The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-15
THE WRECKED L0yDONLA
Eight More Seamen From the Lost
Vessel Landed in Baltimore.
EIGHTEEN LIVES WERE LOST.

Among tho Eight Rescued by the
Steamship Maria Rickmers Are Cap
tain Lee and Third Officer Cottler.
Rescued Under Great Difficulties.
Baltimore. Dec. 15.--Eight additional
survivors OF the crew Of the lost steam
ship Londonian were brought into this
port last night by the North German
Lloyd steamship Maria Rickmers.
These, with Al previously rescued by
the Johnston line steamer Vedamore.
complete the list of survivors. IS hav-
ing been lost in an attempt to leave the
disabled ship in one of her small boats.
OF the latter two were cattcmen and
the balance were members of the crew.
The rescued sailors are Captain f. B.
Lee, Third Officer Joseph Cottier, Boat
swain I. Behm, Q'Atermaster F. Carl
sen. Able seamen - ebb and w. Car
ness, Second Steward d. Darnell and
Second Cook W. Martin.
The names of the cattlemen who per-
ished were Daniel Coventy. of Boston,
and Thomas Mccoy, Of Worcester
Mass, and those Of the crew who met
'iiS sst'iN iulC NCIe SIiitl olllCCI
ray. Chief Engineer Stafford, Third
Engineer William Slater Carpenter
Weismann. Chief Steward Henry
Nichols. Mess Room Steward Harry
Waterman. Fireman Il. Asheford, Sea-
men johnson. Nielsen, Petersen, Hen
Erickson, Crowley Williams, Hennessy
and Howard and man whose name IL
unknown and who was working his
way to England.
The Londonlan left Boston on Nov 1G
loaded with general merchandise and
carrying 500 cattle bound for London.
How she became helpless through an
accident to her steering gear and wal
lowed in the trough of the sea from
Nov % to Nov. 25 how she was sight
ed by the Vedamore, who lay alongside
for three days, and after heroic efforts
succeeded in taking off As of those on
board. and how before the rescue OF |
the balance could be accomplished, the |
two steamers became separated in the |
darkness and finally lost sight of one
another, has already been told. On
Nov. 20 the Londonian was again sight
ed by the British steamship King
Arthur. and a close inspection of the
wreck showed no signs of life A few
days later one of the Londonian's life
boats. with oars in it. was sighted, but
nothing was there to indicate what
might have been the fate of its occu-
pants.
A week has elapsed since the arrival
Of the Fedamore, and during the in
terim but little hope has been felt that
any of those who remained on board
he Londonian when she and the Veda-
more parted company would ever be
heard from again. That another chap
:er of this tale of the sea Is to be told
seems little short of miraculous.
On the night of Monday, Nov. 2S, just
before midnight the Rickmers sighted
he distressed steamer burning a flare
light upon her bridge. Captain Paul
irosch, of the German liner. altered
he course of his vessel, and hail from
lin and an answering shout from the
wreck showed that there was life
board. heavy swell prevailed at the
ime, together with fresh east wind
making it difficult to launch a boat,
ut without an instant's hesitation the
ttempt was made, and Second Mate
}. LenZ, of the Rickmers, together
With six men, put off to the rescue.
'or more than three hours futile at
ampts were made to reach the wreck
inally as a last resort, the rescuers
ot In close to the stern of the dis
bled craft, and shouted to those on
oard all of whom were hudded on
he bridge. to make their way aft and
lrow them line. This being complied
18th. the shipwrecked sailors were in
tructed to make the line fast about
leir bodies and throw themselves into
he water. One after another they
beyed. and were thus drawn aboard
le lifeboat. The wreck of the Lon
oman drifted away in the darkness, I
nd those who had been on board of
er have little doubt that she uti-
LaIelX sank