New-York tribune., 1907-11-29
DARING RESCUE AT SEA
Steamer Puts about IN Storm and
Sares DrOzgning Nan.

The steamer Hudson loaded with spices from
Manila. arrived here yesterday with a record or
seamanship to the credit of her skipper, Captain
Fenton, the equal OF which has not been reported
at this port within eighteen years The Hudson
lost two men overheard on the long passage rom @
Manila, and both We're rescued and IN splehoF
condition when the steamer dropped anchor yes'er-
day at Quarantine.
The Hudson's main steam pipe was damaged soon
after leaving Bermuda. whittier she had put in for
coal and when 80 miles out from the ISLANDS,
heading due west Anan, Malay quarterinastef
was washed overheard from the bridge. The Wlnd
which had been blowing from the south. suddenly
shifted to the northwest, and developed INTO ter
rifle gale. A heavy cross sea pitched me funSoh
about heavily. and it d11cult for the captain
and the chief officer, who were on the bridge 10
keep their feet.
Ansn the quartermaster, had been scruonlnS
paint in the chartroom lie started aft for a
bucket OF clean water. He had hardly lett the
chartrooIn when the steamer lurched far 10 port
and heavy comber carried The Malay into the
sea The captain saw him go and instantly throw
ing the wheel hard over. muttered something about
saving the poor fellow at any cost There was no
opportunity of lowering a lifeboat, the sea was
high and other lives might be sacrificed in the
attempt.
Taking a big risk the skipper put about and
headed back TO the spot where the drowning quar-
termaster could be The cry of man over
board brought deck the entire Of forty
ore men, made up of whites. Lascars and Malays.
and dozens of lines, with blocks of wood and life
hGoys. were thrown out to the quartermaster
Captain Fcnton realized that the man was un-
able 10 help himself and bore down close upon
him. and cleverly did he mannuvre that the
Hudson steamed within six feet of the helpless
Malay ~
BY the time the steamer had put about a dozen
men, white and black, had stripped and were
ready 10 plunge overheard to rescue Anan. but
George Murray, the third assistant engineer. spared
them the task by hanging to the Jacobs ladder
and actually throwing the head OF
the unconscious Malay.
Anan was dragged alongside and five men. hang
ing by ropes from the steamers side, passed him
up to the deck. James McCongle. the first officer,
said the seas were tremendous and that II a
wonder the who assisted in rescuing the
quartermaster were not killed as they lifted the
Malay TO the deck
The fact that the Hudson was steamng along at
harely five knots. because of the damaged steam
pipe was in a measure responsible for the quick
ness of the rescue. The quartermaster was in the
water only twenty minutes. but when hauled
aboard his arm still bent around the handle
of a wooden bucket which he held when washed
overheard. He was unable to clutch at the life
buoys that thrown to him. but it is thought
that the bucket, which inverted when he was
lassooed. helped him TO keep afoat
1t was believed at first that Anan dead. but
Captain Fenton said he had saved dead ones be
fore and with the assistance of the crew he
aged TO revive the Malay. After five hours the
quartermaster able to take a stmulant, and
three days later was able to attend to his work
aboard ship.
When the Hudson entering the Red Sea a
stoker, Crazed by the heat jumped overheard.
The shock revived him, however. and swimming to
buoy. he rescued.