The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
EIGHT ARE LOST,
YACHTS GO Down
Disaster Takes Place on Here
ford Inlet Bar, Near
Anglesea, n. ].
MANY MORE WERE
TN EXTREME DANGER
SqualI Came Up and Caught
Fishing Boats in q Peril
Gus Place.


yachts, coming in from the fishing
banks capsized on Hereford inlet bar,
off here, today and so far as can be As
certained tonight eight persons lost
their lives. There were thirtytWo per
sons on one yacht, of whom seven were
lost, and twelve on the other, all of
whom but one were saved. That not
more fell victims to the rough sea was
due to the heroism of Capt. Henry s.
Ludlow of the Hereford Inlet ife'sav-
ing station and a crew of FIVE men. It
was at first thought that from fourteen
to twenty eight persons had been lost,
but after an Investigation the Cor.
oner tonight stated that he believed
only eight were lost. His list is as
follows
Bodies Recovered.
FREDERICK FISHER, SR., Philadel-
HERBERT HAMMEL, Lansdale, Pa.
WALTER SNYDER, Philadelphia.
JOHN FOGARTY. Haverford, Pa.
J. STARKEY, Philadelphia.
JERRY DONOHUE, Philadelphia.
UNKNOWN NAN.
Missing.
SAMUEL LODNER, Woodbury., ". j.
Many Out Fishing.
Anglesea is one Of the favorite fish
ing places along the New Jersey coast,
and has seldom had a buster day than
today. Exery excursion train from
Philadelphia and other nearby points
came down crowded with visitors, and
most of them intended spending the day
in fishing. The weather in the morn
ing was ideal and all the fishing boats
nDlr de f1 Sch,
banks, After noon, however, brisk
breeze sprung up and the captains of
the small craft hoisted sail and steered
for home, Most of the fleet got in
without mishap, although some Of them
had considerable difficulty in clearing
the Hereford bar
The two boats that got into trouble
were the sloop yacht Nora, which had
on board Capt Herbert Shivers, his
mate and thirty passengers, and the
sloop Alvin r., with a party Of twelve.
Struck by squall.
The sand obstruction is about mile
from shore. Just as the Nora was about
TO go over it heavy squall struck her.
AS the craft keeled over she was hit by
a huge wave and the Nora turned com
pletely over, throwing the thirty-two
occupants into the sea, AS the yacht
turned over the mast snapped Off short.
There was an agoniZing cry rs the
yacht turned turtle. which was quickly
silenced, when nearly all thevictims
disappeared beneath the water. The
heavy sea, however, probably was re
sponsible for the saving of most of the
eighteen survivors. as the waves were
so rough that the upturned yacht was
tossed about, thus uncovering the strug.
Cling victims caught underneath. AS
many as could reached the keel. In the
unequal fight against the elements, the
struggling men disappeared one by one
until only eighteen were left clinging
to the boat.
Long Fight for Life.
After hanging TO the yacht for nearly
one hour, a Government lifeboat, com
manded by Can't. Henry S. Ludlow of
the Hereford Inlet life.saving station,
hove in sight and after some maneuver-
ing managed to get close to the cap
sized vessel. He was not moment too
length Of the Nora four men, weakened
from exhaustion, let go their holds and
began floating away Capt. Ludlow
threw his boat around and the four half
drowned men were drawn out Of the
water. Then, at the risk of their own
lives. the rescuers went after the other
men and pulled them into their boat.
Inc rescue was most proplrlous, as the
rough sea was constantly pounding the
lifeboat against the keel Of the yacht
The eighteen survivors were transferred
to the sloop yacht Violet and taken
ashore.
Second Disaster Happens.
Shortly after the survivors of the
Nora were brought ashore another
yacht, the ALVIN b.. was seen To cap
size, about a mile above the place where
the Nora went over. There were sew
eral boats in the vicinity at the time
and all but one person was saved. The
Alvin B. was owned by T.. l., Hallman,
n lawyer Of Pottsville, Pa. lie and n
party OF friends were on board at the
time.
One Of tho survivors of the Nora said
tonight that had it not been for the
prompt assistance of Capt. Ludlow aud
his crew every person on board would
probably have been drowned. He said
that when the Nora overturned il was
everybody for himself. There was
great tangle OF fishing lines and nets
and it was no doubt due to this that so
many were unable to reach the capsized
boat.
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