Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
THE PEAKED HILLS BARS
TAKE II MORE VICTIMS
Continued from Page One)

her tow around Race point and heading
into ProvincetoWn. But the gale,
which the Lvkens and her tow had not
felt SO long as they We're under the
leo OF the upper part of the cape.
whipped up To 30 miles an hour when
Highland Light was passed. and. haul
ing we'll into the nortilward. made the
10 miles around this point to the Race
the worst kind OF a lee shore. The Ly-
kens staggered on. but three hours
before dawn the tow lines snapped. \
few minutes later the barees We're in
the breakers.
In tha 600 years since Cape Cod was
settled, no vessel has Vet grounded on
Peaked Hill bars and escaped destrnc-
ton. In the case of these three harges
the breaking up began very soon, and
by daylight wreckage was coming
ashore. Sunrise disclosed but one of
the three barges remaining. and that
ore. the Pine Forest. shorn of her
masts. was showing every indication
of following the fate Of the other two
ON the beach stood three lifesavins
crews. powerless to aid the men Who
could be seen clinging to the wreck of
the Pine Forest. stretching out Tor 500
wards was a Seething mass of tumbling
seas. in which even Il lifeboat could
not have lived, while the distance was
too great for Il shot from the life gun
Ever the tug which lowered in the Off
ing. was unable to run in very close
FOR fear of grounding The revenue
cutter Gresham was sent for, but
here was little hope of her appearing
in time.
So the lifesavers patrolled the beach
and their watch was soon rewarded by
the discovery OF two bodies tossing
about in the breakers. These were
hauled ashore About each body was
strapped life preserver. on which
was stencilled the word "Treverton."
News of the wreck soon reached
Provincetown, and steady stream OF
Inhabitants went across the cape to
the back side to witness the rescue or
he. death of the crew OF the Pine For
est.
1t was hoped that when the tide
went out at 10 O'Clock the water would
De shallow enough on the bars To allow
the lifebOat 10 be pushed through.
out the northerly gale massed up the
waters and the ebb tide was a very
small one.
In the meantime the Pine Forest was
,eing hammered mercilessly and by
o'clock was showing signs of going &c
pieces. The crew chung cn for an hour
Then giving up hope OF any help from
shore, they launched their own boat
md the four men tumbled into il. The
econd sea that hit the barge after the
rev left her swept around her stern
md those on shore saw the Jour mer
brown into the water.
The life savers hauled their appara'
us back to the houses. but continued
heir patrol for bodies.
The disaster was one of the worst IL
oss of life off Cape Cod in many years
The Pine Forest, which was thu
smallest, carried four men and wal
commanded by Capt. NJ. W. Hall q
orovincetown.
The Lykens after losing her TOW
lung around the scene until A. NJ
)ut as she was unable to get near thu
| tranded barge. owing to the shallow
vater she was finally compelled t
team round into Provincetown.
The gale on the cape last night wa
ne of the stiffest of the winter, blu
| t was not until nearly midnight tina
the wind hauled into the northwes
| nd then into the west.
| The Lykens left Vineyard Have'
yesterday and passed over the shoai
Turing the afternoon. AS usual Il
leavy westerlies the Lykens clun
lose to the cape in order to get
much lee as possible. She was easli
made out by the patrols of the LII
;aving stations farther up the cape.
Nauset, Cahoons Hollow, Pamet Rive
md Highland. Then the moon wen
down and the LylSens was blotted on
rom shore.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
he Peaked Hill station patrol mad
Dut the form Of a vessel in the break
RS. and by the time the crew reache
he scene wreekage was coming ashor'