New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-12
SWEPT OTERBOARD ~ 4 TEMPEST.
A CONVENIENT ROPE SAVES 4 SAILORS
IIFE-ON BOARD HE WAS NEVER MISSED.

A CONVENIENT ROPE SAVES SAILORS
LIFE-ON BOARD HE WAS NEVER MISSED.
That skipper must be a clipper and no mistake"
The remark was made dersively by an old salt on
the Battery wall yesterday afternoon when he
heard little story that had leaked out from the
crew Of the ship Aryan, in spite of all attempts on
the part of her captain and mate to keep 1t quiet.
All the longshoremon. 10 the last man. agreed with
tho old salt
The Aryan is n beautiful full-riggcd ship of more
than 1000 tons ara go feet long. She arrived
in this port yesterday morning from San Francisco
whence she sailed with a cargo of wheat on May %.
and anchored about halfway between Staten Island
and Liberty Island. Hundreds Of people who passed
her on the ferry admired her graceful curves
and the delicate tracery of her spars and rigging
she lay there Courtesying to the billows all day
long
Captain Dickinson The vessels commander. made
his returns at Quarantine he passed. and re-
ported running into heavy gale that prevailed off
the Atlantic coast last Wednesday. He neglected.
however to mention the fact that two Of his sea-
men were washed overheard I'm that same gale. and
that the fact that one Of them did not lose his life
was not due to any extraordinary watchfulness on
the part of the captain of the ship or the mate. Mr.
Sinclair
A Tribune reporter went out to the Aryan last
evening to ask Captain Dickinson 4 few harmless
questions as to the state of his health and the
prospect for fair weather to-day. but the captain
not in amablc mood. He sent word by the
mate that he was taking his tea" and that the
reporter would have to wait The reporter asked
to be allowed to wait Oh deck but the mate Mr..
Sinclair made no answer to this request and
disappeared below. The reporter was forced to row
forward ana hail the crew. From them he learned
the truth which IT is surprising that the cap
tain desired to conceal.
Wednesday noon when he Aryan was about sew
a.. 10
at its height The ship Oh the starbcard tack
and sailing under upper and lower topsais. Several
of the crew were forward engaged In slowing the
hcadsails Victor jacobson ana Martin Oliver were
out the jbboom. Sud lenly the ship buried her
nose into a huge wave that above the bowsprit.
Oliver swept off the boom and fell into tic fore
chains which he clutched In desperation. tie %as
forced under water several times. but managed TO
hold on until help came. and he was dragged up
more dead than alive
Jacobson went further and farec worse. The
same wave swept him over the port side of the shin
and he would undoubtedly bave beer lost but for a
quarter, and this the seaman managed to grasp as
he was carried by; Trailing at ne stern ne ciung
for time calling for nelp and Expecting every
moment that help would come. but Eone came.
and buffeted about by the waves he grew weaker
every instant At last he succeeded in winding the
rope around his body that he vas dragged along
still in spite of the fact hat he was chilled to the
ty minutes he rushed through the water ut the
stern OF the ship and during this time nobody came
TO see what had become of him. no Inc was thrown
10 him and no effort made to save him. And
this at noon Perhaps Captain Dickinson was tax
ing his tea" then. -
At last Just as jacobson was giving up all hope
and was almost unconscious some one came ait
and looking over the storm. saw III strange tow
that followed When pulled in tho seaman was
hardly able to stand lis shoulder ana one ios
were badly bruised and he is still L. me.
All these details were shouted by various mem
hers of the crew the reporter white his little boat
bobbed up and down on lie waves beside the ship
The mate at last appeared aft. coming forward and
II. ,rfly GisnnfeITs0 }.
warks They evidently knew Mr.. Sinclair. -.
WHY Captain Dickinson Or the mate did not order
thn shin hove to- why no line or buoy was thrown
to the man swept overheard or why no sea scar. n was
and that mate. But the mate had nothing TO say
ana the captain was taxing his tea.
The Aryan was built i'm 1898 and Is owned by
lanes W ElWell & CO.. If this city.