The sun., 1901-08-04
TRAN NSPORT LENNOX TOWED IN.
BROUGHT OUT or DANGER BY
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP.

Was Dr1fung kapedly on tho Cahfefnla
Cesst When sighted by the Iaqus
Had Made Arrangements 70 Land
Through Surf --were on snort Rations.
SAN FRAScrsco, Aug. s.-The disabled
army transport Lennox was towed into
port by the steamer Iaqua this morning.
When the transport was taken In tow at
$50 O'Clock on Thursday night she was
les than . dozen miles from shore and
the current was steadily carrying her
toward the coast. Among the passengers
were Capt. William Yates, Fourteenth
Cavalry; First Lieut.. B. B. Dorcy. Four
tecnth Cavalry; G. c. saparone, Assistant
Surgeon in the army; 8. Riggs. former First
Lieutenant Forty-seventh Infantry; e. f.
Philbrook, former First Lieutenant Fourth
Infantry. The Iaqua, owned by A. w.
Beadle 4 Co. Of this city. and commanded
by Capt. Gunderson. will receive about
$4,000 for bringing the Lsnnox to port.
. task that occupied less than thirty-six
hours.
Matters looked extremely grave for
those on board the Lennon after Third Mate
Spratt and his six companions put OF from
the ship In small boat on last Wednesday
morning to procure assistance for the ship.
Although the weather remained calm and
pleasant q strong current was carrying
the Lennox southwark and In toward land
rapidly. Red lights were burned at night
to attract attention. but no vessel was
sighted during Wednesday and Thursday.
Before sunset on Thursday evening land
appeared to be only eight or ten miles
away and trees were made out on shore.
Volunteers Of the Lennox had been work.
Ing for several days in constructing q strong
raft or surfboat from thick planking for
use in landing through the surf when tho
vessel should strike After sunset Thurs
day night a steamers lights TO southwark
were made out Capt. Williamson sent
up a rocket as a distress signal, and the
usual red lights were made conspicuous.
Soon afterward the Iaqua came out Of the
mist and ran close to the Lennon. Little
time was lost In making the towline fast,
and the vessels started for this port. Wind
and current made progress slow. but the
Ves>cls hfTiNcu W1tHOut luClCeft tillo Iuoru-
ing. One Of the passengers Of the Lennon
said
We were short Of provisions from the
start When We left Manila we did not
expect to take on more passengers, but
at Nagasaki fourteen came aboard We
had little fresh meat and vegetables. but
plenty OF salt beef beans and hardtack
until the last few days. After Mate Spratt
and his volunteer crew left US on Wednes-
day things looked pretty blue, a. the cur
rent was steadily driving US nearer shore
and our supply Of provisions began to
shrink. Two days before we were picked
up we were put on two meals day a.
precautionary measure
A. j. Merton. a sick soldier, steadily lost
strength on poor food and was very weak
when taken from the steamer. The Lennox
brought seventeen frst cabin passengers
and forty-fve discharged soldiers and
sailors
The $4,000 salvage will fall on the owner
OF the Lennon, Warrock OF Leith, Scotland,
as Il Is the Government rule that in case
Of accident to a chartered transport the
charter terminates at the time Of the acci-
dent Nothing has been heard OF the army
tug Slocum, which went in search Of the
IennOr