Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-03
THE CREW SAT- {.
All But One Man of the Corona
Reached Land.
The seamen Suffered Greatly in the Open
5oats-Hundreds of Dead Cattle
Washed Ashore.

Halifax, N. s., Jan 1.-The disaster
yesterday morning to the Thomson line
steamer Corona, off Seal island, while on
voyage from Portland, Me, to Lon
don, and the doubt that surrounded the
fate of 81 of her crew, including Capt.
Baxter, caused much excitement today
in Halifax.
Dispatches received here at a late
hour tonight, however, report that the
men are safe. One man, named Carl,
who was supposed to be in the boat in
charge of Second officer Alfred Watson,
which landedsat Woods harbor, is miss
ing, and is thought to have been
drowned in getting away from the ship.
Most of the men who We're in Watson's
boat were cattle men The others in
this boat were Steward McKensie, first
carpenter McCathned, second carpenter
Drlscoll, mess room steward Bell, sea-
men Scint and White, and some of the
steamers firemen. The captain and re-
mainder of the crew were in the ships
Seal island some time yesterday or
last night, and have started from there
for Yarmouth on a small steamer.
Second Officer Watson and his COM
panions had a fearful experience in the
life boat to which they entrusted their
lives, being afloat for nearly eight hours
before they made the shore at Forbes
point. 1t was pitch dark when they
pulled away from the helpless
after daylight that they were
able to determine in which direc-
ton to point their craft in order to
make land. A fierce gale beat upon
them all the morning, and the sea
threatened to swamp them at every mo-
ment. The weather was bitterly cold,
too, and the men suffered terribly from
the exposure. When they finally pulled
upon the rocky beach at noon they were
thoroughly exhausted, having been row.
ing constantly through storm beaten
sea since shortly after o'clock in the
morning.
Reports from along the coast today
Indicate that the Corona foundered not
long after the crew took to the life
boats.
At Clark's Harbor 200 dead cattle have
drifted in, and the keeper at Cape SABLE
light reports that q number of CATTLE
quantity of hay and badly shattered
boat have washed ashore there. While
1t is possible that the cattle and hay
may have been carried off the deck OF
the Corona by heavy seas sweeping over
her in her sinking condition, th1s Is not
considered probable, and it is generally
believed that the hay f1oated away as
the steamer sank. About 250 bales of hay
have drifted ashore at Bon Portage ISL
and. One telegraphic report states that
the cattle and hay were on the first
deck, and the fact that these have
washed ashore is not conclusive PROOF
that the steamer has foundered.
Immediately after the receipt here last
night of news of the wreck, preparations
were made to dispatch steamers in
search Of the missing boats and the
abandoned ship. The Ulunda got away
at 4 O'Clock a. m and the government
steamer Newfield couple of hours lat
err The steamer Halifax which arrived
tonight from Boston, reports passing
the Ulunda and Newfield today between
Lockport and Liverpool, the Ulunda be-
ing about fifteen miles ahead. Thick
snow was falling at the time. The two
steamers were evidently skirting the
coast on the watch for the boats and
the Corona They would reach the
neighborhood of the disaster this eve
ming, and if the Corona is afloat she
will likely be heard from tomorrow
The crew will be forwarded to Rbston
this week.