The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-29
PECONIC LOST WITH 20 MEN.
OVERW HELMED NJ STORM OFF
COAST or GEORGIA..

Two Men Reach Shore In . Llfeboat--
Ono wave shifted the Cargo and
Another Sank the steamer Owned
BY David II. T.. Jones OF This City.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug 2s.--The steamer
Peconic was lost Sunday night OF Cumber-
land Island, near Fernandina, with crew
Of twenty men. Two sailors landed on
Amelia Beach in front Of Fernandina yes
terday morning in a lifeboat and told OF
the loss Of the steamer. The men, Span
lard and an Italian were in state Of COL
lapse when they landed on the beach and
but little could be got out OF them.
According to their story. the Peconic
left Phila delphia on Aug. 10 for New Or
leans with cargo Of coal. On Sunday q
stiff breeze sprang up and by night 1t was
blowing a gale from the north-northeast
About midnight soundings were taken,
and the vessel was then in from ten to
fifteen fathoms Of water.
Capt. Jones gave orders to head to sea,
and the man at the VIII eel brought the
vessel sharply around. directly in the
trough of the sea. An immense wave
struck the steamer and Knocked her star
board beam ends. As she lay on her side
the cargo shifted and she could not recover
The water rushed into the ports and
companionways and in about ten minutes
she was struck by monster wave and was
sunk. or the twenty-five men. on board
the two sailors were all that were afloat.
The two surviving sailors say that they
saw the steamer could not survive and cut
away the lifeboat just as she went down
The men said that the entire crew were
foreigners and that the only members they
knew were Domenico Setlano, Pasquale
lndeatio, one French sailor, Ave Spanish
firemen one Sp anish sailor Mate James
and Capt. Jonas.
The men said that the wind was 80 high
and the seas were rolling so that they could
not rescue any OF their shipmates. The
rest Of the night they drifted about in the
angry sea. Their boat filed with water
but could not sink, as it had patent air
tanks. Shortly after daylight they sighted
land and, after desperate efforts, they
landed through the surf directly in front
of a summer resort hotel The Peconic had
on board about 1 500 tons OF coal The men
we're cared for by citizens OF Fernandina
and will apply to their respective Consuls
for assistance.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2s.-The Peconic
was running back to New Orleans with q
cargo OF coal after unloading a cargo Of
2,422 tons Of sulfur in Philadelphia for the
Union Sulphur Company Of that city. Capt.
c. r. Jones Il said to be q relative OF the
owner.
only one Of my men shipped from New
Orleans" he told the quarantine people
when here. All the rest Of them took on
at Algisfs. just across the river. where there
is no yellow fever. Ishlpped my men there
to avoid yellow jack
The Peconic had record as hoodoo ship
Its misfortunes ON coming up to Philadel-
phia comprised its holding up at Reedy
Island quarantine, at the Marcus Hook
quarantine and at the quarantine at Della
ware Breakwater, It's going ashore inthe
mud in the Horseshoe below Philadelphia
and the subsequent dning Of Capt. Jones
for breach Of port law.
The Peoonic was originally a British
steamship and piled between this port
and the Mediterranean. She was admitted
to American registry after receiving ex-
tensive repairs in an American shipyard,
about year ago, and recently had been
running coastwise as freighter. She
sailed from Philadelphia on Aug. 10 for
New Orleans with q cargo Of COAL She
was owned by David H. E. Jones Of 81
State street, Manhattan. She was built
at Liverpool in 1881, measured 1884 tons,
was 27o feet long, Of - feet inches beam
and % feet a inchea deem