The morning call., 1893-12-07
ALL WERE LOST.
Story of the Wreck of the
Jason.
SNOW OBSCURED THE SKY.
Impossible for the Captain to
Take Observations.
SAW BREAKERS UNDER THE BOW
Then the Crew Took to the Rigging
and Were Swept Into
the Sea.

BOSTON. Dec. 6.-A heavy snowstorm
struck New England yesterday morning
and by afternoon had developed into a
blizzard. The sea ran very high and the
shipping has suffered much damage.
During the hurricane the British ship
Jason went ashore on Cape Cod 81 ghland
Light. The crew of twenty-seven men
with Captain Mcmillan took to the rigging
and were swept away by the seas and
drowned. save one. Samuel Evans. who
was washed ashore by the tremendous
sea and after two hours was resuscitated.
The vessel broke in two amidships and is
total loss. She was from Calcutta to
Boston with jute. She halls from Green
ock, Scotland.
porter of the Associated Press told the
story of the voyage: 1--WE sailed from
Calcutta last February with a cargo of
jute for Boston. Two days after leaving
port we were nearly dismantled in storm
aud had to pus into Mauritius for repairs.
During the gale our mate was washed
overheard and lost. We came in through
the south channel last Monday and shaped
our course for Boston. Tuesday the wind
pulled around TO tine east-southeast, and
at 9 o'clock snow began falling. We had
no observations for two days, but Cap
tain Mcmillan thought we were off Cape
Cod, and we kept on our course. At $3.50
O'Clock in the afternoon we made breakers
right under our lee and few minutes
later saw land. We shook out our upper
topsails and tried to drive by the cape,
but had no sea room. and at 7:15 o'clock,
finding that we must soon strike, the ship
was headed for the beach. The captain
had been below examining the charts, and
on reaching the deck cried we are lostv
The ship struck with fearful force and we
all sprang for the lifeboat. Before we
could cut the lashings the spars began to
fall and the vessel go to pieces. felt N.Y.
self dashed into the sea. All light and
knowledge were shut out and / was left
powerless. l knew nothing more until
found myself under the care OF the life
saving men. MY companions acted as
did, and all sprang into the rigging when
the boats went by the board, and all had
on life-rolls."
The vessel was in command of Captain
Mcmillan. by reason of the fact that dur
ing the gale which the Jason encountered
on her trip to Mauritius Captain McGin
had both legs broken and had to be sent
home. The same gale swept two sailors
overheard.
Evans recalled the names o. some of
thOse drowned as follows: Captain Me-
MILAN of GreeDock, First Mate Walker of
Falkirk. Serond Mate Galbraith, Boat
swain Black, John Callaghan of Cork,
Mike Mulligan. William Cotter of Queens
town. Jerry O'Leary of Plymouth, c.
Nelson M CarSs of Portland Or Mpr
ply of st. John and johnson and Hen
Hinson of Sweden.
The ship Jason was we'll known in this
port. She first arrived here on August IA,
1891. from Newcastle, with cargo of coal
coke. pigiron and soda. At that time she
carried a crew of twenty-eight persons
The lost vessel was 253 feet in length,
breadth 3S.6, depth 23.2. She was built in
1870, at Glasgow, and was owned by the
nntah Poxyol