The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
WRECKS KILL MANY
IN VIOLENT STORMS
ON LAKES AND OCEAN
Crew of Nine Rescued After
Facing Death in Fear
full Atlantic Gale.
Schooner Carnegie Rapidly
Breaking to Pieces on
Bar Off EaStpOrt.

Eastport, y. Y. May I.-AHer facing
death in terrible form ever since early
morning. the captain and nine men OF the
crew OF the big fve-masted schooner
William c. Carnegie are tonight receiv-
ins medical attention on the revenue cut
ter Mshawk- while the big schooner Is
rapidly breaking up on the cruel lee shore
on the outer bar OF here.
All day long the ten men covered in
the schooner-s dory. lifted high toward
the sky BY lowering waves and then
dashed below into the trough OF the sea.
The while working franticaIIy al the oars
10 keep their fran craft pointed right
into the teeth Of the gale and tide. so
that Il would not be swamped or tossed
helplessly back TO the bar, where death
would be certain.
While these shipwrecked men we're n
fearful peril, two brave Hfe-ssving crews
gathered on The beach here and cursed
as their power Ifeboats were driven back
time and again whenever the attempt
was made 10 breast the mountainous
breakers and get 10 the rescue beyond
the shore line. And It was not until 7.l5
O'Clock tonight that the big revenue cut
ter was able 10 get close enough 20 the
men 10 pick them I'D BY that time they
were almost unconscious from their ex-
perience, but a wireless dispatch states
that all will recover
The Carnegie sailed from Portland. Me.
yesterday for Norfolk. Va. with a cargo
that left her but little freeb0srd-
Lost In the Storm.
Early to-day Capt. Reed got lost in the
storm and fog off the Long Island shore.
and found himself alongside the treacher-
Gus bar that makes necessary the
MOiches and Podunk lfe-saving stations.
For half an hour the down east captain
and crew managed 10 claw the clumsy yes
sci Of the reef. but wind and tide were
against them. and a particularly vicious
wind buried the ships nose in the sand
Capt Reed fired alarm guns and rockets
and the Hfe-savers responded
Seven attempts were made 10 get a line
across the ship with the gun. but each
time the line bucked the gale il fell short
Then Capt. Gil6eTsieeve and Gordon pick
ed crew and showed the big Unsinkable
lifebOat into the seething foam At the
second line OF breakers the big boat fairly
stood on her beam ends. and the life
savers were thrown out OF the craft.
Call Revenue Cutter.
It vas then plain that reaching the
schooner was out Of the question. ard
hurry call was sent back 10 New York
for the revenue cutter
Capt Reed and his crew. realizing their
desperate position worked big dory aft
and dropped into It, swung her away from
the schooner. and put out 10 sea There
they waited with their dOTy. head up N
the wind. while the rain fell in torrents
and the gale swept over them
From shore all that could be discerned
was a black speck on the surface OF the
ocean. but the hfe-saveTs stood by. hop
ing the sea would calm down. until to-
night. when the cutter arrived.
The work Of picking up the dOry vas q
ticklish task. but was finally accom-
plished. and with the crew on board the
Mohawk headed back for the cutter an
chorage or TompkinsviIle. Staten Island.
Late tonight the Carnegie is breaking
UP and is a total wreck.