Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-06
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Story of the Sinking of the Schooner
Taylor at Sea.

Taylor at Sea.
LONDON, June 3O.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer .Trave, Capt. REIN
kasken, from New York, June 81, for
Bremen, arrived at southampton early
this morning. She had on board Capt,
Z. f. Hurlburt, of the British ship
Fred 3. Taylor, from Havre, May y,
for New York, and nineteen of the
crew of that vessel. The Trave
reports that she was in collision
with the Taylor on June o. The
accident occurred at 6 o'clock in the
morning, during a heavy fog. The Tay-
Tor was so badly damaged that she sank
'hortly afterwards. The chief officer of
he Taylor was crushed to death, and
Capt. Hurlburt, who was on deck at the
time, had his legs injured. Quite
heavy sea was running, and when the
Trave lowered her BOATS to so to the
rescue of the imperilled men, oil was
used to prevent the seas combing.
The Trave was hauled up to wind
ward of the wreck, and her boats were
thus under her lee in going down to the
wreck. The passengers on the steamer
had been aroused by the shock Of the
deck. The Trave's carpenter at once
sounded her wells; and when it was
found that she was making no water, the
excitement among the passengers sub
sided, and everyone watched the man
ming and lowering of the small boats
with the most intense interest. The
flashing of the tarpaulins was hastily
cut away, the falls were manned, the
boats lifted from the checks. the davits
swung out, and their crews took their
places in perfect order. There was no
confusion. Every man knew his place,
and the moment the boats struck the
water the falls were cast off, the boats
shot away in the direction of the wreck
and were soon lost to sight in the fog.
They were gone but short time when
they returned with Capt. Hurlburt and
nineteen of the crew, including the
stewardess.
representative Of the Associated
Press had an interview with one of the
survivors of the accident. He says that
when the Taylor was at a point 260
miles from New York, dense fog set
in. Suddenly, about 6 o'clock in the
morning, a huge steamer. which it was
crashed into the Taylor. Capt.
Hurlburt was on the bridge at the time
and one watch was below. Among the
watch below was Mr.. Woodley, the
chief officer. He was crushed to death
at the moment of the collision. Tie
carpenter of the Taylor was drowned.
The Trave Immediately hove to and
lowered her boats, which pulled down
to the Taylor and took off the remainder
of her crew. The stewardess, the only
woman on board the Taylor, was thrown
into the sea at the time of the
collision, and when she was rescued by
the crew of one of the Travels boats,
she was nearly drowned. The officers
and crew of the Tia, lor had no time to
attempt to save any of their effects.
They brought out from the wreck
nothing but the working clothes they
stood in. Better clothing was supplied
to them by the captain of the Trave.
Just before the Trave arrived at
southampton a meeting of the passen-
Mitchell presided. Resolutions were
adopted highly commencing the officers
and crew of the Trave for placing their
lives in danger to save the lives of
those on the Taylor. The Trave
was only slightly damaged about the
bows. The damage was repaired on the
voyage. The crew of the Taylor has
been refuged at the Sailors Home in
Southampton. According to the story
of the survivors mentioned above, but
one of the captains legs was hurt. It
was crushed.