Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-24
TRAGEDY OF THE SEA
Death and Insanity Followed Coli
sion Oil New England. w.
ELEVEN LIVES WERE LOST.
The Survivors Took to a Small Boat
In Which They Drifted From
Wednesday, Night Until
sunday Morning.

Boston. Dec. % Eleven men are dead
as the result Of the collision OF the nve
masted schooner Louise B. Crary ana
the four masted schooner FRANK "A.
Palmer off Cape Ann Wednesday nlgnt'
and four of the ten survivors are likely
to die because of the privations they
faced in ali open boat.
When the fishing schooner Manhas
sett arrived in this port during the DAY
fiying signals of distress, she brought
one Of the most thrilling stories OF the
sea ever recorded. Aboard the Manhas-
sett were the survivors of the schoon-
ers' collision. They were picked up IN
small boat forty-three miles OH High
land light Sunday morning and were
in a ritiable condition.
The men were all but helpless as
result Of their exposure. OF the h1teen
that had succeeded in getting into the
boat after the collision late Wednes-
day night only ten remained Three
went insane and jumped overheard,
two died from the cold, and two be-
came insane after getting ashore.
| Ambulances met the Manhassett at
the wharf, ready to transfer the sailors
to the hospital, but it was found that
only six of the ten could be removed.
All were badly frostbitten, and four
were in such q critical condition that
thew had to remain aboard the fisher
man.
The six were taken to the Relief hos
pital. and it is possible that they may
survive, Both captains were among the
saved. The two schooners were coal H.
den. and both were bound for this port
Story of the CollisiOn.
When the crash came on Wednesday
night. the watch below OF each vesse
were killed in their hunks The mef
on deck managed to launch boat ahe
pick ND some of the men in the water.
Rough weather, prevailed. and al
that night the boats crew had all Il
could do to keep the craft atioat. Th'
accident occurred well off shore. ant
from Wednesday night until Sunda!
morning the men faced death and star
walton.
The scant provisions the boat con
tanned were doled out sparingly. ant
the little water in the breakers wa
boarded with equal care. owing u
the rough weather little progress wa
made toward port. and the coming O
the Manahassett was all that save
the shipwrecked men from death.
Owing to the mems condition the
were barely able to make signals Q
J distress. and only for the keen lOokou
. kent aboard the Manahassett that ve'
. sci would have passed them.
, Among those at the Relief hospits
, are Hegelman Schoyen. twenty year
old. 145 Cherry street, New York, fr'
zen feet: Edward Somervlle, Prov
dence, Il. L. frozen feet and r1gf
t hand: Daniel Carlson, forty-six veal
old. Boston. frozen feet; John Rohl
helms. twenty-five years old. Bostol
frozen feet: Alex w. Lindstrom, twel
/. ty years old, Boston. frozen feet, an
4 Lewis Stein thirtysix years old, fr
4 zen feet and hands.
Two of the men still on the Nam
: hassctt are Captain w. Fl. Potter I
: the Louise r. Crazy and Captain H.
r Rawling of the Frank A. Palmer. TT
| other TWO men are sailors, both
v whom are Insane. The men taken
b the hospital were not only in critic
e condition physically, but they were
1 nis,.a nlental distress that nothing cOu
: I've learned from them as 10 their exp
= riencc. All were delirious.