The herald., 1896-11-24

ly carried it onto the deck of the wreck.
and with difficulty the gallant crew
saved their boat from being stove in.
Reluctantly they came back to their
own vessel and waited for chance to
aid the shivering men, over whom the
spray constantly fell At GAS Monday
morning the men were taken from the
rigging safe on board the Point Arena.
The men had not fled to the rigging
without making a gallant attempt to
help themselves AS soon as the ship
parted they threw matches into the sea
with ropes attached, hoping they would
drift to the shore and afford them the
means of saving themselves These
matches. however were carried out to
sea. Martin Kelly put on a life pre-
server with line attached and tried
to swim ashore. but the tide set off shore,
and the line was heavy, and he soon
returned to the ship and was drawn on
board. After that they waited for help
or death, more in expectation of the
latter than the former While in the
rigging they had no food until 10 o'clock
Sunday night, and only quart bottle
of water. About 10 o'clock it became
cut through the deck into the store
room and get some crackers. cheese and
canned goods, which he and some of
the men who We're least benumbed and
chilled passed to the men in the rig
gng. Captain Strand of the Point Are
ma. when he found a boat could not
reach the San Benito, sent a boat to
the lighthouse with the Point Arenas
life line and rocket gun. They were
hauled to a point opposite the wreck
and the life line was thrown by the gun
toward the wreck, but it fell short The
second time the line broke, and the lead
weight whstled over the unfortunate
men.
The San Benito carried crew of forty
three men and officers, all told. OF these
the following We're lost
O. W. Scott, first assistant engineer.
c. Condor. second assistant engineer.
J. W. Wilson, chief cook.
j. Sheran, forward mess man.
c. Brown, coal passer.
n. Fitzgerald, coal passer.
THE RESCUED SAILORS.
MENDOCINO, Nov 23.-The steamer
Point Arena arrived here this forenoon
nav llS On bbdfu thirty -bue SulNlNOIS VI
the wrecked steamer San Benito. The
rescued sailors are in excellent spirits
and apparently are none the worse for
their rough experience of a thirty hours
stay in the San Benito's rigging. 1t is
impossible at present to obtain the
names of those drowned. as the surviv-
ors here cannot tell who We're lost of
those in the two boats that were launch
ed. The cook Wilson, was drowned
with the first assistant engineer. Scott;
second assistant, Hanlon: Nick Fitzger-
aid and Sheridan. the mess boy. Beyond
these the crew are unable to give any
thing definite.
SALTPETER NO USE.
DENVER. Colo, Nov ga special to
the Republican from Galveston, Tex.
says: The British steamship Holywell,
Brown, master. which arrived this even
ing, reports that November 8. in latitude
~ north longitude So west. she sighted
the German bark Smidt She was dis
masted, leaking and flying signals of
distress. The Smidt was from Iquique,
with a cargo of saltpeter. She was
caught in a hurricane October Is and dis
masted and everything on deck was
washed overheard, her provisions soak
ed with salt water and her fresh water
ruined for use by becoming impregnated
with saltpeter. Prior to being sighted
by the Holywell the captain and two of
the crew of the Smidt had died of expos
ure and were buried at sea. The remain
der of her crew were in famished con-
dition and almost helpless. The ship
wrecked crew were brought here and
are being cared for by the German con-
sui The bark has since been reported
having been picked up and towed into
one of the nnrtS of the western islands