Show PS WRECKED BY FIER FIERCE CE GALE I NEW YORK Feb 3 The The strong gale from the west northwest which began early last evening continued through the night and this morning The ma maximum mum velocity of the wind was sixty-five sixty miles an hour and at 9 a. a m. m today the local w weather ather bureau In Instrument Instrument instrument in- in strument showed it was blowing at the rate of six fifty-six miles an hour All the nearby marine stations reported the sea rough and from different points along the coast there came news of wrecks and vessels ashore The tugs John E. E Berwind and E. E S. S Atwood which were sent to the stranded steamer Cavour at Long LongBeaCh LongBeach LongBeach Beach yesterday were unable t to return return return re re- re- re turn to port and both sank about eleven miles east of the Sandy Hook lightship The crews were rescued by the German German German Ger Ger- man steamer Barcelona The tugs left the Cavour about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and within an hour both were in a a. sinking condition The seas I j theft g ft W i V bj i ter grad gr gradually filling the holds until it was above the floor of the and began to put out the fires The Berwind's pilothouse was was completely completely com corn smashed and water flooded her About o'clock the Barcelona was seen approaching and the tugs steered toward h her r to ask assistance She stopped and made a good lee so that the tugs were able to torun torun torun run alongside A rope ladder was lowered lowered lowered low low- ered and the men from the tugs scrambled scrambled scram scram- bled bed on board Fourteen men all told were saved saved seven seven from each tug Fifteen Fifteen Fifteen teen minutes after t the te e rescue the craft went down and some time later the Berwind disappeared Covered With Wreckage Fire is island and reported ii t. ship hip ashore at and a a. barge In distress near the Forge river saving life-saving station The barge was anchored about twp two miles off shore and was rolling badly Those o on shore could not tell whether there was any anyone one on board the barge Fire Island also reported that the beach five miles east of Qt the bell port lifesaving station was wad covered with wreckage and it was believed that a coal barge had been lost The steamship Cavour which stranded several da ago off Long LongBeach J Beach I r the he gale well aw a afi 1 with th the Ke i l lines s Which winch she has out held her position well ell No effort will be made to pull her off until nU the becomes settled |