Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-02
ISEL|N WENT TO THE RESCUE
MANAGER OF THE RELIANCE
SAVES LOST CREW.
Strong Gale Was observation-disclosures
Sank and Crew Took to Small Boats
Tossed on High Seas All Night
Schooner ls 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 a yacht race.
During a 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, 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 lowed 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 G. Leeds. The survivors reached
Sandy Hook at 8 o'clock, apparently in
good condition.
1t is believed the schooner will be
a 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 q 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 it was soon discovered that
the vessel would not keep afloat 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 of and drift
ed. About mile of Galilee they made
fast to a fish pound, where they re-
manned until rescued. Repeated e.
forts were made by the life saving
crews to launch the boat, but the heavy
sea running made it impossible.
meanwhile WOlu udu DcCn bCuI W
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.
It was II o'clock in the morning
when the Navigator located the IL 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 to
get near the yawl, and then finally
going to windward cast of the lifeline.
With splendid dexterity line was sent
from the lifeboat to pole on the fish
pound and then was paid out until
the yawl was reached. The shipwreck
ed crew and passengers were in such
condition that they could not help
themselves, and Captain Patterson Of
the life crew and his men had simply
to lift them out. First came the two
women and then three sailors. Mean
while, under the direction of Mr.. Iselin,
the Navigator's crew had thrown a
dozen pals of oil overheard to the
windward of the yawl, SO that the sea
was Gained and the big tug had taken
position SO that the wind did not
catch her on the beam. The women
when brought aboard were carefully
attended to, Mr.. Iselin having taken
along a woman attendant.
Captain Frost said later that Just be-
fore the Navigator arrived they had
concluded that the women would die
in few hours and they had decided
to try for the beach. He said that
when they were out near the lightship
at anchor. the Old Dominion line
steamer Hamilton offered to take them
off. and he urged the women to go,
but they declined to leave without the
men. During the night he believes
the Mason struck something.
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