The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-06

---@l-A.s a e. saving crew OF
Kinnakoet station, on the strip OF exposed
beach which faces directly east northward
Of the cape maintained a jealous patrol,
and about noon that day the outlook gave
the alarm OF danger. A schooner hying a
signal OF distress was sighted "a short dis
tance offshore coming straight for tho
beach. The life savers took it for grant
ed that her master intended to run the
vessel headloDg upon the sfrand and take
his chances for lifo among the breakers,
which to him fgom the ooean side did not
look SO terrible as they did To the men on
land. Tho surfmen ran out their breeches
buoy apparatus and telephoned adjacent
stations for help Suddenly the vessel was
seen Co anchor, and, swinging broadside 30,
hugo waves broke over her. seemingly
powerful enough 20 sweep AL hands into
tho sca. Tho wipdrows Of surf rolling
upon tho beach mado the lifeboat out Of
the question, and the keeper Of the life
crew attempted 10 open communication
with the imporiled sailors by signal, for
eho schooner lay beyond the reach OF q
shot line A nag signal hoisted on the
vessel soon after She anchored could not
be read by the life savers, owing TO the
thickness Of tho wopther. but at last the
sky lighted up somewhat, and then the
station mon interpreted tho message, which
asked that tug be sent OF 70 the schoon-
cr Word TO that effect was relephoned 10
IIctteFas but the los beyond That point
having been DC rcl by tho storm tele-
gram could not fOrWa rdcd 20 any port
south. The nearest port north is Norfolk,
90 hours distant by steam, and the keeper
fignaled the situation 70 the master. OF
the schooner, at tho same time starting a
message by telephone from station TO sta
ton nOrthward asking for a'Nofolk tug.
No answer To the discouraring news
was shown on the vessels signals, and
after waiting few moments the keeper
ran up tho code signal In, meaning,
THE berth you are now in Is not safe. "
Thore was no sign Of the weather clearing,
night was coming ON, and the schooner
was in danger Of breaking her chains OF
dragging anchors and being hurled upon
the shoals In the darkness
A close watch on the vessel was kept up
by, the surfmep with powerful glasses, but
owing 70 the binding rain nothing could
be made out on board. Meanwhile tho
wind shifted 20 the west of north, blow
ing slightly off shore. About o'clock
the life savers made out the hosting OF
the mainsail partly up, on the schooner,
and at the same time her anchor cables
were slipped. In few moments her jibs
were set and tho mainsail lowered, and she
headed down tho beach. The keeper OF
the life crew interpreted the vessels move
ments 90 mean that her master knew Of
the existence OF two channels near the
cape eight miles south, where vessels by
good luck may pass tho bar 20 Ice and
ErIUu1fr v77-t---- ffr--4-4l-. He at once feared
disaster and tclephonca 10 tho Hatteras
station 10 look out for the luckless schoon-
ar running down the coast; also that no
and his crow would follow with the Kin
nakeot beach apparatus, and unite with
tho llatteras crow at tho wreck should the
vessel como % griCf. Horses were hitchcd
90 the mortar carU, and although the sand
OF the beach lay under wator which sof-
tened it 20 = pulp tho crew made rapid
headway for two miles. Then one of the
axips Of tho cart became overheated, COM
polling TIC team 90 bait and wait for it to
ocol. The keeper, however, ordered his
surfmon 10 hurry on down the beach and
meet the Hattcras crew, on whose terrific
ry the vessel must strike IL she should
miss the channel and head for shore
Mounting one of the cart horses, ho gal
lopcd mGdly on In advance, sighting tho
vessel just rs she strl4+4k about two miles
farther on. Her mainsail had once moro
been ho.stcd aud her cOurre turned straight
for tho beach, her master having evident
ly abandoned TIE doubtful undertaking Of
running to the cape in the hope Of getting
through tho channel TO a Earbor inside
the shoals
Tho schooner went on the bar about 90
minutes before B o'clock None of tho
kinnakeet surinCn had reached the spot
7Et that time and tho keeper -b-if1T single
handed and without apparatus Rallopcd
on until he met the Hattteras crew hurry
ing as fast as possible against the strong
head wind and pelting rain, dragging and