Show BARGES RACE TO SEA jersey coast scene of disaster in violent storm I 1 ashbury park N J eight lives were reported lost and three barges were knowd to have foundered on the north jersey coast in a snow snowstorm stor m and 6 60 mile ile northeast gale that overtook a multitude of small shipping bound lor or new york two barges broke away from the tug thomas howard oft off scotland lightship according to a wireless message received from the coastguard cuter seminole at the sandy hook station each was manned by tour four f men en and one sauk sank immediately tho the other going ashore at sandy hook no trace ot of the crew ot of this barge the phoenix was found by captain elwood butler who got to the scene wath a boat crew the barges were loaded with coal and were bound to now new york from delaware breakwater the thomas thoma s howard was reported bound into new york A second barge came ashore at asbury ury park it was believed to be unmanned the tugboat susan moran of df new york had the barge in tow when last seen at sea the whereabouts of the tug were not discovered |