Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-15
Eighteen Men Rescued g ON
Watery Grave by LeylaM ne
Steamer Bostonian.
TWENTY.SEVEN MEN DR. & NED
went Down with the Steamer, british
king, Which IouDdcrcd at Sca--
AInd $50 Head OF cattle ON
Board--tnotber ship Rcs~
,cucd Eleven More Men.


and physical, aud numerous acts of
beroism in saving life rarely cNampl'd
i'm tho grim record of Tragedies ol tn"
eca. attended tho loss of the Phoenix
line steamer, british King. which on
Suudav last in u raging Atlantic
storm. foundcrcd about 100 miles south
of Sable island and carried to doath
"a members OF tho crew Thirteen men
c.crc rescued from the sinking vessel
bv the Lcylaud line steamer Bostonian
which arrived here to-day from Man
chester, and II by the German tank
steamer Mannheim, Rotterdam for New
York. Five others who had been
sucked down in the vortex into which
the British King was engulfcd. were
uickcl mp by tho Bostoniau from
frail bit Of wrcckagc which they had
graspod after a desperate struggle for
lifr in tho whirlpool.
Captain James O'llagcn Of the Brit
ieh King died on board the Bostoniau |
from the effects of tcrriblc injuries |.
sustained in trying to save his ship.
Two life boats from tho Bostouiau
wcrc crushed to fragments aud tho
volunteer crews which manned them
were thrown into the high running
seas. bat all were safely landed on
board the steamer
The first litchoat lowered from tho Bos-
lonian Was swept against tho ships stern
nnd destroyed Several of the seamcn
were hurt but were rescued by lines
thrown out from their steamer. \ second
attempt to reach the sinking; ship was
successful and 13 men including Captain
OUagen were taken to the Bostonian.
Then again a powerful billow crushed the
lifcboat against the side Of the ship and
the life savers were thrown into the sea,
to he rescued only after an hours effort
by their comrades.
Volunteers from the Mannheim, after 4
heroic battle with the waves, had taken
pG II ron thc ,.iitish King, but after
this neither Of the steamers. i'll c"hse-
oucncc of the increasing gale, could make
uu attempt to reach the founderinG
fioghtcr. Then darkness fell and the
British King then wat"rlogged and help
less plunged down, bow first, and disap-
lcarcu.
Tlc Bostouau and the Mannheim stood
Ny the scene of The wreck until Monday
morning but uo bodies were recovered.
SIiIP STRUCK BY HURRICANE.
The British King sailed from Now York
las Wednesday, bound for Antwerp with
illSN''l'u''"7 '''' 49, '''''' ''
cattle. The passage "as uf'.Ne'llui uhtli
Friday morning when the ship was
struck by a strong northwcstcrly wind
which developed into hurricane.
On Friday, in the height Of the tempest
tho dcckIOad of oil barrels and all deck
fittings were carried overheard. The bar
rcls and Wrockaec, forming into power
full ram. were driven down upon the
steamers sides with crushing I"f''' OPEN
Ing up her plates ana allowing ''e water
TO pour INTO her A"l'S.
The extent OF IN" l'"h was not uhHcr-
stood 'hUl the l"li""lns Gay VIC" al
though an HanuS were P"'u az N'e
Jumps the water gained 'N'S'"erdp'S "N-
iinguishihG 'hc Hit" !chucr"la INC en-
tIn"S useless
THO rNdd"r hao h'iu lot II ''He' en-
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