New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-15
CHEROKEE PASSENGERS LAND
Crew at Points Of Revolvers Forced Back to Pumps
Left When Succor Appeared
RESCUE ONE OF BRAVEsT ON RECORD.
Auxiliary Schooner and Two of Grew Tender Accomplish Deed
Captain and Two Seamen Stick to Steamer

Alberta swung down the beach on a broad reach
to starboard for two miles and then plunged
into the breakers. heading for the BrigantIne
Shoals. four miles away. For fully an hour she
plunged and pitched and wallowed In the seeth-
ing smother that stretched mile forward and
anafr the boat and three miles to each side
Ihen' for few precious minutes she caught i
1airiy steady breeze, which with the help Of her
engine. drove her clear Of the broken water.
from there it was about three mile beat of
to the Cherokee. The Alberta swung away
around the stranded steamer, out into the opeu
sea- and then drifted down within a hundred
yards to windward Then she dropped q lima
overheard with a buoy which drifted down "a
the Cherokee. To this a heavier line was at
tached. by which heavy hawser was passed
aboard the Cherokee The gale had not abated
and the seas were running az high as the fore
crosstrees Of the Cherokee.
The two sailors. big Nelse,'' nnuscrIsr
0Wede and Carl Busch, a Dutchman. nut ths
schoOner's tender over the side and climbed into
her Partly by rowing and partly by hauling o,
the hawser, they reached the battered Clvde
liner. They found the passengers hopeful b,,t
weary while the crew were In a general devil
may-care" mood
On board the Cherokee were besides her own
passengers and crew, the two life SAVING orav-.
from North and South Brigantine Shoals stations
The South crew upset their boat in the SUR. bus
the other reached the Cherokee without being.
swamped. Swinging IN the slack water I'm her
lee, however, the second boat was smashed
against the starboard quarter Of the steamer.
After the heavy hawser had been made taut
between the Alberta and the Cherokee. the nine
passengers were taken off. They were joseph
Schwartz. Louis NJ. Train, Albert N Pierson and
Walter W. HadIey, all Of New-York; Ensign
Hugh NJ. Walker o. S. NJ. Edward La Podde,
Elias, Filipa and Mrs. Jose Ankaras. Of santo
Domingo, and her baby. Mrs. Ankaras is the
wife of Syrian merchant in Santo Domingo
Consul HandIey who went to the island last
April, was stationed at Puerta Plata, and was
returning with a special report concerning con-
ditions In the small republic
The three-months-old infant of Mrs. Ankaras
was saved by Mrs. Flora Brown. the stewardess
Of the Cherokee. When the dory from the Al
berta was plunging and pitching against the
sides Of the steamer Mrs. Brown Tended her OF
until she saw her opportunity. and then Ieaped
into the boat
L. A Train. one of the passengers. collapsed
about 9 O'Clock. and is now in a serious condf-
ton In Bates's Hotel under the care Of Il physi-
clan. His breakdown IS said to be due To nefv-
Gus strain and exposure.
Joseph Schwartz. attachA Of the Bureau
of Insular Affairs of the War Department Who
was on duty at Santo Domingo as special col
lector of customs. tonight said that the scenes
on board the Cherokee were most exciting. He
said:
On Friday the United States life savers came
aboard in answer TO signals, and advised US
then not to leave the boat. there
danger. They took a, message back to shore to
send to the Clyde Line officials. We received d
message advising that the tug North American
had been sent and all assistance would 0e rem
dered On Friday the life crews of the two
Brigantine stations boarded the Cherokee and
remained aboard The sea began TO grow ugIyx
and each minute getting worse so that tC
impossible Saturday for the crew
get back TO shore themselves. About II o'clock
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