New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-06
A DOG RESCUED IN MID-OCEAN
THE NEWFOUNDLAND LEFT ON THE
WRECKED ERNST SAFE IN PORT.
KAISER Is TAKEN FROM THE SINKING SHIP BY
THE MANNHEIMs SKIPPER SOON AFTER
THE NOBLE ANIMALS COMPANIONS
HAD BEEN PICKED Up BY

LA BOURGOGNE.
When people read Of the brave rescue OF the
crew Of the German bark Ernst by the men OF
the French Line steamship La Bourgogne, as
told in The Tribune and other morning papers
last week they naturally clapped their hands
and cried Bravo But one and all bemoaned
the fate of the big Newfoundland dog. Kaiser
who was the pet of the skipper OF the Ernst and
the jolly companion Of the entire crew The dog
was left aboard the bark, which. 1t was then
thought would sink at any moment, because
there was not room for him In the small boats
The last Kaisers companions saw OF him he was
standing In the bow with his forepaws on the RAIL-
bowling dismally at intervals and gazing re-
proachfully at his old friends. as much az to say
with his big eyes, Il would never have deserted
you in such manner"
The German saormen never expected TO see
the big Newfoundland again. as the bark was
down by the head and had ten feet of water in he-
hold but Kaiser better skipper than they
thought and he is now safely in port to tell Of his
base desertion. Kaiser. by-the-way, comes or
royal line as is proper and has fire in his eye and
action in his tail. Brave deeds of daring have
been performed by the faithful brute, as his ship
mates will eloquenty tell.
The twelve men on the bark were taken off
early on the morning Of July %. leaving the dog
behind as skipper. mate and crew. The intelii-
gent animal did not lower the distress signals
which his companions had left flying nor did he
attempt to alter the course of the waterogged
Ernst which was then in the path OF vessels
bound for New-York. Kaiser Is an old seadog
and, by transposition. he believed that IN the
midst OF death are in lfe," and so IL proved
Hardly had the French ship showed hull down on
the horizon to the westward than. as Kaiser con-
fdentially told by wags of his tail. the smoke OF
another steamship began to show above the crest
ed waves to the eastward
"A sail, a sailr' thought Kaiser to himself
in wise dog fashion. He jumped about the deck
in gee as he saw the distress signals hying
aloft from the masthead OF the Ernst. Ihe
vessel which proved to be the German oil-tank
steamship Mannheim. gradually approached the
storm tossed Ernst, and when, several mies 10
the eastward. Captain Ockelmann. through MS
glasses. saw the signals Of distress he bore down
toward the bark which he thought still had her
crew of distressed sailors aboard. 1t was about
$50 D. m that the skipper sighted the Ernst
which he thought aarmingly low in the water
The disabled bark was hove 10 uhpcr "on low
topsails and, the experienced sailormah
thought in danger Of capsziIg. The Mannheiit
bore down toward the wreck and clrcled rouhu
II several times blowing the whistle cohtlhu-
ally The only sign of life that could be seen
from the bark was the big black dog that was
nrancing up and down the decks and barking
vocferousy. The dogs action betokeheu III"
aboard the sinking craft. and captain Ockel-
mann decided to board her. although heavy
and dangerous sea running at the time.
A boat was lowered from the tank ana WIN
the mate and several men was rowed close W ti,e
bark whose decks were Just awash. Taking ad-
vantage Of a favoring lull. the small boat wasrun
alongside and the mate scrambled aboard her
The big dog met him with rough but hearty
welcome Following Kaiser, the mate mace TOT
the cabin where he quickly saw that there was
no one aboard the bark and that she mao oeeh
deserted recently. The dog would hardly let tne
mate move around the deck so profuse was ne
in his manifestations of delight The mate ue-
cded that il would he best to set fire 10 the DARK
as she was in the line of TRANSATLANTIC liners, so
he called the dog into the boat took all the snip
naners that he could find. and then ordered MS
men to fire the vessel. This the men did by
huilding n great fire In the captains capin ana
then taking to the boat. When the MANNHEIM
again started on her voyage for TINS port the
Ernst was a red hot coal from when poured
masses of flames that lit up the surrounding sea
for miles. ,a
Kaiser was one OF the first to extend cola
nose of greeting to the Health Ofilcer when the
tanl, arrived at Quarantine. and the captain was
nleased to learn that the NeWfoundlands com.
nanions had already been rescued by the Baiiaht
sailors of La Bourgogne ,.,
Tbore was another incident on the Mannheim
which was OF a more serious nature than .he
saving of dog. The Mannheim lett deeSte-
munde on July %. and among her nremeh was
carl James thirty-nine years old, or Herinany'
He was suffering from intoxication at tne uHle'
and ON Julv 81 he hanged himself In his capin
aud was buried at sea the following day. Muse-
nm managers are already after kaiser.