New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
TALES OF THE GALES RAGE
FIFTY VESSELS LIMP INTO PORT BAT
TERED AND sTORM-swEPT

SEVEN MEN RESCUED FROM A WATER
LOGGED SCHOONER By THE NOR
GAN LINER FL. MAR.
The Lower Bay presented a emarkabe sight
yesterday more of the storm-delayed vessels
began to make harbor after three days fighting
with the wind and waves. From sunrise TO sun
down and after. an almost continuous stream OF
steamers and sailing vessels Of all sizes and
conditions came lmping in past the Hook like
the dragged tail Of some marine parade.
No less than half a hundred vessels. incud-
ing the North Atlantic Squadron. made port,
and scarcely did not bear the marks OF
the hurricane through which they had passed.
Some were in badly battered condition, and the
worst of these was the British steamship St
Hubert, bound from Philadelphia to London
She left port on October 10 with full cargo
and a dcckload of cattle. Scarcely had she
rounded the Delaware Capes when she ran into
the gale, which working up the coast. She
encountered tremendous winds and seas, ana
was continually swept from stem to stern. Her
steering gear smashed and by the swapping
Of the chains seamans leg was broken Inc
cattle on deck could not be secured by the
sailors and there was a terrible scene when
the resistless waves began TO break in their pens
and set the poo: beasts loose. one after another
they washed overheard. till III head had
disaT pearcd In the rollers The vessel finally
crawled, battered almost to pieces. out Of the
storm. and made for New-Yor< for repairs. AS
she entered the harbor in the long line Of bat
tered craft she presented sorry appearance
Her deck was a mass OF wreckage, and her
progress extremely lame. When she is re-
paired she will proceed on her voyage to London.
HARDSHIPS OF A SCHOONERs CREW.
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leans brought into port yesterday seven men
rescued Monday from the laundering three
masted schooner Luther W. Reynolds. off Cues
ter Shoals The men had terrible experience
before they were rescued. The Reynolds left
Brunswick on September 30 with a cargo of
lumber for Elizabethport y. J. She under
the command Of Captain w. W. Chem. The lat
ter. standing the deck of the FL Mar after
she had been tied Up TO her pier yesterday. told
OF the wreck of his vessel and the rescue Of him.
self and sailors.
1T was by and on all the time for the first
five days" said the captain. but it was nothing
compared to that which after we got
abreast Of Winter Qucster Shoals light-vessel.
That was on Saturday last. In less time than
1t takes me to tell il. perfect tempest broke
loose from the northeast, and the sea became
terrible We stood off shore for eight hours.
water toppled over our starboard side and threw
us down. In bringing up. the enormous weight
OF the water tore the deckload away. and enough
railroad ties to help build decent-sized railroad
went into the sea. We were huggng ourselves
on our escape when one Of the men brought me
word that the schooner had started to leak. The
men stuck puckily TO the pumps until the
water filled the hold full that the matches
were forced from the combings. Boats couldn't
live In that sea and decided TO stand by
our waterogged craft. How We managed to
cling In that sea cannot tell for II not only
snapp.d the main and miZZen masts OFT short.
hut took all the Lighthouses as well. We huddled
together all Of Sunday night. with the seas con-
stantly sweeping over us. and We had abandoned
All hon. when at II o'clock on Monday morning
/ the Mar came along and saved US
El Mar had a terrific tussle herself with
the gale on her way up. The steps leading 10 her
] pilot- house were washed away on Monday morn
ing the ch1cks under the lifeboat were all
D. su,,ehed and the port lfcboat amidshps was
/ denied hv coming into contact with the IRON
/ d.ckhouse Captain Chem II the Reynolds. his
mate. J. McAnderson. and the crew signed a
uau.r EXPRESSING their gratitude TO Captain
Grant and FL Mars crew that manned the
u,.boa, for having dared to attempt their rescue
/ In such a sea
THE pApTs SPOKEN