The sun., 1896-02-10
TEN MEN LOST IN WRECKS.
THREE VESSELS STRANDED ON THE
MASS4CHUsETTs COAST.

In One, the Schooner Florida, from New
York. seven Men Went Down Four
Men from Another Schooner Como
Ashore safely. but Three Were Drowned.
NEwBuRYPoRT. Mass. Feb. g.-Three schoon-
ers wero driven on Hampton. Salisbury, and
Plum Island beaches within Ave miles Of each
other III the northeast gale this evening, and ten
lives were lost The schooner Florida Of New
York. coal laden. New York for st. John. was
wrecked on Salisbury Beach about 8 o'clock,
and within an hour began to break up.
Tho sea was so heavy that to launch small
OF the crew could be aeen making the attempt.
The boat, however. was swept beyond their
reach and washed ashore, broken up
As the hatches and house won't overheard tho
crew took to the rigging, lashing their bodies to
the masts. Severa hundred people gathered on
the beach. and tho fishermen battled for an
hour in the surf In an effort TO launch a boat,
but they wero forced to abandon II.
The Plum Island life-savfne crew arrived at
7:l5. A binding snow storm had set in. cut
ting Off view OF the vessel. and making 1t I'm
possible to throw a life line to the doomed craft.
At 1915 two bodies were washed ashore, and
soon afterward 1t cleared for q few minutes.
when 1t was seen that the masts had been swept
AWAY and the other Ave mon had been lost
Tho three-masted schooner Glendon, which
was In company with the Florida nll day, was
driven upon Hampton Beach, . few miles TO the
northward.
Tho seas broke over hor deck and the crew Of
seven men were forced to take to tho rigging.
whence they were rescued three hours
later by the Straws Point life saving crew by
means OF the breeches boy. The Glendon was
coal laden ana was bound for st. John. She Is
fast going to pieces.
Tho schooner Allianza, also a three-master
and coal laden. was wrecked on Plum Island
beach shortly after the others, and her crew Of
@ven took to the rigging rs the hugo waves
broke over the doomed craft
Later the masts were swept away and tho
hen washed ashore. Three were dead when
they were found by the life patrol, but the
other four wero resuscitated. Tho vessel has
gone to pieces. For ten miles the coast Ia
strewn with wre ckage.
The papers of tho Florida were wasbed ashore
at midnight. Her owners are Charles Ryan,
Joseph c. Simpson. Zeb Manhew, and Henry
Miller.
Her crew consisted of Arthur Brown. Captain,
New York; r. McCuller. mate. Maine; Albert
Williams. steward. St John; Gustavus Smith,
Sweden; Walter Bell, st. John; John Z. John.
son, Sweden; William Wills. West Indies.
One name on the papers could not be de-
ciphcred. The man whose body was last washed
ashore had a terrible bruise on his head. Tho
vessel has gone to pieces, and without doubt all
are drowned.
The Plum Island life saving crew was busy
when their wreck went ashore and there were
no life savers to attempt n rescue Of the crew.
The men tried to reach shore on the wrockage.
Those who succeeded were Otto Nelson. mate.
Of Brooklyn, N. Y; George Keefe and Albert
rNfN Ma x.yfp opA md Dat Nor hall NJ
Oldtown, Me.
The dead are Capt Me,anzo of st. John, who
leaves y wife and two children; John Reed OF
Calais, Me-. and n man from SpringhilI. Me-,
who was not known to the crow. bu: who was
called Andrew.