The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-15
STORM TOSSED
PARTY RESCUED.
Passengers and Crew OF
Cherokee AreSdfe in
Atlantic City,
HEART-RENDING
SCENES ABOARD
--
Captain Castle, Who Made tho
Thrilling Rescue Found the
Women Praying and Stout
Men Pacing the
Deck in Mortal
Fear.
lEy Associated Press. j

(By Associated Press3
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., January I-<
After spending twenty four hours u
anxiety. lest they be wrecked and swept
into the sea, the passengers and crew,
sixty In all. OF the Clyde Ldne Eteamat
Cherokee. bound from San Domingo fos
New York, which went aground on this
lata this afternoon and landed at tho
Inlet here. Captain Archibald. two mates
and the ships carpenter, elected to re-
main aboard the steamer. The rescue
was accomplished by Captain. Mnrko
Caste, and a pickad crew, on the sloop-
yacht Albert. and their experience was
almost as thrilling an that of the strand
ed passengers More than a thousand
persons greeted the storm-tossed party.
Fate Not Known.
Nothing was heard from the passen.
gers after the fog settled down on the
scene yesterday, and 1t was not known
until dawn to-day. the fate of the party.
A signal from the steamer reported all
hands still on board. All during the
night the life guards of the three sta
tions. watched for a slight moderation
OF the storm, but 1t did not come until
noon, when there was q perceptibie fall
In the wind.
The llfe-savers deemed 1t folly to at
tempt to go to the steamer In the sea
that was running. and 1T was decided to
send two men in a launch. This was
done, and when 1t was about to 20 over
the bar at the mouth OF tho inlet the
launch's machinery became disarranged
and IL drifted about helplessy. Another
launch was sent out and brought back
the two men and the disabled launch.
Then the staunch sloop Alberta, wirl
Captain Caste and picked crew, got
over the inlet bar in safety. and went
pitching up tho coast towards the
stranded vessel. When abreast of the
stranded steamer the sloop put about
and came to the leeward. a small boat
was launched and several Of the crew
made the perilous trip to the steamer.
They. found the passengers and most o.
the crew in terrible state of anxiety.
The women were Heeoin., and the msii
were pleading that s,mething be done.
Captain Archibald and Captain Caste de-
cided to make the attempt to transfer
the passengers, though the sea VAS
rough with a fairly stif wind blowing.
The drawer passengers volunteered to 80
first Only four or five We're taken at q
time. and after nearly two hours work.
all but the captain and three OF his crew
were safely aboard the Alberta. A great
cheer went up from the crowd on shore
when the Alberta, loaded with people.
left the steamer. Most OF the rescued
we're In AN exhausted condition. not hay
Ing had any sleep for forty-esht hours
Agents OF the company took charge OF
the party, sending all the passengers and
crew to hotels.
IY.a~I DarItrn Sce0e0
Among those landed was I,eutsnans LIE IS,snd
II. M. T.. Walker. formerly of the United
States cruiser Yankee, who was return. rn
ing to Washington from Puerto Plata. ne
. said the scenes aboard the steamer were
heart-rending. All the passengers ana nil
some of the crew, he said, were filed with
fear The women prayed and the men
paced to and fro. believing that the great
waves that were washing over the help.
less vessel would tear her to pieces. All
of Saturday night and Sunday morning
the passengers and crew were nuddled
about a fire in the galley. Eariy Satnr.
dag night ten feet OF water was IN trs
steamer.
The rescued passengers are Joseph
sohwartz. Albert N, Pierson, Louisa a. =.
York; Edward Lapodde. Elias Amnris,
Fllipa Amarls Jose Amaris and Anna
SAmaris. all of San Domingo.
The Alnarls family are wealthy SyrianH,
who fled from town in Santo Domingo
on account of the revolution there- WAL
ter w. Iandley Is the American consul
at Puerta Plata, who was on his way
home on leave OF absence.
Some of the passengers nre inclined to
criticse tile captain because he did not
land them when they asked him to do
so Friday The Cherokee. while In a
perilous position, is in no immediate dan
ger of breaking up, unless another storm
should set in. It will be difficult to float
her. The wrecking tug North America
is standing. by, and will take off ehe
captain and his three men IL there Is
danger of the vessel going to pieces.
Other wrecking tugs will arrive to-mor-
row, and IL the sea moderates, an at
tempt Will be made to float the steamer
on high tide 81.