The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-24
Oes 81 sFerty-tAree Men Thtrty.seven
Are Landed On shore-A watch
1etng Kept for the Bodies Of the
Sax Unfertuaates-Capt. Smith Haa
Pre0enitfsn 81 Dfsaster-The
Sen Denits the Successor Of the
san Pedro which Was Lost Near
vfesoxfa.

The steamer Alcazar set boat adriff
yesterday in hopes that the people ashore
could render assistance. The boat was
secured all right. but the sea was TOO
rough to do anything. The Aicaxar left
the scene at 8 o'clock this morning A
gun from the weeott fred two snort lines
from tho shore to the men ciinging in the
rigging.
So far as known those drowned are as
follows:
O. w. Scott FIRST assistant engineer
g. n. Condor, second assistant engineer.
J. W. Wilson. chief cook.
j. Sheeren. forward messman.
G. Brown. coal pa sses.
~. Fitzgerald. coal passer.
The Survivors.
San Francisco. Nov .--The following
are the names of the survivors OF the San
Benito. who were rescued by the steamer
Point Arena and taken to Mendocino:
william Smith. captain.
r. collin. chief officer.
]. 6wayne. second ofi1csr.
G.. VIII. third officer.
g. +. Nelson, carpenter.
j. w. Wood. chief engineer.
Pete Cieary. third assistant
W. Sloan. storekeeper-
J. Ward. w. H. Jeffs and J. McReon.
water tenders.
Frank Dean. mess boy.
G.. Meyers, water.
{ u. J. johnson. quartermaster-
=. w. Stewart. N. Nelson, ]. Bensen. J.
II. Barclay, o. SemenS and A. White. sea-
men.
!. Perry. lamp trimmer.
!. ]. Riley, ]. Kehoe, ]. McDasd. b.
Fahey. 4. Fahey and NJ. Pendergast. fire.
men.
n. shean. NJ. Fernandez and 81. Kelley.
coal pessers.
Sd4 others have been landed at Point
ARIA The fate of the balance OF the
cree, who left the steamer n boats. Is as
~ q Beertain,
rhe Chronicles Mendcc4no special ssiys:
Martin Kelly. one of the rescued men,
told the story OF the wreck. as follows:
She struck at about LIS. and broke In
two IN twenty minutes. parting through
the TWO port boats swung out seaward
A terrible sea was running. and as the
ship swung round these boats were rem
side toward the shore, and launched the
forward boat. Capt. Smith asked the
mate what he thought about getting into
the boat and the mate replied:
% We don't know where we are, sir
"The mate said further that he thought
there were rocks all around them, as the
surf was breaking high on all sides, and
Probably some did embark I'm this boat.
but in the confusion that followed I do
not know. Just at this moment there
the ship broke in two pieces. As soon
as the forward part of the ship became
so placed that the men could do anything
they launched starboard boat No. 2. The
captain said:
We might as well stick by the ship
THE captain while advising all to stay
on the vessel. allowed those who thought
II tended to their safety 10 go in the boat.
q fnfh them a h,x rCYIA ret ashnFa
through the breakers. ana advised them
to keep oEt to sea. In this boat went q.
w. Scott, first assistant engineer. w. G.
Gondcn. second assistant engineer. III.
Jackson. fireman: n. f. Fitzgerald. N. L..
coal passers. F. Fester and C. Jansen,
seamen, and j. Sheridan. messboy. Ii
boat pushed of. II was not seen again
by those left on the wreck"
Some of these men were certainly saved.
as six mea were reported 20 be az Point
Arena.
or those who left the ship some time
after the boat load named, one. George
Christopher. swan to the shore and was
saved. /. w. Wilson tried to swim 10 the
shore. but the -ebb.ng tide carried him
cut TO sea and he was drowned. II. Fenen
was washed of the ship. and, although
unable TO swim, was thrown upon the
shore and saved.
After this boat load OF men left the ship
the remaining men and officers took TO
the foremast rigging and stayed there un-
I'll they were rescued. as even after the
sea had become somewhat cairner the
waves still dashed over the deck.
The only ones who were not in the rig
ging were Third Assistaot Engineer Peter
Ciary. Chief Cook l.. W. Wilson and j.
J. Wilson. second cook. and three or four
others. who went under the forecastle
house and locked themselves in TO keep
our the waves that swept over the help
less wreck.
At 2:45 a cry was heard from the shore.
and the crew. rejoicing IN the safety OF
their comrades. responded with a cheer.
They felt sure 1t was some one from the
chip, as up 10 this time they had neither
seea nor heard anything on shore. al
though as long as the engine would work
a constant whistl.ng had beer kept UP.
Soon after this nres were built on the
shore and they could see people moving
about. HAIR there been a i!fe-saving ser
vice or rocket gun at the lighthouse. II
would have been easy 10 have sent a rope
10 the wes and freezing men hanging in
the rigging. and all might have reached
the shore IN safety. NO effort. as far a.
the men on the wreck were concerned
was made TO save them by the people or
shore. and they remained IN their terr9b.s
r.sghE all day Sunday until Monaay morn
Ing.
Gallant Work of Reacuc.
The men from the unfortunate San Be
r5eo cannot praise the captain OF the Posn
Arena and his gallant crew enough fol
their humanity and skill. As soon as pos
s{fss q boat was Scnt 10 them. and -,
yssn were carried TO the deck os the POM
Arsra TIE boat returned, but the ire
raen6ous seas nearly carried IL upon th'
deck os the wreck. and with difficulty fA'
gallant crew saved r9ieir boat from oelns
stove In Reluctantly they went back q
their own vessel and waited for chanct
10 gs1 tire shivaring men. over ~aoxn tas
stray constantly fell At s.5 Aonda,
morning the men were taken from sn'
rsxginS safe on board the Point Arena
TIE men had not He'd to ire riggsns
without making gallant attempt 10 hell
themselves As soon as the SHIP paFtec
they threw matches into the sea with ropes
attached hoping they would drsfs 20 tH'
saore and afford them the means Of saw
isg themselves These hatches. 7uEAser
s~err carried onI tn sea Nagsaa ksli5
pat On a lsse gre<evssr With line atf-lrssr
a~A triad 70 x~5<u ashore E4t fS8 IN