Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-17
RESCUED FROM THE OCEAN.
BeiSen1and Saves the Schooner Max.
we'll and the Deans Crew,

The voyage of the steamer Belsenland
which arrived at Philadelphia yesterday
nom Liverpool. was marked by two rescues
at sea To the watclIful eye of the lookout
can be credited the saving of a aumber of
Ewes.
The waterlogged and sailless schooner
Willie L. Maxwell was sighted Sunday and
she was taken in tow with her crew of ten
raen, the vessel having become helpless.
Monday morning small boat was sight
ed, drifting heiplessly with five men aboard
W men the men Were taken on the steamer
1t wds found that they were the crew of
the abandoned schooner Theodore Dean
Capt. James f. Hodgon of The Dean had
been washed from the small boat and lost
Capt Hodgon lived at SomerviIle, Mass.
and leaves d widow two daughters and a
Male Jas Butler of the Dean who told
the story of the terrible experience, of him
sell, three seamen ana the cook saws he
hz-d sailed with Capt. HodSon more than
ne years, and that this was the first acct
cent they had encountered. The Dean left
South AInboy last Friday Tor Norfolk with,
d cargo CT coaL When off Absecon light
SIC lest her mainsali, and on Saturday at
noon when foriyfive miles from Barr egat,
she spranS aleak, a plank having been torn
from her side.
The vessel filled rapidly, and With four
G6red the small boat lowered and the crew
@! SIX men left the schooner. An hour later
the schooner sank.
There was a heavy sea and a tremendous
gaze and the small boat WAS kept to rights
with great difficulty Late in :he afternoon
she was raised almost on end and Capt.
HOdSon was swept overheard. The oars
We're also lost. and those in the boa. were
left helpless.
The boat drifted until O'Clock Monday
morning. when il was sighted by the Bel
senidnd and the men Were rescued from
thelr perIlous situation 131 miles from the
Delaware capes.
The shipwrecked men suffered greatly
from cod and hunger. They had with them
in the boat only small quantity of biscuit
ara gallon jug OF water This they touch
e e sParinsly' as they feared that even
should their boat not be swampel. il
might be many days before they would be
saved Tne men rescued were James But
Ter. mate. of fremont Me-: Frank Miller.
cDicsed, cook. of Providence X L. and
Thomas Thompson, Marion Olsen and
CHRISTIAN Olsen. seamen. Miller the cook
had been with Capt. Hodgon sixteen wears
Inc Theodore Dean was built in 1854 at
IcitenViiie. N V. and WIS owned in Bos-
zen her gross tonnage was 3l9 and net
tonnage III.
The schooner Willie l.. Maxwell which
Was taken in tow by the Bel;;enland off
Nantucket. was launched a year ego at
Frar kiln, Me She is l1J feet long and her
capacity is 2Gl tons
Nhen she was first sighted by the Bel
SthIaid she showed the American ensign
union down. and Capt. Doxrud had a boat
lowered and sent to her When the boatrs
crew reached her the captain said he was
snort OF canvas and was ignorant of his
bearings. The position was given him and
as that was all that was asked the boat re-
turned 10 the Belgenland. Then again the
Maxwell showed the signal of distress
Ihe boat was sent back and the mate o..
the Maxwell announced that he and the
men would leave the shin bar
considerable water in her. The captain re-
fused 10 leave but requested to be lowed
10 Sancy Hook This Capt Doxrud refused
10 DO, but offered to tow him to Cape Hen
iopen- This offer was finally accepted and
after considerable difficulty in making a
IRE faSt the towing commenced at noon
Al 10 pm the tow parted. ard the wind
an" sea having Gained. the captain of the
schooner, considering hims elf safe from
DANGER, refused further assistance unless ne
could be towed to Sandy Hook Capt box
fHd refused this request, and after an
hours delay the Belgenland proceeded in
her course AT 12:IJ am. torch signals
were again SHOWN from the schooner and
the Belgeniand returned The captain re-
quested TO be lowed to Delaware Break
water. This was consented to- and the
haWser was once more made fast and the
Maxwell was towed into the breakwater
yesterday morning. The Belgeniand was
thirty-six hours overdue