The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-27
ELEVEN DROWN
IN BIG STORM
Two Barges Wrecked OF
Barnegat; 10 of Crews
Perish.
ONE DIES IN RIVER
Gale Oyerturns Skiff With
Two Men: One Is
Rescued.
HEAVY DAMAGE TO TOWNS
Scabri~ht and Other Places Bat
tprpd-FlCeing Rats A.
tack Firpmcn.


Ten i've, we're lost nv the found,rlng
o. two harges at sea off Barncgit and
property various,y estimated from $500
, 0h0 to s,5o.o00 WAS destroyed early yes
tcrday morning in a storm that whipped
Atlantic city.
Seabr'Sht. located on narrow strip
Of sand between the ocean and the
Shrewsbury River. caught tho fun fui'
Of the sea gale, the damaging powers ot
! which were supplemented by an unusually
hch td" Bulkheads were junimed in bv
high waves. homes OF fishermen were over.
turned and swept to sea, hotels and cot.
tagcs OF many summer residcrts wee
/ damaged. lawns were undermined and
| disappeared. and the food surged through
the village streets The tracks OF tn. JET
| soy Central Railroad were washed away
! In spots and traffic was blocked many
/ hours
! In splt. Of the great damaGe inno 70
! Seabrgtt and to its principal industry.
/ the fisheries. Mayor George ". Elliott
issued statement late IN the day n
which he said: The food is the worst N
the history OF the town. Much suffering
/ hae resulted. but no outside help is needed.
SeaDright can take care OF its own"
At the time the storm was combins the
Jersey coast a skiff containing two men
was capsizcd IA the Eas; Rivei b, tho
gale anc one man was drowned
/ The Dead.
PICKETT. WILLIAM u m,.ts. ~ hats.
undsun,ed. drowned of Barnegat
Tour Of crew OF barge Undaunted droan-d
! of BsrneEat
OLSEN o. msstes OF narse \ t K"nc.
! drowned of Ba-negat
-Four OF % barg. g Rope.
| drowned of Barncgat
! THOMPSON. THOMAS 8 YEA, oId.
drowned in East River when SKIN ovcr.urr.d
Ten Lost on " recked BRrScs.
About | O'Clock the harges g, - Rope.
and Urdaunted, loaded with coal, bound
from Philadclph t" Prov!dcuco ~ tow
Of the oceanGoins tug Edgey 4 Luchcn-
bach, oHn"d by the i.uckcuoacn estate.
Transportation and towing s t,ridgo s.i,et.
! Manhattan, wen, adrft IN the storm about
f,e miles north o' Barucg,t Inlet. cp.
posito the Forked River l'fc sa,ing ia.
tiot.
An o;iiYa ~ the COMPANY .,id l.,
! n gin they broke loose hu, a story can.
| from Barnegat that Capt. g. 7 hignt.
the skipper of the Luckcnhach, was com
| relled TO cut the haNser to save the
fifteen men making up tho tug $ crew
There were four men or the \ G Ropes
IN charge OF .. Olsen, the master, ami
four on the THdaunted under William =.
Fickctt, the master
lac masters, who undoubtedly vent
down with the!' men. alone have IN.
rosters
The A. g Rove oas formerly Il ch.pe'
snp. Sh" was built at Bath. Me N IsS%
and made many swift passages betv cen
New York and san Francisco. she nesa-
urcd 9,3gS tons and was 25S feet Ions
The Uudauntcd was an old Batn sn.l.
Of that name, She was bull, in 1859 and
Was converted into a barge in 800 ate
thrty-onr wears Of service. rhe In
NHu'llFu measured L. ~ IONS ana was -,
feet long.
At 3 o'clock George Sprague OF the
Forkrd River NE saving station whi-
patrollins the beach found wreckagc II.
reported To A.uos Eidseway. the keeper
and a detail VAS =. nt out. Al 4 80 O'CLOCK
they discovered tie barges teeteriug on
bar half mile from shore. Tney wer
able 10 discern man clingin,, to tho rtg-
g!ns of tho nlzzenmaSt of one OF IN
bargAs. which was a converted schooneY
The sea was 50 high they couldn't launch
q boat nor shoot line They worked
like Trojars for hours to rescue the help.
less man. Al 10 clock tho mast was bat
tered from It's socket and fell into the see,
carrying It's victim with a.
Barge IL POundcd to Pieces.
one OF the barges was pounded 10 pieces
and it Is probable thar the other will be
broken to bits by daylight.
The I.uckenbach, with the barges tlan-
; ;ns one behind the other. was sighted on
Christmas afternoon hv the Toms River