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PERlSHED In THE WAVES
CAPTAIN, MATE AND SEAMAN OF
THE ANNIE E. RUDOLPH LOST.

Tug and Schooner Collide or Nauset
Lights, Cape Cod-Tug Was Uninjured-
Schooner Did Not Display Lights-she
Sank Shortly After Being struck-Three
of the Grew Saved.
Vineyard Haven, Mass, May 9.-The
tug Paoli, Captain Harding, brought
the news here this afternoon of the
collision with and the sinking of the
schooner Annie e. Rudolph Of Camden,
N. j., off the Nauset Lights, early this
morning, and the loss Of her skipper.
Captain Gardiner, Mate Smell and a
Norwegian seaman called Bob. The
balance Of the crew Of the Rudolph,
consisting of Steward George Brown
and a seaman named johnson, were
saved by the crew of the Paoli.
The collision between the tug and the
schooner took place about three and
one-ha1f miles southeast of the three
lights which surmount the bluffs Of
Nauset, and occurred about 3 O'Clock
this morning. The Paoli was on her
way from Boston bound for South AM
boy with the barges Braddock, Straf-
ford and Moore strung out in a long
line behind, making a tow of nearly
half a mile. The tug left Boston late
yesterday afternoon, and the bargeS,
being light, made good headway, round
ing the Cape about midnight, and under
a clear sky proceeded down the coast
toward the shoals.
Notwithstanding the clearness of the
sky, however, a dull haze hung over
the water, limiting the range of vision-
The three lights off Nauset Were seem
about O'Clock, and Captain Harding
was peering out for the two at Chat
ham, when suddenly a schooner loomed
UP dead ahead. The accounts of the
appearance Of the schooner are con-
f1icting, and it is said that she carried
no lights. Her approach, however, was
very sudden, and before the tug could
swerve from her course, hampered as
she was somewhat by the barges astern.
the two vessels came together, the prow
of the tug plunging into the schooners
side and tearing a hole into which tons
Of water rushed.
The schooner careened under the
blow of the collision, and almost befora
the crew of either vessel realized what
had occurred she plunged downward
into the depths Of the ocean. The
crew of the tug were Mortified at the
sudden disappearance Of the schooner.
1t was but a moments time for her to
back water, and dropping her three
barges the tug put back to the place
where it was thought the schooner had
sunk. After a few minutes search
| Steward Brown was picked up and
then Johnson was hauled out of the
| water Somewhere about fifty feet be-
meath the waves was the skipper, his
mate and the other unfortunte mariner
carried down by the final plunge Of
| their craft
| AS soon as the steward recovered suf-
| ficiently it was learned that the un-
| fortunate schooner was the Annie q.
Rudolph from Camden, N. j., was al
load of iron water pipe for the Boston
Water works. The very weight Of this
cargo at once accounted for the sud-
den plunge Of the vessel and probably
for the carrying down of the three mem
so that the escape of Brown and his
companion from being caught was
miraculous
| Brown stated to Captain Harding of
the Paoli that the Rudolph left Cam
den last week and after an uneventfu1
run from the Delaware capes passed up
into Vineyard Sound early Saturday
morning and last night she passed
through Slue and made the Chatham
lights. Just how the accident occur
red, however, the steward was unabla
to state. Whether the lights were lit
or not he could not say All that he
remembers was deafening crash and
then he found himself In the water.
| The Paoli remained at the scene OF
| the wreck some hours in the hope OF
picking up the bodies Of Captain Card
ner and his two companions, but noth-
ing was seen of them. All that marked
the scene Of the awful tragedy were the
masts of the Rudolph just sticking up
through the waves. The Paoli picked
up her barges and started on her way,
arriving here about noon to-day. She
will proceed to her destination tonight.
The Rudolph was a Camden built
boat being launched in 1884, She was
116 feet long, % feet beam and feet in
depth.
The Paoli, which is an iron built tugs
was uninjured in the collision.