The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-22
BUT 10 SAVED.
Out Of the Crews of Two Vessels
Which Collided
In Massachusetts Bay OnW ednes-.
day Of Last Week.
TEN WERE DROWNED
When the Crash Came; Others
Took to Boats.
One Jumped DETERMINATIONS
Died from Exposure.
TEN WERE DROWNED

Boston, Dec. 22.-The fishing schooner
Manahassett arrived at 2:3O this morn
ing with ten of the survivors of the
crews of the schooners Frank A. Pal
mer and Louise B. Crazy, which were in
collision in Massachusetts bay on
Wednesday. Ten men of both vessels
were drowned in the collision. the bal
ance. fifteen. took to one boat Three
subsequently went insane and jumped
overheard, two died from exposure and
two went insane after getting ashore.
Both captains were saved.
The Louise B. Crary was five mast
ed and the Frank A. Palmer a four
masted schooner They were both coal
laden bound for Boston. At 8 a. m. yes
terday when the Manahassett was As
miles off Highland light. the lookout
sighted small boat with men, who
were making signals of distress. The
Manahassett changed her course and
bore down on the craft which proved to
be the boat which had been launched
from the Crary. Only ten of the men
aboard We're alive and they were almost
helpless as a result of their exposure to
the rigorous weather. Saturday night
one man became craZed by his suffer-
7ngs and shouting at the top of his
voice that the police were after him he
jumped overheard and disappeared.
-Four other members of the little boats
company died from exhaustion and the
exposure to which thew had been sub
jected. All the survivors were frost
bitten and some of them will probably
have to have their feet and hands am
putated-
The Manahassett came into the har-
Dor early this morning showing signals
for assistance and by the time she ar
rived at wharf ambulances were ready
TO transfer the sailors to a hospital.
Only six of the men could be removed,
how he OIL fa47T in 1oE1
a condition that it was deemed impos-
sible that they could survive being taken
from the vessel.
Two of the men on the Manahassett
are Captain W. H. Potter of the Crary
and Captain Rawling of the Palmer.
The other two men are sailors, both OF
whom are raving maniacs.
The men taken to the hospital were
not only in a critical condition phys
ically. but they were in such a mental
plight that nothing could be learned
from them as to their experience. Lit
tie by little, however, the crew Of the
Manhassett had learned something of
the hardships of the shipwrecl1ed men.
1t appears that the collision occurred at
1880 last Wednesday night off Cape Ann.
The night was clear, but a stiff gale was
blowing and the sea was running high.
The members of the Palmer's crew
claimed that the Crazy was on the
wrong tack, and in attempting to cross
the Palmer'S bow hit her on the bow,
ling both vessels in the wreck. The
anchor and bowsprits of the Palmer sank
away from the wreck while the anchor
of the Crary was tangled in the fore
rigging of the Palmer and broke off the
foremost The vessels began to fill and
sank in a few minutes. The Palmer's
men managed to lower a boat. There
was no time to procure provisions or
additional clothing. When the men
cleared the wreck they saw the Crary's
men in the same plight as they had
been and made room for as many as
could reach the boat Fifteen souls were
in the small craft when it finally pulled
away, both captains being among those
who thus escaped. A short time after
the boat left both schooners went down.
Ten men persisted when the vessels sank
For the survivors a battle which lasted
three days and four nights had begun.
One-third Of the number succumbed i'll
the fight, and of those who finally
reached shore none were able to realize
what they had escaped.
The Louise B. Crazy was compare
lively new vessel. She was built at
Bath, Me. in 1900, and was one of the
finest hve-masters on the coast. Her
cargo consisted of BOO tons of btu
minous coal consigned to this port. The
vessel was only partially insured but
her cargo was fully covered
The Frank A. Palmer was the largest
fOur-masted schooner ever constructed
She was built at Bath in 1887, and was
sold to J. S. Winslow & Co., of Port
land. Me. She sailed from Newport
News on December 4, with 4,700 tons of
coal for Boston.