The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-22

The Manhasset changed her course and
bore down on the distressed craft which
proved to be the boat which had been
launched from the Crary.
ALL BUT HELPLESS.
The men aboard her were all but help
less as a result of their exposure to the
rigorous weather and only IL OF them
were alive. One of them had become
crazed by his sufferings and during Sat-
urday 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 subject
ed
The survivors were ih pitiabe condi-
ton and several of them die. All were
frost-btten and some OF them will prob
tated. The Manhasset came into port
early this morning showing signals for
assistance and by the time she arrived at
wharf ambulances were ready to
transfers the sailors to the hospital.
ONLY SIN COULD BE MOVED.
Only six OF the men could be moved
however. The others were in such cri-
tical condition that Il was deemed i'm
possible that they could survive being
taken from the vessel.
Those taken TO the hospital were all
from the schooner Palmer. They are:
Hgelman Schoyer, 20 years Old New
York. frozen feet.
Edward Somerville, Providence, r. L.,
frozen feet, and right hand.
DANIEL Carlson ID years old. Boston,
John Rehnheine, Is years old. Boston.
frozen feet.
Alex Lindstrom. 20 years old, Boston,
Louis Sheen, se years old. home un-
known, frozen feet and hands.
Captain w. II. Potter. OF the Louise B.
Frank A. palmer. palmer The he t other Two 20 are are
sailors. both Of whom are raving
IN TERRIBLE PLIGHT.
The men taken to the hospital were no:
only I'm a critical condition physically, but
they were IN such a mental plight that
as TO their experience They were delir-
ious and all their talk was wild and i'm
coherent. Little by. little the crew Of the
hardship OF the shipwrecked men.
1t appears that the collision occurred at
1890 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
Tho members of the Palmers crew
claim that the Crary was on the wrong
Palmer's bow struck her n fatal blow.
The Crary hit the Palmer on the bow.
cutting her nose square off and entang-
ling both vessels I'm the wreck. The an
II u. -
away from the wreck. while the anchor
Of the Crary. was tangled in the forerg-
ging of the Palmer and broke OF the
foremast The vessels began to fll and
sank In few minutes
The Palmer's men managed TO lower
boat. There was no time 10 procure pro-
visions or additional clothing. As the
men cleared the wreck Of their vessel
they saw the Crarys men I'm 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 Il finally pulled away.
BOTH sCHooNERs WENT DOWN
Both captains were among those who
thus escaped a short time after the
boat left both schoners went down. Six
men perished when the vessels sank.
For the survivors a battle which lasted
TOT three nhNS anu louf nlkhiS ndu pe-
gun One-third Of the number sue
cumbed tn the fight and of those who
finally reached the snore none were able
10 realize what they had escaped
Both OF the wrecked schoners rode out
the blizzard last Tuesday OF Chatham.
Both vessels were supposed 10 have
weathered Cape Cod. and their arrival
was expected In the lower harbor Thurs
day.
when they did not arrive II was be-
lleved that they we're blown of their