The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-03-21
DIED DOING THEIR DUTY.
seven Life-savers rowne whiie THYME
TO Rescue Wrecked Five
of the Latter Lost.

seven iife-snvers, practically the en-
tire crew of the Monomoy station on
the south end of Cape Cod, met death
at their post Of duty, and with ii'eii
into the sea. went five men from the
stranded barge Wadena, whom they
tried to bring In safety to the shore.
One man. Lemuei Ellis. through tho
heroic work Of Capt. Mayo. of anoth-
err stranded barge. the John c. fitz-
patrick. was rescued from the hot
tom Of the upturned lifc-boat. Among
those lost was william II. Mack. OF
Cleveland, o., who was on the barge
representing his company. the Dou-
tellc Towing and transportation Coz
u that city. while Capt. Marshali N.
Eldredge. one of the oldest l~ife-saycrs
on the coast. went down with his
men. All the I%ife-savcrs came from
Chatham and Norwich.
The scene ~ the accident VA In
the ~weli-known tide rips of Monomoy
Point. which make down from Chat
ham into Nantucket sound. Last
Thursday .thc bnrges Wadcnn and
John &. Fitzpatrick, on the way to
Boston with cargocH OF coal strand
ed on the Shoyclful ahonl, about
thrce-qunrtcrs NJ u mile of Monomoy
point. Since then every effort had
bccn made to float the bargcs. and all
day Saturday and Sunday men from
Vineyard Haven were nc work throw
ing coal overheard from both OF
them. Last night the tug Peter Smith.
which has been lying beside the
bargeS. ran alongside the Wadcna
and told those on board that a storm
was coming on. All the wrcckcrs
were taken on board the tug with the
exception OF the five men who met
their fate yesterday. Mr.. Mack, who
had come ON from Cleveland. refused
90 leave. and ordered the captain Of
the Smith To anchor near by. About
eight o'clock the weather growing
very thick, the captain Of the tug.
decided Ia run into HynnniS. Upon
arrival there The captain tried inS
vain 10 notify the Monomoy hfc-snv-
rrs that there were five men left ON
board the Wndena. which, being fur
thcr out ON the shoal. was In n more
dangerous place than the Fitzpatrick.
Yesterday forenoon Capt. Eldrcdgc.
who hnd been watching the barges.
sighted signals 81 distress IN the
Wadenn. He got II his crew and
s%urfboat. The wind was blowing
nearly n gale from the southeast. ~
preparations were made to launch
the boat on the inside Of the point,
where the water was smooth. Thcl
crew had no difficulty In getting OF.
but after rounding the point. II took
nearly nm hour Ia reach the barge.
Hy that time the tide had turned To
the eastward and n fierce cross sea
had been kicked up. Capt. Eldrcdge
siccred the lifc.boat under the lee
OF the Wadcna, and n after anoth-
err the five men dropped into the
boat.
With the wind nstern ~ seemed
comparatively ensy to gnin th.
smooth waters behind the point. The
seas were tossing and turning In the
rips, and Cant. Eldredpe wns con.
stantIy looking for smooth spo,s.
When about half way In he Thought
he discovered one over what IL
called a hole, md the boat was
shecred oil for u. As she did so A
tremendous sen cnught her under IN.
stern aud she went over. throwing,
all the men into III. winter. Dciny
nscd TO the sen, nIl the I~ife.snyer.
clunp IN the bont. and managed Ia
pull the Wnd.na men along with
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