Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-17
OTHERS FIND WATERY GRAVE
Schooner Lumber Ladcncd Founders
IN storm-vcsscI Passes Them by
and When Finally Rescued six Men
Were Either Drowned or Killed by
tho Waves.
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of n north Atlantic shipwreck. in
which eight scamen suffered so fear
fully from exposure. hunger and
thirst. that six of them either died
outright, were washed away, or, Graz
cd by their fearful experience. threw
themselves into the sea, was told to-
day by the two survivors of the coast
ing schooner Van Name and King. of
New Haven, which was beaten to
pieces by a gale off the South Caro-.
lima coast on October G.
TWO Men Are Rescued
The two men who lived through the
five days and were rescued by the
schooner Stillman f. Kelly, which ar
rived here late today, are William
Thomas and William G. Warner, both
about - years old, six feet three in
chcs tall and hail from Antigua, Brit
ish West Indies.
The six who. one by one, succumb-
cd, were Captain Vim. A. Maxwell. OF
New Jersey: Mate Il. A. Chase, home
unknown: engineer a German. name
unknown: colored steward, name un-
known; colored seamen, William Grizs
ell and Alfred Arthur, both of jamaica
Schooner Lumber Ladened.
The Van Name and King. which has
been plying up and down the coast
since 1856. left Charleston S. c., for
New YorG. on October 3, with a cargo
of hard pine Two days later. she
ran into heavy gale and after wal
lowing about in the great seas for sew
oral hours. sprang Il leak.
AT So'clock on the morning of Octo-
her &. with her hold nearly full of
water, the little schooner was hove
down on q" beam ends The crew
clamhorC'l unCn the. weather side an
dashed themselves to the bulwarks
There they remained washed by Tie
s.as that broke mcrc.!essly over them
all day Friday.
Wave Breaks Mans legs.
That night the storm Increased in
fury and one great wave crashed
aboard. breaking both legs of Seaman
Arthur and sweeping GrizeIi from his
fastcnines. Arthur's; 7 combanione
could do nothing to case his suffer
inGs, but when on SATURDAY. the
schooner turned completely over they
managed To cut his laShngi aud ,.rag
him on ii niece of the after house.
That night Arthur died III Inc arm,
n Captain Maxwell and BIZ. BODY was
dropped overheard.
Vessel Passes Them BY.
Sunday brought a ray of hope wien
a vessel was sighted, but the gloom
shut in again as she passe! ~ without
needing the little group. of seamon
VIII" we're frantically signalling him
''ha,' sight the waves snbsided and a
little rain fell. which was eagerly
caught in a tarpaulin ami brought
s1ple Si'"'' ;t. .! II vas OILY tom
porary and not long after Mate
Chasc's mind gave way entirely and
the craft was aga !ghtaued when re
jumped into the sea.
Captain Goes Insane.
The next victim was Captain Max.
well, vino on Monday forenoon be-
came violently insane and followed
his mates example of self destruction
as n relief to his sufferings
The spectacle OF two men throwing
themselves into the sea proved too
much for the German engineer and n
few hours after Captain Maxwell's
death. he. too, leaped to his death
The last victim was the colored
steward, who died Monday night and
whose body was consigned TO the
waters by the two remaining seamen.
Schooner Comes to Rescue.
Relief came twelve hours later when
the schooner Stillman e. Kelly, bound
lip the coast from Ceylon. Georgia, to
this port, sighted the little craft and
hove 10 alongside
Both Thomas and Warner had to
he taken off in sings. and for two
DAYS were unable to move.
The rescue took place off Cape
Lookout. The Kelly arrived here this
afternoon. but tho seamcn we're still
too exhausted 10 land.