The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-04
FOUR killed IN WRECK STORM ON EAST COAST
Wreckage and Bodies Washed
Ashore on Long Island.
MANY SHIPS ARE in DISTRESS.
Crews of Two Tugs Rescued Just in
Time-Roth Vessels Go to the Bot.
tom After They Are Taken Off.
Several Ships Ashore.

tom After They Are Taken Off
Several Ships Ashore.
New York, Feb. 4.-The gale which
has been sweeping the coasts of Long
Island and New Jersey for more than
"a hours, and is still continuing,
though with abated force, has brought
death and disaster to sailors and their
craft. Reports of loss of life are con.
fined to the eastern end of Long Isl
and, whence comes news that several
bodies have been washed ashore. 1t
is not known what vessels the men
who lost their lives come from. They
might have been on either the barges
towed by the tug Richmond, reported
as passing Block island, or the tug
Cuba, which passed Block island two
hours later. When leaving port the
Richmond had three barges and the
Cuba two. Wreckage strews the shore
in the vicinity of the Bellport a.. ~
life saving station, and one body came
ashore east of this station. The find
Ing OF two other bodies was reported
later from the same port. The largest
piece of wreckage is the after-quarter
and portion of the stern of barge.
On this last were the letters 20. P. E."
Big Merchantmen Stranded.
The crew of the American merchant
man Schepp, full-rigged ship which
went ashore on Long Beach q. L.
shoals early Sunday were in peril all
day. Late reports say they are still
on the stranded vessel, though the
danger of death has been lessened,
owing to the slight abatement of the
storm. A westerly gale was blowing
at the rate of 70 miles an hour when
the Schepp struck at $3.50 a. m. The
men from Captain Rhoades' life saving
station, a mile to the east, dragged
their mortar to the scene of the wreck.
reaching the Schepp about daybreak,
and found the seas breaking over her
bow and stern. She was about 1000
feet from the shore and tossing heav-
lily with every thrust of the huge
breakers. Nearly every spar in her
was twisted or broken. Several of the
crew could be seen on deck, running to
and fro in apparent efforts to keep
from freezing to death. The life say.
ers made several attempts to shoot the
life lines over the ship, but their ef-
forts were not successful. They then
tried to launch the life boat, but this
proved impossible, owing to the high
seas.
The crews of the tugs John Atwood
and E. S. Berwind had very narrow
escape from going to the bottom with
their craft yesterday. Nothing was
known of their plight until the arrival
of the German steamer Barcelona, the
crew of which rescued the tug men.
The tugs had been delivering provis-
ions to the stranded steamer SAVIOUR
ashore at Long Beach, and were pro-
ceeding back to this point, when the
gale struck them. The waves not only
swept off everything moveable, but
flooded their holds and got into the
fire boxes. The seven men on each
tug were in imminent danger of death
for over two hours. The tugs were
absolutely helpless and gradually sink
ing when the Barcelona hove in sight
and took the half-frozen crews aboard.
Within half an hour after this the two
tugs went to the bottom.