New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-04
SAVED FROM THE WAVES.
THE MOHAWK BRINGS THE CREW OF a
SCHOONER TO PORT.
SIGNALS or DISTRESS UNHEEDED By PASSING
vEssEIs-THE ALTON 5. MARSHALL

SIGNALS or DISTRESS UNHEEDED BY PASSiN'
yEssrls-rmE ALTON :. MARSHALL
WRECKED BY \ HURRICANE.
Tho steamer Mohawk. Of the Atlantic Transport
Line from London, came into port yesterday WYNN
TN. rescued crew of the schooner Alton D MAJ '''I
,rha Marshall was A fishing schooner ha'llng itoiii
c,oucaster and left that port on March d. ooui1
for Dyrehord. Iceland. where she was 70 eieaee -
rho heilbut fishing She was vessel Of lSS tons anu
had on board ATTY Of salt, In bins oeio"'eoNs'
FIR the curing OF the fish she eXpec'eu u '"'e4'
she had rough weather from the TIME Sne ,e' -
and yher lo.s than week out ran into helds OF ICE
The Marshall commanded by captain '0"'
Narqblu and carried a ere" OF eighteen ''eiI'
.r,. mos, Of the ice was encountered on March
90 All dov a storm had been raging, Accompanies
hv binding snow and much drift ice was See'' 4 ne
,ca r,t thicker as the night came on Apou' I'M
nigh, CAPTAIN Marshall. who was s'ahu1"S "V''
the wheel and keeping an anxious LOOKOUT Sd"
yre,, h,rg towering up the starooard DOW nc
ordered the helm hard astlrboard ana tne s'"C'"e'
shcor.d OF. passing within fifteen feet OF the pets
pa,,r. tho captain saw through the night ana 'he
s,or,n the dim outline o; the great berg he heaId
,h. sound Of the waves breaking against 49, TX
next day much dr!ft ice was passed 'hrVus"' a''N
-. hor,s were sighted. on Easter SUNDAY the
, - ,ha storm culninatel Il had been 40
|yy,,v ali night that the captain had not turne
in" unti morning. and at II o'clock N tue io''"''"
hn was sleeping In his cabin. ~ ,ho vac
~ mai hour a great wave swept over tne YES
se smashing the cabin skylght ana parua..g i"t,"s
thrown on her beam-ends he captain. 81 So,
through the water TO the deck ana i@unu Nh th,t
,nn rncing and his vessel lying 80 iar over tn1
her masts were in the water Everything mo hsd
had been swept from the deShS, ' .el hod shifei
Tw" sailors-JaInes Barry and Herman
[ bsir,ed the schooner They caught hold OF the
rnnsts ana climbed t. the deck again. po'" "'e
badly bruised about the mead, ,raa ,,e ,r,sts f.,
argh afi "a
he cut away, aud this was done. though me WIZ
sgouuS 49, urcE"ve was rot clear OF the schooner
The men had 20 use chise.s to cut ava! part u
'A AS soon es the masts cut away the schooner
partially rlghted The water had g2t mo mo t th
cargo Of salt and completely ruined H. h hi tnT
shifting Of the cargo still gave the VeSIe pau st.
The every now ana tneh Woulu VI n ,eN heran
her and she iabored 80 hetvNy ina. s h IN
10 LEAK The men were put TO work at the pulhpS
and managed keep her free The hurrlcane1, moo,
was sun Blowing at sunset. About midnight tne
welcome lishts q steamer wrrs seen anH S's""'
LIGHTS were burned TO attract her a,tent i,,o,
Aithouga it seemed 70 the people or the ns.TesSt
schooner that it was mpoSso:e tna' b e
yet She went by Without answering the siShAS'
leaving the distressed fishermen to thcr ia,s A. the
same time y long pole was rlgged anu me en ninSn
5 d. Son co S?%@ on TIM seSoon BY
ON niher s.de within i've miles of the wreck. and
md was a rear to n iaS 9S' secd down
little schooner 1t seemed to those on board OF neg
The lights Of a steamer were seen. and The crew
made Gn IN S %6ch R pGtisb burn pb Tshy
The steamer vas the Mohawk and the signal fire
vas soan from her bridge. Captain Wiltshire, o;
tho Mohawk. ordered his ship 10 stand by unu
/ morning As soon as day broke the steamer IRE
take Of the crew Of the schooner. heayy sea was
running bun the transfer to the steamer was ac-
c"n'n'lshed without accident Most OF the dories OF
the Marshall had been smashed or w, wasnei over over
used in the transfer OF the crew As the schooner
was In the track OF steamers and might become a
danger 10 navigation. Captain wiltshire ordered hei
| oct ON fire with the consent OF Captain Marshall.
Captain Marshall was halloween OF the schooner
| and Abe WIS named after his two-year-od boy. The
rnscued people are: Captain Marsha", =. Doucette
| n Tund W. Gerry 4. Eggers, r. Mcdonald, J
! :.trrv & niathersOn. II. Hoesh j. Pau.son, W
! Ioc56son p Peterson. II. Osen. O. Johnson Q. An
! derson c. Olsen. c. Johnson. O. Oliver a. VILE,
| and Jacobson.