The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-19


seaman Madden.
Following are the names of those taken
ashore at Gayhead. One of them is dead, but it is
not known which one.
Harry Collins, third engineer; VIM. Spaulding,
purser; Michael Kennedy, waiter; Edward
OBrien, waiter; John Holms, pieman one pas
senger, name unknown.
Following are those on the raft, whose fate is
unknown: A. Morrison, chief engineer; Edwin G.
Fuller first mate; Augustus Hardin, second mate
VIM. Murray, assistant engineer; VIM. Fitzpat
rick, carpenter. Richard Sullivan, of Prince Ed
wards island, was also on the raft.
The residences OF none of the following are
known: Annie Kelly, H. E. Goddard, Susie
Smith, T. NJ. McCarty G. Synes, c. Griffin, T.
d. Gliding, W. E. Wright August Pearson, j.
R. Hebar, J. G. Whitcomb G. Willett =
tSras Maker a5od fd BGwen t EEGett IT, The he last
starting, and their full names were not obtained.
The following are the names of the officers
First mate Edward Fuller Barnstable; second
mate, Allen Eldredge, Chatham, Mass; boat
Donald; engineer, Archibald Morrison, Boston;
third engineer, Collins; purser, W. Spaulding,
Boston; second steward, Howe, and thirty three
seamen, names unknown.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN WRIGHT
Captain Wright says he passed Ross Rip light
ship at II o'clock. After passing Noleska, the
course being west southwest, 1 stepped
into my room to warm myself, as
was very cold. Everything was working we'll
After being below short time 1 heard the
third mate, who was in the pilot-house with the
first mate, sing out to the quartermaster to port
the helm, Jumped out of my room, thinking
we had come across vessel bound
down the sound. then cried
out, Hard aportl" not knowing but
it was vessel, and in the moonlight I saw the
buoy on Devils Bridge on the port about two
points forward and about 300 yards distant.
She Immediately struck. l ordered the engine
reversed, and she backed about twice her
length. The steamer Immediately stopped,
and l ordered the jib hoisted, and
endeavorSd to head her to the north,
but she filed forward and listed over to port so
that the iank-shear was about four feet under
water. went aft and told the passengers to
keep cool and get the life preservers. next
told the officer of the the deck to get the boats
ready The steamer settled aft and righted
dHS The wind hoau was blowing bio very ; hard
We launched No. 6 boat, which was Immediately
capsized. The sea was breaking over the steam
er's deck, and, the stern being under water, we
were forced to go up on top of the deck houses.
were finally obliged to take to
the rigging. The second mate, Eugene
McGarry, jumped from the rigging. Lieuten-
ant Rhodes jumped for him, but the boat was
lifted fifteen feet on the crest, and it neces-
sary to starboard to avoid being crushed.
MeGaPy was not seen afterwards At nearly
the samerinstant McGarrys brother was pulled
into the boat. t.t
Captain Wright was among the last to leave
the ship. Two men were frozen so they were
unable to relinquish their hold on the rigging and
Were at length the only persons remaining
on the steamer, except the Captain Lieutenant
Rhodes asked him to jump, but he shouted,
Save those men first; they are frozen" The
not swim stroke, he was rescued by Lieutenant
Kennedy
STATEMENT OF THE DEXTER's OFFICERS.
The officers of the cutter Dexter furnish the
following statement: About 1890 we sighted a
vessel ashore on a reef near Gayhead. The
wind was blowing gale and terrible sea was
running. As we approached we saw the yes
sci was a steamer, and that the waves
were breaking over her. We anchored on her
starboard quarter, 200 or 300 yards away The
cutter boat was at once lowered and manned by
five men, in charge of Lieut. Rhodes, who brught
offseven men;a return trip was made and one man
brought to the vessel Lieutenant Kennedy was
then dispatched in the gig, with four men, and
took off four five men. Meanwhile a
life-boat transferred several men to the
cutter, and at length the rigging was
cleared of survivors. The vessel sank in about
four fathoms of water and the railing on the
bow was the only portion of the hull visi-
BILE We found men in the fore and
top rigging. 1t was impossible to row over the
rigging, as the boats would have been pounded
to pieces. The men in the rigging were forced
to jump into the sea- and we caught them as they
arose to the surface and pulled them into our
boats. Some men could not swim, but nearly
every one in the rigging was saved.
HEROIC ACT
Lieutenant Rhodes performed heroic act,
which elicits hearty commendation Two men
hung in the rigging, unable to move
from exhaustion. The officer determined
to save them at the peril of his life. Returning
to the cutter he asked Captain Gabriesen to
give him "a man I teer, so that he might
swim to the wreck and rescue the unfortunate
men, The captain granted the request and
Lieutenant Rhodes was placed in the boat, but on
nearing the steamboat it was found to be folly
to attempt to go alongside Lieutenant Rhodes
refused to abandon the attempt, and sang out to
the men in the life boat to take him to the
wreck Lieutenant Rhodes boarded the life
boat and tying rope about himself, waited
until within about thirty feet OF the vessel when
he sprang into the sea. He had nearly reached
the wreck Wnen ne was stfuck Dy u piece OF
timber on the leg and sank; he was pulled
aboard the boat, and later to the cutter. His
leg was found to be cut, but after changing
his clothing, as the sea smoother, he de
termined to make a last attempt He again set
out for tho wreck, and this time the were
reached. One hanging with his feet
and arms through the ratlines, with his
head downward Lieutenant Rhodes put a
line about him, when he murmured,
"For Gods sake don't touch me-" The man,
who was found To he Mr. Richardson Nns
placed in the boat. but he died before reaching
the cutter About 800 was found in a wallet
in his pocket. The second man, the last
person removed from the wreck was in