The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
ISAAC THOMAS FoYE, soutl,

Chatham.
VALENTINE N1CKERsoN, Har-s
wicll.
MARSHALL n. ELDREDGE,
keeper South Chatham.
FROM THE BARGE.
WILLIAM II. MACK, Clcvc-
land.
Captain CHRISTIAN OLSEN.
Boston.
ROBERT MoLANUN, Boston.
steward of tug Peter Smith,
WALTER y. EYED, Cottage
City.
MANUEL ENOS. Cottage City.
WENT ASHORE.
The scene OF the accident was iii the
well-known Tide Rips. off NIonomoy Point
which make down from Chatham into
Nantucket Sound. Last Thursday the
barges Wadena and John c. Fitzpatrick,
on the way TO Boston with carGoes of
coal stranded on the Shovclful Shoal,
about three quarters Of d mile off Mono
noy Point. Since then ersry effort has
been made 10 float the harges, and all day
Saturday and Sunday men from Vineyard
Haven were at work throwing coal over
boad from both OF them. Last night
the tug Peter c. Smith, which has been
lying beside the barges, ran alongside the
Wadena, and told those on board that
a storm was coming on. All the wreckers
were taken on board the tug, with the
exception OF five men, who met their fate
to-day.
MIR. Mack, who mad come on from Clcv-
Gland, refused to leave, aEI ordered the
Captain of the Smith TO anchor nearby.
About o'clock the weather growing very
thick. the captain of the tug tried to
KUN into IIyannis. Upon arriving. the
captain tried i'll vain to notify tho Mono
nloy life savers that there were five men
Jx,rk J>niy,e
further out on the shoals was in a more
dangerous place than the Fitzpatrick.
BLOWING A GALE.
This forenoon Captain Eldredge, who
had been watching the barses Very close
ly. sighted signals of distress on the
Wadena: He got out his crew and surf
boat The wind w3s blowin. nearly n
gale from the southeast. so preparations
were made TO launch the boat on the i'll
side of the point. where the water was
smooth. The crew had no difficulty III
getting off. out after rounding the point it
took nearly an hour to reach the barge.
BY that time the tide had turned to the
eastward. and a fierce cross sea. had been
kicked up. Captain E,ldredge Steered the
lifeboat under the Wadena. and one after
another the five men dropped into the
boat. With :he wind astern, it seemed
comparatively easily to gain the smooth
tossing and turning in the rips. ard Cap
tain Eldredse was constantly looking for
smooth spots.
BOAT .CAPsIzED.
When about half way in he thought he
discovered one over what is called hole.
and the boat was sheercd off for it. AS
she. did SO q tremendous, sea caught her
under the stern and she went over,
throwing all men into the water. Being
used to the sea. all the lifesavers clung
to the boat and managed to pull the
Nadena men along with them. An at
tempt was made to right the boat, bht
although All lifeboats are supplied with
cork sunwales, they are very heavy, and
managed to get her partially cleared. They
had some hope, however, Of reaching
land until another wave again capsized
the boat. Mr.. Mack was the first to sue
cslmb, and one by one the Others dropped
away until there We're only four left, and
turned boat. All We're fearfully5 exhausted.
BRAVE RESCUE.
The four men 'drifted down in the, direc-
ton of the Fitzpatrick. where Captain
With much daring he dropped a dory
! overheard. jumped into it and started
after the exhausted men. Before he
reached the lifeboat three of them had
fallen into the sea. Ellis managed to
hold on. and caught the rope which Cap.
aboard and then Captain Mayo, being an
expert surfman, pulled around the point
into the smooth water and landed the only
survivor of the thirteen who started from,
the barge. 80 sgE55sr
ellis was too exhausted to give an ac-
curate account offhis experiences for two
Gr three hours after getting ashore. and
sto-niShts although recovering physically
from the ordeal. his mind is still per-
Two men still remain on. board TIE
barge Fitzpatrick, but the storm tonight
! has 1s,lbsided and they are 9in little dan