The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-09-04
|SEL|N WENT TO The RESCUE
MANAGER OF THE RELIANCE
SAVES LOST CREW.
Strong Gale Was BIowing-schoone
Sank and Crew Took to Small Boats
Tossed on High Seas All Night
Schooner Is Total Loss-Ship-
wrecked Crew Nearly Dead.

New York, Aug. SIC. Oliver Iselin,
yatchtsman, appeared in the role Of a
life saver Sunday and the performance
was more thrilling than ever the win
ming by the Reliance OF yacht race.
During a strong gale eight miles off
Highlands, N. j., at II o'clock at night,
the three masted schooner Henry P.
Mason, from Perth Amboy, N. j., for
Portland, Me-, loaded with red clay,
struck, it is believed, submerged
wreck and sank at o'clock in the
morning. The crew and two. passen-
gers took to the vessels small boat and
were buffeted by the high seas all
night and part of Sunday, until rescued
by the Sandy Hook life saving crew.
The life savers were towed to the boat
one mile off Galllee by the New York
Yacht clubs committee boat Naviga-
tor, on which was c. Oliver Iselin, man
aging owner of the yacht Reliance, and
Bert G. Leeds. The survivors reached
Sandy Hook at o'clock, apparently in
good condition. Ett
1t is believed the schooner will be
a total loss.
The rescued include Captain A. w.
Frost, Portland, Me-; First Mate John
H. Smith, Boston; Second Mate Chas.
Johnson, Baltimore; Steward Preston
Grover and wife of Tenants Harbor,
Me-; Mr.. and Mrs. N. Massilous, New
York, passengers, the latter a sister
of Captain Frost
When the Mason struck, the main
mast and mizzon mast were broken
off short and the vessel started to leak
badly. An anchor was dropped over
board, but it was soon discovered that
the vessel would not keep adoat and
the crew and passengers took to the
small boat. For time they held &c
the stern of the schooner, but as there
was danger of her going to the bottom
at any moment, they cast off and drift
ed. About mile off Galilee they made
fast to a fish pound, where they re
NAMED until rescued. Repeated CT
forts were made by the life saving
crews to launch the boat, but the heaV9
sea running made it impossible.
Meanwhile word had been sent u
Sandy Hook for assistance, ana MI
Iselin volunteered the services OF tn'
q Navigator to tow the life savers Il
where the small boat was in danger o.
being swamped.
II was II O'Clock in the morning
when the Navigator located the IL per
sons in their perilous position and i
was fully an hour before they coul'
be rescued. This was accomplsne'
in as daring manner as has ever beel
told in any sea tale.
The big tug made several attempts U
get near the yawl, and then nnall'
going to windward cast on the lifeline
With splendid dexterity line was sen
from the lifeboat to q pole on the nsl
pound and then was PAID OUT uh.'
the yawl was reached. The shipwrecH
ed crew and passengers were IN sue
a condition that they could not mel
themselves, and Captain Patterson Q
the life crew and his men had slmpl
to lift them out. First came the wv
women and then three sailors. Meai
while, under the direction OF Mr.. lsehl
the Nayigator's crew had thrown
dozen pals of oil overheard TO IN
windward of the yawl, so that the Sc
was Gained and the big tug had take
a position so that the wind did nc
catch her on the beam. The wome
when brought aboard were careIuii
attended to, Mr.. Iseiin having Jake
along a woman attendant.
Captain Frost said later that just Ok
fore the Navigator arrived they ma
concluded that the women wouid u
In a few hours and they had decide