The state herald., 1902-02-07
SHIPPING SUFFERS.
Bad Effects Of the Terrific Gale on
Atlantic Coast.

New York, Feb. 1.-The gale which
has been sweeping the coasts of Long
Island and New Jersey for more than
twenty-four hours, has brought death
and disaster to sailors and their craft.
Reports of loss of life are confined to
the eastern end of Long Island, whence
comes news that several bodies have
been washed ashore.
II was not known up to 10 o'clock
last night what vessels the men who
Lost their lives came from. They may
have been either in barges towed by
the tug Richmond, reported as passing
Block Island without tow, bound from
New York TO Newport, Rhode Island,
or the tug Cuba, which passed Block
Island two hours later and which left
New London. Connecticut. Sunday for
Newport News. and was returning
without tow. When leaving port the
Richmond had three barges and the
Cuba had two.
Wreckage strcws the shore in the
vicinity OF the Bellport, Rhode Island,
lifeSavlng station. and one body came
ashore east OF this station. One barge
was thrashing about yesterday after.
noon near Forge River station. The
finding OF two other bodies was report
ed later from the same point.
The captain and crew OF twenty-four
men OF the American merchantman
Schepp, full-rigced ship which went
ashore on Long Beach, Long Island,
shoals early yesterday. We're In peril
all day. Late reports last night say
they ARE still ON the stranded vessel.
though the day~er OF death has been
lcssened, owing TO the slight abate-
ment OF the storm.
A westerly gale was blowing at the
rate OF seventy miles an hour when
the Schepp struck at $3.50 o'clock In the
morning. The men frcm Captain An.
drew Rhoadcs' lIfe-saving station, a
mile TO the east dragged their mortar
TO the scene OF the wreck. reaching the
Schepp about daybreak, and found the
seas breaking over her bow and stern.
She was about 1000 feet from shore
and tossing heavily with every thrust
OF the powerful breakers. Nearly every
spar In her was twisted or broken. Sew.
eral OF the crew could be seen ON deck,
running 10 and fro In apparent efforts
to keep from freezing to death.
The life savers OF Captain Rhoades'
station and those OF the Long Beach
station under Captain Van wycklen
made several attempts 10 shoot the life
lines over the Schcpp. but the after.
Moons efforts were not successful. They
then tried to launch the lifcboat. but
this. too. proved impossible.
Many other ships were reported In
distress.
The weather bureau nt Washington
yesterday gave out the following re-
gnrding the weather conditions md 10
dlcatlons:
''fbe severe storm OF Sunday In the
middl. Atlantic and New England
states has moved norihcastward TO the
Canadian maritime provinces. High
porthwcsicrly winds and gales contin.
ucd last night off the New England
cons, nnd along the lower lakes, as well
MS throughout the interior OF the middle
Atlantic states.
Snow or rain fell Sunday from ylr.
glnln norihwnrd TO the lower lake reg.
Ion aud thence eastward 10 New Eng.
land. Snow continued this morning ia
western New York.
"'rhe temperature hns fallen from
twenty TO thirty degrees In .,hc ohio
valley, IN the cnft gulf south Atlantic
aud middle states, In The ohio val.
ley zero temperatures prevail. while
IN the cnst gulf states they range from
freezing NJ Jacksonville and New or.
leans 10 ten above IN Tennessee. and
nbout eighteen above IN the eastern
portion nf the middle Atlantic states.
West of the Mississippi there Inns been
. marked fise In temperature In the
last iwcniy.four hours, although 4, In
Hiill somewhat below the scnSonnblc
average"