New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
SUDDEN SQUALL DRIVES
TWO SCHO0NERS ASHORE
One Fast Near Summer Home OF
]. P. Morgan, Jr, at
MatinniC0Ck Point.
CREWS ARE NOT IN DANGER
Revenue Cutters Work in Vain to
Float Vessels Caught in
Storm That Swept
the Sound.

While rain was falling in torrents
early yesterday morning the wind veered
suddenly from east to northwest, and
one OF the squalls that rustled down
across Long Island Sound from Rye
Point, near Mamaroneck, caught the
three-masted schooner Coral Leaf. OF
Spencer's Island, y. S, unawares and
drove her in the darkness on to Half
Moon Beach, about stones throw from
the big summer home of J. P. Morgan,
jr.. at Matinnicock Point, Long Island.
The same change of wind sent the
three -masted schooner Frederick Roess-
ner. from Boston to New York, laden
with paving stones. on to the break
water at Peacock Point. mile TO the
eastward and just off the estate Of Will
lam D. Guthrie, a lawyer, or No. III
Wall street. Both vessels were taking
water at a great rate last night, while
the revenue cutter Mohawk tugged away
at them at separate times by the light
OF the full moon. II is doubtful II the
scbooners can be foated without light
ering.
The Coral Leaf, 347 tons net. left New
York for Spencer's Island on September
Is. and was on her way back to this port
with cargo of piles. Captain George
d. Spicer. Mate Wilson and their crew
of six men were all on watch by reason
OF the high wind and heavy rain, which
annoyed them almost as much as fog.
The schooner was making good headway
against a head tide when the furry
from the Connecticut shore brought her
up into the wind with rainsoahed cam
vas tapping in the gale.
Captain Spicer ordered the crew to
take in sail and drop anchor. Before
the men coul1 obey the Coral Leaf had
sagged down on to Matinnicock Point,
hidden i'm the mist. and in few Sec
onds she poked her nose into the soft
sand and the wind sent her stern spin
ming around to the west, in the direction
Of Sands Point light. When daylight
came she was broadside on the beach.
with a heavy list TO starboard. The
crew worked at the pumps all day.
Last evening Captain Spicer and his
mate shOred up their sauccrs at mess so
the tea would not spill out, but the big
waves that bumped her port broadside
raised little tempests in the tea cups.
Captain A. b. Chase of the Frederick
Roessner attributed his predicament TO
his mistaking the lights of a tow Of
barges for lights on the Connecticut
shore. He put his helm down to star
hoard and in less than five minutes the
Roessner was on a reef off Peacock
Point. The flood tide and high north
west wind carried the schoone" by de-
erees on TO the breakwater erected by
Mr. Guthrie. She leaked badly, and the
rocks. lying all about her. make her
chances OF rescue pretty slim.
Az daybreak fishermen from Sea Cliff
and Glen Cove saw the distress signals
diving from the mastheads OF the
stranded schooners and put out 10
lend a hand. The crews were not In inn
mediate danger however. At ebb tide
,be crew OF the Coral Leaf dropped a
ladder over TO starboard and climbed
down on 20 Mr.. Morgan's clean beach.
g, ,tain spicer came ashore and tele-
nhoned 10 j. f. Whitney Co.. of this
c,,v owners OF the Coral Leaf.
The revenue cutter Seneca steamed out
IN the relief OF the stranded schooners in
IN forenoon, but failed to bulge them.