Evening journal., 1913-03-07

Thought 10 have been drowned,
three men from pile driver belong
ing to Frank r. Jones, Of this city,
in the heavy blow Of yesterday at
noon in the Delaware Bay abreast OF
ship John Light, were heard from at
noon today by Lucius c. Jones who
received telephone communication
from the men that they were at
Greenwich. \. ]. They managed 70
make their escape from the pie
driver which was capsized. in dory
about sixty feet long. This vessel had
neither mast nor oars and the men
drIfted at the mercy OF the waves.
The intense cold and spray from the
high waves which broke over them
caused much suffering
The wind was of such velocity that
sail or oars could not have been used
had the vessel contained them. AS IL
was the dory was sent through the
water at a good clip and the little
vessel was blown ashore somewhere
near ship John Light Greenwich Is
located about five miles up the Cohan-
sey creek. n. J.
Incius c. Jones. who is a brother
Of Contractor Jones. today telegraph
ed SIS TO the stranded men to bring
them home. Mr.. Jones said he has
heard nothing from his brother who
today is still down the state.
The men who were thought to have
hen drowned were Robert watkins,
a married man living at Fifth ana
Lombard streets; Frederick Gresh'
unmarried. of No. 10l West Seventh
street. and Hanson Eaton, of Port
Penn. an employees of Contractor
Jones who Is working on govern
ment contract I'm the Delaware river
The trio of men were on the pile
driver which was abreast Ship John
Light when the storm struck Il ana
tho seventy foot high structure ca
rcencd under the force OF blow ana
capsized. Attached TO the pile driver
was the dory and the men succeeded
IN getting into Il and casting OF be-
fore the pile driver sank
Mr.. Jones and Colt Carroll, Of Del
aware City. were not on the pie
driver at the time the storm sprung
nm fhev having gone to Smyrna for
supplies. and were safely within the
SMYRNA river when the blow came.
Tho captain of the quarantine tug
saw the pile driver when II capsized'
and despite the heavy gale, which
was blowing. at the rate Of seventy
miles an hour he put out to the ves-
sels assistance. When the tug ar
rived. however. the pile driver had
sunken. and was resting at the bottom
of the bay. the long top structure pro
truding from the surface OF the heaNy
sea. There was no sign OF ltfe around
and the supposition was that the men
on board the pile driver went down
with it.
In addition to this loss. MIR Jones
lost hoisting engine outfit, consigned
for work at the quarantine station az
Roedv Island. and considerable ping
The piling was TO have been used III
making a crib for the wooden battle
shin. Lancaster. which will be USED as
hospital ship at the quarantine sta
ton. the vessel having been toWe'
tyenn the League Island Navy far'
By Contractor Jones. several week.
ago ,a
-Four men narrowly escaped Will
their lives. railroad man bloWi
from the top Of his car, a ship driver
ashore and crew rescued by lie say
ers at Lewes. In addition to muci
other havoc was wrought by tho
freak storm that struck this sectiot
of the country yesterday az moor
extending down the Delaware rive
and bay
Charles f. wingate. aged % years
of 4OS Ferris street, railroad break
man. was blown from the TOP OF
car near Bear Station and is nov