The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-10-20
SCHOONER is BEATEN TO PIECES
IN A GALE OFF SOUTH CARO-.
LIMA COAST.
VICTIMS JUMP INTO THE SEA
CAPTAIN AND MATE SEEK RE.
LIEF FROM suFFERlNGs IN
SUICIDE.

Boston, Oct. 1S.-A story of North
Atlantic shipwreck in which eight sea-
men suffered so fearfully from ex.
posture, hunger and thirst that six of
them either died outright, were washed
away. o., craZed by their fearful en-
perience, threw themselves into the
sea, was told yesterday by the two
survivors of the coasting schooner
Van Name and King which was beaten
to pieces by a gale off the South Caro-
lima coast on Oct. 6. The two men
who lived throughout the five days and
were rescued by the schooner Stillman
+. Kelley, which arrived here late yes
terday. are William Thomas and G..
Warner. The six who succumbed were
Capt William A. Maxwell of New
Jersey, Mate Il. A. Chase, the engineer,
German, name unknown; cOlored
steward, name unknown, and Seamen
William Grizell and Alfred Arthur. col
ored.
Ran Into Heavy Gale.
The Van Name and King, which has
been plying up and down the coast
since 1856, left Charleston, S. c., for
New York OH Oct. 3 with a cargo of
hard pine. Two days later she ran
into heavy gale and sprang a leak.
The pumps were started, but within a
short time the engine room was flood
ed and the pumps choked. At S o'clock
Oh the morning of Oct. 6, with her hold
nearly full of water the schooner was
hove down on her beam ends The
crew clambered up on the weather
side and dashed themselves to tho
bulwarks. There they remained,
washed by the seas that broke mercI.
lessly over them all day Friday.
Wave Crashed Aboard.
That night the storm increased and
one great wave crashed aboard break.
ing both legs of Seaman Arthur, and
sweeping Grizell from his f~stenings.
Arthur's companions could do nothing
to ease his sufferings, but when on
Saturday the schooner turned COM
pletely over they managed to cut his
lashings and drag him on a piece of
the after house. 1t was several hours
before they We're all huddled together
on their little raft That night Arthur
died in the arms of Capt. Maxwell and
his body was dropped overheard. Sun
day brought a ray OF hope when a
craft was sighted, but she
Passed by Without Needing
the little group Of seamen who fran
tically signalled her. That night the
waves subsidized and little rain fell,
which was eagerly caught in a tara
paulin, and brought some slight re-
lief. 1t was only temporary, and, not
long after. Mate Chase's mind gave
way entirely, and the craft was again
lightened when he jumped into the
sea. I.
The next victim was Capt. Maxwell.
who, on Monday forenoon, became vio-
lently insane and followed his mates
example of self-destructon as a relief
to his sufferings. The spectacle of
two men throwing themselves into the
sea proved too much for the German
engineer, and few hours after Capt.
MaXwell's death, he, too,
Leaoed to His Death.
The last victim was the colored stew
ard, who died Monday night, and
whose body was consigned to the
waters by the two remaining seamen.
Relief came twelve hours later when
the schooner Stillman F. Kelley, bound
up the coast from Ceylon, Ga, to this
port, sighted the little craft and hove
to alongside. Both Thomas and War.
ner were taken off in sings and for
two days were unable to move. The
rescue took place off Cape Lookout.
The Kelley arrived yesterday after
noon, but the seamen were still too
exhausted to land.