The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23

saving crew at once went to the rescue,
but five men and woman perished be-
fore the crew reached the wreck.
The men who perished fell from their
perches in the cross-trees TO the water
and sank out of sight like pieces OF lead.
The body of the woman is still lashed
to the rigging, TO which she escaped
when the vessel began to sink.
The Attempt at Rescue.
six thousand people lined the piers and
the shores on the island and main land
this afternoon when the tug Knight
Templar towing a scow bearing the life
savers, left the pier 10 make the rescue
of the crew. One hundred feet OF lire
separated the tug from the scow, and
back of the scOw Was towed the empty
surf boat.
With DOW to the waves. the Knight
Templar permitted the scow 10 drop
down toward the wreck. When the surf
boat was within fifty yards of the wreck
a human figure that had been clinging
10 the rigging OF the miZZen mast was
seen to throw UP its hands and fall back
ward into the boiling waves, being in
stantly lost to sight. short time be-
fore another Of those clinging 10 the
ropes had also let go his hold and per-
ished
a groan went UP from the crowd as
each body was lost to sight, and then all
eyes centered on the surf boat as it
dropped back beside the sunllen vessel.
Two figures slowly descended the
mizzenmast and clung to the lines, but
a few feet above the waves.
Five minutes passed as attempt after
attempt was made by the life-saving
crew 10 swing the lifebOat near the wait
ing men. A cry went up from the crowd
on shore as one figure was seen to leap
from the rigging and land in the boat.
Two minutes later a man sprang far out.
an 4 1a hra4 lG Tod MO rr~ras
seen that there were FIVE figures in the
boat. Then a cheer that drowned the
roaring Of the breakers went up from the
thrOats on shore.
Slowly the long line that held the surf
boat was paid out. and the two rescued
men were permitted to drift toward the
shore-one moment lost TO sight in the
foaming breakers. and again alive and
sure Of rescue as the boat rose on the top
Of some mighty billow.
Along the beach at the foot of Jones's
island a crowd ran TO meet the rescued
men. willing hands We're stretched out TO
reach them, ard they We're dragged from
the boat 10 a place Of safety. From
them was learned the loss of life by the
wreck which showed that six were dead.
They are:
The Dead.
Capt. JOHN MCCULLOUGH. Marine
City.
Mate TIMOTHY BosoUR. Buffalo.
y. y.
THOMAS TUsCoTT. sailor. Marine
City.
Unknown sailor Marine City.
Sailor named jim" Marine City.
Cook (woman). unknown, Buffalo, y. Y.
Those saved We're:
Robert Patterson, Kingston. Ont.
Frank Gordes, surfman No 6. Milwau-
kee life saving station.
Surfman Gordes as soon as he boarded
the schooner proceeded to lash the MEM
bers Of the crew 10 the rigging, but it is
supposed they lOosened their ropes 10
change their positions, hoping TO escape
the force of the blizzard Of peiting snow
and rain but We're so stiff that they could
not make new fastenings and he could do
nothing for them.
Capt. Mccullough was the second man
to fall shooting down into the water as
hundreds of field glasses were trained on
the scene from the shore
Tuscott fell first, and the others soon
after the captain. :