The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-25
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q THRILLING ] TALE q ! oE j rHEs SEA.
Only =. On Members Of Her
Grew Are Saved by Passing
ships:: a story. Of Heroic
Rescue &.
A dispatch from New York says
t.he steamer Vidair, Capt. Sorrensen.i {
arrived Thursday night from Caibarl-.
en-, having on board six members of
the crew OF the British steamer Mexi-
cano, which foundcred during a gale
on September le Capt Sorrensen
said:
Il was Sitting In my cabin about. 8
o'clock Thursday morning when i
heard CRY. Thinking some one was.
fooling ON board the steamer, went
out on the bridge to Investigate.
| When I reached the bridge heard
the cry again. The sound seemed to
come from the ocean, but could not
see any one. ordered boat to be
cotton ready and when 1 heard the
cry a third time saw somethinGin
the water like small log, about a
mile off. With the aid OF my glass I
| found 1t to be small hatch with a
man in oil skins stretched full length
on it. Immediately steered for the
man and rescued him; he was com
pletely exhausted and had to be haul
ed aboard the boat. He was unable
to say word and thinking there was
no more as could see no wreckage
about, l started on my way. l had
proceed about mile when sa w sever
al objects In the water which l could
not plainly make out Upon going
closer found five more men clnging
to pieces OF wreckage. had the boat
lowered again and picked up the casta-
ways. They, too, were exhausted and
one was nerly crazy. Ny men had to
hold him In the life boat, for he was
determined to jump into the sea.
There was another steamer some dis
tance Off and could see that they
had a life-bOat out, but could not
distinguish her namen
One Of the survivors, August Oster-
lind, a native of Finland, says he
heard two pistol shots as he left the
ship and thinks some of the officers
shot themselves. The Mexicano was
tank steamer and carried crew Of
twenty-five men besides Capt. King.
Some Of them were probably picked
up by the other steamer. The sur
yivors aboard the Vidair are: Seaman
August Osterlind and Simon Baderea,
both Of Finland; Fireman I1eonidas
1<orpedes Of Grece, and Sappe Pooh Of
Spain; Seaman Ross Clementine of
Manila and Juan Fonts of Spain, q
fireman.
ONE MORE SAVED.
A dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says
steamer Roxby, Capt. Shields, which
arrived here Thursday morning from
Port Inglls, has on board Domingo
Ballo Reyarberay, the sole survivor: OF
the crew Of % men on the British
steamer Mixicano, which foundered
with all on board off the South Caro-
lima coast Tuesday night. Reyar4
1 beray caught q piece Of wreckage. and,
managed to keep up un I'll lie was seen
Wednesday, morning by the RoSby.
and rescued. t
The Spaniard, through an interpres-
ter, told of the Mexicano's sinking.
| The steamer was bound from Tampico
for Vera Cruz with cargo Of petro.
leum In bulk when the full force Of
the hurricane broke upon her. Noun
famous seas broke constantly over the
ship and finally one gigantic wave
crashed through her decks. The fire
room was flooded aud the MexicanO be-
came helpless. For few moments
she swallowed in the trough Of the
seas and then plunged to the bottom.
The rescued man says hundreds Of
gallons Of oil were poured over the
ships side in an attempt to calm the
sea, and If possiable, save the ship.
When the Mexcano went down her
crew went with her. All boats
had long since been crushed by
the force of the waves and the
men were powerless to save them
selves. Rcvarberay went under the
vessel and by the merest chance be-
came entangled in some loose rigging
and spars. The buoyancy of these
brought him to the surface and he
made himself fast to a.1arge spar. For
seven hours he floated in the. turbul-
cnt sea until finally the Roxby hove
in sight. His rescue was daring
one. The hIexicano sailed from Tam
pico Monday. She was last reported as
being bound from Marcus Hook to
Mexico, Aug. l9. Her captain was r.
S. King. Ballo Reyarberay is unable
to give accurante names Of the 81
men lost.
The Mcxicano, Capt. King, sailed
from Marcus Book, Aug. IA, for Vera
Cruz. The Mexicano was built at
Sunderland In 1893. She was 27O
feet long, 28 feet beam, % l-2 feet
deep and registered 1854 tons net.
She was owned by the Northern
Transport company, limited of New
castle. Eng.
| Wrecks on The Florida Coast.
The auxiliary schooner Klondyke,
G. A. Ball, master, laden with valu-
able fittings from the British steamer