Telegram-herald., 1890-10-22
ALL WERE LOST.
psAlls af tAs Barning af the
ecA'oasr Aaais Young.
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- t~e've ssilors Natness o.
D'o~ninz ~ Nans comr.ass.

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- Aas seseas - t~slqs 8rh.rs 81 tsa
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t1e ~tA& ~as slo~ia1 ar.ttliar v.ls
He1 ne n9rthN4rd a asasy sea "a.
's. eA2 snee sac got beyond the
- ne poiat shs aaas little "a
% -&"as Al s'alsek. iass as she
~@' A'fe~as 81 Lsxingt0a lighthouse.
shoks F-s seea lasainx Ersrs tAs mia
e-'ea fas hasch esser - s-omotl,
ms 9fsA ssat - hss saarssss
sfstI preparation made 70 sx-
S@fa tos nsmes. bat tns latter
"A kAiaea sech hsa1way in ths
n'saiy iHnAnnabls cargo thlt is ~as
tliPesstSie ~ cAscS thsm. Thsy ran
a. Alrolxa Eae saxiae and boiler
fooAa tnroagh the cabin ana ofneers'
4AAf-efs. Aoa la isas ghaa ass minutes
tne entire fan.aii Nas abiasa. TAs dre.
Ash enk ktaeeEs and stswaris on duty
htd % ran Tor their Ives. aad lt -
oaif after taey tai an been severely
burned hat they reached a
sfot anidshins ehers the ress OF
tne ere" undef the leadership OF Cap
t@ia miller vas makiaga a gallant bat
hopeless nsht % save tas vessel. once
ter spsluss eere stopped she fell iato
the tFoakh et The sea. who're slo 20. ted
ana ptnnsed Ia nay that threatened
e sond hes % tue bottom. Sea
ai,ef sea swept over her decks,
soas OF watcr poured into the opea
batehes, bnt che drc seemed 20 burn
more neFceiY than ever A. 10 ap-
preached The f8relalst. Driven on by The
gale. nc lenite1 = lot 90 otl barrels stoaed
on tho maia deck. FLAMES shot up
through the hltches. sot hre 20 the sails
AMI rigging ana even thrsateaed the
boats that we're sslng.Rg from the day-
itS
It was PLATA 70 Captain Miller that
che Vessei a as doomed aud this convic-
tioa VAS en- mpnaslze3 " hen Barrel after
barrel oi lAe biazIag OH exploded With
such force as % tear tbs deck planks
from under the feet OF his men. The
Gro spread an through The hold with
tae rap ti-y % llghtning Flames shot
out o tle iorecastlo hatch anl en-
veloPed every thing about IT, When
came apparent Captain Miller ordered
the s.arboard boat cleared away and
lowered This vas done in pGy, and
nine men t0oS th0lr places in IL before
The falls were cast adrift. They pushed
away from the burning vessel, manned
their oars aud made q gallant attempt
% bring the frail craft head
into she sea. just "a they were
rounding 90 under tae Young's quar-
ter terrific sea caught the boat
and seemingly lifting it clear out OF the
water. tarew is end over end In a mo-
ment nine men we're struggling with
the waves for their lives The catas-
troDhe 70 tho boat happened In full view
Of Captain Miller an1 The twelve brave
fellows who rerained with him
aboard OF tho burning vessel They
watched the drowning men 20 down
one bY one all the time shouting
words of encouragement 20 those who
we're trying 20 swim 10 the doomed ves-
sci. and 50 Intense VAS their interest IN
the scene that they momentarily FOR
got their own danger. They were
brought 20 a lgll Aiization OF their
peril. however. when they felt the
scorching heat ot the FIRE. which
was rapidly sweeping down on
them from every side Then they began
% retreat 60 the bows They could not
roach the only remaining life boat, for
lt was already ablazo. and barrier Of
Gre flashed In their way. It looked as
II thev must ali share the fate Of the
roor fellows Nho went oS in tae erss
boat. for inch by inch the are drove
them forward until they we're al hud-
died together In the forepeak-
The steamhargs Edward Smith was
bound np ths lake With two bArges in
tow. and she cleared the river only
few minutes after tao Annie Young
THO moment her captain discovered
the desperate condition OF Affairs
aheard ths liner be cast ais barges
aarift. ana not~ishstandin- he ~as
riarinr his own boat ia jeop-
arlv be SET out 20 rescue the imper-
tled crew. lt required the most skiil'ul
Mind - maneuvsrlng 20 keep The biE,
lr,,t.'rso-ne boat headed into the seas
"a sho would drift down on the Young
a. thus give tie iatter's crew chance
= l4,rsp FOR thsir lives. Just as tie two
cane torether Captain Miller's
.s caught Are. Tha clothes oi other
,vcsrs we're also burning and all
s.,fs wsre suffering 50 fearfuily from
-. se,t that Trey were about ready 20
800. ths unfort8nste boac's crew As
49, vesse1s came togs- her with crash.
,,.v.ver and they saw through the
tst..tf,~ smoke au8 fierce beat the
t.,.gerin-s pars o. ths smith. ihey
...-.,sa fer the rail Ike tigers, and
s--srtisf ever 70 tae deck % the rescu-
s.-~ssssf. To xes shs latter beyond he
r-s.s ~ fhe fRnes required but
49,, ~ ths wheel, and ne Annie
ver,v sas left to sarn and sinS The
s~l.b carried ths rescued sailors %
shis rort laading them al IN safety
80. ,.., those who were badly
s...~,ess -s-s turned ever 20 he care
~ s~vs...srs. the rest started oat for
tss herainr wr-ck On eosrd toe teg
rf..sa fsl-htin company with Captain
efIire4 h.tt tsa n0ss trey could Dc Nas
T., ,v.f. fsr her conriets sssiruetion.
TIE rescued sailors ars nnae.e 20 i've
.-r .ts,~ isaA as to hew tae hre oriE-
i,,t.s bssfsis the opinion % sVsrT-
bod hsru wbo kaovs she character *
fha y..--,4 carua thst it vas ne rssuls
81 bandiInx a lisht incautioasiY smong
80 n,.rais. Bssidss the lsster she
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