Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-28

tho surfmrn alert. That day the crew had taken Fl people from tho British steamship OliVetO, which had stranded near tho sta tion. Tho captain and four of the crew had ChoSCn to stay on board, and tho life savers expected signals of distress from that quarter Tho patrOlmen had scarcely separated on the beach for their lonely tramp up and down tho margin of tho roar ing sea when one of them saw through the mist a faint glmmcr of light ahead of him, n milo or so distant. Hurrying on, ho found that tho rays Camo from tho red port sido light of Il vessel lying grounded on tho outer bar, 800 UT 400 yards from the mainland. Flashing a CoSton light as n signal to tho ShipwrCckcd people tbat thcir situation was known upon shore, ho ran back to tho station to alarm the crow He found the keeper alert and tho lifo savers in harness, all ready to start out with their beach apparatus.
 Keeper smith had sccn tho red glaro of tho Costnn signal sent up by tho patrol man and supposed il to ho n response to a call of distress from tho men on tho Olive to, whom ho had warned of danger whom they decided to stay upon tho wreck. He had summoned all his men from their beds and ordered tho brooches buoy gear out, because thu wild stato of the surf, which ho had already bravcd within tho q hours anu W lllNil IlHU ltNtNttSNN III NltlNIiCSS would render tho lifrboats perfectly use less. All tho lines wrro stitf with ice and frost, having been soaked in the opera tiurs at tho 0livctu wreck Onco under way tho difficulties inrrcascd, but the bravo life savers quickly warmed to their work, spurrrd hy the recollection of their recent good luck in taking of the OlivctO people, But the clements may hatllo mans most spirited lahOrS. Tho high storm tide
 
 in furrows and holes, so that oven with tho aid uf strong oxen tho hauling of the cart was slow and tedious. Not only was the night ono of pitch darkness, but rain fell in torrcutS--a freezing rain driven in to the skin by the fierce wind and chilling muscle and bone in spite of tho activity of the lifo savers. Impatient at last with tho slow. shamhing gait of the oxen, tho keep or and several If his men plaCod tho line throwing EuE and N few articles necessary for firing it in a light hrAch cart and set out nt full speed for tho scene of tho wreck. They reached there soon after half past g. ur lt~S than 3n minutes from the firing of the wary pA("ulMuu \ signal. Fortunately tho light still flashed upon the wreck, and tho SUrtlMru were ahlN tu locate the posi- tiou Ivy known landmarks uu tho beach. Before the gun ruuld ho riggrd out how vNrr, l':r li%ht Ij~IrVrNrrd, but tho faint liu'S ut m;>l~ could ln seen against tho black wall Vf sky, Just 0s the gun was secured in position on eligible high ground, but before it could he trained, trrnCn- dutS crash was heard out in the sra, q crash tlllt drowned tho ruar of tho surf.
 Then thr hvId outlines of tho wrecked vessel suddenly disappeared. She had hnr~t open under the powerful sweep uf ;hc s,'I, her IHasts going lly the hoarG together and her forward part going to pieces in stmtly. It >rr,us that the ship, which was the British bark Charlie Hickman of St John, \. R., had hrrlrd off shore tho moment shn struck and consequently lay Ut tho mercy uf the storm driven sca, which poured through every opening and soon filled her hull causing a tremendous out ward pressure upon the sides as she nrnso and sank in the hcnvinS tide, When the break rArlr, it WAS complete. Only tho stern rrruAinvd upright, that portion hay