Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Schooner Allie B. Cathrall ~ 5 February 1896


Annual Report of the Operations of the United States Life-Saving Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896:

The Allie B. Cathrall stranded at night in thick and stormy weather at False Cape, North Carolina. A night patrolman discovered her shortly afterwards, showed his Coston signal and gave the alarm at station. A start was immediately made for a wreck with beach apparatus. Communication was established with the first shot and the crew of six men was soon safely landed in the breeches buoy. Gave them shelter and succor at the station until the 19th, while unloading her cargo of lumber. The vessel was a total loss.

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