New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-26

edge exceeds that OF John Bergman In eonnso
ton with the Tacoma disaster Of 1892. The Ia
coma was a new iron steamer plying between ,
points along the Pacific Coast, and was wrecked
in hurricane, her hull breaking clear in two 3,
Her crew and passengers congregated on the
forward part of the wreck and IT was In that
critical situation they were found by the lire
saving crew Bergman attempted TO launch
again and again squarely in the face OF me
raging tempest but each time UNNECESSARILY
until at last the boat was stove In. Nothihg
daunted, he procured the next day hsnermahs
boat and though failing in several enor" I"
launch. during one Of which the boat capsnea
severely injuring one of his men, he at last put
off to the fast breaking hull and succeeded
rescung twenty Of those on board. The follow
ing day the steamer weakened under the strain
and went to pieces, all on board perishlng De-
fore he could complete his work. lie sun re-
NAMED on the beach until after the storm had
subsidized collecting the dead to give them decent
burial.
The terrific storm OF last November brought
forth much heroic action on the part OF the
heavily taxed life saving crews, and indeed
there was plenty of chance for IT, In the men,
DRY of the oldest and most garrulous inhabitants
and they frequently possess most elastic mem
ories-no such storm had ever visited the Mas
sachusetts coast Large vessels like the PorF
land, OF sad memory, that were built TO Win
stand the toughest weather, were tossed about
like dust before the whirlwind the coast line
even was changed new bays and inlets appear
ing and (, miliar features vanishing, and an
immeasurabe amount of damage was done 10
shipping and shipping ports
ProVincetown Harbor had always been con-
sidered one of the safest refugees for belatei
ships on the New En gland Coast, but on the
night of November ~ nothing could resist the
horrible hurr ,ane that blew eighty miles annoU
across the water Every vessel in the harbG
was torn from her moorings. many were throw
on the beach, where their crews escaped In safe
ty; one was landed high and dry almost nile
inland, but another the Jordan l.. Mott fouh'
dered and sunk before she could be beached and
all on board were obliged to Chamber into the rig
ging. which was not submerged. As soon as the
wreck was discovered at the station the crew
made an effort to launch the surfhoat but m'
wind would raise ii and hurl il inland IKE .
dry leaf it was all they could DO 10 hold !"
the ground, much less get il into Tho water oeS
ing the futilty Of trying TO put 10 sea WIN Wv
gale before them, they gradually worked aroun'
to leeward, constantly and always uhsu'''
fully essaying a launch, until they gained y
stion almost opposite from that whence wv
had set out. Here they determined al al no
ards to make for the wreck. and with the
of some fishermen they double manned 'he
which were constantly blown from the odX
and after three mighty efforts hn'iy go
boat well upon the water. After taxing NV -,
numbed crew from the rigging OF ue SUI
schooner they beat about for hours before
and suitable place FOR landing could De - -.
thus making it fully ten hours. under ule IA
est stress OF physical exeruon' thAt ue'
been without refreshment A.
Gold medals were recently a"arue' I'm
vtu Cleveland. Isaac Norton hof''H