New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
CHEROKEE LEFT TO SEA
CIPT1TN LIST ASHORE.
MarE, Casio Repeats T1p-Says
VesseJ May Be SaOed.
INV To;eg-aph to The Tribune.

LBy Telegraph The Tribune
Atlantic City, n. j., jan lo.-No1 d soui 10
ON hoard the stranded steamer Cherokee To-
night as she lies in what in every Likelihood is
her last resting place. Not light showed IN
her upper- rigging as darkness settled down upon
her and tears came to the eyes OF captain
Archibald. who commanded her. as he stood at
tho inlet wharf and watched her she was
enveloped in the mantle of night. He stuck TO
her and was the last person TO leave the
steamer late this afternoon
The Cherokee will be total wreck, IN the
opinion of the life saving service men, VINO
have been on board of her ever since she was
discovered on the treacherous Brigantine Shoals
Captain Mark Casio. the doughty mariner wAo
risked life and ship and crew yesterday TO rescue
the messengers and crew from the Cherokee, be-
lieves otherwise He says that there is no res'-
son why the water which fills the steamer can
NOT he nunnped out and the vessel foated. he
saws the Craignook a steamer stranded here
few years ago. was in a far worse condition
than the Cherokee, and yet she was raised and
is ia commission.
About 10 a. m Captain Archibald wig
wagged" the Absecon life saving crew to sehd
Captain Caste and the Alberta to the Cherokee
They had decided to abandon her and wanted
a craft in which to take off the baggage belong
ing TO the passengers and crew. Unfortunately,
water from stern seas forced itself into his
broken exhaust pipe flooded the engine, and
he had to make the inlet wharf by means OF ms
sails alone When the call came to-day he
obtained Captain Kessler's sloop Sinbad, and
with him and part Of his crew ana big
Nelse and Carl Bush. the two men who were
with him on his first trip to the stranded steamer
Yesterday, put off to the Cherokee shortly after
II o'clock
The sea was compa aratively smooth and they
succeeded in getting close to the steamer, and
the work of transferring the baggage soo'; was
ACCOMPLISHED The second officer. Mr. Conrad
came ashore with the baggage. F. H. Milne
representative of the Clyde Line. sent Tor Gus
tom Inspector F1field and had him inspect the
luggage after which 1t was taken to the PENN
svlyania station and shipped to New YORK
So soon as the sloop had discharged her
cargo she put off again and brought ashore
Captain Archibald, Mr.. Parks. the first mate
and the members of the South Briganune iIe
saving crew.
The Tribune reporter was board the steam
er this afternoon with Captain Casio Ihe III,
terror of the cabins looked though they hao
haer soaked for q week There was not dry
place in the ship, and the saloon chairs taDleS
ard other furniture were washing about as the
steamer slowly rolled with the waves
The pilothouse. which had been the home OF
the csptain and crew and passengers since going
on the shoals was dryer than the caplhS anu
staterooms. Mr. Parks said they lived there
when the tide was low, and on the hrldge ana
superstructure when it was h1gh-
The wrecxirg tugs Somers N Smith and North
! .roer,ca are standing a few miles off, and II the
weather is good and the quiets down TO-
| marrow they will make effort to get the
| cargo The weather IS threatening to-hlght'
| however and there is every appearance OF
heavy weather and fogs for tomorrow
| NIavor Stoy has written a letter to captain
Casio in which he commends him for hls DrHN-
| cry Yesterday This letter is to be published IN
| the newspapers of the city. A movement WAS
| bee1,n this afternoon to raise a purse for the
| doughty little captain and his crew anu hed'ly
| $500 has already been subscribed
| The rumor that Captain Archibald had gone
| Crazy is absolutely without foundation. Cap
| tain Archibald is badly cut up over the loss OF
| his boat and he looks If he was Just getIlhs
! over a long spell of sickness, but he Is IN tuli
! possession of his faculties.
| Captain Casio has received an invitation 10
be the guest Of the Glover Club, of Philadelphia
on Thursday night and he will at that time re-
ceive diamond medal Captain Caste takes the
invitation received tonight in his usual matter-
of-fact way. and says he cannot see what he has
done that every one should be making such a
fuss over him.
Superintendent Cameron Of the West India
service Of the Clyde Line said yesterday that the
! line had small hopes of saving the Cherokee.
1T is winter now he said, "and the prospects
| Of saving the ship few. II 1t were summer
weather I think she could be released from the
| shoals but now, with favorable weather.
the task would take many days.
"Our paramount order has been to look out for
the passengers Our agent went to Atlantic
City, and through his initiative Captain Caste
of the Alberta made his heroic rescue. I've sent
lighters alongside to-day and took out the pas
sengers' baggage. We hope eventually to get
out all the cargo