New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-24


Eighteen others including Captain Dakin's wife and
twelve oar-old daughter. believed 10 have been
lost. Tho saved are william T. Smith. Jacob
steburg and James PAGES. The lost were
BURNEsoX. burnett, Johnson Georss
co0Ea Thomas, 1rs, mate M NJ ' Area
DAKIN. g. y, captain. iR1ANH} , Sn9sss'
BAKkIN Lena Lena, wALtkN cbarle.
FIELDING. John. wYNA. Charles.
The three men who were rescued were picked MP
by the crew of the Handkerchief shoal Lghtshp
on Tuesday after they had been ahoat on ra't
made OF wreckage for twenty-four hours. They
were taken to Hyann.s to-day by the United States
steamer Azaloa. where they told the story OF the
wreck as follows:
The Asia left Manila September 6. 1897. for Bos-
ton with a cargo OF hemp The ship struck on
Great Round saoa az $50 o'clock on Sunday even
ing. The crew were engaged In shortening SAIL al
the time. The captain had taken soundings on
Sunday morning and had found forty fathoms OK
water. The vessel headed north one-quarter
east at noon tina, day. She was afierward headeo
north by halfwest After she struck she hoated
again and was headed northeast By east The
ship struck three times more and at last the crew
were unable to get her off in the fierce storm that
prevailed. Tremendous seas swept over her. ana
she began TO leak AT o'clock on Monday morn
ing II became certain that she would soon go 10
pieces.
as fast as they wer, lowered they were smashed
TO pieces agans, the vessel In this way all we're
destroyed. Captain Dakn then decided TO construct
raft but he had scarcely made move when ne
was swep; overheard by wave and drowned FIRST
Mate Thomas Cook then ordered the crew to pre-
pare 10 leave the vessel on any pieces o. wreckage
that they might be able to lash together.
Part OF the starboard planking OF the deck had
been wrenchcd loose by tremendous sea Ihis
was torn of. and +; found that it would float
with several persons. Mrs. Dakn and her daush-
ter Mate Cook. James Murray. Michael Doyle,
Charles Stone and Frank Walter took places on
Z, and were launched from the ship huge bill
low William +. Smith. Jacob Steburg and James
PAGES the men who reached here to-day. lett the
vessel soon afterward another mass OF wreckase'
which they had hastily fastened together win ropes
and p, the same time the other under direction
OF Second Mate Crosby. were preparing u sc' O'
In a similar manner.
Tho rat hearing tho three sailors sighted the
ono on which were Mate Cook. Mrs Dakin ana heF
daughter and the two RATS were In siGht OF each
other until dark on Monday night AT daylight the
noxt morning they had separated The wreckage
-, Witch tho three men chung drifted down toward
the Handkerchief Ightshp. and at 10 o'clock IN the
forenoon they were rescued ny the crew OF the yes
sell They were almost dead when inc rescuefs
picked them up.
Word having been received here OF the wreck the
United states steamer Azalea started this morning
=, orr,se along the Sound among the wreckage OF
the Asia IN search OF possible Survivors or 10 PICK
nm the bodies OF the victims She spoke the igh'-
chin and the shipwrecked men were transferred 10
hor and brough, to this port. The men will be
.,od ,or ny tho British Consul at Chatham until
,bey are able 10 be sent to their homes Captain
c,hbs OF the Azalea reports that the ship has gone
=, ,oces and her cargo is floating in the Sound.
Az was reported in yesterdays dispatches the
bo5v OF the captains daughter is at Woods Hole
having been recovered with that OF the mate by
the tug McCaulley yesterday.
Tho Azalea brought here to-day Captain Alvah
7 case OF the barge Falcon and her crew The
barge parted from the tug ivanhoeii 9I NH pao
ebd6aI' A dory and one man were washed over
go b,,, The man rescued The captain,
uolu Tho barge would go to pieces, aban-
doned her The dory in which the crew escaped ,,e
@ ed nm bv the Azalea while she was cruis-
W. on Great Round Shoal in search Of bodies from
the wreck OF the Asia.