New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-15
MORESATED FROM LONDONIAN
THE MARIA R1cKMERs BRINGS IN EIGHT
SURVIVORS,
THEY WERE LEFT ABOARD THE WRECK AFTER
THE vEpAMoRE HAD TAKEN OFF FORTY
FIVE MEN-rHaIILrNc STORY OF
CAPTAIN LEE.

! CAPTAIN LEE
! Baltimore Dec. 14.-Eight addit'ona' su'
| ors of the crew Of the lost steamship Lohoo"ia
were brought into this port to-nisht Wy ',''
North German Lloyd steamship Maria hicA
r,era They are Captain f. B. Lee, the th'ru
| oA,cer. Joseph Cottier: the boatswain, T. Behm
the ouartermaster F. Carlson; j. Wepo anu "
Carness able seamen; the second ste"aiu' ~
| Darnell and second cook, w. Martin lhese
with forty-fve previously rescued by the Jun"
! ston Line steamer Vedamore complete the "s'
| OF survivors, eighteen having been iost IN al ~
temnt 70 leave the disabled ship In one of her
small boats OF the latter two were ca''e
men. and the others members Of the crew. Inc
names ~ the cattlemen who we're lost were
|. Daniel Coventry Of Boston and Thomas MCCOY
~ Worcester Mass and those OF the crew "ho
met the same fate were the chief officer. MUIR
ray: the chief engineer. STAFFORD; the th'rd en-
pineer William Slater; the carpenter, We's-
mann: the chief steward. Henry Nichols; the
messroom steward. Harry Waterman; the hre-
man, E. Ashford. and these seamen: Johnson
Nielsen Petersen. Hendricksen Crowley VIII
iams Hennessy and Howard and man whose
name is unknown, who was working his way 10
England.
The Londonian left Boston on November TO-
loaded with general merchandise and carrying
1--WE hundred cattle bound for London. HOW
she became helpless through an accident 10
her steering gear and wallowed In the trough
of the sea from November % to November 70.
how she was sighted by the Vedamore. which
Law alongside for three days. and after heroic
efforts succeeded in taking Off forty-fve OF those
on board and how. before the rescue OF the
others could be accomplished. the two steamers
became separated In the darkness and finally
lost sight OF one another. has already been
told On November 90 the Londonian was again
sighted by the British steamship King Arthur
and close inspection Of the wreck showed no
signs Of life. few days later one OF the
Londonians lifeboats, with In IT, was
sighted. but nothing else was there TO indicate
what might have been the fate OF its occupants
A week has elapsed since the arrival OF the
vedamore. and little hope has been felt that
any Of those who remained on board the Lon
DOMAIN when she and the vedamore parted
company would ever be heard from again.
HOW THE WRECK WAS FOUND
On the night Of Monday. November %. Just
before midnight in latitude 45:4G north. longt-
tude 1922 west the Rckmers bound from
Bremen for Baltimore. sighted a steamer burn
Ing a fiare-light upon her bridge. Captain Paul
Grosch OF the German liner. altered the course
OF his vessel. and in the moonlight made out
a large steamer. with such list to starboard
AS almost to throw her on her beams ends
hail from him and shout from the wreck
showed that there was life aboard. A heavy
swell prevailed at the time. together with a
fresh east wind. making II difficult to launch
boat, but without instants hesitation the
attempt was made. and the second mate. ID.
LEM together with six men. put off TO the
rescue. For more than three hours futile at
tempts were made to reach the wreck. which
by this time was ascertained TO be that OF the
Londonian. Finally. as a last resort. the res
cuers got in close to the stern Of the disabled
craft. and shouted to those board all Of
whom were huddled the bridge. to make
their way aft and throw them line. This
being complied WITH the shipwrecked sailors
we're Instructed to make the line fast about
their bodies and throw themselves into the
| water One after another they Obeyed. and
| were thus drawn aboard the lifeboat.
When the rescuers and the rescued reached
the side Of the Rickmers. it was found that the
sea was so high as to make it impossible to
bring the boat close alongside, and one after
another Of the occupants Of the little craft we're
hauled aboard with lines and the lifeboat set
adrift The wreck of the Londorian drifted
away In the darkness and those who have been
on board Of her have little doubt that she
finally sank.
STORY OF CAPTAIN LEE.
Captain Lee shows plainly the effects OF the
anxiety and hardshirs he has undergone. His
face is thin and careworn, and marked with
deep lines He tells this story OF his expert
ence since leaving Boston little less than
month ago.
"Our voyage was uneventful until about noon
on Wednesday, November %, when steering
gear became disabled An examination showed
that small piece Of cotton waste had In some
manner become entangled in the gearing. A
heavy gale was blowing. and. being unable to
keep the vessels head TO the wind. she listed
heavily sending the cattle on the deck and In
the hold to the starboard side. and throwing the
vessel almost on her beam ends.
you have heard from those who came ashore
on the Vedamore the story Of what took place
from that time until Sunday afternoon. We had
made repeated attempts to launch a second boat
without success but finally at ! p. m. on that
day we got one over the side with twenty-three
in. under the command Of Chief Officer
Murray. She had hardly left the ship when she
capsized. and seventeen Of those who were in
her were either drowned dashed against the
sides Of the Londonan and killed. Boatswain
Benin. Quartermaster Carlson. Seamen Webb
and Corness, Second Steward Darnel and Sec
ond Cook Martin were thrown back upon the
slanting deck. and managed to hold Soon
after this darkness came on. and we lost sight
] or the Ncdamores nghts. When day broke she
was nowhere to be seen. and those Of the
wreck made up our minds that nothing but a
miracle could
I'VE had had little to eat since the accident
occurred, four days before had been drerched
by the waves and exposed to the bitter cold
winds almost constantly. Everything in the
shape Of provisions and almost all the fresh
water were in the hold under water. and we
were unable to reach them. We. therefore had
nothing to eat save few sea biscuits. soaked
In salt water. and by the time the vedamore
day Monday we looked in vain for sail, and
when night came. we were reasonably certain
that we would never see another sun rise. The
ship slowly but surely sinking and we felt
that any hour we might see her take her final
plunge Our food was almost gone, and there
vas not enough water In casks to last us
twelve hours LONGER We had little sleen and