Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-31
Heroic Work OF Life Savers and
Distinguished Yachtsman
Saves Twelve Lives
WRECK OF THE HENRY P. MASON
When the Vessel Began to Sink Those
on Board, Among Them Being Two
Women, Took to the Small Boat -
Had Nearly Given Up Hope Whan
Help Came.

/ and ii. Z. Leeds participated SUNDAY
1 in one of the most daring rescues OF
wrecked sailors which has occurred in
years near the New York harbor. Thru
the heroic work of the life savers and
the distinguished yachtsman twelve
lives were saved
During a strong northeast gale eight
miles off Highlands the three masted
schooner. Henry p Mason. from Perth
TAmboy, n. j., for Portland, Me, loaded
with LOO tons of red clay, struck, it
is believed, submerged wreck, and ~
1880 o'clock sank.
The crew and two passengers, in
Guiding two women, took TO the YES
sells small boat aud after being hut
feted by the waves all night and part
of the day were saved just as they had
about giver, up hope of ever reaching
the shore alive.
Captain Paterson and the Sandy
Hook life saving crew were towed out
TO the boat one mile off Galilee by the
New York Yacht clubs committee boat
Navigator, on which was Mr. Isenlir.
Oil was used to calm the seas in
making the daring rescue. The sur
vivors reached Sandy Hook at 2:30
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. on board
the Navigator, apparently in good con-
dition, and were later brought by the
same vessel to this city. 1t is believed
the schooner viii be a total wreck.
Those rescued We're:
Captain A. w. Frost, Portland, Me.
First Mate John II. Smiley, Bos-
ton.
Second Mate Charles Johnson. Bal
timore.
Steward Preston Grover ard wife,
Tenants Harbor, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. n G. Masilous. New
York passengers, the letter sister Of
Captain Frost.
Crew-tieorge w. Coffin, Nantucket,
Mass; Henry Roth. New York; Michael
Halversor. Norway: Gus Franklin,
Finland; Michael Halsen, Finland.
When the Mason struck the main
mast and mizzen mast We're broken
off short, and the vessel started to
leak badly. At ] o'clock an anchor
was dropped overheard, but it was soon
discovered that the vessel would not
http dHCfit, ana lile crew anu pas
sengers took to the small boat. For
time they held 10 the stern @f the
schooner, but as there was danger Of
her going to the bottom at any mo-
ment they cast off and drifted. About
a mile off Galilee they made fast to q
fish pound, Where they remained until
they We're rescued.
Repeated efforts were made by the
life saving crews to launch a boat to
go to the assistance Of the shipwreck,
but the heavy sea running made it i'm
possible for them TO launch their
boats.
Meanwhile word had been sent to
Sandy Hook for assistance and Mr.
Iselin volunteered the services of the
Navigator to tow the life savers to
where the small boat was momentariiy
in danger of being sSamped.
1t was II O'Clock in the morning
when the Navigator located the twelve
persons in their perilous position, and 1t |
was fully an hour before they could he /
rescued. This was accomplished in IS
daring q manner as has been toll In any
sea tale. fiction or fact. The big tug /
made several attempts to get rear the |
yawl, and then finally going to wind |
ward Of them, cast off the lifeboat I
line. With splendid dexterity a line
was sent from the lifeboat to poe I
on the fish pound and then was paid I
out until the yawl was reached
In such condition were th4 sh!o-
wrecked ones that they could not help +
themselves, and Captain Paterson and
MS crew had to simply lift them out |
First came the two women, and then I
three sailors. Meantime. under direc- I
ion of Mr. Iselin, the Navigatrrs crew I
lad thrown a dozen pals of Oil over I
board to the windWard of the yawl I
SO that the sea was Gained and the +
big tug had taken 4 position so that /
he wind did not catch her on the /
)eani.
The women, when! brought aboard, I
were carefully attended, Mr.. Iselin .
having, taken along a chambermaid 7
rom the tender Sunbeam Captain
frost Of the Mason said that just before
he Navigator arrived they had con-
,luded that the women would die in
/ few hours, and they had decided to
ry for the beach. He said that Sat
lrday when they We're out near the
ightship at anchor the old Dominion
inc steamer Hamilton offered to take
hem off, and he urged the women to
70, but that they declined to leave
Without the men. The men thought I
he storm would abate and they would
ret the boat to harbor in safety. Dur
ng the night he believes the Mason
truck something.
Thousands along shore watched the
lever work of the life savers. Twice
he life boat was filled level with water,
ut she is q self-baiIer, and cleared her
elf. The going down in tow of the
Navigator was in itself a perlous thing
n such sea. When the men returned
fr. Iselin said a special word of praise
o them, and in return was heartily /.
heered. When Captain Paterson ask
d for the assistance of the Navigator s
'aptain Charles Barr OF the Reliance
TODD by He added: h
Il have fifty mer,, every one of whom
ill volunteer to help if you want {
hem"
Captain Paterson explained that Il 1
yas a tug and not the men that was
eeded. T;
FAMOUS SHIP SOLD FOR JUNK.