The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-17
SIX PERISHED
DURING STORM
Awful Sufferings of Grew During
Storm Off South Carolina.
TWO LIVE TO TELL TALE
SCHOONER STILLMAN r. KELLY
WENT DOWN.

n oSToN. Oct. ia story of North
Is Atlantic shipNreck. in which eight
Seamen suffered so fearfully from
exposure, hunger and thirst that six of
them either died outright. were washed
away or, crazed by their fearful expert
ence, threw themselves into the sea,
WAS told today by the two survivors of
the coasting schooner Vanname and
King OF New Haven, which was beaten
10 pieces by a gale off the South Caro-
lima coast on Oct. 8.
Six Were Lost.
The two men who lived through the
five days and were rescued by the
schooner Stillman T. Kelly, which ar
rived here late today, are William
Thomas and William G. Warner, both
about % years old, six feet three inches
tail, and hail from Antigua, British
West Indies. -Four of the six who. one
by one, succumbed were: Captain Will
liam A. Maxwell of New Jersey. Mate
+. A. Chase. home unknown; colored
seaman William Grisweu and Alfred
Arthur, both of America.
Sprung Leak During Gale.
The Vanname and King, which has
since 1856, left Charleston, IS. c., for
New York on Oct. with a cargo of
hard pine. Two days later she ran
into heavy gale and after wallowinG
about in the great seas for several
hours sprang a leak. The pumps were
started, but within short time the
engine room was flooded and the pumps
choked.
Al O'Clock on the morning of Oct s.
l. L f,.IT - -
schooner was hove down on her beam
ends The crew clambored up on the
weather side and dashed themselves to
the bulwarks. There they remained,
washed by the seas that broke meTci-
lessly over them. all day Friday.
Increased in Fury.
During the night the storm increased
in fury and one great wave broke both
legs of Seaman Arthur and swept
GFizzeu from fastenings. Arthur's
companions could do nothing TO relieve
his sufferings, but when on Saturday
the schooner turned completely over
they managed 10 cut, his lashings and
drag him on d piece Of the after-house.
1t was several hours before they were
all huddled together on their little raft.
That night Arthur died in the arms Of
dropped overheard.
Signals Not Seen.
Sunday brought a ray of hope when
craft was sighted but the gloom
shut in again as she passed by with
out needing the little group Of seamen
who frantically signaIed her.
That night the waves subsided, and
a little rain fell which was eagerly
caught in a tarpaulin and brought
some relief. 1t was only temporary, and
not long after Mate Chase's mind gave
way entirely and the craft was again
lighteaed when he jumped the sea.
The next victim was Captain Max
we'll, who or Monday morning became
violently insane and followed his
mates fate of self-destruction as a re-
lief TO his sumerings.
Jumped Overheard.
The spectacle of two men throwing
themselves into the sea proved too
much for the German engineer. and a
few hours after CaDtain MaEwelis
death he. TOO. leaped to his death.
The last victim was the head stew
ard. who died Monday and whose body
was consigned to the water by the
TWO remaining seamen,
Relief came twelve hours later, when
the schooner Stnlman +. Kelly, bound
up the coast from Ceyl0n, Ga, 10 this
port, sighted the little craft and hove
to alongside.
Both Thomas and Warner had 30
he taken off in sings and for two days
were unable 20 move.
The rescue took place off Cape Look
out The Kelly arrived here this aft
eraoon. but the seamen we're still too
exhausted 10 land