New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-25
AGROUND IN THE FOG.
THREE VESSELS FOUND BOTTOM IN THE
STORM OF TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE SAGINAW AND THE EMILY F. JOHNSON
ASHORE on THE NEwJERsEy COAST AND
THE wANDRIAN NEAR JoNEss INLET.
long IsI.AND-No LIVES LOST AND
THE DAMAGE THRILLING.
4 storm OF wind and rain accompanied by fog
swept down on New-York and it's vicinity on Tues
dav nfght and sent three vessels ashore one on
Long Island and two the New-Jcrsoy coast
The for which was en- unusually dense one.
formed by the meeting OF a cold current OF sea
air with Il land one. was responsible Tor the
disasters. The wind was not high enough TO De
called a gale and consequently the distressed shpS
went ashore without any great damage, ana IL Is
thought that all will be got OF with slight IN
Juries.
The Clyde Line steamer Saginaw. which was
bound TO this port from Hayti lost her hearings
in tho fog when off the Jersey coast Tuesday
night and early yesterday morning she ran on 'he
sands between Long Beach and ships bo''olh' "
marine graveyard about eight miles south vi n'i
nesat Inlet Some distance further up the New
Jersey coast. at about the same time ana on nc
count of the fog. tho three-masted schooner
Emily T. Johnson bound from Baltimore 10 Na'"-
bridge Mass drove ashore and her DO" ""S
stove in on the Long Island beach, abreast VI
Joness Inlet tho three nasted schooner Wdhui'"''
bound from ST Thomas Boston, FOUND pot'o"''
The crews of both the Saginaw and the Johh-
son got to the shore easily. The Nandrlah couiu
not be reached at first. and the crew spent yes
terday on the vessel. but as she was not pounulhs
and not leaking there was no. danger for 'he
stranded men,
Tugs of the Merritt Wrecking Company ana
lighters were sen; to the Saginaw yesterday. the
Saginaw carries light earsS Of iosWooq has S0 srH
and coffee ana It r De oNy nassenger on board
her was J. L. Hickman, travelling agent LOT '"'
She was boarded by Captain james Spragu.e and
the crew Of the Long Beach i.ife Saving st AUG,
be- of no service further i6an taxing dispatches
ashore The captain on ,he ilIeDoas Enoced Owe.
board by big wave, but h. was rescued without
The SAGINAW was built at Barrow, England, in
1888 and registers l.i29 tons she Is 80 lee' 'o"e'
Late last night she was resting easily in about
10 feet Of water and was by no means IN Jan
The l,-ion oyster schooner Emily +. Johnson,
from Baltimore for Cambridge. Mass WIN d car ~
OF oyster shells went hard aground at the ohd OF
MssnHgtor r. The Crew consisted Of Cap
iiaT COOK; John Griney. Charles Bradley and
Ernest s shs f 5pt the c Te could step
from the ship the pier, and he and four OF the
crew were not slow in doing so. The other man
climbed into the rigging, and would not come
down until the life-savers under SaWa M ,ool
him OFF in the breeches buoy.
Captain birmingham in explaining the ground o.
or5or suddenly found that close IN
shore off Galilee. We couldn't get away anu 80 We
heavy surf drove us on draegng ne hon o he
brought the END or the pier. lh' %" % ny
ship was stove in and she began TO sink. / think
we can get her off all right. 49,
Although the three-masted schooner Nandflah
Captain A NJ. Wood. from ST Thomas, West IN
molasses went shore at midnight the outer
bar three miles of Jones Inlet II was not
until Yesterday afternoon that her name was mace
out The vessel found aground by captain
John Edwards's crew Of the Short Beach Lille saw
ing station. They tried to launch their boat but
decided 1t would be unsafe 10 attempt to go out
10 the vessel. ,,,.
Word Of the accident was sent TO the Merritt
Wrecking Company in New-York. and the wreck
ing tug William r.. Chapman went to the wreck
The schooner is between TWO bars, and the Chap-
man was unable TO get close 10 her Inc crew;
consisting of tho captain and eight men relused
10 leave the vessel The crew of the Short Beacn
station succeeded boarding the Wandrian AT
neon yesterday. There was woman on the Vessei.
She is believed to. be the wife OF the captain
The crew remained at work all the afternoon try
ing TO float the vessel. The wTeckerS say that the
cargo Of the vessel will undoubtedly have 10 he
moved before she can be taken from her posiuoon
I'm the sand There is water in the hold OF the
Wandrian. which shows that she Is not leaking
The Wandrian is British schooner bulIt az
Parrsboro. Nova Scotia. in 1883. registers 81 tons
and is owned by T.. u. Wood. of ParTsboro.