Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-23
ELEVEN Persisted
In Loss of Schrs. Frank A,
Palmer and Louise B. Crary
Which CoI|ided, Wednesday Night,
off Thatcher's Island and Sank.
Survivors Suffer Terribly in Open Boat
LANDED at Boston.

Boston, lice. 22.-The fishing schooner
Manhassett arrived here early today
having on board 10 survivors of tn.
wrecked schooneys Frank A. Palmer
and Louise u. Crazy. which were in
collision, Wednesday night. off Thatch-
er's Island.
Eleven or more sailors were either
killed in the collision, drowned or died
from exposurs after the accident.
Fifteen or more from either vessel
took to 4 small boat.
At A. NJ. yesterday, when the Man
hassett was As miles off Highland Light
the lookout sighted a small boat with
men who were making signals of dis
tress as well as they could in the heav.
weather which prevailed.
The Manhdssett changed her course
anc bore down on the distressed craft
which proved to be the boat which had
been launched from the Crazy. The
men aboard her were all but helpless
as result Of their exposure to the rig
orous weatherfand only 10 of them were
alive. One of them had become crazed
by his sufferings and during Saturday
night, shouting at the top of his voice
that the police were after him, jumped
overheard and disappeared.
Four other members of the little
boats company died from exhaustion
and the exposure to which they had
been subjected.
The 10 survivors were in a pitiable
condition and several of them may die.
All were frostbitten and some of them
will probably have to have their feet
and hands amputated.
The Manhassett came into port. early
this morning. showing signals for as
sistance and by the time she arrived at
wharf, ambulances were ready to
transfer the sailors to the hospital.
Only six of the men could be moved.
however. The other four were in such
critical condition that it was deemed
impossible that they could survive he
ing taken from the vessel.
Those taken TO the hospital were all
from schooner Palmer. They are;
Hegelman Schoyer, 20 years of age,
New York, frozen feet.
Edward Somerville, Providence, II.
l., frozen feet and right hand.
Daniel Carlson, 46 years of age, Bos-
ton, frozen feet.
Johr Rehnheine, IS years of age,
Boston, frozen feet.
Axel w. Lindstrom, 20 years of age,
Boston. frozen feet.
Lewis Sheen, SO years Of age, home
unknown, frozen feet and hands.
Two of the men on the Manhassett
are Captain w. III. Potter of the Louis
3. Crazy, and Captain ]. Z. RawdinS
of the Frank A. Palmer. The other
two are sailors, both of whom are raw
ing. They are Mate Vinton of the
Palmer, and Swend Rhinehart of Provi-
dence.
The men taken to the hospital were
not only in a critical condition physi-
cally, but they were in such a mental
plight that nothing could be learned
from them rs to their experience. They
were delirious, and all their talk was
wild and incoherent.
Little by little, the crew Of the Man
hassett learned something of the hard
ships of the shipwrecked men. 1t APP
pears that the collision occurred at 7.30
O'Clock. last Wednesday night. some
miles 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
claim that the Crary was on the wrong
tack and in attempting cross the
Palmers bow struck her q fatal blow
The Crary hit the Palmer on The
bow, cutting her nose square off and
entangling both vessels in the wreck
The anchor and bowsprit Of the Palmer
sank away from the wreck. while the
anchor Of the Crazy 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 Falmer's men managed TO lower
a boat. There was no time to procure
provisions or additional clothing. As
the men cleared the wreck Of their
vessel. 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 We're in the small
craft when it finally pulled away.
Both captains were among those who
thus escaped. A short time after the
boat left both schoOners went down.
Six men persisted when the vessels
sank.
For the survivors a battle which
Continued m marc o.