Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
WAS Ij=lIAl SUNDAY
Eigl,t Pleasure Seekers Were
Drowned From Yacht
AND MANY OTHERS ENDANGERED
Two Pleasure Craft Coming IN From
Fishing Banks Capsize on Inlet
Bar in Squat and 7 OF ~ PERISH
on Ore Vessel and Only One OF IL
on The Other.

Annlesea. n. j., Speculative
yachts coming in from the. t1shlhs
banks capsized on Hartford lnle'
off here Sunday and 50 lar as can oe
ascertained eight persons losl ''ell
lives. There were 81 persons on 'ile
YACHT. OF whom sever were lost, ana
il the other, all Of whom but one
were saved. That not more Tell VIC
tins to the rough sea was due TO lhe
heroism Of Captain Ludlam, OF the
Hereford Inlet life-savlng station,
and a crew Of five men. 1t was at
first thouoht that from II to IS per-
Sons had peen lost. but after an m
vestieation the coroner stated that ne
believed only eight were losi. Has
list is as follows:
Bodies recovered: Frederick Fish
er, ST., Philadelphia. Herbert Ham
mel, LansdaIe. Pa; John Fogarty,
Haverford, Pa; Walter Snyder, Phil
adelphia; }. S. Starkey, Philadelphia;
Jerry Donohue, Philadelphia; In
known Man. Missing: Samuel {. Lon
der, Woodbury., n. j.
Anglesea is one of the favorlte fish
ing places along the Southern New
jersey coast, aud has seldom had Il
buster Sunday. Every excursion
train from Philadelphia and other
ncar by points same down crowded
with visitors, most Of whom intcnd-
ed spending the day in fishing. The
weather III the morning was ideal and
at the fishing boats took out large
crowds to the fishing banks. After
noon, however, a brisk breeze sprung
and the captains Of the small craft
hoisted sail and started for home.
Most Of the fleet got in without mis-
hap, although some of them had con-
siderable difficulty in clearing the
hereford bar.
Turned Completely Over.
The two that got into trouble were
the sloop watch Nora, which had on
board Captain Herbert Shivers, his
mate and 30 passengers. and the
sloop Alvin B., with a party Of II.
The Nora had gone to the fishing
banks at Five Fathom Bank, about
ten miles out to sea, early IN the day.
When the wind began to freshen
Captain Shivers decided it vas time
to make port and with the assistance
Of a small gasoline engine and a good
spread Of canvas, he made good time
toward Anglesea. AS the sloop bowl
ed along the wind was getting sitter
aad the sea rougher. Captain SHY
ers, from long experience, knew how
treacherous is the Hereford bar and
approached it with his usual caution.
The sand obstruction is about a mile
from shore. Just as he was about to
go over it a heavy squat struck the
Nora. Despite the efforts Of the cap
tain the craft keeled over and was
hit by a huge wave. The wind and
the wave coming together was more
than the yacht could stand and it
turned completely over, throwing the
81 occupants into the sea. As the
boat turned over the mast snapped
like a reed. There was an agonizing
cry as the yacht turned turtle, which
was quickly silenced when nearly all
OF the victime disappeared beneath
the water.
The heavy sea probably was respon,
slble for the saving Of IL Of the
survivors, as the waves we're so rough
that the upturned yacht was tossed
about, thus uncovering the STRUGGLING
victims who were underneath. As
many as could tried to reach the
keel, but it was a difficult matter, as
there was an indescribable tangle of
fishing nets, lines, baskets and sail.
There vas ne time to help one an
other, as it was all that the strue-
Cling men could do to keep THEN
heads above the water. One boy
however, Frederick Fisher. aged l;
years, who was found struggling near
the boat, was lifted up on the up
turned keel by two men who haG
tight grips on the vessel. In the un-
equal fight against the clements the
struggling men disappeared II BY
one until only 25 were left clingins tc
the boat.
Rescue Barely in Time.
After hanging to the yacht fol
nearly an hour and as hope Of rescue
had almost been abandoned, a govern
ment life-boat commanded by Captain
Henry S. LAldham, of the Hereford
Inlet life-saving station, hove In sight
AS he came near he shouted encour
agement to the men clinging to the
Nora, and after some manoeuverine
managed to get close to the capsiZeo
vessel. He was not a moment toe
soon, for as he came within a boats
length of the Nora four men, weak
encd from exhaustion, let go their
L.Jla onJ lonon Hoatinr awav Can