The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-11-16

end of the shot-line to windward
and bent on a single part of ship,
but the men on the wreck were
unable to haul that off. The have
ser was bent on with the same re-
suit.
"Then the tailblock and double
whip were again bent on and walk
! ed to windward repeatedly, and
Stacked away to enable sthe men
on the wreck to haul them off a
little at time; but after getting
the whip line off nearly half way,
the sailors, evidently tired out,
stopped hauling, and made the
shot-line fast. The lifesaving men
from No. 10, upon their arrival,
were nearly worn out with their
extraordinary exertions in hauling
the mortar-cart under SO, many
difficulties, which added to the
labor performed in their attempts
to open communication with the
wreck by means of the beach ap-
paratus, and the fact that they
had had nothing to eat since the
; day before, making it almost in
credible that they were able to do
anything at all.
"There is no doubt that their
failure, through no fault of their
own, to work the apparatus sue
cessfully and take the survivors
off the wreck promptly had a de-
pressing effect upon them, as they
had gone there in the belief that
all hands would be rescued from
the wreck in a short time. The
keeper of No. II was suffering
from the effects of a severe at
tack of fever; and this crew, also,
had had nothing, to eat since the
day before. Notwithstanding all
this, the two keepers, seeing that
nothing more could be done with
the beach apparatus, decided to
send to No. Ii for the surfboat,
hoping that the wind and sea
might moderate SO that the sur
vivors could be rescued before
dark. Under the circumstances, it
is evident that this was the only
course to pursue Accordingly, three
of the crew of No. 10 with two
horses, were started down. the
beach to the station afterathe surf
boat.
They Go For the Boat
"On the way down they met one
of the surfmen returning with a
shot line that he had been sent
after when the second shot had
parted the line. They took, him,
with his, horse, back to the sta
ton, and hitched on to the boat
carriage, but were unable to haul
it up the beach with their three
horses. Soon after the men had left
for the surf-boat seaman, John
Lilley, jumped overheard and
swan for shore. He was not in
the breakers by the keeper of No.
Is and some of his men and land
ed safely. The keeper of No. 10
testified that the current was run
ming so strong that it would sweep
him off his feet when waist-deep
in the water. After this another
seaman jumped off the wreck and
tried to swim ashore, but was
drowned in the attempt. The keep
err of No. Is, who had tried to
reach him, upon coming out of
the water staggering and fell on
the beach, completely exhausted
and was taken with a severe chill.
He was put into his cart with the
man who had been saved, and TAX
en- to the station.
con the way down he met the
keeper of Station No. 10 coming
up on his horse, and requested
him to do all he could to rescue
the survivors. The mate of the
vessel, after the seaman was
drowned tied cork fender to
himself, and with a piece of shot
line around the line which was
still fast between the vessel and
the shore, attempted to make his
way to the beach. Before any as
sistance could be rendered to him
from the shore, he disappeared un-
der the water and was seen no
more.
An All Day Battle
when the keeper of No. 10 ar
rived at the wreck, being the SEN
Tor in command, he started the
entire crews of Nos. II and 10 to
bring the surf boat from the lat
ter station. 1t was now probably
nearly three in the afternoon. An
extra shot-line- having been
brought in the meantime, the keep
er of No. 10 determined to make
an attempt to send cork jackets
off to the wreck, it being impossi-
bic that the survivors could be TAX
en- off before dark. He fired one
shot, which fell short, and then,
cutting the shot-line off at the
shore end, fired another which al
so fell short, although he testified
that one of the men on the beach
said he saw a man on the wreck