The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-22
DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE
Two Schooners Collide and the Sur
vivors in a Small Boat Suffer
5,s.'z Terribly.

- Boston, Dec. 22--The fishing schooner
Manhassatt arrived early to-day with
ten OF the survivors of the crews of the
schooners Frank A. Palmer and Louise r
Crary which were in collision in Mas
sachusetts bay on Wednesday. Eleven mel,
were drowned in the collision. The bal
ance. fifteen;@ took to one boat. Three
overheard. two died from exposure and
two went insane after getting ashore.
Both captains We're saved.
The Louise B. Crary was five asted
and the Frank A. Palmer a four ma sted
schooner They were both coal laden,
bound for Boston. At a. m. yesterday
when the Manhassett was forty-nve
miles off Highland light the lookout sight
ed small boat with men who were maxi
ing signals of distress. The Manhassett
changed her course and bore down on the
little craft. Only ten Of the men aboard
her were alive and they were almost help
less as result Of their exposure to the
rigorous weather. Saturday night one OF
the men became crazed by his sufferings
and shouting at the top of his voice that
the police was after him jumped over
board and disappeared. Four other mem
bers of the little beats company died
from exhaustion and the exposure to
which they had been subjected. All the
survivors were .frostbitten and some OF
them will probably have their feet and
hands anputated. -~..- =.
The Manhassett came into the harbor
early this morning showing signals for
assistance and by the time she arrived at
the wharf ambulances were ready to
transfer the sailors to the hospital. Only
six Of the men could be removed how
ever. The other four were in a critical
condition. =
The collision occurred at 1870 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
Palnaer's crew claimed that the Crary was
on the wrong track and in attempting to
cross the Palmer's bow, hit her on the
bow, cutting her nose square off, and en-
tangling 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 few
| minutes.
The Palmer's men managed to lower &
boat. There was no time to procure pro.
visions or additional clothing. AS the
men cleared the wreck of their vessel they
saw the Crary's men in the same pligh
as they had been and made room for a:
| many as could reach the boat Fiftee1
souls were in the small craft when i
| finally pulled away. bith captains being
among those who thus escaped. A shor
! time after the boat left both schooner:
went down. Six men persisted when the
vessels sank. For the survivors a battle
which lasted three days and four nights
| had begun. One-third of the number sue
cumbed in the fight,and of these who final
ly reached shore none was able to realiz
what he had escaped.
The Louise B. Crary was a comparative
ly small vessel. She was built by tn
New England Ship Building company a
Bath, Maine, in 1900, and was one of tn
| finest five masters on the coast He
cargo consisted Of 3.7o2 tons of bituminou
coal consigned to this port. The vesse
was only partially insured but her carg,
Of coal was fully covered by insurance.
! The Frank A. Palmer was the larges
| four-masted schooner ever constructed
| She was built at Bath, Maine in 1897 an,
was old to j. S. Winslow & Co. Of Port
land. Maine. She sailed: from Newper
! NeWs:sons Dec. 4. with 400, tons Of Goa
| for Boston.