New-York tribune., 1913-07-29
STRANDED LINER SAFE;
MAY FLOAT HER TODAY
Morgan Freighter ChaImette
Loses Bearings in Fog OFF
Barnegat Beach.
CREW STICKS BY THE SHIP
Refuses To Be Taken Off by
Lifesavers - Wrecking Tug
and Revenue Cutter at
Scene TO Give Aid.
rBy Teiegraph to me TrIbune.l

Rarneeat City, y j., July 2S.-Crawling
up the Jersey coast in the early morning
fog to-day the freighter Chalmette, Of
the Morgan line, edged in too close 10
the beach and ran ner nose into the sand
a mile and half to the south of Barne-
cat Lighthouse. She was inbound for
New York with a cargo of railroad ties.
Had there been any assistance at hand
she would have hoated At the food tide
this afternoon. At is is she will doubt
less he hauled off about o'clock to-mor-
row morning by a wrecking tug and a
revenue cutter, which are standing by to-
night.
The fog this morning elung closely
enough TO the low shore to blot Out the
warning flash OF Barncgat Lgnt from
vessels more than a mile away.
Sailing by dead reckoning, captain
NIidloe. Of the Chalmette, figured along
toward o'clock this morning that ne was
raet the bend in the Jersey coast As
matter Of fact he was a dozen miles OF
so TO the south of the treacherous barIe
cat shoal. which has proved the ruin oil
more than one fine vessel. The shoal eA-
tends out about two and half miles from
the coast, some three-quarters OF H''e
below Barnegat inlet.
The light guards the shotl A quarter
Of q mile south Of the light is Uniteo
States Life Saving Station No. L. known
&C the BarneCat station Three miles sun
further south Is the Love Ladles Isla"u
STATION. The Chalmette hit the sand just
midway between these two.
When Captain Cornelius D. Thompson
Of the famous Barnegat station swept 'HV
horizon with his glass about 44o o cloch
This morning. as Is his custom ne plcAeu
IN a vessel a mile or so 10 the soulh oi
him almost on the beach, II seemed She
had missed the shoal and run IN until
there were scarce hundred Yarus Oe
tween her and dry sand
summoning Captain Cox, his nearest
nejebbor 10 the south, by telephone zap
tain Thompson got ready his power ooat
and prepared 10 board the srandeo
steamer. During June and July tneIe are
no crews at the lifesaving stations the
cantains and their families being the only
ones on guard.
The sun was Just breaking through the
mist when the two captains arrived
alongside the listing vessel They iouho
her living easily on the sand. with no dam
age 10 her plates as far as could be deter
mined. The Chalmettc's captain end ere"
- rorty-tvo men refused 70 leave the snip
s.,.,,c that they expected 10 get her OIL
,yitbolt dif1culty on the rising toe
When i o'clock brought high water,
however. the Chalmette stuck as uEnuE
a ever. No help had arrived from Ne"
Yark. though a Merritt-Chapman wreck
ing tug was putting on all speed 70 the
scene. She arrived when the ude nag
Taen on the ebb for over two hours ana
could do no more than slew ne sleainSi me-. >
steTn around 10 seaward. With the reve-
rue cutter. which came up about suIse''
she lav bv to await the next Hood water.
"sbe Is In absolutely no danger sald
CAPTAIN Cox. from the Barnesat hiesaF-
ing station. AT o'clock. "We shall not so
ont 10 her again tonight.
The Chalmette left New Orleans on
Tuesday. She is one Of the older ships OF o..
the line having been commissioner IN
1S-9 Though classed as a passenger yes
sci. il is seldom that she carries anything
hut freight. Her length is 81 feet
inches