Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-10
hESJlG WORK AT SEA.
Peril and Hardship Attending tho
Tcrcs a's FOundering.
betsii- 90 the trst.sr. Iss~s@ta.k 81
~asinr tisr tr~~ 0as N.hty n~a~.
>up~sh Dtssh harxe - Is~.r
tisaxer~a. unt,.

'tltt = - ttf ~ itAtf snip NsNAAs " nttsN
reached here lat nirht additional de-
ais have b,.ru harmed ~ the founder.
iag % the cruiser lnian.a Nsrie rcr~sa.
Ensign iaucs e. summers Of New
York who was ofiicer % the deck IN
the Vulcan when the Terrsl went down.
sith oid Glory swapping fron her signal
gard. said tonight.
The -alc in which the Terss. was
'ust began with a ti.rce ~qualI a. ia.ss
o'clock on tho morning Of Navsmler D.
Mind and "a rose at o'ciock Fron
The Fers>a's bridge came ahe wiswsg
.sgnsi by lamp. signal McFritt ~ steer
70 windward The Merritt a, once al
f~--'i 'rr : ~ .s;..1a uorthcast. II
had been north. To ~ IA. fact that
he Teresa must H. ken, heal 20 sca
vas in it-s'lf considered osainnu>. An
gnals were made u us bv wigNag
Jag from the Teresa We repeated
them 10 the Merritt or I.eunidaS
NJ noon the gale had increased In
sioIcncc. and all three vessels labore,i
hravily IN the sea The Teresa plung-
- H- ~ NA~fN eA8Hu nAAtN IA NAAANM
,ver the b.sts. and often. ~ hen rolling.
he shipPed seas amidships- Her star
noar'i engine only was lving us-d. II
vas turning thirty-cighi REVOLUTIONS
then last reported. The forward wreck
~ pump was sending out a large
.iTeam over the port bow.
NJ ten minutes past no,,u the Lsoni-
as. theu fuily mile ahrad. Nas ,ig-
tale'i. n, not 81 - far aheai Thirty
minutes later the Terv>a signalesi tan
Merritt run 20 Watliug'> Island ,af.lvT'
TIE Mrrr u answered No promptly
This was the trsi intimaiion Of the real
ianger at hand
Almsst simultaneously with the Ner-
tits next signal given. tive YOUR or
icr>, came this frosn the Ter,>a. Tell
Merritt o. east of aud come within
laiL This was DONE. aud her ere~
lauisd in the 100 fsthoms - ha,rSer
Thiic uu the way - a,siS, the Teresa
The later taen VI nailed ~ shall ahan-
ioa ship Tell I.eunisla. stand bv n
% Ninlward. Dp not casf of Your
"tNsth ""HNNttA w " AAA
Joad on until the last and nSs oii. 20
yh.sh the Teresa r-piird Many thanks.
The Vulcan commander. Lisut. t.es.
= Blow. [ ;. y. immc iiateiy pianus,i
he Nuleans part IN the scheme - m.
.as. It Nas an4ue.s iunahir approved
1y ths->e On i,,arsi ths siukinx vessel
iislag a inl 81 s'iry that th,. 'rer,.-ss = STAR
hessri engine would be kept atrk ing
anlil tn. LAST. a. il yas sis..isi.,.l - h.,lsi
"a Z, the hau.s-r. Thereby g.gins tie
fers-~a Ss4gsl si..ut st.srsne, ..sv a.. ..ii.l a.
! aer h~imssnan a. keep the heavg "a ssi
her sfartssa-,i b,sy ana .iiIl ls.. l,-r,sarsl
- the Na.san. euahlln~ tas latter t.
~. uii u advantage when the q, ,.,ti.lr
Y tsats i--s-sn-
FROM tiir ar~t the heavy Altering -
the Trus>a gave the inpr,-.slsn that .h..
sr0u.A tsand..r saslsi~alv. aasl that all
her p.-spls ggusia - overheard AZ auv
aaon~u,. either isuning ~ drowning 2
i,..forc olr vye,. Everything Wa done.
4nd esie-r. and naen in every a-rar--
lseut vie,i aith each other ia ob-vluy
srsi-rs.
Assistant Pavuastsr Esbs. II. Wa.si
& : -. ess detailed o. ns,'s. ,.. time
that raeh signal was sent as,I repeated
OIi ws> the Er,t requisite. Mechanlcs
directed by l'assed Assistant Engiaeer
John T. tsoN. ". : y. passssi u up in
aucssts from the hald. tha-e on aerk
a.lsI snail hags with il. This work
Wa infritste,i - Lieut.. Smith. This.
effect was isBme,iiat.. in sena-,shing the
heavy seas near the wreck.
Rubber life t,..lts were brought on
tecs an.i alls,i with air. raa.ly to throw
- meu IN the water. A b.ssv line vas
maize in every ra.s.s end. by " hich men
asuld - hauiei otlt q the SEA II the
shia had foam isr..,i before her teopIs.
Aerp taken ID i was th.. commanding
asiscrrS inteutiaa. after cutting th.
hass s..r. = ulsc,. his fs.sSsss ss Reward
and thea Nark uP ta viaduar,l - shs
men in rhe 50 ater ant p.ch th-n IN.
~Half th- charzes we're sxtra-,est
srasn ss,uls .ia-f-saasi .hslls. and they
sere attess over she ends n oars 10
ahirh saaaff Lines a~r~ attached. Ths...
Acre . havr hesn arr.l frsssn the gun
aars.s sbe sr-ls = h~rv the rs.u night
hare t,svn .s~n Sa ss~ uas~r. Narfr.s..r
q. 4. Hssissaxrr. &. :. y. alrers.-.l ,hi.
sua -, hsf isssu-s~sant uss.rk
.Affsr The rcrsa.a h.-raa - an IL h--
eame iar.-sihls f.sr IN. Va.san 4, ke-p
ssr head e. ,slnsissarsi. bat t.rsu, uras.-
teaIIv aafss-I.xrszi ~. us..s~ an ~xe.,-
eat t.rsassasrr fsr the Aass.. even
after .hs sell % ints the srnuyh ~ IN.
-.
Directed bv I.i.ut e.f,m..r. IN. rr,.,x
ana ruwin~rr ss,r.-e sauipp..i .,x, ~.
t@ass with oars. life prr-~r~.r~ and 1T
sssr.. Thev s~re tznn,h..i frorn .b,.
80 - The si~rk hoa~... and bv means -
..snw liu~s were vrer,.l astern in th.
hap. tina, shev would rva-h the Ter.,,
bsat the heavy sea carried them far 10
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