St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-20
she LOVED Her BABE
WHY q Fond Mother Lost Her
Life OFF the NeWfound-
land Coast.
The Schooner Pubineo Belle
Lost With Seven Of Her
Passengers.
Two Women and Five Chill
dpen Go DOWNFALL the
Others Saved.
Five Hen Became Entangled
in a Saline and Are Drowned
in the Tennessee.

HALIFAX, July 19.-Particulars we're
Received by mail to-day of narrowing
disaster on the Newfoundland coast,
the schooner PubnicO Belle being
wrecked and two women and five chill
dren being lost. Capt. Samuel Butts,
OF the lost vessel, states that the Pub
nicO Belle, with crew of four men, left
Catalinaon the morning of Wednesday,
the Sth inst, bound for st. Johns with
cargo of lumber She had
also on board five women
and five children as passengers.
There came OF a storm of rain
and wind Wednesday night lasting
until daylight. The vessel lost her main
sail and fOresan successfully and ran
ashore on the cliff at 2:30 O'Clock Thurs
day morning. They let go the anchor,
but a chain parted from the violence of
the storm. William Rose jumped ashore
and the captain threw line to him.
BY this means the rest of the crew got
ashore, and the following passengers
were saved: Miss Rachel Burton, Miss
Julia Burton and Miss Wells. Mrs.
Freeman and Miss Caroline Higgins
were drowned, and five children were
also lost, one being Mrs. Freeman's in
fant, another child coming on to
st. Johns and the remaining
three belonging to Mrs. Rachel
Burton. a boy of twelve years,
boy of nine and a boy of five years.
Mrs. Wells stated she boarded the
schooner at Catalina. The weather was
n, md CO nj oh xSyhn
Et Slew Hard.
At o'clock Thursday morning the boat
struck. Besides myself there were
Miss Burton, the five children. Mrs.
Freeman. Mrs. Carolina higgins and
girl named Alice Hicks. l was sitting
on a locker, and Miss Higgins was living
on part of it. All the other children in
cluded were in berths. The vessel
struck three times. One of the
crew came down for rope.
We asked him if there was any
chance to be saved. He said: Yes:
don't say anything; it will be all right"
The water was then coming through
the cabin floor. Iae water was sOonup
TO the lockers, and we were wet. All
the children were taken out of their
beTths and got ready to start for the
deck. We were close into land. but
heavy sea was breaking over the rocks.
When we reached the decks two 0f the
crew were ashore, having taken off
their boots and jumped onto the rocks.
The old man had tied rope around his
waist and one took the end
with him. He then jumped and
got ashore. The captain was the
only man then left on board. We all
went over to the side where he was.
f.I q. I'm nd
she was landed safely. While in the
act of placing rope around Mrs. Bur
ton, heavy sea came and washed all
of the deck. / caught the end of the
rope. which was in the captains hand,
and was hauled ashore with him, while
a wave washed Mrs. Burton upon the
rock, but never saw Mrs. Freeman OF
Mrs. Higgins again. Mrs. Higgins
WOulG have been saved had she aban-
dOned her child. but
RThe Mothers Love
was too strong. Wehad to climb up the
steep cliff after we landed to get out of
the way of the heavy sea. Those saved
walked inland for some distance until
they came TO the house of a fisherman.
where they were cared for Mrs. Bur
ton saws that but for the GnWardice of
the crew, all might have been saved.
As soon as the rope was got
ashore, all the crew went
ashsre ana left the captain to
take care OF the women and children.
He took care Of them unassisted. and
did not desert them until they were all
washed overheard. Mrs. Burton saws
that two little boys, one of whom was
her son. were seen in the rigging after
she got ashore. and their voices could be
heard calling for help. Beyond trying
to reach them, by throwing a rope, the
crew did nothing, and the agouized
mother was compelled to watch
her boy going to death without
being able to raise a hand to
help him. The boys clung out
quite while. but the high seas finally
had their effect and they were washed
OFF and their voices stilled. Mrs. Free
man. one Of the lost, was the wife of
William Freeman, now in Victoria, B. G.
Mrs. Burton and her whole family were
on their way to st. Johns to take passage
for New York, where her husband is.
Capt. Butts confirms the story OF the
women that his crew jumped ashore at
the first chance and left the helpless
passengers to their fate.