New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
SHIPS ASHORE IN FOG
OFF ATLANTIC CITY
Lifesavers lust Return from
Leaking Schooner When Steam
er's Distress Signal Is Heard.
BOTH VESSELS IN DANGER
Alpha Runs on Bar Near Where
Sister Ship Was Wrecked
Schooner's Grew Exhaust.
ed from Lack of Food.
LIZ reIecranh 20 The Tribune.

[By Telegraph TO The TriDune.l
Atlantic city. Dee 3l.--The Atlantic
CITY hfesaving station reports two ves-
sells In trouble off this city. one is the
steamer Alpha which plies between Phil
adelpbia and this city, and the other is
the schooner julius Thurbee. The steamer
Is aground on South Bar, few miles be-
low here. and the Thurbee Is reported IN
distress" There is heavy fog along the
coast and Il Is supposed that the vessels
lost their bearings.
The Alpha is a sister ship Of the Brazoria,
which grounded on the north bar last spring
and was battered to pieces. Tho Alpha
struck about o'clock this afternoon. The
captain set her whistle blowing to attract
! ne attention OF the crew Of the Absecon
iifesaying station but this crew had gone
out about o'clock to hunt for the schooner
Thurbee. which had been reported as flying
signals of distress.
Captain Timothy Parker OF the Chelsea
llfesaving crew, did not know the Absecon
crew was out lie heard the blowing OF the
whistle, but knew IL ws. near the inlet in
CAPTAIN Lambert Parkers district, 30 he did
| not go out
| IL was OF Lambert Parker's return from
| the schooner, about o'clock, that he heard
| the whistle of the steamer and he imme-
dlately hunted her UP with his automatic
whistle As soon as he lay alongside and
learned the conditions he hastened back 10
shore and telephoned Captain Timothy
Parker, OF the Chelsea station. He then
started out with his big surfboat Captain
| Timothy Parker and his crew got into a
| car and hurried to the Vermont avenue sta
ton. They pulled out the reserve surfboat
and followed Captain Lambert Parker and
his crew 10 the side Of the steamer.
| They were out until $50. when one OF tho
| boats came ashore with nine members of
the crew. The men reported that the rud'
| der had broken off and that both the sheet
/ anchors put out to hold the steamer steady
! had been lost through the parting OF the
| cables They said that the steamer had not
started to leak yet, and that Captain Lynch
| and the life crews had some hope that she
would stand the strain through the night
The vessel has valuable cargo Of mer'
chandlse. The lifcsaving crews will stay
with the steamer all night and at high tda
assist In an effort 10 work her into deeper
water. She has more than a half mile OF
] SanIDdTE 70 IttS0 b'iVi' CIV 'i' ~ NNN ~
danger. Dispatches have been sent for a
! tug.
The Thurbee, bound from Virginia 10
New York and twenty-five days out. Is
lying off Brigantine in leaking condition
The. vessel vas sighted early this after
noon. and the llfesaying crew put off ir
answer 70 the signals of distress. They
found her seams had spread and hel
hold filled with water. The crew was
worn out with incessant work at the
pumps, and the food supply was exhausted
Captain Parker, OF the lifesayers. put
back TO shore and collected supply OF
food. which ne took to the crew. TIE cap
tain Of the Thurbee would not desert Tho
ship. He asked thar tug be sent 70 him.