The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-30
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the north and east shores OF Long Is
land. An unknown three-masted schooner
is ashore on Oldfield's reef with two nlasts
gone. Another schooner, Observer, is
ashore at Port jefferson and is a total
wreck The schooner Olive Leaf was also
wrecked. and viii prove a total loss. OAR
Iing's wharf was badly damaged
The schooner Everett, with cargo of
brick, foundered off Shelter island last
night and the crew had a narrow escape
from drowning.
The schooner Reganet was wrecked OF
Long Beach light. The crew, after suffer
/ ing from exposure and want of food for
s. hours, were finally rescued in an ex-
hausted condition. The men lost all their
personal effects.
Three sloops are sunk at Orient
Captain Chandler, of the Sea King, re-
ports the loss of the barge w E. Stet-
son. which went ashore off Minor Hill,
/ L. L on account of the stiff gale Cap
/ tain Chandler could render no assistance.
| It is not believed, however, that any of
/ the crew of the T. W. Stetson were lost.
SEVEN MEN RESCUED.
Captain S. S. Hewitt and seven men
were rescued from the schooner ID. X.
| Baker, which was abandoned In q sinking
condition, and were brought ashore to-
night. The schooner sailed from Charles
ton. S. c., November -. with lumber The
| schooner sprung a leak. became water
lodged and at II a. m. on Sunday turned
on her beam ends. All hands climbed on
the side Of the hull and after 80 minutes
the mizzen mast broke off close to the
deck. The vessel then righted again, az
ter the deck load of lumber was washed
off. All hands returned 70 the deck again.
Everything has been washed off and all
the food and fresh water and the small
boats lost. The vessel was then 20 miles
south of Sandy Hook on Monday. It
4:30 p. m. the steamer Falka, from Phila-
dephia, for Limrock, came alongside and
took off all hands and transferred them to
the pilot boat Herman Oelricchs, and they
were again transferred to the tug Scan
dInavian and brought to this city.
RESCUED CAPTAIN AND CREW.
The steamer Herman Winters. Of the
Metropolitan line, arrived today with the
captain and crew Of the Gloucester fish
ing schooner, Dyer, which foundered of
the Cape Cod coast in the Sunday gale.
When sighted by the Winters the Dyer
was in desperate straights. tossing about
on her beam ends, and everything hav-
ing gone by the board. The captain and
his crew Of l men were dashed TO the
deck. The rescue was accomplished only
with great difficulty and through large
sacrifcec and risk by the Winters men.
At the last moment the small boats were
all swamped and the men were pulled out
Of the water with life lines one of the
Winters men. himself almost overcome.
refused to come out of the water unless
he fastened line about the body Of a
drowning sailor.
SCHOONER'S CREW TAKEN OFF.
Philadelphia. Nov. @a.-The British
steamer Mackinaw. Captain Stone. which
passed in the Delaware breakwater at .
o'clock this morning. signaned thai she
had the crew OF a wrecked schooner on
BOARD. Later the captain of the Mack
iBaw reported 10 the maritime exchange
representative at Ree6y Island station
shat he had on board the crew Of six men
Of the schooner Maynard Sumner. from
Salem. FOR New York. They were rescued
= miles southeast of Montauk Point yes
terday morning. the vessel being aban-
doned IN a sinking condition. l. is prob
able she has gone 10 the bottom by this
time.
STRANDED on THE LAKE SHORE
Chaplevoix. Mich. Nov. 2a-The wreck
ing tugs Protector and Sweepstakes re-
turned here today from the wreck OF the
steamer II. ". Shelley. on North Fox Is
land. The stranded steamer was badly
broken up II the gale Of Sunday night
and has been abandoned rs a total wreck
The crew of the S-5iey came n N the
Sweepstakes. The cargo OF the lost steam
er consisted of 700p0 bushels e corn.
which was insured for S252Q9. The vessel
was insured Tor S-0olo
DETROIT WRECKED NEAR JUNEAU
Seattle. Wash. Nov. 29.-Ths steamer
Cottage City. from Alaska. brings news
Of the wreck OF the steamer Detroit on
Shelter Island. Her crew AMI passen-
gers, numbering =. We're saved. The De-
,rol- ran between Juneau and DaSnes'
Mission While making her regular run
last Thanksgiving DAY she struck a reef
on shelter Island. Tle weather was ter
fio.} jH3cN ard heavy sn5wStorm vas
raAinE The rock tore great .to.es n her
--a acr engines pounded themselves 10
r'eees eu8eavoC.ag 70 dag bier from hsr
fees-oouud position. Tae wafer pours ]
through and had e nor been fer The tight
ness N-lA Watcl SHE IVES hefl bv the
p. rs she Woufd have gone G3.en. drown
ZIG aa oa board Tra n8-s-nse-s ana
crew were landed pa ~ si-er Island. svhrr-
Slef are uoare- W--h S-frctiF amy vro-
VISIONS uoder ,4-1s-t-ias. TIE pugser
ana tNo seaaieu wsut 20 Junaaa ,n =
sfaau BOAT Yer relief. aVrtrir1g taare sust
before The Cottase Ci- Jeff They say
ne survivors are 81 q crsa,1l c.esGirion.
lowering trauud fte saa "a He.l- foo6
\ steamer has some 10 ,a- rzseae wa re-
let