New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
LIKE FLOATING ICEBERGS.
TWO VESSELS STRIKE THE OCEAN
SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.
4 rARKESTINE 50 BADLY ICED UP THAT
HER COURSE COULD not BE
CHANGED Is ON THE BEACH a
STEAMER PULLED OFF AND
RRlIGnT TO PORT.

BROUGHT To PORT.
The British barkcn;ine Brazil. OF WINDSOR
y < Captain J. w McNamera. loaded with log
wood. from Jamaica ports for New-forK' is
ashore IN an easy position on the inner edge OF
the outer bar. forty roods west OF the FAMOUS
East Moriches Gong Island bathing grounds
and mile end quarter west OF the MoricheS
Life Saving Station.
She struck on the beach at 10 o'clock on FIJI
dav night. and her grounding was due to the
fact that the ice had frozen her braces, ana IL
was impossible to change the course of the ship
or put her on a new tack. She went ashore
head on. and was discovered at midnight by
Patrolman Frank Tuthil. of the Moriches Life
Saving Station. He reported to Keeper Seaman
and the lfeboat was launched at once. The sea
was not rough. and this allowed the iife-savers
n rot off to the vessel 1t was easy matter
10 reach her. and it was more than an hour after
tho Iifoboat left the shore before she came along
side of the Brazil.
Captain Seaman learned from Captain Nc
Namera that the Brazil had been out for twen-
ty-three days from Jamaica ports. lie said that
his crew had endcavored to prevent the vessel
from grounding. but It attempting the i'm
possible. for everything was frozen so solid that
the men could not even get an anchor loose 70
throw over in an attempt to stop her. The cap
tain declined to be taken of his ship captain
McNamera asked that J. F. Whitney CO.. OF
No. 81 New-st.. New-York, the agents he IN
formed. and Captain Seaman sent him word as
soon as he rea ohed the beach
LEFT THE SHIP AT NIGHT.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Seaman and his
crew mt ont to the stranded vessel a secord
time Captain McNqmera was told that
wreckirg-tug and appliances had been dis
Matched TO him. As no relief had appeared ana
ms # was growing dark. the captain accepted
tho second invitation Of the life-savers to be
taken of. His crew went with him, and they
are now at the Mo~iches station. one OF the
men was somewhat frostbiten about the head
and arms. but his injuries were not serious.
The sea was calm la7t evening. and the vessel
was not pounding Unless there is change IN
the weather the chances Of floating the vessel
ar. considered good. An attempt VIII uh-
doubtedly be made to get her off to-day
The Brazil is grounded close to the spot where
the bark Rosina was wrecked in ISL she -
the vessel which had a cargo Of brandy. IniS
noated ashore. and for days the residents IN
that part Of Suffolk County had a free supply OF
MISLED BY HAZE.
Tho British freight steamer Red Jacket went
ashore on the outer bar. mile east OF the Long
Beach Hotel. at s o'clock Friday evening. She
was seen on the beach soon afterward py the
crew Of the Lo1G Beach lfe-saviAg s'a'loh
and the Point Lookout crew saw her az almost
the Same time for she lay between the TWO sta
lions The vessel struck head on. ara the car"
sea caused her to rest easily. she did not F'
far into the beach. for Captain Davies had her
engines running slowly. as the thick maze on
the water due t. the intense cold, had 'au''u
him 10 loose his bearings. As soon as the Ve97'I
struck the engines were stopped. and Captain
Davies made an examination Of the condltoh "i
his boat When ne had done this ne saw ine
Ufe-saving crews on the heach senaihe up Sis
nails for him and he replied that there was no
ato danger as his vessel did not appear
TO have been much hurt. This caused the Ilie,
savers not To ATTEMPT 10 50 out 10 INV i''"
Jacket until after daylight
HARD WORK FOR LIFE-sAvERs.
When daylight came Captain Andrew Rhodes,
tho Point Lockout Station. and Captain Rich
ord Van Wicklon Of the Long Beach station,
launched their largest surfboat and started Tor
the vessel There was much Ice IN the ocean
and this led the captains u man lhe pod' WIN
tho crews Of both stations. TWO men We're at
one oar and they made several attempts before
they succeeded in getting of in earnest 10 the
vessel 49,,
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nfc-saving men. being compelled to sit IN thflr
boat were bitten by the cold on the race ana
hands They. however. continued thelr eilor'S
manfullv and finally came alongside the Red
Jacket When they reached the ship they couli
not hoard her owing to her ce-coNered sides
she looked ike an immense cake or Ice from
one end ~ the other. The smokesiacks were
coated and so were her masts. captain Dawes
Informed the Iife-sa wing men that his crow con-
sisted Of TWENTY-FIVE men. and that ne had no
rasscng gers He said his ship hailed from car
ar Wales that she had general cargo. ana
was consigned to Andrews Il Forbes or New
York. - . ,,.,,.,.,,oc
The ufe-eayers offered to take the captain
and his crew ashore. but none of them would
leave the vessel although some Of IN" crew
suffered greatly from the cold. Captain Davies
arranged with the Hie-savers 10 inform the
agents cf the accident - his vessel Captain
Rhodes did this 10y telephone. and the Merritt
/ Chairman Wrecking Company sent assistance 70
the stranded steamer II was an easy matter
TO float rer and she got of yesterday afternoon
The Red Jacket arrived in Quarantine at 2:}i
D. M much iced m and soon after started for
WcchaWkcu.
LINERS INCASED IN ICE.
ARRIVAL or BELATED FTERST BISMARCK
AND GERMANiC.
Incoming steamers showed the effects Of the
1f f.tn tnr,t