The evening world., 1893-11-21
Mexican Prince ResOues Twelve
Sailors and a Woman.
The Helena Wrecked and Aban,
doned at Sea.
Four Days Passed on q DismantIed
Vessel.

The British steamer Mexican Prince ar
rived here to-day from Cardiff. via tho
Delaware Breakwater. with the captain.
his wife and the crew, in all thirteen per
sons. of the Norwegian bark Helena,
abandoned at sea.
Capt. Dcuchard, OF the Mexican Prince.
says that he first sighted the wrecked vcs-
sci on the morning of Nov. IL, and in
latitude &. %, longitude 81. -. There was
a strong north-northeast gale blowing at
the time Tho bark had her ensign union
down and was showing other signals OF
distress, and the Mexican Prince altered
her course and made for the vessel.
When near enough TO decIpher her sig-
nails II vas learned that the Helena was
lumher-ladsn and bound from Halifax.
y. $, TO Penirth Roads, She was then
fun Of water, ana all but one OF he.
boats were stove In.
The seq VAS making a clean break over
the Helena BY this time, AMI when her
crew tried to launch their only scaworthy
boat, that, too, was smasaot by the big
seas before they coald get i; clear OF
Capt. Anderson, of the Helena. then
~signalled; My boats are in distress.
and we want Immediate assistance"
Capt. Denchard, OF the Mexican FRINGE.
describes the rescue as follows,
The condition OF the wind and sea
rendered II impossible for us to then
launch any OF our boats. and We sig
nailed that We would send u boat as
soon as II moderated. and that We
would not abandon her during the night.
We also signalled him to Keep a light
%hurninw. an Of which Vas answered,
This was about ) p. NJ, and during the
afternoon, while We We're lying close to
the Helena, We saw her fore and main
t1pmaSts and top-gallaRt mastS fan over
the side, and by tn" wreckage that was
floating past US We knew she was fast
breaking up,
We kept, close to her all night. She
keCplnG a light burning and showing
us =. mar" NJ every half hour. Al mid
night th" wind and sea had moderated
considerably, hut towards morning he
gan L. Increase agdia. At Gas \. NJ.
we Launched our srarhoari lire-boat.
manned 10y !. -. Thompson. hoatswain:
Huron cnlp"nter; ) Clark and
Ernest l'as>mGGI sGam'o, and in
The hotg managed 70 reach the bark,
which hv this Tine appeared - be- a
complete wreck, and succeeded In bring
canttln's wife, y, second trip was made.
ana the remainder Of her crew. five
men and cant Anderson. We're rescued.
Til" time pCCupipd in raScu,ng the whole
crew, from launching our boat until the
boat Wa hol"tel up lgltl, was one hour
ANA N'Ir.n miUui"S, we hen urucpairh
on our p.1>aLS" towards Delaware Break
,.pD Anderson. oC tho Helena. saws
N.tt ho ~li'"d rroru Halifax on Nov.
Il. AMI an Soy l., ~ latitude g. "a. longl-
uldr ISIS, had q heavy galp from north
east and NORTH northeast. with hurricane
squads, during which Nc-sr, sprung a
look ANA hecain" 'VUtsrlnggal Nj ton
,lilS and huiwark- wnr. carried away.
fore ami main tnTmasts and t~op-guntnt
lan~tS were carried aW1r also. Fnr
three DAYS, uutii SjChl"i hv the Next
can Prince, tn" Cr,w az Helena wore in
Err2t DANGER u0 N" Jismtpil"l vessel
Helena was owned ut SnulifyorG, Nor
WAY, md was partly insured