The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
STEINER HlHUM CHAPLIN WRECKED
NINE LIVES LOST.
The Members Of the Crew Were Seen
Clinging to the Rigging.

Thu schooner Nahum Chaplin. OF Rocklnnd
Me-. went ashore near Quogue. l.. l., Thurs
day morning. All hands are reported lost.
Quogue is situated about IS miles east OF
Fire Island, and it is the first pOint where
the ocean touches the main land beyond the
great South bay.
The schooner went ashore at 4:30 "A. II.
Quoge life saving stations report Eat six
men were seen c,inging 10 the foremost rig
Cing and three others on the jibbOom. As
the vessel went 10 pieces all hands were cCr.
ried into the sea and presumably were
drowned. Owing TO the heavy surf and the
strong wind the crew were unable 10 launch
the life boat to render assistance. Thu name
OF the schooner was learned from pieces OF
wreckage which were washed upon he
beach.
A dispatch from Fire Island says that the
storm which struck the Long Island shore
Wednesday afternoon Was The severest Of the
winter. The schooner Nahum Chaplin was
first seen on the outer bar about 4 O'Clock 10y
a patrolman from Quogue life saving station.
About 3 o'clock the vessel began to break up,
parts of her coming ashore, and in less than
four hours from the time she struck she went
to pieces, the masts failing into the sea, car
rying the crew who were clinging to them
along. The life saving crew patrOlled the
beach looking for dead bodies and up IL noon
had found two, which came ashore near
where the vessel stranded. The bodies were
taken 20 the life saving station.
The principal owners Of the schooner were
Peter Mcintyre & Co., OF Boston. Capt. s.
Y. Arey, who commanded the vessel. was Il
part owner. Tbc crew of tn schooner. nine
in number. were shipped in Boston last No
yemher. the names follow; $. L. Arey,
captain, Maiden. Mass; 4. f.. Davis, first
mate: Maiden, Mass. l.. A. Maddox, second
mate, Cambridge, Mass; S"amoa John
Neiber, Albert Lowe. Il, o. Anderson, Victor
Strachen. Oscar Oscar, Antonio Aucyanich.
The residences OF the after are not known.
Capt. Arey leaves Il widow and three
children, residing In Malden Mate Davis
and Second Maze Maddox each leave u wife
and one child.
The cargo was valued at So, 400, tho
schooner ut $4,000. Both were partially in
suIel.
A bottle was picked up on South beach.
seven miles below s.. Augustine. Fla, on the
2lst. which contained II message stating that
the bark IAdrus had founderGd at sea ON
January Is.
Thu message was written on several small
sheets o. paper and was signed by Captain
Gonzalez. IL was a log of the vessel from
the time she lett port until she founderei.
According 10 the message the Ladrus left
Boston, January . In command of Captain
Gonzales aud manned 10y II crew Of IL men.
On January IL the vessel sprang a leak, but
the car pcutur managed TO partial y stop the
influx Of water. On January IA, however,
tho water began to pour into the hold In
great volume.
The pumps were manned md the men
worked day aud might, but at moo on Jan
nary 10 1t was apparent that the vessel WAS
doomed. The captain and tho crew then
took to the boats, and hardly got clear Of the
vessel when she went down.
W have little food aud water and must
perish unless soon PICKED up"
1t Is believed 10y scamcn tnat the bark went
down during the rale, prevailing Of the
Florida coast last week. The fear Is also ex-
pressed that the boat Nth lie crew were
swanpcd IN the same gale. F"1