The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-27
STEAMER NAHUM CHAP|N WRECKED
NINE LIVES LOST.
The Members 81 the Grew . Were Seen
"6lfnging to the Rigging. 'f.,o

Tho stlioohdr Sah1m chapih. iofRoeRland
Me-. wefft ashore near Quogua, l.. J., Thurs
day MORNING All lands are reported, lost
riQucpuh IL situated about. 35JpiIcs ,cast OF
Fire Island, and tits the first point whe re
iho ocean touches the main innd Beyond tho
griiat South bay. 'fif Wv,
4 The schooneT, ,wene ashore at 4,30 n m.
puogc life snving stations report that six
men were SEEN ciingfng Go the foremost rig
ging and tiafec ptlers.on tho iibbpom. AS
the vessel went to pieces ull Hands were ear-
rf1d Eto tho sen and presumably were
drowpGh- Owing 10 the heavy surf and the
stronk Wind the crew verb Unable To lnunch
the lifo boat 10 render asslAtaucc. The name
~ The. schooner was learned from pjeceB of
wreckago which were washed Upon the
beach. fNr
:, A dispatch from Fire island s9ys thss tho
storm which struck the Long Island shore
Wednesday, afternoon was this severest OF tho
winter Tie Schooner Nahum Chapln was
fret seen on the outer bar about O'Clock by
n pntrolRnn from Quogue life saving station.
About O'Clock the vessel began TO break up,
parts OF her coming ashore, and in less than
four hours from the time she struck ahe went
to pieces, tho masts falling into tho sea, car
rytDg the crew who were clinglng TO them
along. The life saving crow patfollcd the
beach looking for dead bodlesand up tonUon
had found two, whi1h came ashore near
whetc the vessel stranded. Tho bodies were
taken 10 tile life saving elstiOn.
fhc principal owners 81 the schooner were
Peter Mclntyre & Co., cf Boston. Capt $.
u. Arcy, who commanded tho vcssol. was
part owner The crew OF the schooner, nino
In number. were shipped In Boston Inst. No
yember. Tho names follow: &. Il. Arey,
captain, Maiden. Mass A. Il. Davis, prst
mato Maiden. Mass. II. A. Maddox, second
mate, Cambridge, Mass; Scnmta John
Neiber, Albert Lowe. II, Q. Anderson, Victor
Strachen. Oscar Oscar, Antonio Alcyqnich.
The residences Of tho latter arc not known.
capt Arcy leaves = widow and three
children, residing in Maiden. Mate Davis
and Second Mate Maddook each leave wife
and one child.
The cargo was valued at So, 400. the
schooner nt $4,000. Roth were partially In
sufed.
A bottle was picked up on Bopih beach.
2lst which contained message stating that
tho bark Ladrus had founderc1 at sea on
January 10.
The message was writtcn on several small
sheets OF paper and was signed by Captain
Gonzales. II was a log OF the vessel from
the time she left port until sho foundered.
According to the message the Ladrus left
Boston, January in command OF Captain
Gonzales and manned by a crow OF i2 men.
On January IL the vessel sprang leak, but
the carpenter managed to partially stop tho
influx Of water. On January "a, however,
tho water began to pour Into the hold in
, great volume.
! Tho pumps wero manned and tho mon
worked day aud night, but at noon on Jan
uaty 10 II was apparent that the vessel was
doomed. The captain and the crew then
took 70 the boats. and hardly got clear OF the
vessel when abe went down.
1--WE have little food and water and must
perish unless soon picked up"
IL is believed by seamen that tho bark went
down during tho gale prevailing off tho
Florida coast last week. The fear is also OK
pressed that the boat with tho crew were
swampCd In the same gale