The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-04
THE HENRY MAY LOST.
Portland Schooner Cspsized by Ter
rible Seas.
CREW RESCUED AFTER FEARFUL
NIGHT ON THE WRECK.
Lost Craft the Property of the Berlin Mills
Company of This City-Her Hull May
Be Worth saving-Capt. Perry's Story.

Lost Craft the Property OF the Berlin Mills
Company of This City-Her Hull May
BE Worth saving-Capt. Perry's Story.
Atlantic City, n j., October 3.-The
crew OF the schooner wrecked off Long
port last night were rescued today and
landed on the beach at Ocean City.
The luokless craft was the Henry May,
Capt. W. o. Perry. from Portland, Me-,
with cargo of railroad ties.
For over "A hourssthe captain and his
five mon faced death. The story of their
dread experience was told by Capt. Perry
after food and warmth bad restored him.
The vessel ran into the violent gale
which ragged along the coast. Friday night
when off Barnegat.
She was headed for Delaware break
water, but the storm grew In fury and
the vessel sprung aleak. All hands were
called to the pumps, but they were feeble
against the roaring waters. Head on the
weakening ship drove crazily before the
storm when crash sounded above the
screaming of wind and waves, and the
painting Jnariners knew that the sails had
gone. A moment later the ship swirled
i in tremendous sea and capsized. This
was of Longport. Meanwhile she was
sighted from shore but the task of res
cue then was hopeless. 1t was clear that
no boat could brave the sea for more
than few minutes. The Ocean City life
crew determined to try and the Pecks
Beach crew turned into help. The life
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ateiy huge wave broke over her and
flung her angrily back upon the sands.
Again and again was the attempt made
only to meet with the same rebuff. Event
ually the futility of the work was recog
niZed and the would-be rescuers were
despairingly compelled to abandon 1t
The news of the wreck had spread and
the beach was thronged with persons
helplessly gazing at the tossing hull. She
drif5ed slowly down the coast, her anchor
chains dragging and wave after wave
breaking over her. When she oapsized a
thrill of horror went over the onlookers,
but a Iuoment later the forms of the
sailors were seen clinging to the plung-
ing hull.
Capt. Berry tried to give some notion
of what they felt as they watched the fail
ina attempts at rescue.
| Death loomed before them, but they
prayed that it might be balked. Night
fell like pail. With the cold benumbing
| their every faculties and exhaustion
creeping over them, they cIung to the
spars with the desperate love of life
known only to those who have faced
death. Thus the awful night passed.
With the welcome sunlight came lull
in the storm and they knew their pray
ers had been heard. At the first streak
of light the weary watchers on shore
put out a boat, safely reached the wreck
and carried the weakened seanen back to
earth. There was a burst of joy when
the gallant boat crunched against the
sands and the storm bound sailors were
tenderly lifted out. Women hugged the
life-savers, men danced madly about and
cheer went up louder than the break
ing waves. Then all were fed and
warmed.
Capt. Perry says this is his last trip to
sea. He thinks the hull of the schooner
is worth saving. She was owned by the
Berlin Mills Company of Portland.