Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-04
|SEL|N WENT 70 THE RESCUt
MANAGER OF THE RELIANCE
SAVES LOST CREW.
Strong Gale Was BIowino-schooner
Sank and Crew Took to Small Boats
Tossed on High Seas All Night
Schooner 10 a Total Loss-Ship.
wrecked Crew Nearly Dead.

New York, Aug. Sc. Oliver Iselin
yatchtsman, appeared in the role of q
life saver Sunday and the performance
was more thrilling than ever the win.
ming by the Reliance OF yacht race.
During strong gale eight miles of
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, 1t 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 Galilee by the New York
Yacht clubs committee boat Naviga-
tor, on which was G. Oliver Iselin, man
aging owner of the yacht Reliance, and
Bert c. Leeds. The survivors reached
Sandy Hook at 8 o'clock, apparently In
good condition.
1t is believed the schooner will be
Q 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
of short and the vessel started to leak
badly. An anchor was dropped over
board, but 1t was soon discovered that
the vessel would not keep afioat and
the crew and passengers took to the
small boat. For time they held to
the stern Of the schooner, but as there
was danger Of her going to the bottom
at any moment, they cast of and drift
ed. About a mile off Galilee they made
fast to fish pound, where they re-
NAMED until rescued. Repeated e.
forts were made by the life saving
crews to launch the boat, but the heavy
sea running made 1t impossible.
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 in danger of
being swamped.
1t was II o'clock in the morning
when the Navigator located the - per.
sons in their perilous position and it
was fully an hour before they could
be rescued. This was accomplished
in as daring manner as has ever been
told in any sea tale.
The big tug made several attempts tc
get near the yawl, and then fnall,
going to windward cast of the lifeline
With splendid dexterity line was sen
from the lifeboat to pole on the fisi
pound and then was paid out unit
the yawl was reached. The shipwreck
ed crew and passengers were in sucl
a condition that they could not hell
themselves, and Captain Patterson O
the life crew and his men had simpl
to lift them out. First came the tw
women and then three sailors. Near
while, under the direction of Mr.. Iselir
the Navigator's crew had thrown
dozen pals of oil overheard to tn
windvard 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 CAREFUL
attended to, Mr.. Iselin having take
along a woman attendant.
4.
Captain Frost said later tnat Just d.
fore the Navigator arrived they ma
concluded that the women would di
in a few hours and they had decide