New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-15
TWELVE LOST IN WRECK.
BOAT LOST 1T CAPE COD.
Life Savers Stand by III Night
U0man and Children Dro7Ca.

Chatham, Mass. Oct 1.-THE loss OF the three
inasted New-Brunswtck schooner Wentworth, on
this port early to-day with all board, has
proved OF the worst disasters In years even in
locality where wrecks are frequent. There are
evidences that twelve persons including the cap
tain Esau PrsddIe. OF st. John y g, and his fam
ly, a wife and three children. and crew OF seven
persisted.
The Wentworth shipped seven men at Halifax in
July. and II is reported from ST. John the home
or Captain Pri1dle. that his wife ard children
with him this voyage Information from the yes
s2Is last sailing port confirms this fact. The list
OF dead Is Indicated by papers fled with the har-
Dormaster at Halifax. follows:
RJ'R2;ETT. Edward tcoIoredD seaman
CAMPBELL. George. FIRST mate
DILLON. john. seaman.
GODFREY. =. :. tcolored>, boatswain
JoHANS-N, John, ssausn.
PRIDDLE, Captain Esau T.. master thirty-tvo years
Old. 81, s.. John, y.
PFIDDLE. Mrs. ard three children.
STEWART. James :. tcoored). steward.
The Wentworth was Of Us tons burden. and was
bound from Hillsboro, y. .. to Newark, with
plaster. she vas owned by ". II. Edgett OF
Mouctor, y. &. and with her cargo, was valued
At 5000. Both vessel and cargo We're insured.
1t just before dark last night that the
schooner was by the keeper 81 the Nauset
Lights, flying south before the gale. with her fore
sail set. She was about three miles OF shore at
the trle, and it was believed that she would be
able 10 find the entrance OF Pollock Rip Slue. and
thread her way through that narrow channel into
safety behind the handkerchief ShoaI. But at
o'clock the south patrol of the Old Harbor Life
Saving station ten miles below NaUset. suddenly
discovered the schooner on the outer car, head on
TO tte beach. Within half an hour Captain Doane
had mustered his opposite the wrecA and a
lns was fred from the gun. As the little line
frightened after being sent toward the wreck, II
was believed that the crew had caught it, and
would soon pull aboard the big hawser and reach
shore in the brooches buoy. There came no sign
from the vessel, however although hGhts were
shining in the cabin. Several Of the surfnen went
down IS near the breakers as possible, and hailed
the schooner through ulesaphones, but there was
no answer. Others burned signal torches.
In the mean time Captain Doane's crew had been
reinforced by Captain CnarIes and his crew rom
the Orleans station. and several times lines Were
shot out 10 the vessel all OF which either fell
short. or II reaching the vessel, were useless IN
the HELPLESS hands OF the exhausted crew. Then
the life savers settled down to nights vigil on 6ts
beach trusting that the vessel would hold togethet
until morning. when. 1t was hoped. the hIeooat
Az davISht came 1t was seen that two OF the
masts the main and the nzzen had IaIleh 7 ~ ' Il
washing away OF me stern o. IIis 50n ~ resc
ing any Of the crew. The name was ascerta!ned
from her qua-terboard and part OF the stern lica
the beach. and at o'clock the noay OF %o IIs
Dor station. At 5 O'Clock another body that OF a
Wreckage continued to come ashore all day. and
the beach. for a long space. was sJrewu vim
~ two children apparently from the captains
cabin 4 small hood with the strinTs tied 70
gether as i it had beer from the childs head
and a knit frock belonging a child. were brought
IN BY the waves. The wreck presen.s Ulstl Ss--s
sight The hull be seer at low TIDE, but AZ
high water IS entirely submerged only the tore-
mast remains standing. and from the forward
rigging remnants OF the t!o and foresah sway ard
snap In the win The wreck Hes about 90 yards
on shore. The life savers prevented from going
ont 20 70 by the rough sea.
Captain Doane and Captain Charles unto In the
statement that their experience during the night
was the hardest they had ever experienced Every
member OF their crews vas almost completely eX-
hausted this morning largely from the severe eN-
crtions In hauling their beach apparatus through
the soft sand, there being horse available FOX
mis- purpOse.