The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-16
PT. JUDITH HAS
THREE VICTIMS
Schooner lugao Wrecked In Yesterdays Gae and Only Gap.
tain and Mate Were Able to Reach the Shore, Assisted
Under PsrIous Conditions by III, Government Life Saving
Crew.

Yesterdays northeast storm, with wind
blowing on the southern coast OF this
state from 50 TO 60 miles an hour was the
worst in two years az Block Island and
Point Judith.
on Point Judith the gale was terrific,
as well as about Block Island and with
mountainous seas piling in on the rocks
there was small chance for "A vessel
caught Off the Rhode Island shore.
The wind blew 90 miles an hour of
Block Island, and no steamer arrived
during the day, the New Shoreham find
ing It inadvisable 10 proceed beyond
Point Judith.
AT the Rhode Island Yacht club wharf
the tide was a foot and a half above the
usual high mark, but no material damage
was sustained
The Western Union reported at 10
o'clock that four OF it's lines were down
in Woonsocket, one OF the places whore
the storm was especially severe.
The two-mssted schooner Lugano, with
n cargo OF laths. was driven ashore on
the east side Of Point Judith during the
afternoon, and three of her crew were
lost
The captain and one seaman were saved
by surfmen from the Point Judith Life
Saving station by almost superhuman Of
forts.
The three who are thought to have been
drowned within short time after the Luz
gano struck were: James Smith. mate, 80
years. single, OF Halifax, n. g.; John
johnson. seaman. single. IS years. OF Nor
way; and the steward. Lewis. 72 years, Of
Rockport, Me, leaves a widow
The rescued were Edmund Barter, cap
tain. 30 years, Boothbay Harbor. Me,
wife and FIVE children; Fred Bouscher,
The Lugano was one OF the most widely
known OF the small lumber schooners I'm
the coasting trade. She is owned by the
South Gardiner Lumber company OF South
Gardiner. Me. and was en- route from
that port TO New York with cargo Of
1i0s' bundles OF laths, consigned TO the
Stetson, Cutler and Redmond company.
Neither the vessel. which is valued az
5000. nor the laths. which were OF consid-
erable value, were insured.
The schooner left South Gardiner on /
Nov. and left Vineyard Sound early yes |
terday morning. After starting toward |
Narragansett bay the fury OF the sea and |
wind played havoc with the seams OF the |
old vessel and II was not long before she |
began to FILL The wood in her cargo serv-
ed TO keep her afoat. but she sank i'm the |
water until she would not obey her steer
ing gear.
The Lugano struck with a crash on the |
hard rock-sand bottom about 200 yards OF |
shore, near the quarters of the life-saving |
crew, who shot line 10 the Lugano, |
which was made fast by the crew OF the |
Lugano amid much difficulty. The line /
had hardly been made secure when the /
which. so called. which Is used TO haul the
breeches buoy on to distressed vessels, be- |
came inextricably tangled.
The five men on the Lugano made inef |
fectual attempts TO untangle ~; and Capt. |
Barter then told the crew that II was a /
case of 'every man for himself" and he |
and Mate Smith attempted TO make shore |
on large plank ripped up from the deck |
by the waves.
The captain was obliged 10 let go OF the
plang on account OF a cramp. but grasped
the hawser shot out 70 the schooner by
the hfe-saving crew. He struggled hand
over hand along the hawser until he