New-York tribune., 1904-09-16
LIVES OF EIGHT MEN LOST
Tug Sscamped by Storm Ia Delacare
PiUeT-TzcO Men A6Oard SaCed.

Wilmington De- Sep:. lz-Ezght rnen wee
drowned early to-day T. the sinking CT the tug
Israel W. Durham. in the Delaware River, opposite
lhis city. The tug was sWUniped in the heavy
storm. Her captain and c-ew % FIVE mea and .oi-r
employees Q: tie ArneIicsa Dredging Company were
aboard Ehen the tag sank. OF this number car
sace Jackson. a fireman. Il the israel ". D-rsarn.
and john Williams emp,oye of she dredgi>s
company. were the Only ohss saved. ine osad
neE
Gf-APP captain william. 's''s- are years "a of ra'-
MATTHEWS. Harry. rs'e. forty years o,a II Fha-
ENaIs. wui.ua snr,ns.r forty years Cd Of c1sy
SHARP. vpll.c.. .h'ry year. old. oa:Itn'sr e cam
den X J
7ow;SSE84: 'arty aye ysa'. old. carpenter.
TOWNSEND. I.usiow. earDentsr. q csnder. X :
fireman and tie cook. names uaknoWE
jackson and Williams chung 10 the pilot house OF
the 'ug which became detached. and hoatel away.
Taey we're rescued by the of the schooner
sane S..ipe. and brought 20 this 'ity. The
~urker tug lies Il twenty feet ~ water az 10"
tide viii. her sinokestack visible An empty coal
barge which She was towing, broke loose when the
tug went down. and probably drifted on The New
Jersey shore No one aboard the barge
TIE Durham was used in carrying coal ana other
supplies from Philadelphia 20 the dredgers of the
American Dredging Company. four of which are
AT work in the Delaware Bay from The mouth Of
Duck Greek 10 Bombay Hook. The tug left Reedy
Island at II O'Clock last night hound Tor Phila-
delpha. after the storm lad apparently subsided.
AT o'clock this mora:as. when of Newcastle. the
storm broke again HiIh Gnabated fury The wind
blew seventy miles hour. the rain came down in
torrents and the waves IN the Tiye- quickly reached
y height Of feet more
suddenly. when a nalf mile from the mouth OF
ihe Christiana River. The high waves broke over
she tug and crushed her front cabin She began
rill At once and all hands made for the hfeboaS
All BOARD. Hlth the exception OF Jackson and
Williams reached the lifehoai, which. after Delhe
3posened from the sinking Tug. quickly hled. but
sle eight Who were drowned held on 10 the
kices until s6e rowboat went doRn ana tEen iheE
peTished
Jackson and Williams were in the cabin when the
heavy sea broke over the tugboat They Went
down with the craft but came to the surface ana
sHam 10 the smokestack. whore they held on unil
toc pilot house washed away. This portion
cf the boat swept by near them. and they grasped
house Ibe iieboat. with the others holding fast,
Was swept over them, and both were severely
bruised
Before he eft the boat Williams blew the whistle
a. long as he could for help. and this attracted
the attention II the crew o. The Sand Snipe. but
rs II was pitch dark with the storm raging Wildly,
1l3eF eould not locate The unfortunate vessel.
The disaster occurred between > and O'Clock
and the two men drifteG about clingiug TO the pilot
house until q O'Clock when the crew Of the sand
Salpe finally located them
The ship carpenters who we're lost were en-
ploycd by the American Dredging Company for the
purpose II making repairs the dredges, and they
had completed their tasks and were returning 10
Philadelphia