The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14

the meantime had been heard cf .he n,,ssirc
boat ard its TWO occupants.
me Mitchell had lost all her Instruments
ny IN" capS!Zirg Of the second boat. and she
had To he kept nef"r" the wind The c1n-
tam stood at tn" wheel. nearly blind from
exposure I'ss of sleep and flying coal! dust
with the hani pumps. Eleven feet q. wafer
was reported in tn" hold and the bark :
decks wsr" getting lHveI with the sea. All
! hands FL; that they We're waiting for the
/ inevitable. "
Blu" rockets wor. shot ur into the dark
ness As signals Of distress. and a barrel a.
TAR on III" forecast was set a1-a ami sent
NJ q big fi1-e Ct light. ~St.arnarS's lights
"u.e'rcd on ne horizon, hut th.y went by
At O'Clock ii the morning. after C.p;a.,
Williamson hIG stood all night at she wheel,
4 steamships masthead light was seen hear
Ing toward the bark. The tar barrel flick
cred our and this guiding beacon was lost
'iut the bark bell kept NJ Il constant ton
inS This and the sailing vessels side light
made her position known to ihos. aboard
Of her whistle.
Nothing had heen seen or heard all night
pants-Robert Hurst ana James Tucker
The kotln heat"'! westward and after Il
run Of about eight miles :. tinv Sajiboat vas
seen ahead. II was the missing boat from
the bark When the two men wer- hauled
aboard the kocln they said that their boat
mai ie1ked badly and that they had 30
throw all the stores. except four cans o;
meat. overheard and SPENT the best part OF
Inc night ha;I!Tsg cot the craft.
TAKE To THE BOATS.
Captain Williamson finally Geci led 10
haul off his course and ran before the wind
to ease the strain on the vessel. With the
main pump gone and the crew exhausted.
II was decided [" prepare To abandon TN.
ship. The two lifet"ats were lifted off the
skiIs and filed with stores and water. The
gale shifted when the bark was hauled of
her course.
The following Jay there was nine fee; Of
water tf.lOW deck. TAM ain Militia rNSDn .ln
not believe that til. sap could last much
longer. and he decided to abandon her be-
fore night set In The bark was then 2o
miles at sea. west of Bishop Rock. coast
of England. The weather was still heavy.
The first boat was launched with two
seaman. John Tucker and Robert Hurst. l..
To- keep the Graf. away from the sid. OF
the bark. They could not manage the craft
in the sea. az it drifted under The quarter
of the vessel, and a. the boat threatened
To dash itself to pieces against the stern OF
the Dark 1t was cut atrift. The boat and
its two occupants GTiitec away from the
ship at , p. m. going rapidly before the
gale. and was soon out of sight among the
seas.
THROWN INTO THE SEA.
The second and last boat was stocked
with provisions. water. the =hip.s iustru-
ments and papers. and the eleven men
hang IN the lee OF the sinking hui all
night. 5000
The weather was bitterly I'D. vet the
men were attired IN only ordinary clothing.
ard Were not allowed 10 carry their cloth
ing bags with them. as they would occupy
too much room III the boat. The lif-bsat
got away from the ship. hut rs 500, as zine
line was parteG its troubles began. Cap
tain Williamson states that hut two Of I'M.
eleven men out Of the crew knew how 10
side of the c"aft. and in = iiffv sha can
sized and threw all hands into tn. seI from
twenty 10 thirty feet away from the bark.
strange to say. the man with the broken