Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-31
ALL HANDS SAVED.
The Schooner Henry P. Mason
Strikes a Submerged Wreck.
New York Yacht Clubs Steamer Tows
Life Savers to Rescue.
The Wrecked Crew Taken of in Ex.
hausted Condition.

New York, Aug. S0.-In strong
northeast gale off Highlands, ". j., at
1890 o'clock, Saturday night, the three
master schooner Henry p. Mason from
Perth Amboy, N. j., for Portland, Me-,
londed with 100 tons of red clay, struck,
it is believed, a submerged wreck and.
at $50 o'clock, this morning. sank.
The crew and two passengers of the
schooner took the sea in a small boat
and after being buffeted by the heavy
seas all night and part of today, were
rescued by Captain Paterson and the
Sandy Hook life saving crew, who were
lowed out to the boat, one mile off
Galalee by the New York Yacht Clubs
committee boat Navigator, on which
was G. Oliver Iselin, managing owner
of the yacht Reliance, and Herbert C.
Leeds. The survivors reached Sandy
Hook at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. on
board the Navigator, apparently in
good condition and later were brought
by the same vessel to the city. 1t is
believed the schooner will be a total
loss.
Those rescued were:
Captain A. w. Frost, Portland. Me.
First Mate John II. Smiley, Boston.
Mass.
Second Mate Charles Johnson, Balti-
more Md
Steward Preston Grover and his wife
Tenants Harbor, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Masoules, New
York, passengers, the latter sister of
Captain Frost.
Crew: George w. Coffin, Nantucket,
Mass.
Henry Roth, New York
Michael Halversen, Norway.
Gus Franklin, Finland.
Michel Halsen, Finland.
When the Mason struck, the mainmast
and mizzenmast were broken off short
and the vessel started to leak badly. At
o'clock, an anchor was dropped over
board, but it was soon discovered that
the vessel would not keep afioat and the
crew and passengers took to the small
boat. For a time they held to the schoon-
CT, but as there was danger of her going
to the bottom at any moment they cast
OFF and drifted. About a mile off Galilee
they made fast to fish pound, where
they remained until they were rescued.
Repeated efforts were made by the life
saving crews to launch a boat to go to the
assistance of the shipwrecked people, but
the heavy sea running made 1t impossible
for them to launch their boats. Mean
while word had been sent to Sandy Hook
for assistance and Mr.. Isein volunteered
the services of the Navigator to tow the
life savers to where the small boat was
momcntarily in danger of being swamped.
1t was II o'clock today when the Nav
isator located the II people in their peri
lous positions and it was fully an hour
before they could be rescued. This was
accomplished in as daring manner as
has been told in any sea tale, fiction or
fact. The big tug made several attempts
TO get nea, the yawl and then, finally go
ing to windward of it, cast off the life
boat line. With splendid dexterity line
was sent from the life boat to a pole on
the fish pound and then was paid out until
the ydwl was reached.
In such condition were the shipwrecked
ones that they could not help themselves
and Captain Patterson and his crew had
to simply lift them out. First came the
two women and then three sailors. Mean
time. under the direction of Mr.. Iselin,
the Navigator's crew had thrown a dozen
pals of oil overheard to the windward
of the yawl so that the sea was Gained
and the big tug had taken position so
that the wind did not catch her on the
beam. The women when brought aboard
were carefully attended to. Mr.. Iselin hav-
ing taken along chambermaid from the
tender Sunbeam.
Captain Frost of the Mason, said that
just before the Navigator arrived, rcaliz-
ing that the women might die in a few
hours, they had decided to try for the
beach. He said that, Saturday, when
they were out near the lightship at an
chor the Old Dominion Line steamer Ham
ilton offered to take them off and he
urged the women to go. but they declined
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