Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-17
SEAMEN TELL A
NARROWING TALE
OF SHIPWRECK
Six of Eight Castaways
Died of Thirst.
TWO SURVIVORS REACH PORT
AFTER HEART BREAElNGIRlP

Boston. Mass. Oct, i6-A story of
Il North Atlantic shlpwreck In which
eight scamCn suffered so fcarfuIIy
from exposure, hunger and thirst
that six of them either died outright.
were washed away or, crazed by their
fearful experience, threw themselves
into the sea, was told today by the
two survivors of the coastlng schOon-
or Van Name and King of New HaV.
en-. which was beaten TO pieces by n
gale off the South Carolina coast ON
October O.
The two men who lived through
tht five days and were rescued by the
schooner Stillman of the Kelly, which
arrived here late today. are william
Thomas and William G.. Warner, both
about 80 years old. six feet three
inches tall and hail from Antigua
British West Indies. The six, who one
by one succumbed. were;
Captain William A. Maxwell, of
New Jersey; Mate, T.. A. Chase, home
unknown. colored seamen. William
Griswell and Alfred Arthur, both of
America.
The Van Name and King which mas
been plying up and down the coast
since 1886, left Charleston, S. c., for
] n n
of hard pine. Two days later she ran
into heavy gale and after wallowing
about in the great seas for several
hoors sprang a leak. The pumps we're
started. but within a short time the
engine room was flooded and the
pumps choked.
AT o'clock on the morning OF Oc-
tober 6, with her hold full of water,
the little schooner was hove down on
her beam ends.
The crew clambered up on ;he
weathet side and lashed themselves
to the bulwarks There they remain
ed, washed by the seas that broke
mercllessly over them, all day Friday
That night the storm increased IN
fury and one great wave crashed
aboard, breaking both legs of Sea-
man Arthur and sweeping Grlswell
from his fastenings Arthur's COM
Danions could no nothing to ease his
sufferings, but when on Saturday the
schooner turned completely over
they managed to cut his lashlngs and
drag him on a piece of the after
house. II was several hours before
they were all huddled together on
their little raft. That night Arthur
died In the arms of Captain Maxwell,
and his body was dropped overheard.
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 sea-
men who frantically slgnalled her.
That night the waves subsidized and
a little rain fell which was eagerly
caught in a tarpaulin and brought
some relief. II was only temporary
and not long after Mate Chases mind
gave way entirely and the craft wac
again lightened when he jumped In
to .he sea.
The next victim was Captain Max.
well, who on Monday forenoon be-
came violently insane and followed
his mates example OF self-destructlon
as relief to his sufferings.
The spectacle OF two men throwing
themselves into the sea proved too
much for the German engineer and a
few hours after Captain Maxweil's
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 waters by the
two remaining seamen.
Relief came twelve hours later
whom the schooner Sullman OF the
Kelly. bound up coast from Ceylon
Ga.. 10 thls port. sighted the little
craft and hove 20 alongside.