Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-22

New York. January 2.-The three mast
ed schooner Nahum Chapln al Rockland.
Me. coal laden from Baltimore iot Bos-
ton. went ashore near Quosue l.. l.. at
an early hour this morning and her en-
tire crew, consisting Of nine men. were
lost in sight Of hundreds of people who
had gathered on the beach but were
powerless to render assistance.
The vessel went ashore at $3.50 a. m. At
that hour there was a thicl rain falling
ard while III was not foggy there was
mist sufficient TO make objects very in
distinct at distance of -0 yards. The
wind was blowing from the southeast at
a velocity of about thirty mixes an hour
and a surf was rolling upon the beach.
The vessel pounded for over two hours
after she first struck and the waves
drove her gradually in shore and hnaA
she went to pieces. crumbiing before thA
fury of the mighty waves as if She wcre\
an egg shell.
About six o'clock Captain Herman. Of
the Quoeue life saving STATEN assisted
by his men. brought their apparatus
from the house to a point just opposite
the wrecked vessel but when they shot
out their life line IL was too laty % Boz
of any service. The sailors. who from the
moment that one of the ua,roimou had
sighted the schooner, Were m tae rig
ging had dropped Off one by one into the
seethiug waters and soon after one Of Tho
bodies. that Of a. big sWaruy SU,ae. Was
washed ashore.
The life savers worked manfuly: their
first line fired from tho mortar teu across
the yards hut slipped away over the side
and was lost. The second landed in the
rigging but the sailors We're unable %
secure IL. and it wa- also lost A third
attempt was also Intellectual. and then
the 'crowd of villagers who gathered ou
/ the beach saw the last Of the men fdIl
from the rigging and disappear In lhs
surf. which at this time Was running un-
usually high.
The life saving crew made an attempt
to launch a. life boat but they were roe
pulsed each time by the breakers. and a'-
though the hystanders encouraged tEe
brave fellows i'm every possible manner
the hardy savers who are nctcd for their
bravery had to desist after struggling.
/ half frenzied by the appalling sight OF
/ their fellows being drowned within such
n short distance of the shore and pushed
/ the boat high upon the beach.
There were in all nine mon seen on
: The il-fated vessel --.-as------l-------
missed that the nrst body washed In was
I either that of the captain or .irst mate.
/ Three hours after She inst struck the
! schooner went 10 pieces.
I-p to- noon. when the fury OF me waves
/ bad abated somewhat uo other bodies
were sighted. There is DO doubt that an
ON board pcrished
A dispatch from Fire Island says that
the storm which struck thc L2n- lSIaid
shore yesterday afternoon was tAe se-
verest of the winter.
The principal owners of the rhooner
were Peter Mcintyre * CO.. of Boston
/ capt s. T.. Arey who comm i ua
vessel was part owner The th-
schooner. niue in number, wcr .pl'l
i'm Boston last November. The rm's ic.-
| low: $. T.. Arsy. captain. Maiden M'ss.'
| J.. A. NadGock. second mate Cambridge,
Mass: seamen John Neiber. Abort Lowe
/ r. o. Anderson Victor Strach.n. oscar
oscar. Antonio Aucyanich. The resi- -.''
/ Of the latter are not known.
Capt Arcy leaves widow and '.'''
children. residing i'm Maiden. Mate DAVIS
/ and Second Mate Maddox each ir.
wife and one child.
The cargo was valued at 3"' ih'
schooner at $1,000. Both wer. I''.ANy
! insured.