The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-02

Eight Pleasure Seekers Were
Drowned from Yacht
AND MANY OTHERS ENDANGERED
rwo Pleasure Craft Coming n From
Fishing Banks Capsize on Inlet
Bar in Squall and Z Of 81 Perish
on One Vessel and Only One OF IL
on the Other.

Anclesea. y. j., Speclal.-Two
yachts coming III from the hshihg
hanks capsized on Iicrttord Inlet bar
off here Sunday and 80 far as can be
eight persons lost thelf
lives. There we're y persons on the
Yacht, OF whom seven were lost, ana
II the other, all OF whom but one
we're saved. That not more fell We
tins TO the rough sea was due 10 the
heroism Of Captain Ludlam, OF the
Hereford Inlet life-savlng station,
and crew OF five men. 1t was at
first thought that from II to 2S per
sons had been lost, but after an IN
vestigation the coroner stated that he
believed only eight were lost. HIS
list is as follows:
Bodies recovered: Frederick Fish
er, Sr, Philadelphia. Herbert Ham
mel. i.ansdale, Pa: John Fogarty,
Haverford, Pa. Walter Snyder, Phil
adclphia: } S Starkey, Philadelphia;
Jerry Donohue. Philadelphia Tn
known Man. Missing: Samuel c. Lon
der, Woodbury., n. j.
Anglesea is one Of the faTorite fish
ing places along the Southern New
Jersey coast, and has seldom had a
buster Sunday. Every excursion
train from Philadelphia and other
near by points came down crowded
with visitors, most of whom intend
ed spending the day III fishing The
weather in the morning was ideal a1j
at the fishing boats took out large
crowds to the fishing banks. After
noon, however, brisk breeze sprung
and the captains of :he small craft
hoisted sail and started for home.
Most Of the fleet got Ill without mis-
hap, although some Of them had con-
siderable difficulty III clearing the
hereford bar.
Turned Completely Over.
The two that got into trouble were
the sloop yatch Nora, which had on
board Captain Herbert Shivers, his
mate and 30 passengers, and the
sloop Alvin B., with party OF II.
The Nora mad gone to the fishing
banks at Five Fathom Bank, about
ten miles out to sea, early IN the day.
When the wind began TO frcshen
Captain Shivers decided 1t was 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
and the sea rougher. Captain Shiv-
ers. from long experience, knew how
treacherous is the Hereford bar and
approached it with his usual caution.
The sand obst1uction is about a mile
from shore. just as he was about to
20 ever it a heavy squall struck the
Nora. Despite the efforts OF the cap
tain the craft keeled over and was
hit by huge wave. The wind and
the wave coming together was more
than. the yacht could stand and it
turned completely over. throwing the
80 occupants into the sea. AS the
boat turned over the mast snapped
cry as the yacht turned turtle, which
was quickly silenced when nearly all
| Of the victime disappeared beneath
| tie water.
The heavy sea probably was respon-
slble for the saving of IL of the
survivors, as the waves were so rough
that the upturned Yacht was tossed
| about, thus uncovering the struggling
victims who were underneath. As
E.any as could tried to reach the
keel, but it was a difficult matter, as
there was an indcscribable tangle OF
fishing nets, lines, baskets and sail.
There was no time to help ore an
other, as it was all that the strug-
Cling men could do to keep THEN
heads above the water. One bow
however, Frederick Fisher, aged i
years, who was found struggling near
the boat, was lifted up on the up-
! turned keel by two men who had
tight grips on the vessel. In the un-
equal fight against the elements the
struggling men disappeared one b!
one until only % were left clinging tt
the boat.
Rescue Barely in Time.
After hanging to the yacht To-
nearly an hour and as hope OF reseue
had almost been abandoned, Il govern
| ment life-boat commanded by Captain
Henry S. Ludham, of the Hereford
Inlet life-saving station, hove In sigh
AS he came near he shouted encour
agenlent to the men clinging to ths
Nora, and after some manoeuverins
managed to get close to the capsizet
vessel He was not a moment tot
soon, for as he came within a boat =
length of the Nora four men, weak
ened from exhaustion, let so thei
holds and began floating away. Cap
tain Ludiam threww has boat arount
and the four half-drowned men weri
drawn out Of the water. Then, at tn
risk Of their own lives, the rescurer
went after the other men and pullet
| tho,u