The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-24
BRITISH SHIP ASIA LOST
She Went to Pieces on a Shoal
Off Nantucket.
ONLY THREE MEN RESCUED
The Crew Couldn't Keep Her OFF in the
Fierce Storm Swept by Tremendous
Seas Eighteen Men and Women
Went Down With Her

Provinceton, Mass Feb. 23.-The tug
Mercury r. arrived here bringing news
of three men of the crew of the british
ship Asia who We're rescued yesterday.
The men We're taken from a piece OF
wreckage on which they had been float
ing for "a hours The Asia struck on
great round shoal off Nantucket during
the gale Monday and went 10 pieces.
Captain Dakin of the Asia, with his wife
and daughter are supposed TO have per-
ished. Only three of those on board the
Asia were saved.
The following is a list of those lost:
Captain G. NJ. Dakin, Mrs. Dakin, Lena
Dakin First Mate Thomas Cook, Second
Mate Crosby, James Murphy, Michael
Doyle, Charles Stone. Frank waiter,
Charles Wilma George Johnson, Charles
Ramba, Charles Williams, Charles Carl
ton. John Fielding. Burnett Burnson,
Alfred Odbury, Fred Lancheste; To-
tai, 49,
The three men who We're rescued were
taken TO Hyannfs to-day by the United
States steamer Aleza, where they told
the story of the wreck.
The ship struck on the shoai at IL
O'Clock on Sunday last. The crew were
engaged in shortening sail at the time.
After she struck she fioated again and
then struck three times more, and at
49,
in the fierce storm that prevailed. Ire
mendous seas swept over the ship. which
began To leak and at o'clock Monday
morning it became certain that she
would soon go to pieces.
An attempt was made to launch the
boats. but as fast as one was lowered,
il was smashed to pieces against the
vessel until they were all destroyed.
Captain Dakin then decided to con-
struet a raft, but before he could ao-
| eomplsh anything, he was swept over
board and drowned. First Mate Cook
i then ordered the crew to prepare 10
! leave the vessel on any pieces of wreck
i age they might be able to lash to-
! gether.
4 Part of the starboard planking of the
/ deck had been wrenched loose by ire
mendous sea. This was torn off and IT
was found that ii would float with seN-
eral persons on it, Mrs Dakin and her
daughter. in charge of Mate Cook
James Murray. Michael Doyle. Charles
4 Stone and Frank Walter. took places
on Ii and were launched from the shir
on a huge biiow. William +. smith
! Jacob Steburg and James Pace. the
| men who reached Hyannis 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, under the
direction of Second Mate Crosby. Were
! prepared to commit themselves 10 tint
sen in a similar manner,
The raft bearing the three sailors
soon sighted the one on which wer,
Mrs Dakin her daughter and the 9th
ers and kept Ii in sight until dark Mon
day night. At daylight the next morn
ing they had separated
The wreck to which the three mel
still chung drifted stoward the Hand
kerchief lightship and at 10 o'clock il
the forenoon they were rescued by tn
crew of the vessel The men We're 81
far gone that they We're unable to Civ
either their names of that of their ship
ON board the lightship, prompt RENE
dies We're applied and the men re
vived and were soon able to tell enough
to show through what terrible expe
rienees they had passed Word having
reached Hyannis of the wreck, the L
s s. Azalea started this morning I
/ cruise along the sound among tn
Wreckage Of the Asia in search of pos
sible survivors or to pick up the bodie
of the victims.