New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-02
SHIP GOES ASHORE IN FOG.
SMALL BOAT ovERTURNs WITH PART
OF CREw-REsCUED BY LIFE
SAVERS.

Long Beach. March tspecia).-In a thick fog
and a stiff gale from the south which kicked UP
. Vicious sea all along the southern coast Of Long
leland the two masted iron British steamship
,rsrs Cautain George BugOur from Shanghai and
other Chinese ports for New-York, with cargo
valued az SGoGa ran ashore here before daylight
this morning The inability 10 obtain bearings
,rfrr 10 overcast skies and fog and the difficulty
II telling definitely the coast being approached
y,,,sed the disaster. Tho rescue OF the crew Of
sixty including twenty-six Hindoos and
Ter Of Malays and Chinese. was accomplished with
great peril
It was > o'clock in the morning when the vessel
struck Such Of the officers and were be-
low ran on deck hafclad. only to be driven below
again by the immense that were constantly
breaking the vessel and driving her further in
shore. Signals # distress fired. These We're
answered by the members Of the Point Lookout
Life Saving Station, commanded by Captain Alex
ander Rhodes, but because Of the heavy seas the
crew could launch the lifeboat though repeated
efforts made to do
At o'clock Captain KiIgour found that his yes
sci was leaking considerably aft and as the steam
pipes broken when the vessel struck, the
water could not be pumped from the hold readily.
Efforts made a number of times to launch
the ships boats. bat each time they battered
against the vessels side. Two boats were finally
got safely overheard. in the small boat were
seventeen halfcad Malay and Hindoo sailors The
beat tossed about like a cork. but weathered
the Until within quarter of a mile of the
shore, when an immense comber caught and over
turned ii.
At this iuncture life saving crews. in COM
maud of Captain Rhodes and Captain Edwards
succeeded IN launching their boats, and pulled
through the heavy seas to the rescue of the drown
.uG men. Captain Rhodes and his rescued
four of the men and Captain Edwards the rest
There not enough Of mems attire at the sta
ZION supply the half frozen sailors, so women 5
dresses. hoods and shawls given TO them
The long boat with the rest Of the crew and
Captain kilgour and his wife, reached the beach
safely.
This afternoon the crew of the Acara was towed
across Great South Bay TO Freeport in lifeboat.
There they took the train for NeW-Hork Some OF
the Maays and Hindoos We're awestruck at the
groups. looking at il intently. Some OF them were
without shoes. hats and coats
4 Merritt & Chapman wrecking tug and crew
reached the wreck this evening. Two sea anchors
were thrown overheard. Lighters will be placed
alongside of her tonight when the unloading OF
The vessel will begin II Is hoped 10 pull her off the
sands within tWeuty-four hours.
The vessels cargo consists of 800 tons OF tea.
81 Of tin. large quantity of silk. several
thousand bales of Chinese mating large quantities
of spices. and a general cargo Of curiOs of which
q large part is for John Wanamaker in New-York
IN ALL she has aboard about nine Thousand tons of
cargo. il is insured, is also the vessel The
cargo is consigned SheWan Tones & Co. of No
Is Beaver-st-. New-YOrk- The members OF the
frm 10 Point Lookout this afternoon.
Eleven Of the officers and forty-four members of
the crew Of the Acara reached this city last even
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