Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-21
BARK ABBOT WRECKED
Went Ashore South of Barne-
gat Lighthouse.
FIVE OF CREW SAVED
FOUR OTHERS THOUGHT TO BE
DROWNED.
One of the Rescued Died From Expos
ure-The Others in Critical
Condition.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.. January 21.-The
back Abiel Abbot, Captain Hawkins. went
aground one mile north of Shlpbottom
Light last night and is fast going to pieces.
Five of her crew of nine men were picked
up today by the life-savers, but 1t Is pe-
lieved the other four members were killed
by falling wreckage.
The Abbot was bound from Turks Island
for New York. laden with salt Last night
during the heavy weather she lost her
bearings and ran aground. Wnen she
struck the strain caused one OF her masts
to fall and it is thought that four OF her
crew were either killed by the wreckage
or stunned and fell overheard and drowned.
The other members were in dying conol-
ton when taken from the wreckage To-Day
by the life savers.
The crew Of the life-saving station Is con-
tinuing the search for the other members
of the crew.
The Abbot will be a total loss.
One of the Rescued Men Dead.
One of the men of the Abbot died of ex-
posure at noon today in the Shipbottom
station. The other four are unconscious
and their conditions critical
The Abbot struck about 10 O'Clock last
night At that time there was driving
southeaster and tremendous seas were run
ming The life savers could distinguish the
vessel with their night glasses ana at once
launched the lifeboat and started to the
rescue. After battling with the heaVy seas
for three hours and getting near enough 10
distinguish several men clinging to the rig
ging they were forced to abandon the at
TEMPT at rescue and await daybreak. Sew
eral times the lifeboat came near oelng
swamped.
When day broke this morning there was
a heavy fog hanging over the ocean, Dut the
Hte-saving crew launched their boat ana
started in the direction of the stranded
vessel When the life savers reached the
Abbot 1t was found that she was dismasted
and there was no sign of life on board.
The fog lifted and the life savers began
search for the crew of the bark. After
cruising about the wreck for some time
they located what was supposed to be the
barkS boat, but upon drawing near 1t was
found to be the Abbots house.
Found Clinging to Wreckage.
Clinging to the top of the wreckage and
almost dead from exhaustion were five
members of the crew. They were quickly
taken into the lftboat and brought ashore.
unable to tell of their terrible sufferings.
AS soon as the men were landed at the
life-saving station the life savers again
went to the scene of the wreck, but have
not yet succeeded in finding any trace of
the other four members Of the crew. 1t Is
believed they were knocked overheard and
drowned when the vessel struck.
The wreck is one mile above Shipbottom
station and four miles south Of Barnegat
light and within few hundred yards of the
RemendioS PaSqual, the big Spanish ship
wreck of the Remendios Pasqual, the big
Spanish ship wrecked January 3. The Abbot
is lying almost on the same spot from which
the schooner Harold B. Cousins was saved
on January IL last, after lying for two days
on the sand.