New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
HELPLESS IN THE RIGGING.


seams and sprung the decks. The snow was 40
thick that neither Captain Hansen nor his crew
of eight men could tell how near land they were
but they dashed themselves to the rigging and
waited for help.
The bowling gale effectuay drowned all
sounds and they gave up the attempt to at
tract attention to their plight. About midnight
four of the crew decided to risk themselves In Z
dory. in the hope of making the shore. The gale
was hauling gradually to the westward when
the four men launched their dory, and In few
minutes the driving snow hid them from the
view of Captain Hansen and the four remaining
sailors and they have not been heard Of since
The cold numbing and the spray froze as It
fell. covering all hands with ice an inch thick
1t soon became apparent that to remain on the
wreck meant certain death from exposure and
Captain Hansen and has men decided to risk
themselves In a small boat and make an attempt
to reach shore.
At o'clock yesterday morning start was
made and after hours Of battling with the drift
ice the Fort Tompkirs light was sighted. and at
6IO the shore under the bluff was gained, and.
nearly dead from exhaustion. the five men
reached the door Of the house Of Davey. the
keeper. and knocked for admission When Davey
heard the summons he hastened to admit the
sufferers and did everything in his power for
them His wife at once get about brewing hot
drinks and getting blankets and dry clothing
CAPTAIN Hansen and his FOUR men after thawing
out seemed none the worse for their expert
ence ate heartily Of bountiful breakfast, and
about o'clock started for New-York.
The Emma was two-masted schooner, 1855
tons net; she was forty-three feet long ana was
built in New-London in 1882 Captain Hansen
and his men saved only the clothes they wore.
If the dory containing the four men was not at
once blown out to Sea, it may be able to reach
Coney Island or Bath Beach Telephone COM
muncation with Hoffman and Swinburne Islands
was interrupted yesterday, and even IL the
fishermen succeeded in reaching one OF the
Quarantine islands. no news would be had until
one of the department tugs calls there.
Only two steamers arrived at Quarantine up
to sunset vest, rday. They were both coasting
steamers one from New-Orleans and one from
Norfolk The big ship Lansing. formerly the
French line steamer Periere was anchored OF
Quarantine ALI day awaiting a favorable oppor-
tunity to get to sea. She dragged her anchors
and drifted up to Clifton. where her anchors
Steamers booked to sail yesterday found the
weather so severe that they did not put to sea.
The steamer Tjomo, OF the Demarara Line, LEFT
her pier at o'clock in the afternoon, but put
hack on reaching the Lower Bay anG anchored
at Quarantine. The Nacoochie. FOR savannah
anchored In Gravesend Bay The rugs ROBERT
Haddon and Carrie A. Ramsey went down 10 the
Hook but found such heavy sea running that
they put back.
A tow consisting Of six coal-laden oarges ana
,rg were fast in the ice off Glen Cove. L. L. yes
ter,lay They were long distance from shore:
and it was impossible to get their names ana
where they were bound.
were off Bayville icebound, about quarter OF
mile off shore The crews were not suherihs
any as some of the sailors from the schooner
calJ
were we'll provided with fuel and provisions.
A large fleet OF coasters and nshing sinacKs
have put into Bechters dock at Stapletoh IoI
safe harbor. They are now sodly frozen In the
basin.