New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
,rrSINkS; TOUCHDOWN
.s,F B4RELY RESCUED
# 4nchors Upsets Boat
' romap and Boy Sdred.

80 Aug 1.-THE cargo OF anchors
,.kp0rL " "- tug Nezinscot, Captain Ned
hoard N'e 900 great a burden as she rolled
ssas pro'e~ s,or, Portsmouth TO Boston. before
| - the eoas to-day and after the seas had
| r,r.hefH 80 room the tug rolled over ana
| I'D the AN Four of her crew lost their
81 % ZAP Pr others. including the captain =
~ WIZ WIZ reached land after hard struss1e'
| n sha W, nsre Charles +. Trotter' acting as
30 ,,,eon: c p Taylor o'u.Ha'S
ssnt suis'o. r.sro. ships cook, rrst class, ana
r N,,.ssras negro, seaman.
BdW4lus and A. Belfric. machinists mate,
sptsin - va, ~ oak grating by lifesavine crew.
. aiken = ) Ia, IN the water nearly nVe hours
g the! NJ Trotter washed on into the sea
hao see" ar,ef boatswains mate, struggled an
2 Blue, Is,,ans and the boy on narrow
~ Eilh - - pratt and three seamen managed
,rk bls s,,in's boat after the sinking OF the
rn u D,uh,,ne rer. hauled Bitter. Mrs Evans
. Hs = ,D hoard and then ToWed ashore
. tt - .-;,soot left Portsmouth al a. IN ioi
y "s ..,h cargo Of anchors ana otheF neaNs
go and when five miles Oh i1a-' A'--. -,
Ss'As, ,.as boarded by sea that 1hrew hei
| ~ AM sss,.5 her cargo so that she did not
- enc ,.-I,,rtes later she filled and, turning
. u. wv - An about thirty fathoms or water.
| ~ sen ven mar White and Taylor went down
| gk w. As soon as news OF The Acclceh'
% ~ s.,ors the entire fishing equipment OF ape
49, Eva ufesaying crews engaged IA seAiN'I
y '~ - men On the grating. ana I'VE h"uis
| y " -, er,p the Delivers Neck stAhiOi4' az
- Harbor. picked up captain ENAis s s,4-
zen miles of HalibUt Point OF t"O me-
- scene OF the WrecE- f0ih men VIZ -.
= De hrt mad sufficient lie TO say that III.
csasea' - - washed OF d couple Ot hours
"a had been
~ .,,,-,,,as v,ul make an attempt 10
,--.t,scot n she IS not in too deep water.
VIC g. l,se and the struggle made 10 save
wife and boy who had only a Mario"
sAp-A,.b 10 cling were modestly but graph
- ~ ~" bv ?. r Bitter the second officer.
~ 49, was considerably exhausted when he
- - N.zinseot's boat into GAINESVILLE this
~ srs carried Mrs Evans, who was com
..sr frustrated, ashore in his arms.
-gF SECOND OFFICERS STORY.
Ia Portsmouth at 3 O'Clock this morning for
y ,i,b a heavy cargo Of anchor chains ana
-s,gb,s" he said The weather was clear but
- strong breeze from the north-north-
= rbs run was without incident until We We're
y. ave miles of HSlibut Point, Care Ann when
p hsrssa the tug. rolling her over on her side.
- AZ righting the tug curled down, probably
r. me shifting u some OF her deck load The
s.yed there abou. two minutes and then sank
maj brief period. while she Was above water.
,s,,, Evans had ordered all hands on deck ana
| ,,v came tuu-bling 10, bit two OF them. Cook
~, and a seaman named Taylor. did not show
n and think they went down with the ship.
.Vs., the tug sank we were all thrown into the
uv, and the captain shouted. cSave my wife ana
*, managed TO find the woman struggling IN
1, water. but had some difficulty in getting a life
" Essnd her. Then we managed 10 get hold OF
~ Ia,
Il The mean time Captain Evans. DIT. Trotter
* he CHEZ engineer had got hold OF an oak
r1rss while four of the crew had found the tugs
a. susiing and rigllted her. Mrs. Evans. the boy
n nysss clinging 10 the plank. and was
-sxtag Mrs. Evans, when one OF the negro
I'd aknds came drifting by on piece OF wreck
\ = BIT Instead Of holding on he grasped my leg.
I Ill felt myself being pulled down. could only
4 ~ NY leg feebly for Il took about all my
rzA 10 keep the woman up. but the boy, who
Esnut fourteen years old. seeing that the negro
Ezsly 10 drown all OF Us. reached over and
mod him Of. yelling at him 10 go back 10 his
" plank The negro disappeared, and We cid not
> hin again
A''sr We had been Laundering about In the water
n nearly e. hour and Mrs. Evans was almost IN
nnssos fran exhaustion. the sailors came up
sh the boat which they had baled out. and
s1led ell three Of US on board. We could see moth
o. as ihree men on the grating. SO we re-
.saaty pulled ashore in order TO obtain medical
ir Ers Evans TIE boy seemed TO have with
~ NE long struggle without difficulty"
N Evans was taken 10 the home OF a local
sa2h where II was stated that she was IN fair
l'Hirn although much Frustrated.
..'anstoh' Aug. l-Acting Assistant Surgeon
a q The navy. who Was drowned on the
sos entered the naval service last April and
GUY at the naval hospital at Portsmouth,
hh home was In Franklin, ~. 9 The three
~ were drowned were hired as civilians. and
'''a1Hent has record OF them