Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-03
ATLANTIC COUNTY VESSELS
They were Badly Damaged In the
big Storm.

Dig Storm
To the PRESS,
Pleasantville, N. J.
The recent great storm was q record
breaker for the loss of vessel property by
citizens of Atlantic County. The
Schooner Elizabeth S. Lee en- route from
Philadelphia for Gloucester Mass. loaded
with 722 tons of coal encountered the
gale at the Breakwater where she
sprang leak. The tugs Campania and
Pioneer tried to save her but were
unable to do so and the vessel went
ashore on Cape Henlopen where her
destruction was so complete that al
though her sails were nearly all new ones
yet what was saved of them together
with the rigging only brought when
sold at auction eight dollars. The boat
in which the crew barely escaped to the
shore leaving their clothes behind them
brought twelve dollars. The Elizabeth
S. Lee was built in 1875 at Mays Land
ing, N. j. by Samuel Gaskill for Capt.
John s. Lee, of Scullville, N. j. who has
looked after the vessels interest for such
long time, that he had grown to have
fatheriy love for her, and it was with
sad heart that he saw her being wash
ed to pieces. Besides Capt. John s. Lee,
who owned * the other Atlantic County
owners were Samuel Gaskill 1921,
Nicholas Gaskill 1-22 of Mays Landing,
Il. B. Champion 1872, Japhet Champion
1872, Joseph Scull, 3 80 of Scullyille, and
Richard Doughty 1872 of Absecon. The
vessel was valued at $4,000. The
insurance on her amounted to s., $50, 90.
The two masted Schooner Sarah Jane
Vaughn of 21646 gross tons register,
built at Mays Landing, in 1862 also
became a total loss within sight of the
'Lee," but unlike that vessel her cargo
of lumber and part Of her rigging can
be saved. Charles G. Endicott, of Jersey
City, N. J. was her controlling owner
and her Atlantic County owners were !:
Lucian Corson / 80, Samuel Gaskill l. 80,
John Clark 1872, James Clark 1-16,
Maria G. Clark JIG, Mrs. Emeline B.
Thompson 1872, and Daniel Clifford 1872
at $300000. There was no insurance
on the vessel.
The two masted Schooner L. A. Rose,
of 145 42 gross tons register, VIM. B.
Rose of Iinwood, N. j. master while in
route from Virginia to New York loaded
with cord wood became a total loss off
Assoteague. She was built on the Cedar
Swamp Creek in 1868 and the following
persons were her Atlantic County
owners William B. Rose 5 80, Gilbert
M. Vansant 80, John Vansant BIG,
w. q. Rose 1872, II. Il. Vansant 1-16,
Louisa A. Rose 1872, Richard Doughty
1872, Somers S. Lake 1-421, and Charles
III. Steelman 1872. The vessel was
valued at 100000, and no insurance on
her.
The Barkentine "Jennie Sweeney"
Capt. S. S. Hudson of Mays Landing, N.
J. which while in route to Fernandine
passed through the great North East
storm of September that destroyed SO
many vessels south of Hateras, put into
the Delaware Break Saturday in
leaking condition and with the crew
almost exhausted from continuous work
at the pumps. The vessel sailed from
Fernandiue, Fla, October II for Boston
and encountered gale after gale in quick
succession for fifteen days. during which
it was necessary to keep the pumps
going continuously. The decks were
repeatedly swept by heavy seas, and the
cabin was flooded three times. Most of
the sails were either torn or blown away.
A steam pump will be put on board and
the Vessel will be towed to her destina-
ton. Besides Capt. Hudson several
other Mays Landing parties have an
interest in the Sweeney also Japhet
Champion and Joseph Scull of Scullville
each own one thirty second of the
vessel.
The three masted Schooner Emma L.
Cottingham, Capt. james B. Steelman,
recently stranded down East but was
successfully pulled into deep water.
The recent hurricane however blew her
into such shallow water that the tugs
pulling at her were compelled to use
longer hawser than ever was used
before. At the present writing the vessel
is still aground. Her Atlantic County
owners are: James B. Steelman, John
B. Steelman. Marietta Steelman, Deres-
tus B. Steelman, Sarah A. Steelman,
Rebecca A. Smith, Richard Adams,
Charles H. Steelman, Thomas Naylor,
doseph Scull and Shepherd s. Hudson.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES SCULL.