New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-28
MANY UOURS IN THE RIGGING
SUFFERING OF \ SHIPWRECkED CREW.
r,,,. s,rroovrp RopMAN NrcKERsON STRIKES
THE NEW-JERsEY BEACH - ONE MAN
tp,U-Nt-r, ,>r, rrrI. OTHERS RES
nDOVNTD AND THE OTHERS RES
crED BY LIFE.sAvERs.

DROWNED AND THE OTHERS RES
crED BY LIFE-sAvERs.
sca Isle City. ~ J Dec. 1.-THE three-masted
schooner Rodnlan Nckerson came ashore early
this morning about half mile south Of the stone
Tarbor I.fe-savns station. one OF the crew was
drowned. Those aho were after"ard rescued SUI
fercl terribly Tho men spent the niGht III inc
fierce storm. lashci TO the rigging, and were al
mo.t exhausted when taken off by the life-savers.
The Xiclcrson was bound out from New-York.
.h. Was stonc-laden Captain Anthony SpraSue
vas I'm command. The gale caught her well out TO
sea but the rolling and pitching caused her 10
start her cargo. THIS Of a nature To make
such an accident fatal and within two hours atter
the storm broke The schooner was making water.
An hands that could be spared from the sails
-, Pc cot 10 work nj the pumps Captain Sprague
headed the Schooner for the shore. and his ohly
hoDc was to beach her With this object. her head
was held as closely on shore AS possible. The wnd
whipped the closely rocfcl sails out OF the vessel
several times and only hard work kept sufficient
canvas s0read to carry her through. Every mo-
mont So, mod TO be the last the schooner would
Goat Each time she went over wave 1t seemed
az. though she would not be able to mount the next
one The deck MAS constantly washed by great
breakers. which appeared. the men say 10 come
from ali sides
About O'Clock this morning in the highest part
~ the storm the vessel struck She was well In
s,,r. I'm, owing to the binding s,eet the captain
AMI men could not tell just where they were Ih'!'
their craft grounded. The shock caused by strikn%
the harl sand fore ! the scans 10 spit open more
.h,n oyer ana within few minutes after she feit
ground the schooner sank until h'r masts a.ohe
showed above water. The momen, She struck cap
t,lo Spraiu,e ordered every man into the rigging
n. WIS ths East - ascend. and had not hnisAe'l
.a...u. himself Waou tn deck was under water ana
tne keel vas resting on tae bottom. Inc 'aP'a'"
and bis men rsmaircd twe.ve hours in the rigging
al. on
- , IN tho rain and waves
ousIy they Ntl o''" 'NP'''' W ~ - ,h,.
aad an were IN drench c'hA'''on "",n '"e'
,s.l tho r,gping Had they not lashed them
d7''"'.' ''' ''79 -, ~, H., ,brovyn over
se.Ve' 'H-t u'Y "o"'' =" C,.., ,,,, f,r..,rd
board Jas the masts swayed back"AF' an" i''"''"
. ., .....l ~ In. waves brought up against
anu '' 49, .,, ,l,. "a ,yhn AZ times 1t
'"" 50 VIZ" ''F ,.,.r ..,fl b,,, to-
seemed !mpo>s Die that the schooner oou'i mans '"-
,.,t,r much longer
-. n.. ., s,,.,,,,h lie had been
The COOK "is 'H1 "''' - '' w ~
a. work In ,he galley k",pnS not co'et io' ''r
49,. ...t ,h.n ,ha schooner struck ne WAS obliged
m'h' ANA ""." '''' '''''' -, - a.,
- ascend On" rf,.nh I'D t"' c'o'''"S ''' NY 80
~. hot -All,y. The result Mas b" soon gave way
- ..,1 ,.,..s.,e sa.,,raiv and when he
ne ''' "' . 49,, tl,. s,f.,.l rr,,n the
IL 80 WITH h'7 n+i'' ''' ''i'P "''s 9''''
rur. AMI bee fc.. lutO the wafer. IL was just h'""
... .,,,I.a- v.hau tns cox fell and less than ha!I
.',7 ,~ -...rl IN, wreck vas sighted by the
" 'li'' "' .'., ,E,-, Roach and Stone uaroOr
,.,'s rt. at,rtu NaS sent ONT. Both crews
r.tt''.i .,, ,har f aunaratus. bu, could 10 moth
il.'''t w." ," hlStwirr 50 the mortar would
'T .tr.,r m. line - the schooner. and the nerce
Al, 'M'OH 'M'Hi ,'I ,H ..un"biug of the Nfeboats i'm
', s.I r.4r,raci and several teams and wagons
came down 10 hurry the sailors 70 ne Goyernmthh. h
wreck For hours the crowd and the iiesavers stool
On the beach helpless several attempts weTe bnnis MAZE
20 ora ,rui' ~, .he pcEei crews they we're thrown
back ON the peavh ",,,r n" sSfe;v and il was then
"%'' Jun ~, another at,emp, would result In the loss