The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-05
BHN WENT 70 TUE RESCUE
MANAGER or THE RELIANCE
SAVES LOST CREW.
strong Gale Was BIOwins-sehoonsr
Sank and Crew Took to Small Boats
Tossed on '1ISh Seas All Might.
schooner 10 a Total Loss-shIp.
wrecked Crew Nearly Dead.

New York. Aug. SIC. Oliver Isslin
yatchtsmAn. appeared In the role OF !
me saver Sunday aRd the performance
Aas more thrilling than ever the win.
ainE W the Reliance Of . yacht race.
During . strong gale eight miles on
hAghlAnds. N. j.. ~ IL O'Clock At night.
me three maEted schooner Henry p.
Mason. from Perth Amboy, N. J., for
Portland, Ne. loaded with red clay.
STRUCK. II ID believed, q submerged
sheek and sank at Z O'Clock In the
morning. The crew and two nassen.
gers took 70 the vessels small boat ana
were bunetsd By the high seas all
night and part OF Sunday. until rescued
" the Sandy Hook life saving crew.
The life savers were lowed 10 the boat
one mile on Galilee by the New York
iacht clubs committee boat NaviRa,
Tor. on which was c. Oliver Iselin. man.
aging owner Of the yacht Reliance. and
Bert {. Leeds. The survivors reached
sandy Hook NJ , O'Clock. apparently In
good condition.
IL Is believed the schooner win be
. total loss.
The rescued include Captain A. w.
Frost. Portland. Ne: First Mate John
II. Smith. Boston: Second Mate chas.
johnson. Baltimore: Steward Preston
Grover and wife OF Tenants Harbor.
Ne. Mr.. and Mrs. N. MAssIlous, New
YORK. passengers. the latter q sister
u Captain Frost
When the Mason struck. the main
mast and miEEon mast we're broken
on short and the weasel started To leak
badly. An anchor was dropped over.
board. but II was soon discovered that
The vessel would not keep aioAt and
The crew and passengers took 10 the
small boat For = time they held 20
he stern q the schooner, but as there
AAs danger Of her going 10 the bottom
u any moment. they cast OF and drift
ID About mile Oh Galiiee they made
last 10 ash pound. where they re-
NAMED until rescued. Repeated e.
foFth were made BY the life saving
crews To launch the boat. but the heavy
seA running made Il impossible.
Meanwhile word had been sent 10
handy Hook for assistance, and Mr..
issiln volunteered the services Of the
Navigator 10 TOW the life savers 70
~here the small boat vas In danger Of
eeing swampsd
II vas II O'Clock In the morning
Ehsn the Navigator located the II per.
'onH Ia their peFilous position and Il
vas fully an hour before they could
- rescued. This vas accomplished
q ~ daring . manner as has ever been
old In any sea tale.
The big tug made several attempts TO
set near the yawl. and then nnAiiy
'oinG 60 uindward cast on the lifeline.
WITH HplepdId dexicrity q line vas sent I
rom the liieboat 10 q pole on the hsh I
'ound aud then Was paid out until !
he yAui Was reached. The ahipwreck- (
q crew and passengers were In such {
condition that they could not help
themselves. and Captain Patterson OF
he life crew and his men had simply
o lift them out First came the two
fomen and then three sailors. Mean I
Fhile. under the direction Of Mr.. Iselin. |
ANNHsHAR%t WV A8a N4A9Au
IoEen pals Of oil overheard TO the I
VindWard os the yawi. 30 that the sea c
raa calmed and the big TUG had taken .
position 10 that the wind did not 6
a,ch her on the beam. The women s
5hsn brought aboard were carefully q
ilsnded to. Mr.. lseiin having taken a
long q woman attendant.
Captain Frost said later that Just be- .
ore the Navigator arrived they had .
that the women would die d
n q few hours and they had decided A
o try for the beach. He said that q
Then they we're out near the lightahip Il
4 anchor. the Old Dominion line
,eamer Hamilton offered TO take them
"a. and he urged the women to 20.
'ut they declined TO leave without the q
men. During the night he believes =
he Mason struck something.
Thousands along the shore watched 2
he clever vor kof the life savers. I