The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-01
MAGNIFICENT
RESCUE AT SEA
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for the Ledger here, gives the following
story:
Norfolk waterfront rang this morn
ing with praise of the crew of the Nor
| folk tug Jack Twohy, who went out this
| morning and took off the crewffrom the
| fcur-mas,cd schooner George NJ. Grant,
which stranded yesterday afternoon
abreast the ~lifcsaving stations at Cape
Henry.
The most outspoken admirers of tho
heroic deed of the Twohy's crew were
Captain Joseph II. Clark and his part
ner, Alvah II. BoIshell. whose fleet OF
tugs compete with that Of the Lamberts
Point Towboat Company, of which Cap
tain John Twohy is the head. and the
tug Jack Twohy. their latest addition.
1T was a fine thing they did," said Mr..
BoushelI. '.They had all they wanted out
| there while they We're doing 1t" chined
in Captain Clark. The faces OF both men
We're alight while they spoke these words.
which are of high praise. They are not
| historical on the waterfront, and when
they say a man has done a big thing IL
means n great deal. for they know what
n big thing is which is done on the water
and what the cost of failure to do
would be.
In View of Shore.
The saving of the crew OF the George
| NJ Grant. 1t could be seen from the
beach Mt Cape Henry this morning, Was
effected by the tug men by making a lea
OF the stranded schooner. The tug @tneh
backed and filed and approaching the
schooner closely jumped back as some oil
the crew of the schooner leaped aboard
and repeated these tactics until the eight
or ten . men composing the scnooHer .
crew, were all gotten off.
u-Ixn Hs,a, ;p,rranSalv difficult as it was,
would have keen more difficult even
| had the schooner's deck not beetl flush
with the surface of the water.
Captain NJ. G. Partridge. the Twohy's
master. is said by navigators to deserve
a Carnegie medal and anything else in
reason which he may want. The glory
is shared by others of the crew, without
whose aid the gallant rescue could not
have been effected.
George Holland. the engineer of the
tug. who handled her IN the gale and
made her back and file at the precise
moment in order that she might not
he dashed to pieces against the schooncr's
side. was an important figure III tho
rescue. The mate of the tug. who shares
the credit she won, is John MOBILES.
Captain John Twohy. owner OF the tus.
who ordered that she go to save the men
and risked his vessel, worth perhaps
100000 cam in for a large share Of
praise of men who know.
On Another Errand Of Mercy.
Especial to The Times Dispa tch.)
NORFOLK, VA, February 2S.-The
Jack Twohy. on her way bringing in 3the
crew she had saved, got signals that
another schooner was ashore. and was
advised that the Norwegian steamer
Duncan was ashore between Old Point
end Cape Henry. She. therefore, pro-
ceeded to the side of the Duncan. Tho
Duncan Wa duo here yesterday from
New York to load coal at Lamtert's
Point, She is believed to nave come in
during the blizzard yesterday. es-
Gaping the observer at the cnpes, and to
s.ave later blown ashore, The Duncan
was floatcd uninjured later In the day.
Barge Ashore.
Qsy Associated Pross.)
BOSTON, February 2s.--The barge
Fannie, light, Salem. for Newport News,
while at anchor in the lower harbor, this
afternoon, parted her anchor chain ana
Went ashore on Gallups Island. She viii
probably DO floatea Tomorrow without
damage.
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