The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-29

Pulled out of lIor Side Tho Cap
tain's wife one of Those Lost.
Boston, July ,29.-The Allan line
steamer scandinavian arrived yester-
day afternoon from Glasgow, and
brought with her the four survivors of
the crew Of the British barkentine
Florence, Captain Henry Olsen, which
was struck in a collision with the
scandinavian last Saturday, while in
a dense fog 20 miles south of Cape
Race. Four members of the crew were
drowned together with the wife of
Captain Olsen. The Florence was
bound from Sidney, c. b.. TO st. Johns,
N. f., with a cargo of coal.
The men who lost their lives were;
Noah Norris, cook aged 81 years; Will
lam Yabsley, aged % years, a nephew
Of the captains wife; James Norman,
seaman, aged 80 years; William Frye,
seaman, aged 80 years, of Poole, Eng
and The former three were from St.
Johns, N. Il.
Captain Olsen said I'VE left port
on Tuesday, the goth inst, for St
Johns, N. F. On Saturday, after be-
ing nearly three days in the fog, and
standing in all that time in the direc-
tion of Cape Race. N. f., thinking we
were approaching land, I ordered the
vessel put about on the starboard tack.
At 1920 D. m. the shrill blast of a
steamers whistle was heard right
abeam, and before the sound died away
there loomed up, making directly for
us, the huge hull of an ocean steamer.
Il was below when the first intima-
ton came of the steamers approach,
and was hurriedly called on deck by
the lookout. on the way out of the
cabin 1 called to my wife, and she in
turn aroused First Mate Edward Brod-
nick, who had come off watch at noon
and was asleep in his bunk. Hardly
had he reached the deck when the
steamer, which proved to be the Scan
dinavian, was upon US She struck us
on the port side, between the main and
mizzen rigging, and before her head
way was stopped she went half way
through us. While the vessels were
locked together we were in no imme-
date danger, except from falling spars
which were dropping all about us on
the decks. The order to reverse the
steamers engines, which had been
given when we were first sighted, soon
had the effect of breaking her away
from us, and in about three minutes
after she pulled her sharp bow out OF
the gaping hole in the side of our YES
sci the Florence went down stern first
in 80 fathoms of water. OF the vessels
crew, Norris, the cook, Yabsley and
| Norman were never seen after the yes.
sci struck us, as they probably were
asleep in the forecastle
tsNWbar1 fba frnVont caV1a OIcat,
the boatswain, and Seaman Robert Es-
sens jumped into the main rigging, an6
were soon followed by Mate BrodniclS
and all three men swung themselves
on to the steamers deck by means OF
the lower guard, being assisted in do
ing so by the carpenter of the steamer
Poor Fry appeared at the side of the
vessel just before she went down, A
rope was thrown him by his shipmates
on board the steamer, and he was
pulled half way up the steamers side
when he relaxed his hold fell back into
the water and was never seen again
The captain was too much overcom,
to tell of the drowning of his wife, ant
Mate Brodnick took up the story. II,
said:
Immediately after reaching the deel
rope and threw 1t to Captain Olsen
who at this time was standing neat
the galley on the bankentine, will
his arms around his wife. Mrs. Olsei
was crying, and I heard the captain
say that if there need be they would
die together. The captain secured tn
end Of the rope and attempted to max
it fast about his wife, but the rop
] N OF or
just then backing away from tn
wreck, pulled the line from his hands
l called to those on the steamer t,
lower the lifeboat, and Olsen, Essen
and myself took hold and assisted tn
crew in getting the boat out of tn
chucks In the excitement and con
fusion no one seemed to know JUS
what to do. No knife could be foun,
to cut the lashings of the lifeboat, an
finally the carpenter was obliged t
sever the grips with a hatchet, Al
this was valuable time lost, and be
fore the llfeboat had been gotten int
the water the vessel had gone down.
when the vessel took her las
plunge the captain became separate
from his wife. They were both draw
into the vortex caused by the sinkin
craft. and Mrs. Olsen never reap
peared above the water. The capital
soon came to the surface and swan t
a life buoy thrown from the steamer
and this, with a life belt which h
carried and adjusted, kept him afioa
until the lifeboat manned by the sec
ond officer Of the steamer three Of he
crew and myself, reached him. He wa
completely exhausted, and inconsolabl
at the loss of his wife"
The Florence registered 1879 tons, an
was built at Brixham, England, 4
1873
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