New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH GGANr
WAVES AXD HowIING GALE.
lee incrusted from ,waterne to peak. ventila-
tors gone. davits smashed. lfeboats strained ana
her tattcred rigging locked tight 70 the masis
by inches OF solid lee. the steamer Saniuit
rode at anthor last night of Tompkin-yille. > J.
The steamer WAS from Boston. bound to BAIT
more. with the barses, Seth Low ana KING
leader. I'm tow. and was running close under BLOCK
Island. Tuesday last. at , y. M TO observe
signals Through the mist her lookout did not
observe the storm-nagS displayed there. ana re-
assured he headed FOX the open sea Three hours
later clouds gathered I'm the East. the wind be-
came brisk and biz fakes Of snow swished In
,,idies around her decks. At o'clock the wind
had lncreas ed a steady gale. strong ana wig
orous and the blinded the unfortunate sailors
who were on watch deck The mercury felL
or rather dropped. to "A point only slightly above
zero and the bitter cold froze the spoondrift "a IL
rose I'm clouds and deluged the strainlng ship, Ia
crushing the ropes with Ice. that 1t Was I'M
possible 10 handle them. and sheathing the decks
and bulwarks with layer upon layer OF Ice. Inc
anxiety OF the Santuit's skipper was Increased by
IN. Iookout's report 10 o'clock that the barges
we're laboring heavily. and that. judging by IN"
strainlng and shifting hawser, they were in danger
OF breaking away.
About this time the Seth Low blew her donkey
engine whistle FOR help and Captain Nugent OF the
Saniuit not knowing what had happened, threw
he vessels head up TO the gale to ease on me
strain on the lines. This changed The course OF
the craft and her barges from south By west TO
southeast. and said Captain. Nugent las; right:
II can't describe the weather vent mo then;
waves 20 high that they looked Ike clouds drove
unon us and buried the vessel under tons Of
seothing water. which would run of In oaiaracts
as her stern would rise high in the air leaving her
screw receiving In space and causing the N'sSe'
ali
All this time her engines We're under hall press
uro and I'm the momentary iulls the crew had
managed 10 hang oil bags over the bows, when
calmcI 10 some extent the savage energy - the
seas In the tumult At midnight. the Santuits
haNscr parted. and In ten minutes, away 20 lee
ward through the binding snow and over the
rim o. angry waves the last glimmer u -" lights
ON ihc barecs disappeared from the Vie" ot those
on the SIntut
Tho steamer. deprived o, the steadying eject OF
the tow was bunc,ei about like "A barrel In II
whirlpool FOR hours IN the darkness
she hove TO. awaiting the HIGHT % morning. uat
she might ind and rescue the ten helpless men
adru ON the barge-
nefare O'Clock tha, morning the Engines had
ffoppal iwl.- the barometer had dropped 20 2'S'
degrees the circulating puu<' had refused 20 work.
,.I ihr vessel already disabled. was In monetary
peril 90 going 10 the bottom During the squall
CHIEF officer Hall ami tao sailors had been dashed
AGAINST the loo buiwark~ and badly bruised. Parts
90, the woodwork the vessels deck had been
smashed into s2l!utcrs and washed overheard; her
bort lgh, TWENTY-FIVE feet above the water Inc
had been smashed b. a wave. which boarded her
and. continuing iis mad rush along her decks
whlsk,d her ventilaiors on and into the sea
The ship ,abored along until o'clock "Wednesday
morning her lee gunwale being a"ish moSt OF u'
time. when her steering gear was smashed.
Afcr belrg hove 10. relieving tackle va. rssen
and the Santut her propeller just revolving. stood
l., until . o'clock D. m. when she proceeded s.owiy
t. the Delaware Braakwat"r. whore she receiNei
orders 10 proceed 10 s"a aitcr IN" rtn Nv ne -, AL
tulf haN ny only twsuty-tour lonrs supply or coa
In her bunkcrs did not dare g To sea IN NE gal'
and ran into this port yesterday. Her captain re-"
between a poln, i've miles south % Barnegat and
one OF the harges which los, in the dar kness
on Wednesday night PROCEEDED under tatterrL SAILS
:, sandy Hook where she picked up on Thurs
Iay afternoon hy he ;ug !. j. Merritt. ana towed
into the upper bay. =, -, , .h,
Hook uri.r foresaiI only. her spinnaker being
hinwn away Captain Keenc. OF the Ringleadsr'
said chat the keel Of his barge was, umir's ,e s
~ the seth Low. hanging In open Sp''e' "'' wv
guuwalcs being under water -. 9th
The last that captain keene saw or me sem
polu' about foriy-ive miles southeast OF ShnhS
Hook she was iaboring badly her spanker had
been bo"n to shreds an1 ''"r or, and she Vas
in poor condition TO weath"" "a. gaze Hii'" mas
been raging or the coast sincr wednesday ara
There are FIVE men on the Seth Low. !hey are
c,n,.in Darnridgc and his son. an invalid. VINO ~
tak,nr thc trp FOR his health and three seamet
me Low was built In BROOKLYN III 1881 'or me
nroyisIoncd sufficiently well 10 enable her ere"
10 live FOR some days yet ., l., o, -, ,hs
Canaan Nugent cannot proceed IN quest OF ne
,ost Scth Low until he Goals up and he cannot 90
,,hat m,,tu Monday so that 1t Is likely that some
" inc or tugs viii be ordered AZ once 10 s'our
IN" ocean in search OF the missing barge