The sun., 1902-02-04
TWO TUGS GO DOWN OFF HOOK
CRyUS SAVED BY SIS. BARCELONA
IN A HOWLJNG STORM.
seas Smash Derwind and A"ood he'p'ess
on Their Way From STRANDED .a'o"
--parccions's Gallant Captain 10 "o
Rescue After the Ph@nicia s,esms
l'ubeetIing Pnst' the shrfeking TUES

about. tbs Edward j. Berwind and the
RS A,wood foundered in the frigid gale
that churned up the salty froth on the
Hook on Sunday afternoon and yester-
day morning. impeding the progress of
s,coming steamers and making harbor
craft whose pilots saw the blast coming
.eek haven. The Berwind and the At
wood went down in fifteen fathoms In the
yhite-cres,ed tumult within n few miles
of Sandy Hook lightship. All hands were
saved through the gallantry OF the oiun
German skipper Of the steamship BARGE
Iona. Capt. Claus Wilhelm Bohn. who has
several medals for saving castaways ana
shipwrecked folk Of the sea.
The Berwind, which was owned by the
only surviving member Of the crew OF the
famous yacht. America. when she cap
tured the cup representing the yachting
supremacy of the world, Capt. NJ Hoffman,
left the harbor al 10 O'Clock on Sunday
morning with the Dalzell tug, Atwood, ten
minutes astern, bound for the Lamport a
Holt liner. Cavour. fast In the sand on
Long Beach. The Atwood carried pro-
visions for the crew and the two passen-
gers OF the Cavour and the Berwind, among
other things, had big anchor lashcd for
ward TO lie used in kedging the stranded
chip into deep water. The Berwind led
the way down the fog-enshrouded hay
into the open sea. There was just as much
fog there.
Capt. John Crirran OF the Berwind and
Capt Richard wray of the Atwood kept
within hailing distance all the way. They
groped out to the lightship, and knowing
that the Cavour lay therefrom about north
after noon. the Cavour doomed through the
mist.
Cant. Guy, port superb, ,endent OF the
Iamport a Holt line was aboard the Ber-
wind. A surf boat came alongside the tug
and nut him aboard the Cavour The sea
was very rough near the steamship ana
was steadily getting rougher. The tug
tor the surf boat to take oh their provisions
and wrecking apparatus. They were told
that n was too rough 10 use the surf boat
and that they should make an effort 10
discharge cargo on a lighter alongside the
They were unable to do this. They
knew nv their barometers and the aspect
OF the sky that a howler unheraided by
the prophets. was coming out OF the west
and after n consultation they decided 10
put back TO New York In hurry.
, Capt. Wray says he never saw the sea
near port get into 40 sudden fury as IL did
half an hour after he left the stranded
steamship. He found II impossible 20
make headway steering into the wrath
OF the gale and as he expressed Ii. was
forced 20 .tack." that is t. 60 diagonally
acroe. the blast. He hoped to get under
the lee OF the Highlands of Navesink. The
Berwind was a newer and more powerful
tug and the Atwood's men. feeling that
the Berwipd had the better chance OF hv-
ing out the storm, kept as close to her as
they could,
The Iower decks Of both tugs were aeleam
with spray and sea crests from the moment
they got within sight OF Sandy Hook light
ship until they foundered. They were at
times almost on their beam ends. Each
skipper frequently saw half the forward
undefbody Of the Others craft a. she rose
on q sea The pilot houses were smothered
at times in the foamy uprisings seams
opened, doors were battered In ana the
boats began 20 all.
The an, ior dashed forward On the Ber-
wind broke loose. was swept aft by big
wave, and was driven through the front OF
the forward house making hole big enough
for q horse 20 go through. The wild sea
horses did leap through and soon water
was waist deep in the fireroom. There was
quite a. much water In the Atwood Capt
wray didn't know the plight OF the Berwood,
which he thought was stanch enough 20
bear the smashing OF ihe seas ana he shouted
across the chalky riot:
Captain, don't leave me. Let me get
under your lee
Cspt. Currsn sent this megaphone mes-
cage back I'm stick by you
Dut the Burvind was no more manageable
than the Atwood. and all that the skippers
could do for each other ~as to wave snoour-
ASement when they were not busy holding
Oh, and in the infrequent lulls exchange
words " cheer boy megaphone
Then tue German steamship Ph1nlcia,
from Hamburg. came along, her bows Ice
enonIsted, ana the tusboai men hesah to
gather hope. bhs passed the bcrsind
hrst too faI away perhaps, Tor Capt Duggr
Of the PhIncia "a heai ia" tugs whistle
for help or ses the frantic gestures ~ her
men
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