The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24
LOST WITH EIGHTEEN LIVES.
ONLY THREE SAVED FROM THE
BRITISH SHIP ASIA.

The Survivors Taken From n Piece
of Wreckage on Which They Had
Been Floating for "a HOurs-Ship
struck During the Gale and Went
TO Pieces-Captain Swept over
board just After Ordering "a Raft
constructed.
Provineetown, Mass, Feb. 23.-The tug
Mercury, Capt. Evans, has arrived here,
bringing news that three men of the crew
If the British ship Asia were rescued yes
terday by the crew of handkerchief light
ship. The men were taken from piece Of
wreckage on which they had been floating
for twenty-four hours, and were greatly
exhausted.
The Asia struck on Great Round shoal
off Nantucket, during the gale Monday,
and went to pieces.
CAPT. Dakin of the Asia, with his wife
and daughter, were among those on board
at the time, and persisted.
II is reported that the body of the cap
tain's daughter is at Woods Holl, having
been recovered with that of a man sup
posed to have been the mate of the vessel.
Following is list of those lost:
CAPT. G. N. DAKIN.
MRS. DAkIN.
LENA DAkIN.
FIRST MATE THOMAS COOK.
SECOND MATE CROSBY.
JAMES MILES RAY.
MICHAEL DOYLE.
FRANK WALTER.
CHARLES STONE.
CHARLES WYNA.
GEORGE JOHNSON.
CHARLES RAMBA.
CHARLES WILLIAMS.
CHARLES CARLSTON.
JOHN FIELDING.
BURNETT BURNESON.
ALFRED OLDBURY.
FRED LANCHELE.
Totals.
The three men who were rescued were
taken 80 Hyannis to-day by the United
States steamer Azilea, where they told the
story of the wreck.
The Asia left Manila on Sept. 6, 1897 for
Boston, with cargo of hemp. The ship
struck on Great Round Shoal at $3.50
o'clock on the evening of Sunday last
and the crew were unable to get her off in
the fierce storm that prevailed. Tremen-
dous seas swept over the ship, which be-
gan TO leak, and at 2 o clock Monday morn
ing it became evident that she would soon
90 to pieces. An attempt was made to
iaQQCn the DOdFS, out dS last DIS one was
lowered it was smashed to pieces against
the vessel, until they were all destroyed.
Capt. Dakin then decided to construct
a raft but before he could accomplish any
thing he was swept overheard and drown
ed.
First Mate Cook then ordered the crew
to prepare to leave the vessel on any
pieces of wreckage they might be able to
lash together Part of the starboard plank
ing of the deck had been wrenched loose
by a tremendous sea. This was torn off,
and it was found that it would float with
several persons on it. Mrs. Dakin and
her daughter, in charge of half a dozen
OF the crew, took places on it. and were
launched from the ship on a huge billow
William F. Smith, Jacob Steburg and
James PAGES, the men who reached Hyan-
mis- to-day, left the vessel soon after on
another mass of Wreckage, which they had
hastily fastened together with ropes, and
al the same time the other men were pre-
pairing to commit themselves to the sea
in similar manner.
The raft bearing the three sailors drfted
down towards the Handkerchief lightship
and at 10 o'clock in the forenoon they
were rescued by the crew of the vessel
The men were so far gone that they were
unable to give either their names or that
of the ship.
On board the lightship prompt remedies
we're applied and the men revived. and
were soon able to tell enough to show
through what terrible experiences they
had passed.