New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14
WRECKED AND DESERTED.
THE SCHOONER JANE f. ENGLEHARr
SUNK BY AN UNKNOWN STEAMER
CAPTAIN ROBINSON TELLS A NARROWING STORY
OF PRrvATIoN AND sUPFERISG-HE AND
HIS CREW LEFT BEHIND BY THE
SHIP WHICH CAUSED THE

Riverhead, Long Island. April BIN a room IN
the Long Island House here Is Captain George
Robinson. suffering from three broken ribs His
vessel is sunk Off shinnecock Hills. The wreck
occurred Tuesday night. but Captain Robinson
did not arrive here until last nix de did not
tell his full story until to-day. His vessel was the
Jane f. Englehart, OF Providence. r. l. Captain
Robinson SAYS his vessel was run down by the
steamer OLDHAM about seven miles south OF Shin
necock Captain Robinson's story. told by him
self, is as follows:
II loaded with oysters at York River Va. and
was bound for Providence. Ny first intention
to sail through Long Island Sound. but wind and
tides prevented a rapid passage. so l went out.
side intending to round the island that way We
were bound east. sailing along with the wind south
by southeast. and blowing about foresail breeze,
when all OF a sudden. shortly after midnight
and before anything could be done we we're run
down and my schooner sunk IN few minutes.
which we thought was named OLDHAM. was bound
west The vessel did not stop to ascertain the
directly on her course | had the yaw lowered
and my crew of six men got into H. and was the
scsnd 70 he yaw e and struck The sun No ss
and must have broken my ribs at that time, al
I'VE reached shore early in the morning bare
footed. without hats and almost entirely destitute
thought | was just as destitute, but upon search
that to had s IN my ana ssn Ss@ y N
haitian was informed that there was a CUSTOM
house In Southampton, SC started out 10 find IT,
sag Harbor and 10 this place / again set out on
foot and received a peir OF shoes and hat. When
/ reached Bridgehampton the pains In my chest
became so intense that / was obliged 10 q
doctor. who bandaged me up. arrived at Sag
HarbOr made a report OF the wreck and entered
protest at the Custom House. Ny intention
was told that could get a steamer al Greenport.
TO which place | went. walking and riding In farm
wagons by turns as &c save the last dollar that
I had IN "a to New London. 1 FOUND
that no boat was leaving that day "wednesday.
and az I was rapidly becoming worse decided 10
go to Freeport, where | have a sister, Jeanette
on the train found that only had 50 cents left,
and that would only carry me TO Riverhead. so
got of the train here. intending TO apply ior as
sistance. ! was without money, so asked for
He was directed 10 Usher b. Howe. the Master
Of Riyerhead Lodge. Mr.. Robinson was splitting
badly swollen from walking and he was about ex-
hausted. He was taken 10 the hotel. and DR. Jonn
II. Benjamin hastily summoned and all possible
relief given him Captain Robinson Is hfy.
five years old and was born near Patchogue. He
is member OF King solomon Lodge No. ng, Free
and Accepted Masons. OF Providence, and was
raised as a Mason in South side Lodge. Patchogue.
The Providence lodge was informed last night that
Captain Robinson was in Riverhead 49,
was only about eight and half months old She
was valued at $1,000 and was Insured Tor so1o
She lad made two trips from Baracoa, Cuha cap
tain Robinson says that he lost with the s,hooner
$500 in cash and a chronometer worth S+0, besides
all OF the clothing OF himself and the crew ana
their money One-third Of the vessel was owned
by Captain Robinson. one-third by his sister jean
nette Robinson and the other third by cousin.
The steamer which struck the schooner could not
have been the OLDHAM as she is not In port here.
The Statendam. OF the same line, arrived here on
Monday