Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-03
Water Pouring Through Hole In Her
Side, Made b. the
Rocks.
DANGEROUS WORK BY THE LIFE
uoETs.
The STRANDED Ocean Racer Receives
a Terrible Founding IN
The Gale.


IDNnOS, Feb. 1.-The pumps ON the
Glider" were kept working ut tnclr
full capacity NIL night, but tho sea
kept slowly gaining. The water ls
pouring through q hole In her side
where the rocks had torn the Iron
plnles. At daylight signals were run
up nshng for help.
bi.ebuats were Immediately sent out,
and, alter u dangerous passage, every.
boIy was landed la safety. A lew bags
% mail AMI 257 pass myers were taken
20 southampton, whore all destined Tor
Bremen VIII he Transferred 10 the
steamer "Havte," which arrived ut
SOUTHAMPTON this afternoon. All pas
sungtla concur In denying the aens7-
tionnl reports that panic prevailed
when the steamer strucl. or after
wards.
A dispatch from htherneld, timed
$40 pm, stated that tho storm had
greatly Increased Ia severity, and that
the litebpats have again boon launched,
aud are battling thuir way through
heavy seas In tho direction OF tho
stcamJr. They Arn going 10 rescue
some OF the members Oi the ships CONF
pany who are still aboard the vessel,
ana whose position has become very
precarlOus owing 10 the increased Sc
verify u the gale.
a dispatch ffOm Athcrfield ut this
evening stated that the liiebOa,s, after
an exceedingly perilous voyage, sue
Cusdod IN bringing everybody in the
ship 10 shore In safety. As tbs tide
went down the storm Increased.
The North German Lloyd steamer
"Hgvfcv to which the agents Of tho
company at Southampton intend to
transfer all pgsBrnger8 OF the Glider"
bound for Bremen, was signaied eli
the -clliy IslAuds this afternoon.
Tho "Eidef" has showed, through
the terrible pounding she has received 4,
that there was nothing faulty la her
conjunction. Hour after hour today
she stood batlorlng that, In the case
0f weaker vessel, would long before
have torn hcr 10 pieces. AZ the time
the life boat rot out this GtternOcn
90 rescue tho remainder Of the
crow remaining on the ship, the
storm had gained terHbls VIC.
louoe. The He boats CROW at Ather-
field made atremunious struggle TO set
their craft beyond the breakers that
were plliug high up ON tho shore, and
even after they got past the bfoakers
they had difficult task. Their course
was directly in the eye Of the wind, land
which was now blowing IA hurricane.
Slowly but surely the boat forged
ahead. Sometimes she would appear
on the crest of high sea and then dis
appear iu tho trough, aud thus II con-
tinued until che got under the lee OF
tho Slider" A liue was taken from
the steamer and, dropping alongllde,
she took on board as many Of the crew
on she could safely carry and headed
for shore. The boats rom Brlghtstone
and Lewcs had similar experiences.
The captain OF tho "Eiicfn was the
last one 10 leave tine vessel. The voyage
was Captain Haeuecker's first Que on
the "l3iierp from New York.
In an interview one Of the oiIlc,rs OF
the ship says! "Iho passage was a
good ono. They I'D not SEQ land I'M
they sighted tho Lizard, and II was
difficult TO recognize the points a the
fog. Tue "Elicf" steamed slowly
along the English channel Sunday,
with n sharp lookout for pilots, but
none were econ. Neither were the
Needlos nor the Southampton lights
seen.
The captain had personal charge OF
the ship &C tho time Of the accident,
sOundings beiug taken oyery Ave min
utos, aud the vessel going at the lowest
speed. For n short time after we
struck none OF US realized the real
state Of afiairs. But presently tho fog
llHed somewhat, revealing the ships
position, close 10 the ellis, aud firmly
cradled in tho rocks. We eth expect.
cd, however, to float uninlured with
the tide.D