The evening world., 1894-06-25

Fsis cf thirty knots an hour and the
Nico1 was pitching and rolling so badly
that Manager Kirchner suggested that
II would be prudent to turn into
: ii was two hours later when. after
angry words from the thoroughly ex,,
esPsrated manager and ,,rred tTisntenea snd atl
tempted to- go around Sandy Hook Into
the Horseshoe.
!. But the tug seemed to be constantly
pi.ched slUHf anS rollsd cd the ns a eS shermen
empty beer kegs, cakes of ice and other
movable things rolled about in general
confusion. according to the accounts Oh
the rescued passengers.
Nt- Ssyampcd and EnWulfed.
The Nicol had reached a point be-
tween Scotland Lighship and the High
land Light, about two miles of shore,
when the end came.
A big. wave washed over her. flooding
the engine-room and putting out the hre.
Engineer John Farrell was quick to
see the danger. He pulled out the
whistle lever full head just as second
sea engulfed the little craft.
The first sea had started panic
among the passengers. Some one yelled
that an. explosion was imminent, and
ess ssa rsssed % se se Neo re
fast
Engineer Farrell seemed to be the only
Ing an axe he cut the fastenlngs Of the
small boat the life raft and other things
that would float, yellng:,
EVERY man must look out for him
1t was not more than a minute be-
fore the shrieking steam whistle was
stifed by the waves. and the Nicol had
sunk out Of sight in the ocean. But the
long, shrill scream of the whistle had
attracted the attention of Capt. Plat. of
the. Clyde steamship Algonquin. which
had passed the Nicol little while pre-
yiously and was half a mile ahead on
her way to New York from Savannah.
Other Craft 80 the Rescue.
The tugs VIM. f. Fletcher, Jas. S. T,
Stranahan, Wallace =. Flint, Governor,
Moran, +. II. Wyse, c. e. Evarts, sam
my and the big railway tug Robert II.
Sayre, all out with excursion parties.
turned back to the rescue.
There were eighty or moro men des-
perately struggling for their lives In the
Several had been carried under. never
TO rise again. by the suction when the
tug went down.
The Sayre was first to reach the, scene
her full capacity. but Capt slattery and
his men did yeoman service, rescuinG
thirty-four men from watery graves and
bringing them to the city. ,,,
To the prompnes5 and lntellgence or
Capt. Joe Slattery, of the tug Robert II.
Sayre, Is due credit FOR splendid work
in rescuing the unfortunate people OF
Capt. Siattery maintained perfect dis
cipllrie among his own passengers. them.
selves fishermen.excursionist EXCITED
and frightened, There We're about ,S igo OF OF
rush to that side Of the Sayre, from
which they could see the wrecked peo-
pie. Capt. Slattery divided them into
smali-beamed sayre. Then he allotted
work to each and thus organized his
crew and passengers into an eHectiNe
life-saving crew, the result OF when wa was
First officer Evans put out from the
Algonquin in a life boat with crew or
six men and succeeded In saving nine
men, placing them on d the dAigonGnan' s1 ,uan in.
Guiding Charles Kirchner. the manager
The Fletcher, the Stranahan and the
other rescuing tugs saved several others
from the sea but six men were dead
when taken from the water and many
others undoubtedly lost their lives In the
Charles Kirchner says about the dis
-'sThe Herring Fishing Club is com
posed of seven men: My brothers, Gus.
seeond Mss1,am aveaue, Sea e charics nberhard Of
First avenue and Eighty-nrst street.
who Is the President; John Norman, OF
,a4b East Seyenty-eighth street Oscar
PfenIng of First avenue and Forty-hrst
street, and Edward Cabe, OF ia Eldridgc
street.
How Many Were ON Board?
..rhis was our tenth annual excursion
to the Fishing Banks. We sell tickets
to all who buy them at 81 each. We
started from the pier at East Fifth
street at o'clock, and l took Up sixty
5 North River and took on few others.
don't know how many. There was no
breeze then. But when we got outside
was wnd M 10 SeSsk %ss
getting seasick.
4" We were going full head towards
the Horseshoe when we foundered.
others. We couldn't stay on the other
side because We would get drenched.
We listed. The boat righted a little.
oe' aSs 70 sSa an ewsn wen, kes down again. and
never recovered. going clear over. ]
had reached the high side. / saw that
she s, was going to sink, ! can swim, SO
came up the tug was gone:
There were scores OF men in the
water all around me, struggling and call
Ing wildly for help. l tloated until was
picked up"
Licensed to Carry Only sixty-nve.
Capt. Hyatt's crew consisted Of En-
Goehriers. fireman, Rondout. and japIes s
Flemming. cook Of this city. The Nicol
was licensed to carry s!xty-iive per-
sons; Accounts differ as to the number
ninety.
When the Sayre reached the scene the
sea was full of men, Cllnging to the
nearest bit Of floating stuff. Two men
tried to noat on a small table. II was
TOO fragile, and after brief struggle one
OF them released his hold ami sank be-
meath the waves.
A Few were sustained by life preserv-
ers. Among these was white-haired
from one OF the rescuing boats. He
ciutched it. but his strength gave out
before he could be hauled on board and
with 'despairing look he sank out OF
sight.
Others ciung to chairs, bits of timber
and beer kegs while there were many
others who We're forced to rely upon their
ability to swim to keep afioat There
were many young boys in the fishing
party, and they had small show In the
struggle for life in which every man
had TO look out for himself"
In the struggle to get into the one
dozen men swamped her. so that she
was sunk in the water to her edges
,ss6 Drowned in the Lifeboat.
Walter Buckr.dge alone had managed
TO board her. The others clung to the
sides and were rescued. Buckridge,
exhausted by his efforts to Chamber int 0
1.-THE boat, fell face downward in the
water that filled her. When the poor
Fellow was taken OFF by the Algonquin
Z be was dead.