Evening star., 1902-02-03
Two Tugs Founder Trying to Aid
Stranded Steamer.
BOTH CREWS WERE SAVED
Wreckage Coming Indicates That
There Have Been Disasters.
SEVERAL VESSELS ASHORE

NEW YORK, February "a strong gale
from the west-northwest, which began early
last evening, continued all through the
night and this morning. The maximum
velocity Of the wind was sixty-five miles
an hour, and at 8 am. today the local
weather bureau instrument showed that
1t was blowing at the rate of fifty-six
miles an hour. All the nearby marine sta
tons reported the sea rough, and from diff
ferent points along the coast there came
news Of wrecks and Of vessels ashore. The
tugs John e. Berwind and E. S. Atwood,
which were sent to the stranded steamer
Cavour at Long Beach yesterday were I'M
able to return to port and both sank about
eleven miles east of the Sandy Hook light
ship. The crews were rescued by the Ger
man steamer Barcelona. The tugs left the
Cavour about o'clock yesterday after
noon, and within an hour both were in a
sinking condition. The seas broke over
the craft and washed away everything
movable, the water gradually filling the
holds until it was above the floor of the
fire room and began to put out the fires
The Berwind's pilot house was smashed,
and the water flooded her flre room.
Rescued by the Barcelona.
About $50 o'clock the Barcelona was
seen approaching and the tugs steered to-
"dio AcI W dSh assistance. Sne stopped
and made good lee, so that the tugs were
able to run alongside. A rope ladder was
lowered and the men from the tugs scram-
bled on board. Fourteen men, all told
were saved, seven from each tug. Fifteen
minutes after the rescue the Atwood went
down and some time later the Berwind dis
appeared.
Fire Island reported a ship ashore at
Point Lookout and a barge in distress near
the Forge Rtvers life-saving station. The
barge was anchored about two miles off
shore and was rolling badly. Those on
shore could not tell whether there was any
one on board the barge. The name of the
ship could not be seen from the Point
Lookout station.
Atlantic City reported that an unknown
four-masted schooner went ashore during
the night on the Brigantne Shoals, rear
where the Claverdale grounded yesterday
Fire Island reported that the beach five
miles east of the Bellport life saving sta
t1on was covered with wreckage and it
was believed that coal barge had been
lost.
Steamship Cavour Still Aground.
The steamship Cavour, which stranded
several days ago off Long Beach, L. l.,
Weathered the gale well, and with the
kedge and lines which she has out held
her position well. No effort will be made
to pull her off until the weather has set
PHILADELPHIA, February S-Only one
serious disaster to shipping had been re-
ported to the maritime exchange from the
life saving stations between the Delaware
Breakwater and Barnegat up to 10 o'clock
this morning. This was the grounding on
Brigantine Shoals. near Atlantic City, of
an unknown four-masted schooner which
went aground during the night near the
big steamship Claverdale.
Barnegat reports that an unknown five
masted schooner, with all it's sails torn
away except the jib passed that station
this morning bound north.
Ihe wind at the Delaware Breakwater
Wn1ch reached velocity of nearly fifty
miles an hour last night, had fallen to
thfrty-three miles an hour at 8 o'clock to-
day.
No damage has been reported to the
shipping at the Breakwater.
Two Wrecks Reported.
LONDON, February 3.-The first officer
of the French ship Chanaral was landed at
Falmouth today. He is the sole survivor
Of the crew Of twenty-five men Of the ves-
sci. which was capsized off Ushant.
The bark wrecked off the Sicily Islands
last evening and which was supposed to
be German vessel, turns out to have
been the Italian bark Lofaro.
The bark Lofaro was built in 1875 and
was owned by F. Lofaro, of Naples She
was Of 663 tons net register.
The Chanaral was owned by A. D. Bordes
and Son Of Dunkirk, France. She was built
at Greenock in 1875, and was of 1888 tons
net register. The ship was 239 feet
inches long had 3s feet inches beam
and was q feet inches deep.
Ushant is the most westerly of the is
lands off the coast of Brittany, France.
Schooner Edith Allen Ashore.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., February g.
The schooner which went ashore on Brig
antine Shoal Is the Edith L. Allen, from
Brunswick, Ca, for New York, lumber
laden.
There is no change in the position of the
British steamship Claverdale, which strand
ed on Brigantine Shoal In a dense fog yes
terday morning. high wind prevails, and
the wrecking tugs have not been able to
render assistance to the distressed vessel.
1t Is probable it will be necessary to re-
move her cargo before she can be floated.
The Caverdale was bound from China and
Japan for New York, with a cargo valued
at $2oOO,0O0. consisting of 1900 tons of tea
and 5000 tons of general cargo. The crew
OF Twenty-Five men remains aboard. The
stranded ship is visible from the boardwalk
here, and thousands Of visitors are viewing
the unusual spectacle of a great steel
steamship lying almost out of the water.
The Claverdale is almost a new vessel
having been built at Stockton, England, in
by +. Hazlehurst & Co. She Is built of
steel, and Is q modern cargo carrier reg
istering $500 gross tons. Her length is $40
feet, beam 43 feet draught "a feet.
STORM RAGING INLAND, TOO.
New York, Pennsylvanfa and New
jersey All Visited.
MALONE, N. T., February 3.-No storm
in recent years In northern New York has