Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-07
GIRLS SAVED IN
BREECHES BUOY
Captains Daughters Leave Faith.
err on Wrecked Schooner Too
Ill to Be Moved.

New York. Sept, i-Seven persons, in
Guiding two daughters Of the captain.
were rescued from the four-masted
schooner Carrie A. Lane. that ran ashore
at four O'Clock yesterday morning about
a mile east of the Shinnecock !if,saving
station, on Long island Capt. c. VI
Stratton, in command OF the vessel. re-
fused to leave his post on board He is
suffering from southern fever. 1; is
feared that an attempt to remove him
might result in his death
The schooner was bound from Pasca-
goula, Miss. for Boston, with n cargo
of yellow pine ties Tho steorsman says
he lost his reckoning Owing to the fact
that the vessel ran aground at high tide
and pushed her bow deep into the sand
there may hc mrch trouble getting her
afoat.
IhrllllnR rescues were made by the
brooches buoy manned by the lifesav-
Ing crew. In the Vague light OF an
hour and half before sunrise n man
patrolling the beach distinguished tho
disabled schooner pounding in a mod
eratelY heavy sea about three hundred
yards from shore. Word was quickly
flashed to the station, and CAPTAIN 4.
c. Tenney in charge of that part OF tn.
beach, Immediately took measures 10
relieve the situation.
BY this time the crew on board the
vessel were flashing signals for HELM
These were answered by Captain Ten
neN who recognized at once the fulfil
lty OF any attempt TO launch lifeboats
in sea that was running so hIeh.
He shot n line to the schooner. and
the aim was true. The line was
eagerly caught by the crew on board
and made fast to the vessel The
brooches were then slipped on pulleys
and tho two young women wer.
brought to shore safely
After the captains daughters had been
rescued the first mate and four seamen
were brought to the beach by the same
method The second mate and one sea-
man remained on the schooner with Cap
tain Stratton. Attempts arc now being
made by the llfesavers to reach the
stranded schooner by llfeboats. but the
wind and high seas have thus f~r thwart
ed their efforts.
Upon reaching the beach the captaIn's
daughters were cared for by Miss Eliza
/ beth Tenney. daughter Of the captain of
inc station. ne ] tDlOcrG or the crew
who were brought ashore were fatigued.
but remained to give all aid possible to
Captain Stratton had been i'll for sew
eral days, according to members of his
crew, and was being nursed by his
the lifesayers in an attempt to get their
captain safely landed,
daughters. He was i'll before he started
on his present voyage to Boston, but
despite efforts to keep him at home, he
insisted upon taking the cargo to its
destination.
At the time the vessel ran ashore II
was In charge of the first mate The shin
safely weathered the big hurricane off
Cape Hatteras, only to become stranded
when conditions were comparatively mild
1t was the mate who Informed Captain
Tenney that It would he dangerous to try
to remove Captain Stratton by the
brooches buoy, owing to his poor physical
condition. The girls We're so frightened
and worried because of their fathers
plight that they were unable to tell
coherently anything that had happened.