New-York tribune., 1896-01-11
VINE DIE IN AN OPEN BOAT.
.,,.r1,1 SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY
SURVIVORS OF THE EALING.

ZINE ONLY ARE SAVED AFTER \ TERRIBLE EX-
rrpIrNcE- ANOTHER BOAT CONTAINING THE
FIRST OFFICER AND EIGHT MEN BE-
ILEvED TO HAVE BEEN LOST
,,,,fx y S. Jan. ia boat from the steamer
,.,inc which recently went ashore Greene
-,a,a Isaacs Harbcr y. S. reached Canso at 3
.,ock To-day. There nine men in the boa
v.s,cb was in charge Of Second officer Thomas
I'd all we're thoroughly exhausted and badly FROST
bitten.
They had a terrible experience and nine OF their
,,,nnates including Captain Meek died of cold
nd exhaustion. and their bodies We're thrown over
h,a,l. The survivors in such exhausted con-
s,,,on that they cannot tell when their mates died
ayng II was either to-day or yesterday
They say two boats left the stranded ship at 6
, r., January 6. one contained the first officer
and eight men. and nothing has been heard
from them all hands probably persisted.
The other boat which arrived at Canso to-day.
xas IN charge Of the captain. and originally con-
tanned eighteen men
Second OFFICER Thomas tells the following story OF
how The boat reached Canso:
The ship struck about p. m. Monday in a
dense vapor hiding everything from view. " e were
unable to land lights and were going at
quarter speed An hour afterward il neces~
sary TO take to the boats. the ship settling
fast and the very heavy. We We're un-
had listed 10 starboard. Two port boats We're
cleared. and Captain Meek. with the first engineer
second officer. boatswan and fourteen others got
IN the larger boat while the frs; officer second and
third engineers and three seamen took the smaller
boat.
For several hours ;hey hung by the line to the
wreck. The smaller boat astern Of the larger one
spray and vapor covering the boats AMI men with
a shcet!ng OF ice. Toward daylight they the
foremast OF the wreck go by the board and The
shin settle aft. The began breaking heavily
around them. and they were obliged 10 lot go IN
the hope OF reaching shore. We soon lost sight
OF the small boat. ami concluded she could not
have lived in Ne sea that was running. ana her
crav Of \ had probably pcriShed.
The large boat in charge OF Captain Meek was
unable 10 pull 10 shOr" and lost its spar and rud-
der i'm the effort to make sail. They We're obliged
10 drift befOr. the gale. and two Of he men sue
cumbed 10 exposure during Tuesday night. The
later in the day The first engineer ana three others
expired. To-day at noon, as they caught sight OF
land the ninth Of the crew. an apprentice named
Gilroy died. Al the dead were consiEnci TO the
sea to keep the heavily iced boat from sinking and
10 make room for the living 10 work. At daylight
we sighted a schooner ab0u; two miles to wind
ward but all efforts TO attract her attention were
futile. We without compass or food. Just
as land sighted young GilroN died. They
hoped 20 bring him TO land. but found tnr gaze IN
creasing and with prayer consigned him 20
watery grave a; the entrance Of the Harbor.
In addition Second officer Thomas the sur
yivors are Edgar Wilkinson. Noah Gudder, John
Peterson. Henry Noble. James Baker. +. f.. Obcn-
sen. William HaCger and Fred Lindgren
Second Officer Thomas's hands and feet were bad
" frostbiiien. The Collector OF Customs is .ook-
Ing after the men and everything possible is being
done for them.