New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
ON ROMER SHOAL
Continued from first pnge.

isiahd was passed. Captain MOrre!l after that
couid pick up no more buoys as the fog hung
80 cehsely about him. He depended on his
compass and there was his mistake. 1t is not
oi'eh that ships compass points falsely but
"heh IL does there are consequences
captain Morrelr kept on the chart course down
the Swash Channel, seeing no buoys or beacons
he thought he had passed the beacon on the
Romer Shoals. which lie on the left bank of the
channel. and his lookout was peering through the
log Tor striped buoy when suddenly the old
hulk OF the Moore was set fast on that celebrated
elbow OF the Romer where dozens OF ships have
left their ribs to bleach In the sun at low tide
Goldman. the mate with the instinct of an old
seaman. rushed below to see what water the
boat was making. He was satisfied that she was
making enough. and he hurried to the upper deck
to inform Captain Morrc 1t was then that
Moses Osborne. Of No. 1876 East Sixteenth-st
who was formerly captain Of the screw fishing
steamer Al Foster. became the hero. With
curious foresight he had carried his own dory
along on the excursion When the curtain OF fog
rose upon the scene Of the laundering steamer, il
found Captain Osborne rushing forward TO where
his dory lay In the bows of the Moore. There
were eight men sitting in the dory quietly
the circumstances would permit. waiting for the
water to rise and float her off.
OSBORNE TELLS HIS STORY
Captain Osborne. when he was safely landed
in the city last evening told the rest Of the story
as follows
Get out. Get out" yelled This is my boat.
well, wat of ito asked one of them.
Il saw / could do nothing with them, so l
waited until the water rose high enough. when
| showed the boat over the side into the sea, and
spilled three Of the men overheard AS soon as |
got her floating all right pulled them in again,
and we sheered off from the Moore. We pulled
out into the channel thinking we could intercept
any passing vessels better there than by staying
about the sinking steamer. We saw that she
had settled on bottom on an even keel. with
about foot of water above the main deck The
upper deck was clear Of water and there the
crew of the Moore had congregated.
While Osborne and his eight men were sitting
in the middle of Swash Channel. waiting for
passing steamships the two boats and two life
RATS of the Moore were being launched amid
great confusion One Of the boats was upset
and three men We're spilled overheard They
swan to the steamer and were pulled aboard the
boat The boat was righted but by that time
it was seen that the Moore had sunk as FAR as
she was likely to 60 and the crowd collected on
the upper deck. The engineer. William Lasher'
Frank Shultis. a deckhand. and two passengers
where they telegraphed the news OF the wreck
to this city
The station pilot boat Walter VI. Adams
which comes TO town on every Thursday. was
passng up Swash Channel at the time oi the
accident Captain owen Hennessy, of the Adams
heard the shouting and was intercepted by os-
borne and his friend in the dory. The Adams ran
within about two hundred yards Of the Moore
and put out several boats to IN rescue All
the passengers transferred 10 the Adams.
Captain Morrell and his crew being the last IL
leave the wreck The Adams took the men to
the Atlantic Dock in South Brooklyn. and they
came over the ferry to this city.
TALKS WITH THE MEN.
Several OF the fishermen were seen by "A re-
porter II The Tribune last evening In the saloon
AT No 81 Clinton-st This is the headquarters
for both the Clinton and the William Abrams
Fishing clubs. Tne men were afraid that thei
manager. Abrams. would get into trouble II too
much publicity were given To the accident
An Italian. a member Of the club. who re-
fused to give his name. said: we went down
TO the Battery at about o'clock. The fog was
so thick that we afraid to 60 out. and
waited for the Foster to GO when We went over
TO their pier The captain of the George Starr
was in charge Of the John f.. Moore. but he re-
fused TO go out until he had received permission
from the towboat company. The men were dis
satisfied and were not willing 10 give up the
trip. When we grounded several fishermen
were thrown into the water others jumped into
the boats. which were lowered over the side.
while those who were unable TO swim clung 10
the masts or anything they could catch hold OF
One old fellow swan out one hundred yards
from the shin We all shouted for all We were
worth In the mean time struggling to keep
from sinking All have TO say Is that I'm
glad am here alive. I've been wrecked three
times before but don't want anything as bad
as this to happen again.
one of the men on the Walter II. Adams said
that it was impossible to gee any object more
than a boats length ahead at the time of the
shipwreck a moment after the cries Of distress
were heard the Adams hove 10 within several
hundred feet Of the Moore. and boats were quick
lv sent 10 the rescue. Those in the first boat TO
roach the side OF the stranded steamer saw no
one struggling in the water. When the nrst man
10 be rescued was helped into one OF the poats
from the Adams there waE about eighteen inches
Of water on the lower deck Of the Moore Nearly
all of those on board the Moore had on life pre-
servers and were greatly excited Some OF them
we're weeping and were unable TO check the now
of tears even when they saw that help was az
hand. ,., a.,or. ~,
The Tribune. Captain Hennessy OF the ADAMS,
Nate Goldman Of the Moore. and Captain orge
Wsldie of the Caldwell H. Colt. plot boat NO. d.
who passed the wreck on his way to the cry
with the steamer Leon. expressed the opinio'.
that the Moore had struck on some remnant Oh
nn. ~ the sunken wrecks on Romer Shoal
SENT TO THE WRECK
The Chapman Wrecking Company sent the
uus,ler and William r.. Chapman down the Bay
last evening to get to work on the wreck ''s
orp,ng and see if there is any possibility OF
sav,np tne Moore Being such an old boat IL Is
believed that she will go to pieces soon. she
was built in 1888 in Hoboken. ana was o""eu ny
tho NevYork Harbor Towboat Company "h'ch
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