Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-12-25
PERILS Of THE SEA.
Terrible Suferings Of Men Picked
Up by q Schooner.
Two VESSELS COLLIDE and SINK.
only Ten Men Saved Out Of the twenty.
Que Men Who Formed the Two Grows
vi the Frank a. Palmer and the
Louise b. Crasy.

Boston, Dec. 23.-Almost crazed
from their sufferings, frostbitten and
helpless, ten men in 9 boat were
picked up by the schooner Manhasset
sunday, As miles of Highland light.
Then for the first time it was learned
that the schooners Frank A. Palmer
and Louise B. Crazy had been in COL
lision and that they had been sunk
Of Thstcher's island on Wednesday
evening. The survivors were landed
here yesterday. OF tho 81 men who
made up the two crews, ok were car
ried down when the vessels sank, four
died during the terrible three days
drift In Massachusetts bay and an
other became insane and jumped
overheard. With no food OF water,
their clothes frozen in solid masses
and their boat being steadily driven
before . bitter gale out into the At
lantic, 1t seems remarkable that 80
many survived.
The two schooncrs, both heavily
laden with coal, doubled Cape Cod in
company and ran into strong north
wester on Wednesday night. Both
captains put their vessels over toward
the Cape Ann shore. When of
Thatcher's island they split tacks
and finally both came about at the
same time and, unknown to them.
selves, headed toward each other, the
Crary holding lorth on the port tack
and the Palmer south on the star
board tack and therefore having the
right Of way.
The survivors yesterday were in.
clined to lay the blame of the &C.
cident on Mate Smith, Of the Crazy,
who had charge OF the deck at the
time and who went down with the
ship. They are Of the opinion that
he thought he could weather the
Palmer, but instead tho Crazy crashed
into the bow Of the Palmer. The
cut was deep and it was seen instant.
ly there was no hope for either ves-
sci. Most Of tho small boats were
smashed and some Of the mon were
killed by the collision, but others of
both crews, by quick work, launched
the long boat Of the Palmer, into
which Clambered the captains Of both
vessels and 10 others. There was not
a moment for storing food or water
in the boat and the rowers had pro-
PEELED 1t only short distance from
the schooners when the Palmer went
down. Three minutes later the
Crazy disappeared.
Without food and water, drenched
20 the skin, spray freezing to their
garments because Of the bitter cold,
he ID survivors underwent sufferings
ndescribable. Four men Of the
1rary on Friday lay down in the bow
# the boat and that night died.
eleven remained up till Saturday
light, when Franz Banta went in 8
ane under the delusion that his !
mother beckoned to him and he I
walked into the sea. The others .
we're powerless to restrain him. o
Shortly after this the two cap r
aims decided that the bodies of the ]
our dead men should be consigned n
o the deep and, bending over them, r
apt. Potter, Of the Crazy, repeated r
s much of the burial service az he \
ould remember. Then the strongest I
I the survivors put the bodies over t.
GARD.
In the three days and half the
len were afoat their boat drifted
teadily off shore until at eight I
clock Sunday morning it was As
lilies off Highland light. There the
'okout on the fishing schooner Nan.
asset caught glimpse Of the boat tt
nd within half an hour the ten men o
ere in the cabin Of the schooner. II
apt. Malone at once crowded on all r.
Ill and brought the survivors to d