The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-17
Three Craztd by Exposure Plunge Into Sea
ONLY TWO MEN SURVIVE
Survivors Are Finally Rescued By . Schooner and for Two Days Are Unable to
 Move.

Boston, October 16.-A story of North Atlantic shipwreck in which eight seamen suffered so fearfully from ex- posture. hunger and thirst that six of theim either died outright. were washed away. or crazed by the fearful experi- 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 to pieces by gale off the South Carolina coast on October 6
 The two men who lived through the five days were rescued by the schooner Stillman Kelly, which arrived here late today. are William Thomas and William c. Warner, both about 29 years old, and hail from Antigua, British w. I. The six. who one by one succumber were: Capt. William A. Maxwell of New Jersey; Mate A. Chase, home unknown; engineer, German, name unknown colored steward, name unknown: colored seamen, William Grizell and Fred Arthur, both of Ja- maica.
 Vessel Sprung Leak.
 The vanname and King. which has been plying up and down the coast since 1886.
 
 October 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 starte1 but within a short time the engine room was flooded and the pumps chol<ed.
 At o'clock on the morning of October 6. with her hold nearly full of water. the little schooner was hove down on her beam ends. The crew clambered upon the water side, and leashed themselves to the bulkwarks. There they remained. washed by the seas that broke merciless- ly over them all day Friday. That night the storm increased In fury and ono great wave crashed abroad, breaking both legs of Seaman Arthur and sweeping Grizell from his fastening. Arthur's companions could do nothing to ease his sufferings. but when on Saturday the schooner turned completely over they managed to cut his flashing and drag him on piece of the after house. It was several hours before they were all huddled to- gether on their little raft. That night Arthur died in the armes of Captain Max well and his body was dropped over board
 Threw Themselves Into the Sea.
 Sunday brought a ray of hope when a craft was sighted. but the gloom put in again as she passed by without needing the little group of seamen, who frantical- ly signalled her. That night the waves subsided and little rain fell which was eagerly caught In tarpaulin and brought some slight relief. It was only tempo rary and not long after Mate Chases mind gave way entirely. and the craft was again lightered when he jumped Into the sea. The next victim was Captain Maxwell, who on Monday forenoon be- came violently insane and followed his mates example of sef-destruction 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 Captain Maxwel's death he, too. leaped to his death
 The last victim was the colored stew ard. who died Monday night. and wfr~se body was consigned to the waters by the two remaining seamen.
 Relief came twelve hours later. when the schooner Stilman F. Kelly. bound up the coast from Ceylon. Ga, to this port. sighted the little craft and hove to along side
 Both Thomas and Warner had to be taken off in slngs and for two days were unable to move.
 The rescue took place off Cape Look out. The Kelly arrived here this evening. but the seanen were still too exhausted to land.