The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
WRECK OF TIE HATTIE S.
4 UELL-.iPpOTNTED MARINE DISAS-
TER Or CONEI ISLAND.


Advice OF the Crowd Along Shorc-Tho
| Casual Hcro-profanity of the skipper
| Testimonial to the Cook-A Domestic
| Problem for Young Married Man.
Sailing a boat is like running q newspaper in
! one particular. Tho man docs not exist who
| Is not capable OF giving advice ON the subject.
| That made it particularly interesting to tho
| skipper and all hands aboard the Hattie ).
| when she Piled herself up on the ConCy Island
sands near Sea Cato early Sunday afternoon.
| Tho spectators who crowded tho beach wero
| all experts and their advice was Just as good as
| If the shipwreckcd mariners had been able to
hear IT against the stifr breeze perhaps on that
account rather better. Anyway. 1t was most
considerably appointed marine disaster. Ib
| was so timed as To- mako it possible for ali the
| shipwrcrkcd mariDcrs to have the wet dried
! out OF their outer coverings and all tho dry
| wet out of their inner arrangements and still
| have time to get home To- early dinner.
1t was not long after meridian altitude tide
| strong. with about two hours moro flood TO
| make. wind fresh from wcst-southwest. aud
| the sloop Hattie $. had a fishing party aboard
| with nm ample provision Of Swiss cheese also
| ono portion Of Iimburg"r Thoro were six
fishermen. boy who was lame, also the cook.
| Likewise there was the skipper of the Hattie
| &: also the crew. which h. was. Tho Hattie
| s. was standing out along the Concy Island
| coast in tn" hope Of reaching jamaica Bay in
| time 10 do some fishing. Those interesting
| preliminary items were learned from tho SUR
| vvore-thcy were all survivors. all but the
| Captain. who refused to 10 a survivor. and
| when last heard was sticking ly his ship. cons
vulsivcly hlaspheming
| TIL" crowd along shrr" first began to see that
| disaster was imminent when tho boat was
| abreast Of Sea Gate. Then the dmghry went
| adrift. and tho Hattie s. started to pick it
w. OF tn" experts on the beach some said
| ION. what n pretty ship!" Others said see
thar schooner coming right for u.s." The more
sapicnt looked scn.doggish and said: If
were sailing that cutter I'd shak" out that reef
| in this light breeze" Despite this variety OF
| opinion tho Haiti" :. remained n plain ordi-
| nary soup. Tho effort TO reclaim the dnghry
| brought Tho soop into the tangIe of posts and
clUhoslincs which mark out III" claims Of the
various locator+ OF bathing privilege honanzas.
| With all this rope wound about her the Hattie
| y. took the ground fairly within the breakers.
| Naturally she felt the sea. and she showed It,
| For all the world it reminds me of an old
| bay horse | usea to have" This was from an
| old woman who was manfesty not Now
Yorker. when you'd hitch him up to plough
| hc'd rear first on one end and then on t'other.
| hut he never walercd like That ships wallerin'
| this very minute. 1t looks mighty rcsky and
| 40 guess rs uncomfortable unless the sailors
| do get used to almost anything"
| There whS n tragic tone in another voice
! which calculated. My God Must these men
| drown before our very eyes? ?" Her companion
was heard to explain something about the mig
Cnrdly policy OF tho ADMINISTRATION which
ber,as thought were not quite as inconvenient
| 70 drown hen lat any other time. The usual
hero ran down the beach and forced his way
| through the crowd At the edge of the ocean
he nusd of his Is. shoes ana ss9sknS. rolled his
rescue Of tho imprriicl mariners. When he
i nnf Tnnsd as iar as IL the Of his
shouted advice against tho onshorc wind until
an extra, wave wet him to the arm pits and
the cue TO the gathering crowd. They came
out strong ON advice, which started with port
and cndrd with explicit sailing drcctions
a puiet Sunhurned man stood at one side
line as though h. Knew how to use it if il w"rS
| needed. Just hear them sheep" he said.
aboar ana n h9 that has
Gc.a9't max" out whnts being yelled at them:
though The sh"ntod advice wcr" heard and b ".
Ing n nrt"d on tor y avery short srace sails were
was being rapidly unrove.
+, That brought the captain to prompt action.
hE paf and 5"n sw hc mr. az
s shnrdiing risG'9G it nmyHT3y touches that
af r s Was seen VIII the tc IN lis hami
making remarks to his passengers. all ship
WHAT ad man M n aheI his his nnk %Sa
was prolancIy nautical as il dritri sh"r"ward
| on the hr"rH"; 4 was NOR" his manner than
Eo s SHraf ali the the W1ra ike ras m
thr Iui%t m1n Win m" hnaymg Iin" T.,
ssiamher;A back aboard oni went into lie
| lame boy and wadei ashore with his burden.
When they got into shallow water, and took
| was the cook, who was -,rn at the bow making
hims"l'a ~ small rs ros-ib" under a fold Of sal
| "a tI.,
order. At once nee i was dccii"i that tho cox
must l." rescued; he was entirely too good a
nshipE psrry and a whole Library Of Congress
for the cook, a" very one %ill testify who
undcrahc ~ max" the chowtrr for the ordi-
nary lls9,nS I'nr,v
guagc. A. soon q rhcy lad all rescued them
them to prevent their catching cold. which OF
c9 60. miEht hay: 7er;t""s I"nSrIp"pr"s. ono
haps he know something 81 tho contents OF
tn" nycraC" Sunday flask at Coucy Island, He
ho had some IT that swiss cheese they Ind On
H"Grd iS or sysn E3m" Of thn dmburEcr if any
kM"ty prTsm L,d Th h was VIM, to d9 With
t.hH fishing ground, had been reached, hut that
did not interfere Ntth their tnHc OF fish. IL
.rmsn. His wife In! made. him promise to
hrinr ha ,, a m",s Of sh; ~ fac, III" whole
s. h" had heHGh, h" Nh i.forc ssrt i" and
had carried them ashore III the orig nal basket.
M wa WHt ha !" r. al n .h h wit E'n he
away. but he did rot SOC how ii was possible
iar, o The wreck which cnt short The trip.
Really rha i \ very rr"tty domestic problem
o 81 y %.rc mT III wr M" !: tT% Hattie dull,
entered in tho lou in ali N rIlunlJlS Of hours.
kH E nn "PI b. "E" n ana by anaq Xnd
til" skirPcr is l"tt proihn"iH consigning all