The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-24
ALL DROWNED BUT THREE|
Sea Swallows Up Eighteen From the
Wrecked ship Asia, on
Nantucket,

PROVINCETON. Mass. Feb. es.-TufI
Mercury r. has arrived here, bringing newst
Of three men OF the crew Of the British
ship Asia who were rescued yesterda !
The men were taken from piece Of wres "A
axe on which they had been floating Il
twenty-four hours. The Asia struck al
Great Round shoal. of Nantucket, durias
the gale Monday and went TO pieces. Onst
three OF those on board were saved. FasS
lowing is "A list OF those lost. eighteen al
told:
Capt. G. NJ Dakin. Mrs. Dakin, LEAH
pakin. First Mate Thomas Cook Secoaas
Mate Crosby. James Murphy. Michaai
Doyle. Charles Stone, Frank Waltz
Charles Wilma. George Johnson. Charlssl
Ramoa. Charles Williams. Charles Car,6at
John Fielding, Burnett Burnson, Altrcst
Oldbury, Fred Lencheste. "A
The three men who were rescued wera
taken 10 Hyannis today by the United
States steamer Azalea, where they TO-
the story of the wreck. The ship stuicA
on the shosl at IL o'clock on Sund$yI
last. The crew was engaged in shortcs-s
ing sail at the time. After she struck
she fioated and then struck three timssI
more, and at last the crew We're ar, Nl.t
TO get her off in the fierce storm tEa.i
prevailed. Tremendous seas swept overl
the ship which began TO leak !
AT O'Clock Monday morning it becaM.
certain that she would soon so TO piecesI
An attempt Was made TO launch thsl
boats. but "a fast as one was lowendI
IL was smashed to pieces against the vest
sci until they We're all destroyed. Cap.t
Dakin then decided 10 build raft. but SO.
fore he could accomplish anything he wasi
swept overheard and drowned.
First Mate Cook then ordered the crew
TO prepare 10 leave the vessel on anyI
pieces of wreckaSe they might lie absI
IN h.. ~
planking OF the deck had been wrencs:sai
loose by tremendous sea. This wasI
torn off and 1t was found that Il wouas
float with several persons OH H. Mrxt
Dakin and her daughter. In charge oil
Mate Cook. James Murray Michael
Doyle. Charles Stone and Frank Wsi......
took places on IL and were launched
from tho ship on huge biliow.
William T.. Smith, Jacob Steburg auxe
James Pace. the men who reached Hyaat
mis- today. left the vessel soon after ami
other mass Of wreckage which they IAN
hastily fastened together with ropes, asa
az the same time the other men, under thsI
direction of Second Mate Crosby. y!
prepared TO commit themselves 10 the sal
The raft bearing the three sailors So0aI
sighted the one on which were Mate Coo.t
Mrs. Dakln. her daughter and the othert
and kept It in sight until dark Mondar
HAHtt. ~ u1Nh6bN lllS next morning theH
had separated.
The wreCkage TO which the three med
still chung drifted toward the Handkerchief
lightship. and at 10 o'clock in the foremost
they were rescued by the crew OF the vesi
sci. The men were so far gone that thefi
were unable 10 give either their names u
that OF their ship. On board the llghtshp
prompt remedies were applied. and thd
men revived and were soon able 10 tvI
enough Of what terrible experiences thsyi
had passed through.
Word having reached Hyanns Of thsi
wreck. the United States steamer Anal
started this morning to cruise along IL
sound among the wreckage OK the Ast IA
search Of possible survivors and 10 pick W.
the bodies OF the victims