The herald., 1894-10-13
GALLANT LIFE SAVERS,
A Good Record Made by the
Service.
Many Lives Saved During the
Late Storm.
The Crews of Many Vessels Safely
Landed.
A Light House wrschod oa the Florida
Coast-Numsrous Ships Lost.
An Overdue stoaner-A
Runaway Schooner.
By the Associated Praas.

By the Associated Pres.
WASHINGTON. Oct. ia dispatch
from Point Aux Bar. Quebec. says:
At the mouth of Saginaw bay the
schooner John Westley of Port Huron,
with cargo OF lumber, became water
logged 10 miles from the life saving sta
ton. The crew of seven men were saved
by the lifeboat.
A good record was made by the life.
paving service during the recent storm,
there having not been a single loss OF
life where the wreck took place With n
the range OF life-ssving stations. Fol.
lowing is list of the wrecks as far as
reported:
Norwegian bark Ogir. wrecked near
Cape Fear, n. O.; crew OF IL saved.
Ocean City, N. j.; crew of eight saved
Schooner Maria Louisa, wrecked at
Highlands, N. j.; crew OF 10 saved.
Schooner Leohessa, wrecked at Nara
gansett Pier; crew Of FIVE aeved.
Two scows, wrecked near NaSragan-
sett pier, crew OF five saved.
Schooner Laura Cox, wrecked near
Elizabeth, Me-, ere W of six saved.
Schooner Rosa and Ada. wrecked near
Cape Elizabeth, crew OF six saved.
Steamer Columb bia, wrecked near Fair
Port. crew of aeven taken off at 10 O'Clock
at night.
Schooner John Whitney. waterlogged
off Saginaw bay, crew OF seven saved.
Three echooners. names unknown, off
Bersey point. crews OF Is saved.
Total wrecks reported, Is lives saved,
IS; lives lost. none. Nearly all the res
cues were effected at night.
A telegram to the light house board
states the light houne at Cape San Bias
on the Florida coast was wrecked during
the late storm. Two dwelling houses
used by the keepers were blown down !;
the tower was still standing bnt was be-
ing rapidly undermined. The light
| house ia brown stone structure 6S feet
high, of the third class, showing an al.
ternating red end white light.
BALTIMORE, Oct. l2.--Ih3 schooner
William Powell. from Onacosock. ar
rived at Baltimore with Capt. Smith
Shaw, John Shaw and Louis Stock ell
OF the sch ,oner Hsnry Il. Ely, which
sunk on the shoal known as the
Sisters. below Thomas point. The Ely
was bound from Lambei sale point for
Millville, N. j., with 1856 tone of pig
iron. Last Monday The yeseel struck on
the Sisters, and dpHog the gals OF Tues
day night che sprnnr leok and filed.
The crew made rush for the rigging.
While doing go Joseph Shephsrds,
colored. was washed overheard aud
drowned. Caps.in Shaw and Louis
Stockwell reached q secure place in the
rigging, bus John Shaw was caught in
the cabin and remained there until the
rescue was effected. When the Powell
took off the three men, two Of them had
been IL hours without food and shalter.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. Oct. 12.-The
schooner General Cogawoll, which ar
rived from the banks this morning, re.
ports having passed q wrecked vessel
about nine miles off the Isls OF Shoals
Yesterday. 1t was the hull OF q vessel of
about 80 tons, and was bottom up. The
spars and rigging were dragging along
side. There was no one visible.
OswEoo, N. Y. Oct 13 In 9 terrific
| wind storm last night, the three-mas ted
schooner Hartford OF Clayton, with
2i, 600 bushels of wheat from Detroit for
Cape Vincent, was driven ashore at
| Woodville. Captain Purcell, Dennis
Mccarthy and an unknown man were
| lost.
RAT PoRrAGE, 0nt., Oct. 13.--The
| Highland Maid has bsen wrecked at
Long Saulte rapids, Rainy lake. The
mail. passengers and crew were saved.
| The boat and cargo are . total loss,
with no insurance. The cause of the
accident was low water and dangerous
rapids full OF rocks, which the Canadian
and United States governments ne
elected to improve.
BosroN, Oct. 12.--Five OF the crew OF
the wrecked schooner Laura V. Rose of
Philadelphia arrived here this Afternoon.
| The Rose was wrecked Wednesday in
| Vineyard sound, and Captain Litch an
| the steward were drowned after ben e
lashed for Is hours to the rigging.
CHATHAM, Mass, Oct. 12--The four
mested schooner Calvin r. Orcum, from
Philadelphia for Portland, with q cargo
of coal, went ashore on Pollock Rip
shoal at o'clock this morning during
a northwestern. She was discovered by
the Monomy life-saving station at day
light and after hard work released, ap-
parsntly uninjnrad. Large quantities
OF wreckage have beon coming ashore
tho pact two days.
LEwEs, Del, Oct. 12.-The schooner
Seafoam, Captain Chandler, was cap.
pized at sheare, in Delaware bay, Thurs-
day morning. The crew were taken off
BY the echooner Marriott, off Delaware
cape, and transferred to the pilot bsat
Whildon. Nothing was saved from the
wreck.
BosroN, Oat. 12.-The sNorth German
Lloyd steamer Braunschweig, which
sailed from Bremen September 18th,
should have arrived here on Tuesday.
The local agents have heard nothing OF
the stsamer since che called from the
other eide. On board the vessel are II
steerage paHsengera bound to points in
the west.