The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-07
LOST IN A STORM,


Their Craft on the Atlantic.
New York, Feb. 5.-The gale which
has been sweeping the coasts of Lonk
Island and New Jersey for more than
twenty-four hours and is continuing,
though with abated force. has brought
death and disaster to sailor and their
craft. Reports of loss of life are con-
fined to the eastern end of Long Island,
whence comes news that several bodies
hav- been washed ashore. 1t was not
known up to 10 o'clock last night what
vessels the men who lost their lives
come from.
Wreckage strews the shores in the
vicinity Of the Bellport, L. l.. lifesav-
ing station, and one body came ashore
east of this station. One barge was
TIN eshing about yesterday afternoon
neal Forge River station. The finding
of two bodies was reported later from
the same point. The largest piece of
wreckage is the a~fter-quarter and a
portion of the stern of a barge. On this
last were the letters 'Ope." The crew
Of the American merchantmen Schepp,
a full-rigged ship which went ashore
on Long Beach, L. L., shoals early yes
terday, were in peril all day. Late re-
rorts say they are still on the stranded
vessel, though the danger of death has
been lessening owing to the slight
abatement of the storm.
Work for Lifesavers.
A westerly gale was blowing at the
rate of seventy miles an hour when the
Schepl struck at $3.50 O'Clock in the
morning. 1t was bright moonlight at
the time, and from Capt. Rhoades' life
saving station, a mile to the east, the
lifesavers had no difficulty in locating
the vessel. They reached the Schepp
about daybreak ard found the seas
breaking over her bow and stern. She
was about 1000 feet from shore. and
tossing heavily with every thrust or
the powerful breakers. The lifesavers
Of Capt. Rhoa les station and those OF
the Long Beach station under Capt.
Van Wycklen, made several attempts
to shoot the life lines over the Schapp,
but the afternoons efforts were not
successful. They then tried to launch
the lifeboat, but this. too, proved i'm
possible owing to the high
The crews of the sea-going tugs John
E. Berwind and E. 9. Atwood had a
narrow escape from going to the bot
tom with their craft Sunday afternoon.
Nothing was known of their pllght
until the arrival of the German steam
err Barcelona, the crew of which res
cued the tugmen.
Severex known for Years.
New York, Feb. 5.-Reports indicate
that the storm all over New York State
was one of the severest known for
years. No trains have left Oswego
since Sunday night. n with the ex-
&c ption of two yesterday from SYRIA
cuse none have arrived. The stor still
continues, the wind blowing forty
miles an hour. A heavy snowstorm
which began Sunday still RACES
through Hoosac valley, all trains being
delayed. Not a train from the west on
the New York Central railroad has
gone through Geneva, and only two
from the east have arrived. The high
win continues to blow and the mer-
curry is dropping.
Several Vessels i'm Trouble.
Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-The windstorm
which began Sunday afternoon ana
which reached a velocity of fifty miles
along the Southern New Jersey coast
and in the vicinity of the Delaware
bl eakwater, has greatly diminished,
and is now blowing at the rate OF ABOUT
twenty miles an hour. Reports from
the South Jersey coast and Delaware
river points indicate that vessels that
were exposed to the gale wethered the
storm fairly well. Two vessels are
ashore on Brigantine shoal, a short
distance north of Atlantic City, and
two steamers are reported aground In
Delaware bay about fifty miles below
this city.
Shipping Suffered Severely.
Halifax, N. S., Feb. 5. - Sunday
nights storm was the widest in Nova
Scotia for years n reports received
Indicate that shipping has suffered Sc
verely. 1t is roughly estimated that
The damage to sailing vessels alone will
reach $50, 900. The damage at Lunen-
berg will be $25, 200. Fourteen vessels
have been seriously damaged.