Show LIFE SAVERS IR TRY Y TO REACH BURNING SHIP Hulk Hulk- Is Floating About in Ice and Night-Long Night Search for Missing Crew Proves Unavailing CAPE MAY N N. J. J J. J Feb 11 The 11 The hulk of f the unknown schooner which was b burned at at sea a last night off this place is is floating about In th the ice this morning a few miles off shore The crews crew s of ot five saving life-saving went to the assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance of the the burning vessel last night but after being out until 3 o'clock they gave up the up-the the attempt to rescue her and androw row rowed ed back to the shore Most 1 of of the Crews crews were compelled to toland toland toland land at at t Anglesea N NJ J where the barbor harbor harbor har bar bor is protected the high wind preventing prevent prevent- ing them from landing at their stations The night Was very dark and the ice was so so- so thick that it was air almost ost impossible Imps Imps- sible to force the boats through it The fire was brightest between 7 and 11 U o'clock last night Seafaring men he hee e advance the theory the the- theo theory o ory y that it became necessary to abandon abandon abandon aban aban- don the schooner and that the crew were taken off by by bya bypassIng a a passing vessel Before leaving her under such a condition the captain ma may have dropped anchors and andset andset andset set fire to the ship in order to remove her from the path of passing craft The The savers life from the stations at Cape May Cape Point and Two TwoMile beach who returned to their homes to today today today to- to day tell tel graphic stories of their long hp and unavailing struggle against the elements ele ele- ments in their effort to lend assistance to the crew crew of the burning ship The night was about the coldest of the winter winter win win- ter tel and the darkness was almost impenetrable im im- im- im penetrable In addition there was wind enough to tomake tomake tomake make the sea choppy and therefore dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- for small craft For several days past a great quantity of ice has been floating out of Delaware bay and this Is packed Along long the shore and extending several miles out to se sea sh The Th burned schooner was first observed on fire at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon At that time she appeared to be imbedded In the drifting ice The three lifesaving lifesaving life sav ing crews from this vicinity were joined by the crews from two stations north of here and these men battled for hours In a fruitless endeavor to penetrate the i ice e and get to the assistance of the Imperiled imperiled Im Im- im- im periled crew of the blazing ship Their efforts were in vain however as as they were unable to force their frail boats through the pack packed d ice Long after midnight the brave men gave up their battle with the elements and returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to the shore Their suffering was intense One of the from this city Enoch E E. Roseman Was found to be badly frozen and he was carried In an almost unconscious condition from the beach to the station where m medical assistance was rendered |