Annual Report of the Operations
of the United States Life-Saving Service for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1897:
During a
rift in the fog, at 6 a.m., the Wash Woods surfman on the south patrol
discovered the Sardinian Prince aground about 2-1/2 miles SSE of he station and
¾ miles offshore. Having burned his Coston signal, he returned and called his
mates. After summoning towboats the surfboat proceeded to the scene, reaching
the steamer at 7:30, and at once assisted to carry out a kedge. Having been
shortly joined by the lifesavers from Currituck Inlet a second anchor was run
out, but the tide had fallen too much to admit of releasing the craft. The deck
load of lumber was now thrown off, and at 3 p.m. four tugs, which had reached
the spot, took hold of the stranded vessel and succeeded at 5 p.m. in floating
her. On the 4th inst. 2,000 feet of the jettisoned lumber, which had
come ashore near Wash Woods, was saved by outside parties employed through the
efforts of the keeper, who notified the insurance agents and wreck commissioner,
the latter disposing of the same by public auction on Jan. 9.
(Note: It's not clear to me that the Sardinian Prince was actually wrecked. JH)
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