The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-31

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Story from Surfman Seth l..
Ellis. the only survivor of rhc
M0nonomy crew. describing
the capsizinG of the lifeboat white try
ing to save men from the sara dedi
barge Wadena. He is now able TO re-
member the experience with diStinci
'teSs. He said:
We worked Under the lee OF rhe
WaueDa and nailed those Oh hoard tell.
ing them to get ready 10 be taken off
The second time they passed lis It line
The five men on the barge We're e.,
cited and we cautioned them To keep
their heads | think MIR. Mack WAS the
first 10 get safely into our boat aiu!
The others quickly followed by dropping
ON IL rope and then sw ingin. off When
all five men We're i'll the boat Cuplai,.
kildresige sang out 10 cut the painter.
rope with an axe.
In going away from the barge we
shipped Il small seat Two of the Por-
tuS'ese passengers then became eN-
cited and jumped up in rhe boat. |
caught them and forced the TWO into
the bottom OF the boat. Then Il large
amount of water was shipped. Az il
came in over the side. four men all
but Mr.. Mack. jumped all over the
boat. yelling with fear. This inter
fered with our men III rowing. and
more water was shipped. As those
craZed fellows rushed toward the for
ward par, ot the boat. the boat went
over
Small and NickerS0n were on the
second thwart. kendrick and K ,gers
on the third and Enye and myself on
the fourth. After she went ever.
came up TO the iecward which, strange
10 say, did on rhr three liz ,es rhc boat
was overturned.
'''rhe first tins. we RICHTER her. al
hands We're all right. but as soon "a w.
got her right side uii. the Portuguese
c!amhered in wthom, any lea of wha,
10 do. and us the boar was half full
Of water she rolled right ever again
We AL went down again. AS Foyc
came NJ, he shouted to tha CAPTAIN: I
struck bottom hat time. Cap1Hif. We
succeeded in again ri-htin. her. but
she rolled righL over. and When she
came up. all of ti:. raSSpn.rrS and
Surfm;,u Foye We're missing. The next
80 go Were Chase. Nickersun and Small
4 saw them once fifteen feet away
drifting with the rice, hut they soon
sank
Captain Eldredgc told us MOI 10
waste any more strength IN rlgIiu,9
the boat, but to cling on Rogers. Ken
drick and myself climbed upon The hni-
tom, while Captain Eidredge chung to
the rudder-brace and said: Come
hoyS. help me up We pulled him ON
once, but he was immediately washed
off. He was again assisted UP. hun he
cOuidn't stick. II was then all could
do To look out for myself: hut soon
after, looking around. | saw k"ndr;rE
and Captain Etdrcdge float AWAY. They
sank quickly
Just then Rogers glusueu me about
the neck. ana held Oh like u wise Tie
man was crazy, and in my opinion.
never knew what he was doing htG
hard fight tu shake him off. but did
so finally. He WIS unable 10 hold ~
any longer and was soon washed into
the sea. 4 ravnm ulantc
Il was now alone with no rNp;.,tH-
ton of getting ashor, alive. I'll" idle
seemed 10 carry the boat into SuI0uT .,Af
water. AS it did - | lir!, a vi all
THAT was l"it of Ely rlujhin. tina;
could, thinking | would MAKE one
supreme efior, aIG Ivy 10 swim ashore
Just then Captain Elmer MAYO came
along with his boat aud pa,lyG mr iu
! was almost .tIn" and ,Ii.i Loj nave.
stood il much longer