The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12

Az she struck the bar she seemed to ground
spound on shore riaht into the lace q The gale
II had been caught BY strong current which
s .ss sst r.. Hv Up q:
where the big waves could hit Y fairly "
SsSsnr d to PSs begun hot ss
and be has oply the old stIls Of mortar;
Sy placing his gun many feet back ,,to
arss .So. Zen sst.sn: The second onS
deck. One man made 40 effort q reach 4, but
the breaking seas made y impossibls. Agaln
tss D d.e TSs E'a d. T r: and %sn
,Ts y: :iis sS Sy ~ e ssSsy w. sg n:
with il also the. msinmsst. whether the men
be known, They were never seen after the fall
Floating wrecksge was coming ashore. the
hull was seen to split and then the foremost
Win Il he sn iiS S ard the I've remaining
men. Four OF them made no sign. but one OF
sslisns stru a and died almost within r.scH
q the men Ssn9rs I've Srsessss
Int sghi from Tine e 2t tim: 3; .S e the wcsss
seen to touch bottom and stand hiatt out of
water as a great wave rolled back. and then h
was swept under By the undertoW' and he did
II was hardly two hours from the time she
when the last man was dead and nothing q
the vessel was left but a bit Of her bows with
perhaps fifteen feet Of her bowsprit sticking
soon the shore for many yards We. full p
vreckage There we're hall OF me scnoonsrs
timbers water casks. and brok en- spars. Fora
long time nothins was found to even tel the
ths address Kate Markee. Bath, Maine,
isY 80 close in that Il was ometimss
Ss s' S''. T.c 81 S''S TaS SS ' sSpi:s:
% its side POINTED ID, e The south: and on q.
saG Sow ssys sno mean had Been
into sSv the an 's ssbtS m nS
eight The RssS M1rko s,6s sfeS SS Sos
q ..t esfs inches shs IL e: s.s iGss
deep, She wss, built in bath in 1880 and
James l. Half She was in the coal trade. and.
h'hGuEe sSs sddf Of ss.so h ssm' ':aG 1s
OF coal aboard. Can't West says she
IN IN erso or 81. Mond no Rsv
GSSs: as s:h1ss ora and .h Sspt w ct
EssrSthins under water. when there is no
aud when Il L Changes these SGdls. viii so%s
a.hor. near the point Of the Hook TheeI.
water. driven By the wind. returns alonG the
bottom and makes counter current there".
ing the day. and last night the surfmen wsre
Watching with anxious eyes full-riRRed ship
&: RSds Spss Stations SS f. sSs 81
IL.
ashore between Station No. 1 and Capt. Ed
:ss ,s%'' TS.y to
them. and they are 90 high above the sands
that We sa fhs pss NE %srtAr from behind Thorn
No has %.s ss fx hs%
lines were worked from lawn. Dangerous as
bss o. ans the
Capt. West and other old surfmen remember
lost. although the shot lines were over the
vessels. Ono was that Of the brig Emily thir-
ty-nve years ago The shot line was over the
The Thermometer stood at 7 or below zero
They tried to climb the rigging to get the line.
but could not do It. Then they all went into
the cabin. Three only came out Through
the surf full Of Ice one man swan nearly ashore
on . hatch. Tho other two dashed themselves
WisSiS ot an hour aiier that tn. wind shifted and
the surfmsn were aboard. but not sailor was
naSsd TIE :.S Sss In the
ten years later the schooner James Fl. Hays
was wrecked In March.
Her captain and three men were In the main
rigging. and three men In the fore rigging.
men drew II along the stay until one man
grasped It. He was too weak to hold on.
Nothing could be done from shore. and the
surfmen could only stay and watch. while one
man after another, exhausted with 'ex posure
tain was the last to 90.
Thsse are the kind OF storiss the surfmen do
lions and In place OF honor you will ind
row Of mortar balls. each with Its Inscription.
telling Of the lucky shot that saved some en-
danRsred crew and passengers