Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-15

Atlantic City, N. j., Jan. l5.-lhe |
sixty lives aboard the Clyde Line steam
ship Cherokee have been saved With |
two crews of life guards imprisoned with
the twelve passengers and crew OF the
vessel, it fen TO the lot of Capt. Mark
Casio and his crew of six men OF the
little schooner Alberta of Atlantic CITY,
all volunteers, to face the dangers OF
Brieantine shoals, where the Cherokee
was stranded. and effect the rescue.
Those aboard the stranded steamship
were taken on at 8 o'clock last evening,
after Capt Caste and his men had bat
tied with the breakers for nearly six
hours Wien the Alberta arrived at its
pier at the Inlet more than 5000 persons
We're there to cheer the life savers and
their rescued who were compelled to
stand in the piercing wind ON the deck
of the frail little craft
As the passengers stepped OF the Al
borta they were picked up by excited
spectators and carried TO Whiting car
riagcs, TO be hurried to a hotel
The passengers are; William w.
Handley. Brooklyn. former United States
Consul at puertOplata, recently appoint
ed Consul 10 Trinidad Island Ensign ii.
McWalkor. United States Navy, detached
from the gunboat Yankee for service ia
the Bureau of Steam Engineering at
Washington; Robert III. Pearson, of New
York, a mechanical engineer, returning
from a business trip 10 San Domingo;
Louis A. Train. of New York a travelling
man for Samuels Brothers, of New York;
Joseph Schwartz, a New York merchant;
Edward lapodde, n santo Domingo mer-
chant; Elias Amaris, Syrian merchant
of Santo Domingo, fiipo Amaris, wife
Of the Syrian, and their two small chill
drcn.
The rescued also include seventeen
members Of the liie-saving crews of
North and South Brigantine Stations,
and thirty-one members Of the Chero-
KEGS crew. For the last twenty hours
the sixty persons had been huddled ON
the upper deck of the steamship.
Aiutiny threatened the crew, and Capt.
Daniel Archibald was compelled to draw
his revolver and order the rebellious
sailors TO remain at their posts or be
killed.
The passengers left all their posses
aions aboard tho Cherokee, and these
doubtless viii be lost, for the vessel is
expected TO 60 to pieces at any time.
Mrs. Amaris is in a critical condition
at the Inlet House suffering from a pro.
lonrcd attack Of nervous hysteria. A
mate still aboard the Cherokee is suffer.
ing from burns he received in trying Il
keep the pumps going during the raging
storm of Saturday.
Consul Hnndley lost al his important
reports of the recent uprsings in Sar
Domingo. which he intended to deliver
I.H 30. tutl
Walker lost valuable documents intcndo,
for the Secretary of The Navy. Ever,
other passenger saved only such valu
nbles as he could carry In his pockets.
When the Cherokee's passengers vert
removed the vessel was filed with twclv,
feet Of water. Great rents had been tori
in the iron hull, disabling the engines an,
looscning every timber in the vessel
which has piled the Atlantic for ninctcel
years. The boilers had been raised from
their foundations and lurchcd 10 one sid
by the mighty breakers pounding th
steamships sides.
As the Alberta started for shore Il lef
Capt. Archibald standing on the Chero
KEGS bridge Tears were streaming
down his cheeks as he and his fellow of
ficers wave a good by 10 required NOR
than an hour for the rcscuing schoonc
20 fight It's way 10 shore and il only sue
coeded In landing after continued tack
ing 10 prevent another disaster.
Capt. Archibald never gave mp hop
that he would be able 90 resume his Fri
20 New York until this morning about
o'clock. lie had Just signalod that a
were wen when he received a signal mes
sage from the managers of the Clyd
Line TO send the passengers, mail an
papers ashore at any cost. The liieguard
aboard the vessel said there was no hop
for the wind was sim blowing at Oh
rate of thirty-five miles an hour.
IL was then that Capt Casio. of N
Alberta. boarded his 22-ton craft in IN
Inlet and started out to sea hv the nortl
ern course. Those on shore marvolcd q
his bravery. The captain was seen tall
ing 60 his men and they were seen
wave their hats above their heads in v,
ciferous approval of what he had sal
II later proved 10 be his assurance
them that they would rescue the Cher,
KEGS passengers and crew.
Rolling and tossing in the breakers, q
Alberta slowly made its way TO a poii
north of the Cherokee. Captain CAST
ordered his dory made ready 70 20 20 Il
steamship. Entering the little boat alon
the captain made his way toward n
Cherokee. As he neared its side q gre.
wave caught the dory and carried il his
on its crest. As the boat shot upward
line was thrown from the Cherokee m
Castro masred &c as the dory slipp,
from under lim and was carried out
sea.
One OF the Cherokee's boats was 70,
oied aud a line carried 10 the Albert
Fastening themselves 70 this line TIM
members of The Aiherta's crew went
the Cherokee and the work of rescue vs..
begun. I'm parties of three and Tour pa
sengers, crew and liicguards were iak,
OF the steamship and carried 20 the lit
schooner Il roquircd hours of perilo
work.
Airs. Amoris and her two children we
the trst o. leave the Cherokee. The hu
band, frantic with fear, begged 20 accor
pany them, but was held back for d
next trip. AS the work of rescue pr
ceeded the water swept over the strands
vessels deck and an but swept the r
manning persons overheard.
From the shore the little boat could
seen slowly going back and forth. an
then a signal was swung from the Cher