The Penn's Grove record., 1906-08-03
DROWN OFF
NEW JERSEY COAST
Boats Crowded With Pleasure
Seekers Run For Shelter,
AEROISM OF THE uFESAvERs
Men Row Through Rough Sea and
Pick Up Those Clinging to
Wreck, Transferring 18 to Yacht
Violet to Avoid Swapping.

A~nglesea, N. Flight men were
drowned here by the capsizing of two
yachts on the Hereford Inlet bar, one
mile off shore. The yachts were COM
ing in from the fishing banks, and
were crowded with fishermen, most
of whom were from Philadelphia.
Seven lost their lives from the auXil-
larry sloop yacht Nora, which plies
for hire, and one from the Alvin B.,
a small sloop, owned by E. l.. Hall
man, a lawyer, of Pottsville, Pa.
Hallman was entertaining twelve
friends on the craft, which was
turned completely over by a terrific
wave.
Bodies of the following persons
were recovered: Frederick Fisher,
Sr., Philadelphia; Herbert Hammell,
Lansdale, Pa; Walter Snyder, Phila-
de,phia; John Fogarty, Haverford,
Pa; J. Starkey, Philadelphia; Jerry
Donohue, Philadelphia; unknown
mar.
The body of Samuel Lodner, of
Woodbury., N. j., was not found.
The waves were breaking yer it
when the Nora came running in, and
the yacht was riding on the crest of a
billow when a gust of wind threw her
on her beam ends. Instantly a wave
strained the craft, and the mast
snapped close to the deck. The Nora
then turned turtle and all on board
were caught under the yacht.
That a man was saved was due to
Captain Henry S. Ludlum, of the
Hereford Inlet life saving station,
who assembled a volunteer crew and
put out to the rescue.
1t was half an hour, however, be-
fore the lifeboat reached the spot.
All that time a score of men were
making a desperate struggle for life.
They were gathered around the over
turned yacht. and were constantly
being carried away by the e a The
battle was marked by many heroic
deeds. One of these was the saving
of the one boy in the fishing party.
He was being swept away when
caught by two men n dragged to
the side of the Nora. Then half a
dozen men, gathering around, sue
c-eded in pushing the half-insensible
lad out of the water until he lay
face downward across the keel. He
was held there until he vas taken off
by Ludlum and his crew.
The lifeboat arrived in the nick CT
time. Four men were picked up
when floating away from the Nora.
They had held On until all their
strength was gone, and then with
help almost at hand they were lifted
by a wave and swept toward land to
seemingly inevitable death. All four
were unconscious when dragged into
the boat, and they lay in a heap until
other rescues had been effected.
The waves were SO high on the bar
that it was with great difficulty that
Ludlum steered the lifeboat to the
yacht. After several vain attempts
he succeeded in running close to the
overturned craft on the lee side, and
then began the work of taking in the
fishermen. Fifteen had been pulled
over the gunwale when a new diff
Guilty presented itself. The lifeboat
was overburdened and was in immi.
nent danger of being swamped, yet
there were ten men still in the water
Ludlum was filed with fear lest
the dIISIlpI dL I0SCuC I1lSAI SllO III {
second and greater tragedy, when he
saw the sloop yacht Violet coming
out. Then, with the ten lei holding
to the gunwales, Ludlum slowly
steered the lifeboat toward the yacht
Two of the men were torn away BY
the waves, but they were rescued
again with boathooks. The Viole
was splendidly handled by Captain
Lilley and two youths. She is onl!
twenty-five feet over all, but will
several reefs managed to stand up il
the storm. Taking advantage of
lull in the wind, the lifeboat wa
dashed to the side of the Violet, ant
then as both boats rose and fel
eighteen men were slowed away il
the yacht. The lines were cut, ant
while the Violet ran to an anchorag,
Ludlum drove the lifeboat towar'
the pier.
Thousands of persons watched TIL
rescue from the shore, among whom
was Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia.