The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-27
LOSS OF THE ARIosTo's CREW.
List Of Those Who Persisted By
Swapping of Boats In the Surf.

Cape Henry, Va, Dec. 26.-Following
is the list of men lost by the swapping
of the Ariosto's boats in the surf near
Ocracoke. n. c., furnished by S. L.
Dosher, United States weather bureau
bureau official, at Hatteras: John
Kemp. chief officer; w. L. Infort, sec
ond officer; J. W. Scott, second engine;
E. Roberts, third engineer; ]. w.
Wilcox, fourth engineer; Kyellin,
donkeyman; = Honasche, chief stew
ard; Newman, second steward; =
Meninger, cook; S. Eiger messroom
boy. Sailors and firemen: Hervik, Law.
Gisbianeen, Henricsen, Collin, Gusta-
sen, Hansen, Michael, Litsaen, Ham
mertund. Osterman.
The vessel lies broadside to the
beach apparently in good condition.
Captain Baines, Chief Engineer War
rem, Third Officer Reed and six men,
all that were saved, are still being
cared for at the Ocracoke life saving
station.
Washington. Dec. 26.-The deplorable
loss OF life resulting from the wreck
or the British steamship Ariosto near
Cape Hatteras yesterday morning has
called fresh attention to the efforts re-
peatedly made by the life saving bu-
reau OF the treasury department to put
navigation officers of vessels in pos
session of all the information at hand
having for its object the saving of life
in cases of this kind. The following
warning bearing on this subject is
printed in italics at the beginning of
descriptions of life saving stations:
Masters are particularly cautioned.
If they are driven ashore anywhere in
the neighborhood of a station, especial
ly on any of the sandy coasts where
tnere is not much danger of vessels
breaking up Immediately, to remain on
board until assistance arrives, and un-
der no circumstances should they at
tempt to land through the surf on their
own boats until the last hope of as
sistance from the shore has vanished,
Superintendent Kimball. of the life
saving service, in speaking of the dis
aater said last night: II firmly believe
that If the crew of the Ariosto had
waited until the breeches buoy had
been put into working order all the
crew OF the vessel would have been
saved. This is shown by the fact that
after 1t was in operation, 1t was used
with excellent effect. resulting in the
rescue of nine of the crew.
The life saving service is strenuous
in It's efforts to assist in every way
possible in saving the lives of those
who suffer shipwreck on our coasts
and the reports that are constantly re-
ceived show the good work that is be-
ing done In practicing, our crews
have thrown the hawser, by which the
breeches buoy is taken aboard the shin.
distance of 695 yards or over 1000
feet, while in CAGES of shipwreck it has
been fred distance of 1900 feet.
The reports say the Ariosto was
about 600 feet from the shore when, she
struck, and had the men only been
patient and waited until the line had
been thrown, all could have been res
cued.
In addition to the shore work, the
regulations provide that all American
steamers shall carry life lines and guns
for firing them. thus providing means
for communicating with the shore. This
is especially desirable and efficacious
when the sea is rough and when diff
Guilty Is experienced in reaching yes
sells from the shore- owing to high
winds and other reasons.
Mariners also are provided with a