The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-25
SAVED ALL AND THE CAT
Skipper and His Wife and Crew Picked OF
the Newton.

skipper and His Wife and Crew Picked OF
| the Newton.
Capt. George W. Heath. his wife, seven sea-
| men and the black cat OF the three m asted
| American schooner Newton got here YESTERDAY
| from st. Thomas aboard the steams hi N adiana.
| The cat accompanied the kipper and Mrs. Heath
to the Stevens House. Being a sea-bon cat,
1t missed the rolling motion OF life on the
ocean wave and appeared not to enjoy exist
ence ashore. 1t may be many months before
IL will have a chance to try its sea legs agan l.
as Mrs. Heath prefers to encounter the rest Of
| the cyclones OF this life among the chimney
pots. much feared in gale by folks who follow
the deep for a living. or course. the cat may
get chance to go-with its mistrsss-aboard a
steamship or even a catboat down East: but
1t Is probable thatk will be forevsrmore mere
longshore cat.
The reason Mrs. Heath has decided to stay
on land Is because she has Just recovered from
once ths Yankee bark white Cloud; abandonsd
ssy 80 ssp pss 13 . h r0 ysr R 81 hs
,scape as the skipper and his wife told it, while
the b baek sat- ll't sasd uo * from
Island. In the Gulf OF Mexico. with a cargo Of
yellow pine lumber piled high on deck. for San
In Porto Rico to rebuild the towns wrecked by
the great hurricane and the skipper thought he
dollars. He yiidn't know there was another
hurricane ersvpe on his course; It struck
westerly sea and then shifted to east Northeast
The skipper headed into the blast under a
beam. and he shipped many wave -crssts.
About / o'clock. on the night OF Sept. 8. tho
her nose far pnd or towering eomber. p she
forward. Thereafter shs rolled helpessly IN
The Shippers wife. in obedience to his COM
mand Leven wives have to obey aboard ship.
a line about her waist, ready 70 Chamber. with
the help Of Capt. Heath and his men. UP the
ssod sSs e on ends of .unn
The cat got on a high shelf in the cabin In
sea sea cat i jumped of, it; perch and swan 10
The eulo%t no. hopeful sssm back
and walled for ,hs clouds [ :, t9 r9l! By
thu o ss
water and all hands had nothing to eat or
drink for tweenty-four hours. Everybody was
just after daylight on Sunday. Sept. 10. the
by the blast, The crew cut the weather shrouds
away and the masts snapped and fell over the
The ship riRhted as a comber roared athwart
second Mate Webster and seaman Andrew
and held on until their shipmates threw them
lines and hauled them aboard.
The cabin in the after house was now almost
submerged. the shin being far down by the |
the house forward. The skipper and the mate
helped her. They were swept Off their feet |
once. but scrambled up and got to safety. The |
cat SWAN 1t and was received cordially by itS
y Then the wrath OF the seas began to subslde |
and all hands realized that they were thirsty |
and hungry. They found ten pounds OF bis |
cult. few oAns OF meat and. In the boiler OF |
tho donkey engine, some water, oily and dis |
board was fastened 10 the forward house |
and on this the American ensign was nailed |
union down. That was tho day signal OF dis |
tress; No sail or smoke was sighted until 10 |
p. NJ; on Wednesday. Sept, IS. when sea- |
yapor from steamships funnel. Later. the |
lights OF the Quebec Company's steamship |
FontabellO showed clear.
Then there was a commotion on the wreck.
wood. one end OF which was wrapped with rags |
and waste soaked In turpentine. got on the for |
ward house. He lit the torch and began waving |
1t. The skipper thought tho Fontabe |
merely wanted to warn the steamship to keep |
out Of the schooner's way. SO he lit a big nre |
on the forward deck; He also set the fog horn |
going and got out his rifle and began nrirg,
that something was really the matter
the wreck. The sea was smooth and he |
had no trouble getting all hands. including the |
cat. aboard the steamship He landed them at |
St Thomas, whence they sailed for New York |
on the Madiana.
The Newton was a double decker, measured |
400 tons and was built at East BoAton In 1874. |
John S. Emery 4 Co; Of Boston were her chief |
owners. Capt. Heath had an interest in her.