The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
ISELIN WENT TO THE RESCUE
MANAGER OF THE RELIANCE
SAVES LOST CREW.
Strong Gale Was Bowing-Schoone
Sank and Crew Took to Small Boats
Tossed on High Seas All Might
Schooner Is a Total Loss-Ship-
wrecked Crew Nearly Dead.

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 a yacht race.
During 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, a 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 c. Oliver Iselin, man
aging owner of the yacht Reliance and
Bert c. Leeds. The survivors reached
Sandy Hook at o'clock, apparently in
good condition
1t is believed the schooner will be
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 afOat and
the crew and passengers took to the
small boat. For a 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 off and drift
ed. About a mile off Galilee they made
fast to a fish pound, where they re-
NAMED until rescued. Repeated eff
forts were made by the life saving
crews to launch the boat, but the heavy
sea running made it impossible.
Meanwhile word had been sent to
Sandy Hook for assistance, and Mr.
b lselin volunteered the services of the
Navigator to tow the life savers to
where the small boat was in danger of
b Deing swamped.
1t was II o'clock in the morning
, when the Navigator located the 10 per
sons in their perilous position and il
e was fully an hour before they could
be rescued This was accomplished
in as daring a manner as has ever been
told in any sea tale.
The big tug made several attempts tC
5 get near the yawl, and then finally
going to windward cast off the lifeline
. With splendid dexterity line was sen
t from the lifeboat to a pole on the fish
S pound and then was paid out unit
the yawl was reached. The shipwreck
= ed crew and passengers were in sucl
p condition that they could not hell
e themselves. and Captain Patterson o
|. the life crew and his men had simpl
d to lift them out. First came the tw
:. women and then three sailors. Mean
J. while, under the direction of Mr.. Iselir
the NavigatOr's crew had thrown
II dozen pals of oil overheard to tn
l. windward of the yawl, so that the Sc
r was Gained and the big tug had take
a a position so that the wind did nc
d catch her on the beam. The wome
l. when brought aboard were CAREFUL
S attended to, Mr.. Iselin having take
along a woman attendant.
d Captain Frost said later that just b'
e. fore the Navigator arrived they ha
v concluded that the women would di
,r in a few hours and they had decide
9 to try for the beach He said tia
ID when they were out near the lightshi
e at anchor, the Old Dominion lin
,r steamer Hamilton offered to take thel
IN off, and he urged the women to g
q but they declined to leave without tn
TT men. During the night he believe
the Mason struck something.
Thousands along the shore watche
the clever wOr kof the life savers.