The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-26
FOUNDERS AT SEA
FATE OF THE FILIBUSTERING SHIP
TILLLE IN SUNDAYS GALE.


vessel-Rescue Work by Crew of the
Governor Ames-Forty Tons of Dynamite
and Three Dynamite Guns Lost.
Providence Jan. 25.-The small two
masted fllibustering schooner Tillie Of
New York was abandoned at sea last
Sunday afternoon. Nineteen Of those
on board of her were saved in the midst
of terrible storm by the schooner Gov
ernor Ames, but four men could not be
taken off and went down with the ves-
sci. Forty tons of dynamite, three dy-
Mantle guns and considerable guam
tity of ammunition. undoubtedly in
tended for the warning Cubans, were on
board the Tillie when she sank The
Governor Ames arrived from Newport
News to-day and was docked at once.
On board were the nineteen men res
cued from the Tillie Ten of them were
Cubans and the remainder were the
officers and crew of the abandoned
SlGdlIGI dIlQ lilG ldAlOQS SdPldlh ouSh
O'Brien, who had charge of the expedi-
tion, it is supposed, Captain Waldemar
of the Governor Ames says that last
Sunday afternoon about o'clock while
twenty-eight miles south by west of
Shinnecock he sighted a small two
masted steamer flying her colors Union
down a. a signal of distress. He steer
ed toward the steamer, and, watching
her through the glass, he saw that she
was deep in the water and laboring
heavily. Soon afterwards he was near
enough to make out two boats filled
with men just astern of the distressed
craft.
The wind was blowing forty miles an
hour and the sea was fierce. The waves
were breaking clear across the Ames
amidships, and Captain Waldemar had
his hands full to manage his great ship.
However, the Ames' course was chang
ed to bring her as close to the steamer
as possible, and when within mile of
her the five-master was hove-to. The
boat-loads from the. laundering ship
managed to work their way toward the
Ames. Lines were thrown to the boats
and these were seized by the men, who
jumped overheard and in that fashion
were hauled aboard by the crew Of the
Ames, one at time. Eleven men final
ly stood safe on the Ames' quarter
a rosJ Iot ;n1,t i,,-
cluding Captain Berry, We're still aboard
the Tillie.
Captain Waldenlar called for volun-
teers, and Second Mate Noctor and Sea-
men George Green, Peter Nelson, Frank
B. Bronz and Charles Lindquist stepped
forward They struggled to the Titles
largest boat and put off to the Tillie,
taking off Captain Berry and three 9TH
ers The four poor fellows left aboard
were promised that they should be saw
ed as quick as the boat could return to
them. The trip back to the Ames was
| a hard struggle Darkness began to
lower, and as the Ames five brave vol
unteers were exhausted it would have
been useless to have tried to make an
| other trip. All hands realized that the
| four poor fellows on the Tillie were
doomed and that there was no help for
them. Reluctantly Captain Waldemar
put the vessel on her course again. She
entered the bay Monday and was towed
up this morning.
| Areporter interviewed Captain George
Berry, master of the Tillie, who waived
| the question of filibustering and said the
Tillie was purchased two months ago
| by McAllster Brothers of New York.
| and was fitted for carrying cattle and
| freight. He took in cargo Of soft
! coal and cased provisions last week in
New York and sailed on Wednesday,
bound for Tampa, Fla He said that
after discharging the coal at Tampa he
understood that the vessel was to COM
mence carrying cattle from Tampa to
Havana for the Spanish government
Leaving New York he proceeded to
Montauk Point. where on Saturday ff-
| teen Cubans joined the vessel. He took
them merely as passengers from Tam
pa. The Tillie put to sea at once. Sat-
urday night she began to leak in the
shaft alley around the stuffing box. At
| the time the trouble began the vessel
was fifty miles to the east of Barnegat
and forty-three miles from the nearest
land. The steam pumps soon became
choked and Captain Barry headed the
vessel for the Long Island shore. Twice
Captain Barry sighted two vessels but
they were too far away to see the Sig
nal of distress At last the fires were
drowned out and all hands gave up the
last hope of reaching shore. The two
boats were lowered and as any men as
they would hold fell into them and
swung astern of the foundering steamer
! holding to her liness in order not to de-
sert their shipmates for whom there
was no room in the boats. Just after
this move Captain Barry sighted the
topmasts of vessel, which he instant
ly knew must be the Governor Ames.
The rest of the story of rescue has been
told as Captain Waldemar gave it.
Upon arriving at Providence to-day
| Captain Jack O'Brien was not in evil
dence. The names of the officers and
crew of the Tfllie are as follows: Mas
ter, George w. Berry; first officer, L.
Lindquist; first engineer, William H.
Mears; second engineer, Charles Mel
son; seamen, Hugh Connolly. C. Ander-
son; firemen, Hugh McGill, A. H. Fitz-
patrick. The remainder of the party s
names are given as follows: ]. D.
White (supposed to be Jack O'Brien).
DIR. Garcia Victa, Fernando Trader,