thirtyfifth-st.
HOW FORTY LIVES WERE SAVED
Forty lives were saved by the crews of the life
saving boats and the tugs Of the Chicago COM
panes during the day twenty-five people Were
saved from watery grave by the crew from the
life-saving station at the Randolph-st vladuct.
Only two Of the regular crew were available for
work in the morning. and the other five members
of the brave crew were made up from volunteers
among seamen and others who happened To he In
the neiEhborhOod Of the station. The first act
was to rescue from the South Pier twelve men
who had been in a perilous position all night.
They had gone to the pier for fishing during the
day. The only man drowned was Thomas Kelso.
a tailor. who had been fishing for pleasure. one
other man found in a serious condition. and
was conveyed 70 the hospital The lfe-savers
experienced great difficulty in getting the h2lr-
dead men 10 tie the life-lines around their Doul"s
and throw themselves into the water TO be pulled
10 the boat in minute or two. one Of the men
named Bloom. the owner OF a scow, or bum
boat" refused TO tie the line around his BODY
and jump into the water. and was rshed ont by
the life-saving crew. Five of the men were $50
exhausted by thei~ a-nlGht imprisonment cling
ing to the pier that the life-savers We're com
PEELED TO get on the pier and actuaHy ,hrHW 'ne
sufferers into the water with line attached To
their bodies
They were pulled on board the boat and taken
TO the station.
The next trip Of the life-savng crew was 20
the new North Pier where eight scamen were
saved from death in the water The rescued men
had drifted in on RATS, and would nave been
drowned in a short time but for the brave
work Of the life-saving crew. They found three
Of the crew Of the three -mastei schooner Mtr-
curry lumber laden off Twen,y-seventh-at. drift
ing toward shore on a raft. and rescued them
The tug Moe Spencer had previously taken
four Of the same crew on board in the midst
Of the great danger from the heavy seas.
NARROW ESCAPE or MFEsAvERs.
The life-saving crew was making a third trip
TO rescue part Of the crew OF the schooner
Rainbow. which fast going to pieces, when
the boat capszed about a mile from the break
water. The seven men were thrown into the
water and their cork suits only prevented them
from sinking The revenue cutter Andy John
son at that time started outside the breakwater.
but the rfe-savers struggling in the water say
that as soon as their boat capsized the Gov
ernment vessel turned about and went back 10
calm waters The tug Perfection. however, had
seen the accident and at the risk OF the lives
OF the crew came 10 the rescue. The last or
the Hfe-savers was taken from the water about
three-quarters Of an hour after the boat had
ca psized.
The crew Of the Looms McLaren. a lumber
laden schooner were next rescued The first
mate only was lost. but II was not because the
life-savers did not try to get him ashore aliVc.
The men who were saved reported that ne was
living dead in the forccastle forward having
probably been killed by a line catchlng around
his neck or being struck with the shifting lum-
Der which closed the hdlchWay o4 tHf WI'NHN'
vessel.
The schooners which have either gone TO the
bottom of the lake front already, or whch arr
fast going 10 pieces. are the Rainbow, the h"I-
curry. the LOomis McLarcn. thc Evening S,a'
and the Jack Thompson. Two II the crew whlch
were rescued from the Rainbow off Racine
were in such serious condition that they "cr"
taker 70 Mercy Hospital. The boat went down
eff Twenty -fourth-st
The crew Of the steamer Hudson. q me New
York Central and Hudson River Line had
narrow escape from being drowned IN the storm
The boat was caught In the gale mile OUTSIDE
the breakwater and her steering gear thrown
out OF order She sprung leak and was III
danger Of going ~ the bottom with the crew
She managed 20 make the slip nearest the Ne
saving station. however bat not before the
pilot house had been topped over She Waa
damaged in a serious manner In other places 10
the extent OF several thousands OF dollars. Inc
cantain was injured by broken glass from the
windows Of the cabins
Al midnight the velocity OF the wind was
fortv-0ve TO fifty miles an hour. The members
of The various life-sayng crews and the oHceis
from the police stations on the south side ot thc
citv are patrolling the beach and will continue -
do so during the night. to render any assistance
IN their power 10 any seamen who may be ~
danger Of losing their lives There are about
thirty vessels riding at anchor outside the break
water and some Of them may not be able TO