The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-17
Driven Upon the Beach by
Mountainous Seas
THE CREW HALF DEAD
The BarL PtIuncy n Victim OF tN
Gale thaf swept the Atlantic
Crew After Gffn.tng To- the
Hulk for Hours In Hall
and Naxc- Rescued.
and Waves Rescued
(py the Associated Press }

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New York Dec. 1.-THE bark Ed
mnGd Phluncy. from Ca.
for Pa-thambry win lumber and rail-
roai ties. was caugh IN "A heavy snow
storm and gale along the dangerous
shoals ~ sandy HOOK this morning
and was driven on the beach about
d mile from the point ~ the Hook. u
near the government proving GROUNDS
AS soon as she grounded the vessel
turned ~broadSI2c 70 Ia" beach n
lav rolling aeavily. With the heavy
seas making 4 clean breach over her
decks The high surf made II i'm
possible for the sandy Hook saving
crew 10 row 10 their assistance. n
recourse was had 10 the Lyle gun IN
an attempt 10 shoot a line 10 the
eleven imperiled seamen who coule be
seer In the rigging or the Phinney,
This also failed. IS the gun had 10
BE nred in the teeth OF Il sixty mile
gale. After all attempts with the
life line. the crew launched a ne"
power boat equipped with a thirty
horse power gasoline engine, and IL
was taken IN tow by a ~wrecking tug,
which then started FOR the stranded
bark. The seas. driven by the wind.
were so high that the tug was soon
Obliged 10 put back and seek the
shelter OF tire Hook
An hour later the Phiuney's fore
mast was carried away and the crew
were soon gathered in the stern or the
vessel. shortly before two O'Clock a
was sen out and reached the
Phinney and the life savers brought
the crew ashore in the breeches buoy.
The Phinney was piled on the sands
of SandG Hook beach and battered 10
pieces by mountainous seas. With
great difficulty her crew. half dead
from exposure, We're rescued after
clinging To the bulk for several hours
the las man scarcely having swung
- 90 - $50 AaAr hAn thEI
broken and battered craft went 10
pieces and disappeared in the boiling
waters. Not nothe man could have
been saved. so suddenly did the bark
disintegrate. Tonight the Phinney.s
crew are safely housed by the life
savers, but are still suffering from
exposure.
The Storm came upon the Phinney
as she Eove in sight of the light at
Navesing Highlands, about 2 O'Clock
this morning and when she reached
light ship off Sandy Hook
driving northeast gale and the air wa
thick with snow. Captain Anderson
to pass in through the south
channel which is surrounded by shoals.
but lost his course, and the little craft
struck the shoal about a mile from
the hook Both anchors were let go
but they failed TO hold and the vessel
the drift toward the beach.
Within an hour after she struck.
bark was thrown broadside onto
beach and lay rolling heavily, her
decks swept by every sea Witt.
frozen stiff an exposed TO
every sweeping wave. her little com
huddled together on the after
house and waited and hoped for sue
The Sandy Hook life savers patrol
sighted the bark long before she
ga he'd tho beach f'anfain trraunntln I
of the Sandy Hook crew.
the men to go to the beach
the breeches buoy and launched
his own power life-boat inside the
nook and started to 60 around thu
point to the scene Of the wreck. The
.Trecking tug l. j. Merritt arriving.
promptly took the life boat In tow. but
IS they nearcd the wreck they were
forced by the tremendous SEES TO
urn back. Meanwhile the sper-
nacetti crew had taken the Lyle gun
. the beach and sent a line flying
nto the rigging Of the bark. Parts
# the fore and main masts had been
snapped off, leaving only the mizzen
mast standing and the imperilled crew
fastened the life line to IT
the breeches buoy was hauled on
The Sandy Hook crew had
to the beach and the rescue
work. was continued.
At first the men We're hauled ashore
me by one, but as the vessel was
vrenched by the pounding seas they
inferred the buoy two at a time and
we're dragged through the surf to
afety. Ambulances from the Post
at Fort Hancock, were wait
on the beach and the crew were
,fven prompt attention. All were ex-
iausted and neatly unconscious from
Exposure. Three of them, VIM Mru-
my, of StoningtOn, Maine; Phillip Co
ley, OF savannah, Ga: and the Chi
lese cook. were taken to the Post
ispital. The others We're taken to
he SANDY Hook Life Saving Station.
The SANDY Hoo. life savers. declare
this IS the worst storm they have
xperleheed Tor many years. During
ne rescue the wind was blowing at
he rate of u miles an hour and first
now and then ain Iell heavily.
ieaFier surf rarely has been seen on
ne sands of Sandy Hook