The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-30
ONLY SEVEN-MASTER
IS A TOTAL LOSS
TURNS TURTLE IN a GALE AND
ALL THE CREW DEAD SAVE
ONE.

LONDON, December 4-1he schoJn-
Ter Thomas w. Lawson, Captain DOW,
which sailed from Philadelphia for
London November 20, ran on the rocks
Of the Sicily Islands last ayenlng IN
a gale Assistance was GENT TO her,
but her lights disappeared early iu the
morning, and she is now ylng on the
rocks bottom upward Three dead
bodies have been washed ashore on
ST. Agnes Island and one man was
rescued unconscious The Thomas W.
Lawson was q vessel Of l9li tons
Three dead bodies have been found
OF Annett Island, am unuhabited islet
Of the Sicily group Ihe sole survivor,
who has been landed at ST. Agnes by
the st. Agnes IifeboaL is only partly
conscious at this writing
Signals OF distrels were heard at the
Bishop Rock Lighthouse 40 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Two lifeboats at
once put out and found the Thomas w.
Lawson anchored in q dangerous posi-
ton Just north Cf GunneB Rock. Great
seas were running and the lifeboats
although they stood by for several
hours, were unable to- render assistance
AZ the request Of the captain OF the
Lawson the ST. Mary's lifeboat, the
masts Of winch had been broken on
in attempting to rescue the crew of the
schooner pa. back with the purpose Of
telegraphing for a tug to- come TO the
assistance Of the Lawson. The st.
Agnes ifeboat was left standing by a
| little late. however. this lifeboat had
| 10 leays, as one Of IT'S crew was
dying o. exposure, while the others
were almost completely exhausted.
Al about ten minutes before 3 O'Clock
| this morning the lookouts at the st..
Agnes and Bishop Rock lighthouse and
the coast guards missed the lights Of
I The Lawson at the same time, and
when jfaboat returned TO the scene
oil floating on the water indicated dis
oster A few minutes later the life
boat crew found the Lawson bottom
! up.
Searching the vicinity The st. Agnes
lifeboat picked mp the solitary survivor
a man named Green. and found three
dead bodies Off Annett Island. lhe sur
viyor and the dead were brought back
to st. Agnes.
The gale is still blowing GerccIy and
! the seas are running high. A doctor
from st. Mary's has gone out in a
hfeboat to render assistance TO other
possible survivors.
Amop2 the drowned is W. G. Hicks
a Sicily pilot who managed TO scramble
on board the Lawson during one Of the
attempts Of the St. Agnes lifeboat t.
help the Inflated shin.
The search up 10 noon failed 10 dis
cover any further survivors. ana II
now seems to be established that Aller
is the only member Of the crew who
did not lose his life The number o.
drowned is said TO De eighteen. AlleI
was seriously injured and the doctor il
attendance is doubtful If he win livD
ont the day
From scraps Of information tha
have been obtained from the semi
conscious man if seems that the Tho
mas W. Lawson encountered prolonged
bad weather and lost all her boats OF
the trip out from philadelphia. Sh
sighted the Sicily Islands yesterda
afternoon, and finding herself I'm
dangerous position dropped both an
, chors the captain hoping that the wea
ther would moderate The capital
thought il wise 10 send back one q
the lifcboars that came out 10 secur
the assistance Of a steam tug. The s.
AGNES lifeboat continued 10 stand b
the straining schooner until the eS
. hausted condition Of IFS crew made
absolutely necessary TO seek the sheltC
Of harbOr.
At midnight the wind rose TO hurr
cane force and the vessel battered b
the waves finally turned over.
g Allen says that when be last sa
a them the captain and maze Of the Law
son and the pilot were dashed 10 HI