The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-18

Among those lost was William H. Mack
of iCieveland o., who was on the barge
representing his company. the BoutelIe
Towing and Transportation company OF
that city, while Capt. Marshall n. Ed
ridge, one OF the oldest life savers on the
coast went down with his men.
All the life savers came from Chatham
and Harwicl and all leave families or
widows The names OF those who were
lost are as follows:
LIEE SAVERS LOST.
Marshall y. Eldridge, keeper. South
Chatham
Edgar Small. Harwich.
Elijah Kendrfck. Harwich.
Osborn Chase. Harwich.
Arthur Rogers. North Harwich.
Isaac Thomas Foye. South Chatham.
Valentine Hickerson, Harwich.
BARGE MEN LOST.
William H. Mack, Cleveland. >.
Capt. Christian Olsen, Boston.
Robert McLanux. Boston; steward of
mg Peter Smith.
Walter Azeved, Cottage City.
Manuel Enos, Cottage City.
Capt. Eldridge was a widower. but
leaves a son and a daughter. Surfman
Small leaves a widow and two children.
Surfman Kendrick was married, with no
children. Surfman Chase leaves widow
and two children. Surfnan Rogers was
married, but leaves no children. Surfman
Foye leaves a widow, but no children.
Sprfman Nickerson leaves widow and
three children.
II is believed that Mr.. Mack was mar
YIed. Capt Olsens home was in Norway.
Azeved and Enos are known 20 have been
married.
The scene OF the fatality was IN the
weil-known tide rips of Monomoy Point.
which make down from Chatham into
Nantucket sound. Last Thursday the
barges wadena and John c. Fitzpatrick,
on the way UP 10 Boston, with cargoes
OF coal. stranded on the Shovelful Shoal
about three-quarters of a mile of Mono
moy Point. Since then every effort has
been made TO fioat the stranded barges.
WARMING OF STORM.
Sunday night the tug Peter Smith, which
had been lying beside the barges, ran
alongside the Wadena and told those on
board that a storm. was coming on.
All the wreckers 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 to leave. and ordered the capt iin
OF the Smith to anchor near be.
About s o'clock, the weather growing
very thick the captain OF the tug decid-
ed TO run into Hyannis, a distance of
about IL miles, leaving the barges still
stranded. Upon his arival in Hyannis the
captain OF the tug tried in vain to notify
the Monomoy life savers OF the fact that
there were Ave men left on board the Wa
dena- which, being further out on the
shoai. was In a more dangerous place
than the Fitzpatrick
Yesterday afternoon Capt Eldridge,
who had been watching the barges very
closely, thought he sighted signals OF dis.
tress on the Wadena. At that time the
captain was a mile below the station ear
the point. He at once sent word 10 the
station for the crew and the sprf boat,
and about 10 o'clock the men came down
the beach.
A HARD PULL.
At that time the wind was blowing
nearly a gale from the southeast, so
preparations were made TO launch the
boat on the inside of the point where
the water was smooth. IL was COM
paratively easy pull until they rounded
the point, There they met the full force
OF the wind and sea, and Il took tho
crew nearly an hour 10 reach the barge.
BY that time the tide had turned to
the eastward, and n fierce cross-sea had
been kicked up. Captain Eldridge steered
the life boat under the lee OF the Wadena,
and the fve men dropped into the boat
With the wind astern Captain Eldridge
was constantly looking for smooth wat
ers behind the point. When about half
way I'm ne discovered one. and the boat
was sheered OFF for it. AS he did so a
tremendous sea caught her under the
stern and she went over. throwing all
the men into the water
CAPsIZEp TWICE.
All tho life sayers elung 10 tho boat.