Evening journal., 1903-09-17
Thrilling Experience of
Seafarine Men and
Others Exposed to the
| Gales Fury-Great
Loss at Atlantic City
Senator Ball, Collector of
Port Houston and State
Officials We're aboard
Pilot Boat Edmunds
Off BreakWater

Off BreakWater
I.ewes, Sept 17.-Under the waters Of
he Harbor Of Refuge-terr,bie misnomer
10 the brave survivors Of the stranded
lug spartan and the schooner Henry-'ten
! ( their comrades are lying dead, victims
.f the awful hurricane that swept along
/ he Delaware Breakwater in the early
hours OF yesterday.
one schooner and three barges are
snown to have gone down and the NUM-
ler Of lives lost may not be known for
ays.
+ II IS believed that at least a score Of
mall craft has foundered.
' The tug Spartan lies stranded six miles
Nbove the Breakwater. Out of her crew
f Is. 10 are reported to have been res
ued by a fishing smack or Anglesea,
|nd no hope exists for the safety Of the
emaining five.
Captain J. b. Mehafey ana four Of
Ne crew Of the schooner Hattie A.
Harsh were drowned In a wreck of the
breakwater and the schooner. with her
lead weight of stone was dashed on the
pcks Of the Harbor Of Refuge.
No Warning Of the Gale.
Tuesday closed with splendid promise
d fair weather. and the gale, with its
arrlble velocity and destructive force.
5 ame unprotected and unlocked for. II
egan at about o'clock in the morn
hg, blowing from the northeast and at
o'clock backed to northwest. and by .
clock the sun was shining as brightly
on the hottest summer day. It was
liqlz. but furious and deadly work.
The Marsh hailed from New London.
onn, and was bound from Painters
oint. Me. for Philadelphia, with a car
b OF paving stone. She was caught in
he terrific gale outside the new stone
reslSwater. The captain tried to reach
be harbor Of refuge. but before he could
80 the vessel had to anchor and try
tide out the storm. Her anchors. how
or. did not hold. and the schooner was
khed on the rocks.
Ter mate Norman Campbell, Of Bos-
{ n, Mass, and Seaman Harry w. Bish-
w OF New Brunswick. were rescued
N fom the rigging five hours after th,
Ihireck by the steam pilot-boat Philadsl.
nia. and landed at Lewes. Mate Camp.
II tells the following story of The
reck;
Crew Took to Rigging.
''The schooner left New York harobi
lesday and all things went well until
sarly. o'clock when all her sails and
Ms went by the board. She was ther
ar Overfalls Lightship. The wind wa.
glng and the spray and rain made Il
npossible TO keep any track OF heI
urse aud the rocks were struck without
lowledge of their whereabouts. The
cw, except Mate Campbell. were in ths
heel-pit He had gone forward to try
"a keep lookout. and had barely got &c
e forward deck when she struck. H
hclrly ran up the foremast rigging ant
3 e clew into the main lee rigging. excep
shop. who clung TO the main hal
irds. They had barely reached the rig
ng when a big comber swept them intg
e sea and the same sea that swung th'
ew and captain overheard. swept Bish
into the rigging. He hurriedly RAJ
oft and these two were rescued about
clock by the pilot boat Philadelphia
he vessel sank in less than five min
es after she struck"
She IS owned by Mr.. Carsberry, o.
ew London. The names Of the lost sea
en- are:
Harry Joyce. Of Cape Breton.
Charles Smith and Joseph Joyce, O.
me place. and sailor known as New
oundland Joe.
Schooner Sea Bird Founders.
The small two-masted schooner Sci
rd Of Boston. with a cargo Of crushe,
one. sank in the inner harbor and Cap
I'm IA. NJ. ChowIey. Of Boston Mass.
nj his crew of four men came to an
ach safely In their on boat. She is
tai loss.
IAN unknown barge is sunk about tw
lies on shore directly opposite the cas-
ID Of the harbor or refuge. Her crev
supposed TO be aboard the tug Tama
Ia as the barge was seen for half hou
revious to her going down and ther
ere no signs Of any persons on board
An unknown bark has signals OF dis
ess flying off Ocean City and the tul
,mners n. Smith has gone to her aid
Three Barses Lost.
rhe barge Marcus Hook. from Phila
lphia for New York. was also nearl.
81. She dragged her anchors and wa
st drifting On TO the Cape when tug
mo and Ivanhoe towed the vessel bacl
SAFE anchorage.
The schooner Thomas T. J. Howlet
capped with the loss Of only a broke
ainboom. The Philadelphia & Readn
al barges Elmwood. Gilberton an
Z almla. laden with coal, from Philadel
Ia for Eastern points, were sunk j
slaware Bay westward Of Tho Brow
oal. Their crews were rescued by tn
& Tomaqua which was towing Oh
rges.
4 small yacht. the Maud s.. IS ashoT
ar the Quene Anne Pier and a quart,
at IS sunk on the rocks OF the ol
eaiswater. The harbor has number {
g boats swinging at their anchors sn
|jz e Somners Sml-n got a 's1o to tf
IS iftins barge. Marcus Hook. in time ;
ep her or the beach. She Is ioadea Wi
III Wharves Also Damaged.
8 considerable damage wa. left anon
Q whavcs, New Soathousos IN c,u-.
erection on mo Iron picr were ).