Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
WRECK ON LONG BEACH
Three-Master Arlington Driv-
zen by Heavy Gale.
CAPTAIN AND CREW SAVED
One Man Drifts on Small Raft to
Rockaway Beach.
VESSEL WILL BE TOTAL LOSS
Captain Says He Was Misled by the
Lights of Long Island
Hotel.

NEW YORK. August lin a heavy
ca sterly gale, which piled the surf high
upon the southern coast of Long Island, a
three-masted vessel, the Arlington of Bos-
ton. went ashore on Long Beach before
daylight today. Her decks were swept
by the breaking seas and the crew of
eight men took refuge on the bowsprit.
while the Long Beach life-saving crew
tried vainly to shoot line over the yes
sci or to launch their surfbOat.
One of the vessels crew launched raft
in an attempt to bring line ashore,
but the raft drifted seaward and along
the shore, instead of coming on the beach.
The condition of this daring sailor was
worse than that of his shpmates, who
were clinging 10 the bowsprit above the
breakers. He was, however. washed
ashore at Rockaway Beach alive, and is
being cared for there.
The Lyle gun of the Long Beac ch crew
was dragged mile from the station to
the scene of the wreck and a frutlesS at
tempt was made to shoot the line over
the rigging of the vessel. Further at
tempts to rig breecheS buoy in this
fashion were abandoned and the life
savers dragged their surfboat on to the
beach some distance east of the vessel and
waited a favorabl moment to rush the
boat through the surf.
Five Hours of Fruitless Effort.
Five hours after the discovery of the
wreck the life savers were still waiting
for another opportunity to get their boat
through the surf. Meantime a life pre-
server. bearing the name darlington.
Boston" drifted ashore, evidently cast
over by one of the sailors either to carry
the name of the stranded vessel to the
watchers on the beach or to show the
drift of the current. About this time the
sailor referred TO launched the raft from
the vessel. The craft at that hour SEEM
ed to be resting solidly in the sand and
in no immediate danger of breaking up.
After waiting on the beach until nearly
10 O'Clock the life savers made another
desperate effort and succeeded in launch
ing their lifeboat through the SURF After
that the rescue of the crew of the strand
ed schooner was easily accomplished.
Rowing off through the heavy rollers.
the life savers threw line to the crew
on the bowsprh and one by one they
dropped into the surfboat and were safe
ly landed OH the beach.
Hundreds of Guests Cheered.
BY this time hundreds of guests from
the beach hotels were gathered there and
cheered enthusiastically when the men
were landed. Several of the crew were
taken into the Hotel Nassau and cared
for. while the others were given shelter
and clothing in the life-saving station.
Exhausted by their long exposure To the
driving wind and rain. the survivors We're
hardly able 10 tell the story of the wreck
The captain, however, said he was mis-
led by the lights of the Hotel Nassau
which he took to be those Of some great
liner Believing that his vessel must be
TAR from shore. he took no soundings and
supposed his vessel was still in deep water
until she struck on the beach. The cap
tain said his vessel was the Arlington Of
Boston and that she would be total
loss. The Arlington was owned by John
Emery & Co. of Boston.