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some of which were so near that their names were almost visible to 

 those on the wreck ; but all passed without offering any assistance, 

 until they fell in with the brig Almon Rowell, Capt. Atherton, who 

 supplied the schooner with water, also quadrant, chart and epitome, 

 and at the request of her master, took off five men of her crew, 

 leaving five on board the vessel. The men taken off were landed at 

 Holmes' Hole. 



After parting with the brig on the 7th inst., all hands were busily 

 engaged in getting the vessel in the best running order possible 

 under the circumstances. A jurj^-mast was made by tree-nailing 

 some plank together, and part of the foresail taken for a mainsail, 

 which put the vessel in better sailing condition. The}^ then run until 

 eleven o'clock, with the wind N. W. by N., and it was judged they 

 were twenty miles off Sandy Hook, which would have been reached 

 if the wind had held, but a sudden change took place, the wind veer- 

 ing round W. N. W., and at sundown it blew a terrific gale, accom- 

 panied with heavy snow squalls. The vessel was hove to and the 

 gale continued three days, blowing them off two hundred and forty- 

 five miles S. S. E. from Sandy Hook. Barque Acacia was spoken on 

 Friday, and assistance was declined. Had light wind from the south- 

 east until five P. M., when it breezed up strong, and continued blow- 

 ing until Sunday morning, February 13th. At noon they found by 

 observation that they were in latitude 38.09, with fourteen fathoms of 

 water. At one P. M. schooner Emily A. Bartle, of Philadelphia, was 

 spoken with, and, not wishing to be blown off again, signals of dis- 

 tress were set, which were promptly recognized, and they were towed 

 into Maurice River, N. J. The names of the men who stood b}^ the 

 vessel and brought her safely to port, were Richard Warren (master), 

 George "W. Dexter, AVilliam Martin, Joseph Carter and John Shrader. 

 They are well deserving of credit in thus risking their lives to save 

 property. 



Schooner A. R. Andrews, Capt. Maker, broke adrift on Georges, 

 during the gale on Saturday night, March 6th, 1869, and was knocked 

 down by a heavy sea. Her masts breaking off, she subsequently 

 righted, and fortunately none of the crew were lost. Without any 

 sail to steady her, she was driven before the tempest, the sea often 

 making a clean breach over her, while the crew had to lash them- 

 selves in the most sheltered portions of the wreck to avoid being 

 washed away. In this deplorable condition, the brig Como, Capt. 

 Williams, from Messina for New York, fell in with them, and, after 

 great exertions on the part of her crew, succeeded in sa\iug the 



