The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-03-21
DIED DOING THEIR DUTY.
seven Iife-sa.crs Drowned VIM" '''s
10 Rescue Vr~ei.sd >eamsn rive
of the Latter Lost.

tfAtn lllA~rbNNA"f pm
fire crew of the Monomoy station on
the south end Of Cape Cod. met d.ath
nj their post Of duty, and WIN 'h'n
into the sea. went five men from the
stranded barge Wadena, whom they
tried to bring in safety 10 the shore
one man. Lemuel Ellis. through the
heroic work OF Capt. Mayo, ~ an''h-
err stranded barge. the John Z. ii'l-
patrick, was rescued from the h"'-
tom Of the upturned life-hoat. Among
those lost was William III. Mack. or
Cleveland. O.. who was on the barge
representing his company, the Lou
telle Towing and Transportation Coz
of that city. while Capt. Marshai' >.
Eldredge. one of the oldest life-saNers
on the coast. went down with ms
men. All the lifc-sayers came from
Chatham and Norwich
The scene of the accident was IN
the well-known tide rips Of Monpm"N
Point. which make down from CGat-
ham into Nantucket sound. Last
Thursday the bargcs Wadcna ana
John c. Fitzpatrick, on the way 10
Boston with cargocs Of coal. strand
ed on the Shovelful shoai, about
three-quartcrs Of a mile of Monomoy
point. Since then every effort had
been made 10 float the bargeS. ana all
day saturday and Sunday men from
] .tA ~
I inc coal overheard from ooth OF
them. Last night the tug Peter smith,
which has been lying beside the
Y barees. ran alongside the Nadcna
and rold those on board that storm
was coming on. All the wreckers
were taken on board the tug with the
execution of the five men who met
their fate yesterday. Mr.. Mack. who
had come on from Cleveland, refused
TO leave. and ordered the captain OF
tho Smith to anchor near by. About
eight o'clock the weather growing
very thick. the captain Of The tug
decided to run into liyannis. Upon
arrival there the captain tried inS
vain 10 notify the Monomoy life-saN-
crs that there were five men left on
board The Wadena. which. being fur
Their out on the shoal, was in more
dangerous place than the Fitzpatrick-
Yesterday forenoon Capt. Eldredge,
who had been watching the barges.
sighted signals Of distress on the
Nadena. lie got out his crew and
surfboat The wind was blowing
nearly gale from the southeast. 50
preparations were made 10 launch
the boat on the inside of the point.
where the water was smooth. The
crew had no difficulty in getting or
but after rounding the point, it took
nearly an hour TO reach the barge.
By that time the tide had turned tc
the eastward and a fierce cross sea
had been kicked up. Capt. ElarcGge
steered the life-boat under the lee
Of the Wadcna. and one after anoth
or the five men dropped into the
boat.
With the wind astcrn IL seemed
: comparatively easy TO gain tn
smooth waters behind the point. Tn
. seas were tossing and turning in th'
rips. and Capt Eldredgc was con
stantly looking for smooth spots
When about half way in nc though
he discovered one over what !
called hole and the boat wa
| sheercd of for il. .is she did so
: tremendous sea caught her under th
| stern and she went over. throwing
: all the men into the water Bcin
, used 10 the sea. all the life-saver
chung 10 the boat. and managed I
pull the Wadena men along wit
them. An attempt was made I
right the boat. but although all lii
5 boats are supplied with cork gur
= wales, they are heavy. and. being fu
l. of water, the life-savers only maj
!. aged TO get her partially cleare'
? They had some hope. however. I
5 reaching land. until another wa,
4 again capsized the boat. Mr.. Mae
= was the first TO succumb. and one /
one the Others dropped away unit
there were only four left. and the
climbed on the bottom of the owe
turned boat. All were fearfully e
20 hausted. The four men drifted dow
in the direction Of the Fitzpatric
were Capt. Mayo of that craft caug
sight of them. With much darir
no he dropped dory overheard. tn
" jumping into il. started after the g
~ hausted men. Before he reached Il
rs lfe-boat three OF the men had fall,
~ into the sea. Ellis managed TO no
81 on and caught the rope which Cal
O. MAKO threw to him. He was dragg
en- aboard, and then Capt. Mayo. bel
w an expert surfman, pulled around
~ TO the smooth water and landed I
er only survivor Of the - who start
rs from the barge. Ellis was too 9
~ hausted 10 give any accurate :
- count Of his experiences for two
IN three hours after getting ashore. n
~. last night. although recovering pl
On sicallv from the ordeal, his mind "
M still pcrplcyed. Two men still
OK main on board the barge Ftp
A.. 81. ~ LII =,