New-York tribune., 1898-11-21
TIFFANY & Co.
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THE ATALANTAS DEAD.
LIST OF THE MEN WHO PER1sHED WITH
THE SHIP.
THRILLING STORY or THE ESCAPE OF THEE
sEAMEN. WHO TOOK THEIR CHANCES
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THRILLING STORY or THE ESCAPE OF THEE
sEAMEN. WHO TOOK THEIR CHANCES
IN THE SURF
yaouina. ore Nov 9O.-Additonal particulars OF
tho v,rcck Of the British ship Atalan,a. captain
C,ta,,os NcprIda from Tacoma TO Cape Town. on
rbur-day morning five miles south Of Alsea. were
hroueht lor, by a correspondent Of the Associate"
prcas who went 20 the scene. T"'nty-thr'e "N'S
were lost including ell the officers or the snip
Only three sailors survived TO tell the terrible story
of the wreck. The survivors are rrahcls MI
Mahon. A native Of Belfast, ireland. eighteen years
old. John Webbcr Of Tarrytown, y. Y, and George
Frazer Of Philadelphia. The lost are;
BECK. Alexander.
CASSN. Joseph.
GROCER. ". f.
GALLAGHER Michael.
GREEN. David.
GREGORY. Pcdro
II.xTrn -- first matt ~ GrAorock. Scotland
HUSTON. y G.. second mate, Of Greenoct Scotland
JNCORSON.
LEWIS T.
MARkS John.
MhRIpr. Charles captain. Of Greenock Scotland.
PIIKGHGTON. ". o.
SMITH. John. seaman.
STEWARD David. OF Liverpool
WILLIAMSON -.
Six urk nown men-a second mate t"o COINS car
pentcr. sailmaker ana s"ahlah'
Tn. hodv Of Jacobson was recovered and buried
vosterday On wednesday morning the ship STOOD
off on the starbOard tack. the course being SOUTH
east one-half east. until Wednesday night ABOUT l.
O'Clock. She running under fuil sal' "heh
srddeniv the lookout sang out. Breakers ahead
Almost at the same time the ship struck with
tremendous crash. She arose again on the heavy
ground swell urched forward. struck again. was
carried further by the seas. struck third time
and began settling at once The seas ny 'h's 'iihe
were washing completely over the vessel ana the
deck, were quickly cleared Of everything movable
The crew had taken 10 the rigging most Of them
to the mzzenmast Within half an hour after
striking the hall broke In two. The mainmast fell
and this started the mizzenmast
At this moment George Frazer. sailor. plunged
overheard preferring to take his chances by SWIM
ming being carried over by the tottering mlzzeh-
mast He and two others succeeded in catching
hold o. the main hatch and held on for a fcw
minutes when he was told that the port lifeboat
WAS near him Frazer swan to the boat after
desperate struggle. ami succeeded in climbing into
f. his shpmates I'm the rigging giving him three
cheers After helping Mcmahon ana Webher into
the boat they drifted ashore. Frazer. In tell
Ing the story of the wreck said:
Tho first thing | knew the first mate called mo
ana said the ship was the beach. The other
men came 10 the door and sang ont. All hands
Law AFT We are going to wear ship, The second
mate shouted. clear away the boats That's our
only chance" The second mate and myself Jumped
on the boat skids TO clear away the port boat. |
shouted on, for some one to give me hama to
the mizzen rigging As soon as reached the poop
] was swept off my feet but graspcd stanchon
and held ON till the sea spent i.S force.
..When the sea cleared Off the poop ran Tor the
mizzon rigging and climbed into H. stayed there,
! suppos,. len minutes. when the snip righitd ana
listed over to starboard crawlcd across the cross
backward and got into the port rigging when the
shin broke IN Two Shortly after that the main
mast went by the board and it started the mz-
zcn;naet I then took to the water and swan to
the main hatch which noated close to the ship.
! STAYED on the hatch about twenty minutes. The
sea was throwing wrcckage up. hitting me over
the head. until drifted clear of the ship.
another fellow swan TO the hatch but tOld
him to get off the hatch and look for one OF his
own. lie would no, do it. so ! got of myself: as
II would not hold two up. There was another
hatch near by ard SWAIN to II. but the breakers
washed me off The IN the rigging were
watching mo and told tho boat was coming.
swan 10 the boat and got one arm over tn" gun
vale the crew in the rigging cheering me all the
time go,
Il crawed into the boat. which was fun or
water and looking around. saw W"hb"r on the
o'h.r side. McMahon was among the WreckaSe
and W. hauled him into the boat. We had no
oars hut soon drftcd clear OF the wreck. ana the
breakers started rs ashore. looked toward the
wreck 10 II I could soc anybody. but only one
man was visible the port aft davit W" Kept