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much gear swinging around" The
water was coming aboard in much
volume, however, that they were
unable to finish their work, having
to take refuge on the quarterback,
where they were shortly jointed
by the men from forward.
The captain next thought to go
down into the cabin to secure the
ships papers and some personal
belongings. On descending he
found the cabin awash and the
furnishings thrashing around so
violently as to threaten the safety
of anyone entering. He succeeded
however, in getting hold of his
watch and pocketbook, but did not
dare remain long enough to get
the papers, which were in a draw
Ell of the desk.
While he was below, the cook
appeared at an inner door of the
cabin and when he went back on
deck, followed him out.
All the ships crew with whom
the investigating officer talked
agreed that the cook was so badly
frightened as to be incapable Of
intelligent action. In fact, both of
the men who were lost We're prac-
tically helpless through fear. Their
shipmates were of the opinion that
had they been more courageous
they might have been saved. The
captain stated that the rest of the
crew never showed the "white
feather" but they even joked with
each other when it seemed certain
they would all perish.
When the cook came up on the
quarterback, the captain, apprecia-
ting his condition, assisted him
into the yawl. which hung from
the davits over the stern. There
he remained until the crew, some
time later, attempted to launch
this boat, when he got out of it
and tried to take a hand in the
launching, but sea came along
and swept both him and the boat
overheard.
Some twenty minutes after the
schooner fetched up, the deck load
began to work loose, and soon the
piles stacked under the starboard
side were chatting the rigging as
they rose and fell with the seas,
tearing it asunder. Freed from
their fastenings to windward, the
masts could not withstand the
terrible pounding and the pressure
of the piles on the leeward rig
ging and three of them, the main
mast, mizzenmast and spanker-
mast snapped off simultaneously,
the last two going overheard and
the mainmast swinging around
against the foremost, where it
hung suspended by the rigging.
The first man to sight the
schooner from the shore was Surf
man Andrew Scarborough No. l
man at Paul Gamiels Hills Life
saving station. He was at the time
standing the 2:30 to 600 am
beach watch near the station
About $50, as it was coming day
break, he saw her off to the east
southeast. He watched her for a
few moments, and then set a
stake in the sand near the watch
house and took a range to deter
mine in which direction she was
moving. He saw that she was
falling off toward the beach
Scarborough says that he wasn't
sure she would come ashore, but
that he knew she was where she
should not be in weather such as
prevailed at that time. While he
was watching the vessel, Sulfmar
Paul D. Beals, the No. man al
the same station came in from the
south patrol, and at Scarborough
request kept an eye on the ship
while Scarborough went to the
station some 200 yards away to
inform the keeper of his discovery
Keeper Thomas Harris and crew
of Paul Gamieis Hill Station were
soon on their way to the vesse
with the Beach apparatus, haulet
by the station team, arriving
abreast of her even before sh'
struck. Before setting out he hat
telephoned to Captain Tillett O
the Kitty Hawk Station, six mile
South, to come with his men, anC
to Captain Snow of the Caffey'
Inlet Station, six miles north, t.
hold himself and his crew in readi
ness for call. Both keepers cam,
| with their crews before the worl
of rescue was concluded and rem
dered valuable service.
When Keeper Harris and hi
crew arrived abreast of tn
schooner the wind was blowing
strong from the northeast and i
was raining. The vessel lay broad
side to the beach and was pound
ing heavily, with the seas almos
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