Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Two Sehooners in Collision Near
 Thatcher's Island.
VESSELS CARGoEs INSURED.

Ten Survivors From the Vessels Land
 ed at Boston To-Day-They Were in
 Pitiable Condition and Some or The Men Had IerriDle Time and IL
 Is a Ayonaer That Any or Then
 Lived to Ien inc Stors--I1ey Viii
 lroDapIy D4e.
 Boston, Dec 22-The fishing schooner MalI1lsIsoot. ..Lt-Ylu nere eaiiJ t"- das. natIlIs U.I OOi.rA ten stlr' 4' ors V- Inc WIeCneu scLU0Aofs fdnA A. | ai- luer anu Lu>.Ise l.. UfarJ, WHICH Were i'll colllsIvn ueunesui.J hIsnC on | lnatcner Islauu. EIeHen of more saliUrs a1ere eiGner laiieu Ill the cO4i4s- loli, urowneu OF uIeu rom exposure. Alter Ine stccIuenI LLeen or nofe Meil from eIIner vessel IoUh Lo SlLiai1 DUat.
 Inc Louise b. Crdry Was HFe- maSIed ana the rrauE \. faImef a 1our-mated schooner. They were Uoth coal laden, pound for Boston. At a. m. yesterday, when the AiannasseIl was forCy-nYe miles on highland light, the lookout sighted a small boat with men who were making signals of dis tress as well as they could III the heavy weather which prevailed.
 The sfanhasseUt changed her course and bore down on the distressed little craft. which proved to be the boat which had been launched from the Crary.
 The men aboard of her were all but helpless as a result Of their exposure to the rigorous weather and only ten of them were alive. One of them had T., I,Scs fn1s:F1o during Saturday night, shouting at the top of his voice that the police were after him. he jumped overheard and disappeared. Four other members of the little boats company died from eX- haustion and the exposure to which they had been subjected
 The ten survivors were in pitable condition and several of them may die. All were frost bitten, and some of them will probably have to have their rect and hands amputated-
 The Manhassett came into the har- Dor early this morning showing signals for assistance and by the time she ar rived at a wharf ambulances were ready to transfer the sailors to the hos pitaI Only six of the men could be ! moved. however. They were taken to :: the relief hospital. The other four : were in such q critical condition that it was deemed impossible that they could survive being taken from the yes sel
 The following are at. the relief hos pita1: .te-I- - Hegelman schoyen. 20 years old, 145 Cherry street, New York, frozen feet.
 Edward Somerville, Providence, R. L, frozen feet and right hand.
 Daniel Carlson. 46 years, Charter street. Boston, frozen feet
 John Rehnheine, 28 years, Boston, frozen feet. E
 AzeI w Lindstrom, 20 years, Bos- ton. frozen feet
 Lewis Stein, 36 years, no home known, frozen feet and hands.
 Two of the men on the Manhansett are Captain ". H, Potter of the ERawding of the Frank $. Palmer. IThe other two men are sailors, both sof whom are raving.
 The men taken to the hospital were not only in a critical condition physi- IcaIIy, but they were in such mental spIight that nothing could be learned from them as to their experience.
 They were delirious and all their
 
 inv little the crew of the Manhansett !1earned something of the hardsh&B of fine shipwrecked men. It appears !fhat the collision occurred at 7:30 o'clock last Wednesday night, some miles off Cape Ann.
 The night was clear. but stiff gale twas blowing and the sea was running high. The members of the Palmer's crew claim that the Crary was on the wrong tack and in attempting to cross the PaImer's bow struck her a fatal blow.
 The Crary hit the Palmer on the how. cutting her nose square off, and entangling both vessels in the wreck. The anchor and bowsprit of the Pal rner sank away from the wreck, while fine anchor of the Crary was tangled fin the forerigging of the Palmer, and broke off the foremast. The vessels began to fill and sank in few min utes.
 The PaImer's men managed to lower n boat. There was no time to procure nroyisfons or additional clothing. As fhe men cleared the wreck of their vessel they saw the Crary's men in the same plight as they had been and made room for as many as could reach fine boat. Fifteen souls were in the small craft when it finally pulled away. Both captains were among those who thus escaped. A short time after the boat left both schooners went down. Six men perished 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 those who finally reached shore none was able to realize what they had escaped. Both of the wrecked schooners rode out the blizzard last Tuesday off Cape Cod Roth vessels were supposed to have weathered Cape Cod and their arrival fn the lower harbor was expected Thursday. They did not arrive, how aver. and it was believed tlss< they ~xere blown off their course on Wed needav and were in collision while making their way back. The Louise 8. crarv was comparatively new vessel. She was built by the New england shipbuilding Go at Bath, Me <3pt va