The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-16
ONLY ONE SURVIVOR.
CAPTAIN AND FIVE or THE THUR
Lows CREW 90 DOWN WITH HER.
rn. schooner a Total Loss--Twenty-Two
OF the Crew Of the steamer Cieve~
land are Missing.

m Susan T.. Thvrlow, bound from hii's-
horo. n. L., for New York. win a cargo
of master rock went 10 pieces on Cush-
ting Island, about three miles from inns
Ally NJ S O'Clock last night and the cap
Tain and five members OF the crew were
lost. IA
one sailor managed TO reach land ana
sarly this morning he informed the III
habitants OF the wreck.
The single survivor OF the disaster was
l.. Reimmann. lie tells IN, story :"
The wreck in substance as fono"s'
The Thuflow. on her voyage nom ilinS
boro 10 New York encountered ious.
~eatber on the Maine coast last night
and as tho storm increased the cap'a
Sae,and 20 make Portland harbor for
shelter. lie was only a few minutes ou'
f,om portland v hen the rudder rope part
cd ana the vessel became disabled ana
was left at the mercy OF a heavy sea
rrhc caDfain and crew tried 20 repair inc
,toe,in, gear. but even while they were
t.us ergagcd, the schooner struck on tue
reef. rcc.pr
Al three masts we're carried away by
.be force of the impact, one OF tue 'op
rnaets striking the Captain'ahd crushinS
one Of his legs. The captain ana maee
ordered the men 60 jump Tor their hNeS,
Reimmann was caught by a huge wave anu
hurled irto the sea. lie was WASHED UP
on the beach Of the island thIee snn
hut was unable TO obtain n loo'noiu NV
nos swopt back by the undertow' he
monaee 10 get hold OF one of the spdrs
I'D clung TO IL for a long time, nnaiiy
ho,rg carried I'D on the beach by ths
,waves He lay on the beach benumped
o,i,h cold and exhausted for some uihe.
-, length he dragged himself TO the NJ.
NJ q fisherman where he was caieu ~
rntl this morning. when he was DfousIt
,o this city and the story or the uisasV0i
became known. - No
srba bodies Of the captain Mate NC
Lean and three sailors. were "asneu
ashore on the island during the hisn'
Nothing was left Of the vessei 'hls hIoln-
,ng The beach is strewn with spars
and other wreckfge. III. q,
The Susan b. Thurlow was Duie Ut
Harrington. Me- IN lss anu ared
,he mort of New York. She registered
40 tons net. AGO tons gross, was 10 les1
a. length. 81 feet breadth of beam ana 10
Cot deem. The schooner was valued az
about 5.OCO and was owned by w. III
weldon. of New YORK.
THE LOST SCHOONER.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. be-i"o
cohooner Susan Il. Thurlow sailed from
ph,ladelphia November lth lot bos'Vi
with n cargo OF bituminous coal, consish-
ed by the Penn Gas Coal Company 10 tne
Waltham Gas Light Company, or W~-
than. Mass. After discharging her cargo
at Boston she proceeded on November
Goth TO Hillsboro. N. b, and OBTAINED a
Fargo Of plaster rock for delivery al New
York. The vessel was owned principally
bv Captain Joseph Weldo. OF BROOKLYN
who has heretofore sailed the vessel. On
this trip he placed the schooner in
charge OF his mate, i. Helgersen. The
crew in addition TO Captain Helgersen
was composed OF six men, who were
shipped al this port i'm November.
The names OF the crew were: Captain
l.. Helgersen, aged forty, Of New York;
J.. Mclean, Of Massachusetts, mate, aged
twenty-four: John c. Nickels, Of Philadel-
phia, aged fifty; r. Laagadec, Of France.
aged forty-seven. seaman; Phillip Mead,
OF Fall River. aged forty, seaman; e..
Reimmann aged twenty-four, a German,
George Andersen. OF Philadel-
phia. aged thirty-two. seaman.
TWENTY-FIVE MISSING.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 15.-The Mer-
chants Exchange has received a telegram
from Nanaimo, in which the captain of
the missing Steamer Cleveland, says that
his vessel has been wrecked on the coast
Of Vancouver Island. No other details
are given.
The Cleveland left here for Seattle about
ten days & and It is known that she en-
countered fierce gales. She carried a crew
OF thirty men and about twelve passen-
gers. The Cleveland was a large iron
steamer and had n series of misfortunes.
She is owned by Charles Nelson and was
commanded by CaptainC c. It. Hall.
II is supposed that the steamers ma
rhinery became disabled; that she was
blown out Of her course while under sail.
The steamer went ashore at Cape Beals
On the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The purser of the ship has arrived at
Nanaimo. having rome across the island.
JIe reports twenty-five Of the crew as
missing.
II is supposed they took to the boats and
were blown out 20 sea.
LOST HER PROPELLER.
HALIFAX. y. s. Dec. 15.-The British
Steamer Coban. from Sydney G. B. for st.
Johns. n. T.. which was reported on De-
cember 18th. as having lost her propeller
at sea. was towed into Sydney to-day by
A.