The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
The GIoriana Flies Through
A Murky Night Against
the Cliffs.
WAVES CRUSH THE BOATS
Three Men Reach the Rocks and Watch During
the Terrible Night Those Clinging 10
tbs Rigging Fall One by One
Into tie Roaring
Ocean.
(By the Associated Pres.)

Canso, N. S., May 6.-The American
fishing schooner Gloriana, Captain George
Stoddart, OF Gloucester, Mass, rar
ashore during a thick fog ON the cliffs
at Whale Cove near White Point lodges
last night and fifteen of the crew, in
Guiding the captain, were drowned out
of a total OF eighteen.
The survivors are John Richards
Eugene Leblanc and Frank Nickerson.
The drowned are: Captain George Stod-
dart, Of Gloucester; Armsworth Thomas
Eli Melan"on. Ansel Goodwin, Reuben
Surf, Harry French, Fred Doucette
Thomas Frasier, George V. MUSE, Mar
tin Goodwin, Alex Benson, Charles
Pierce, Joha Moulson Arthur Bonaghan
I'D one unknown.
The Gloriana left the northeast bar OF
Sable Island yesterday afternoon bound
for Canso. There was a heavy easily
blowing wind with thick fog. The vessel
was kept under short sail, and it is pre-
sumed that Captain Stoddart believed he
had plenty of sea room. When the Clio
riana struck on the lodges she passed
over the outer ones but brought up or
the inner reef, butted against cliff OF
rocks and then fell off into the sea.
When the vessel struck the cliff, Rich
ards, Leblanc and Nickerson were or
deck and they ran forward, rushed on;
on the bowsprit and climbed up the
cliff of rocks to place Of safety before
a rccedlng wave carried the vessel OF
again. Others OF the crew who were be-
lew rushed on deck half clad and started
to lower the dories. AS soon as each
boat touched the water 1t was smashed
to pieces.
The high seas were breaking clean over
the vessel and she swung broadside or
the hedges and commenced pounding
heavily. Lines were thrown from the
schooner several times, but they were
neither broken or torn from their fasten-
\lgs on the rocks by the surging of the
sel.
lr OF the crew jumped overheard and
hpted to swim ashore, but they were
Taught in the breakers, dashed against
4 the rocks and killed in the attempt. The
others who were on the vessel took to
the rigging and chung there while their
strength lasted but the enormous seas
were more imam lney cOuld Datlle against,
and one by one they were swept away.
The three men on the rocks could sec
their companions clinging to the rigging
and hear their shouts for help above the
roar OF the sea. but it was impossible
to do anything to save them.
The three survivors spent n terrible
night on the cliffs. When daylight dawned
they saw one man still clinging to the
rigging, and made their way to the main
land for assistance. Tho shore folk hur-
ried to the scene of the wreck and the
man was taken from the rigging, but
he was dead.
The place where the Gloriana was
wrecked is one of the most dangerous
on the Nova Scotia coast. 1t is less than
a mile from where the steamer Blaaman-
den was totally wrecked last year and
only a half mile from the scene of the
wreck of steamer Tyber in February.
1902. when % lives were lost. The three
survivors were brought here this after
noon and are being cared for by the
United States consul. They say the YES
sci is a total wreck. None of the bodies
heve been recovered.