Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
Few Freezing Survivors Taken
OFF Wreck Of The Liner Bre-
men by Life.savePs.
TWO WOMEN REFUSED TO JUMP
Preferred to Wait for Death Rath,
Than Plunge Into Icy Water With
Chance for Life-Prince Henry. Of
Holland, on Scene to stay Until
All are Rescued.
tBy Associated Press.)

HOOK OF HOLLAND, Feb 22.-
After over thirty Hours Of almost
incessant efforts and splendid work,
the Dutch life boatmen were re-
warded by reaching the wreck OF
the British steamer Berlin, which
went ashore here yesterday morn.
ing. and eleven survivors on the at
terpart of the vessel were saved.
Two women are. still on the wreck
ed vessel. Buffeted and driven back
time after time, the sturdy Dutch
men refused TO relax their attempts
in behalf Of the handful shipwrecked
people and throughout yesterday
last night and this morning they
launched their boats repeatedly, on
ly to be foiled by the mountainous
seas.
In the early afternoon the life
boat again went out. The- recedins
tide and some Improvement in tine
weather gave better hope of sue
cess, and after n hard tussle with
the seas eleven persons still living
were safely taken off at $3.50
Prince Henry on Scene.
Prince Henry of the Netherlands
morning and twice went out in q
steam yacht as near to the wreck
as 1t was possible to approach. The
prince consort. after his first visit
to the wreck, when he saw WITH
his own eyes that there were still
some survivors on board declared:
we won't return to The Hague
before We save them, we must get
them somehow"
The news that this determination
had been fulfilled reached the crowd
in the shape OF rumor sbbrtly be-
fore three O'clock this afternoon and
pilot confirmed tho tldings. There
was then wild rush of people %
tan various points of vantage over
looking THE harbor.
Soldiers Keep Crowd Back.
1t was we'll that special force
of soldiers had been brought into
the Hook for duty. as the excited
crowd at ono time threatened to be.
como uncomfortable
Long hours of waiting followed and
the people began to doubt the truth
of the report that eleven persons
had been saved, and 1t was not
until after o'clock that the steam
pilot boat heralded its approach
with piercing shrieks OF triumph
from her siren.
BY this time the hRrbor was black
with thousands of people. The roofs
OF all houses and sheds were; crowd.
ed. while along the roadway skirt.
Ing The sea there raced hundreds OF
people keeping pace with the rescue
boat. In tho meantime every pre-
paTat:on was being made at the
harbor to take care of the individ
uals rescued.
Women Refused TO Jump.
The small life boat was the first
TO reach the harbor and Captain
Jansen, its skipper, received ro,int
tpon round OF ringing cheers. He
reported that three women and 4
Child had refused to jump and
were still aboard the wreck of the
Berlin. Captain Jansen had hardly
told his story when THE steam pilo
boat the Helvetluis with the res
cued on board, hove In sight.
las she was mOred, Uhe ringtnf
cheer Of the assembled crowd wa.
succeeded by a painful hush as tn,
first Of the survivors was born,
ashore on a stretcher by six stall
wart Dutchmen and slowly carried
UP The steps to waiting motor cars
The man was SwatHed in blankets
and made no sign of life.
A Cheerful Steward.
a steward was the next man to be
brought ashore. He was quite cheer
flll and shouted liz reply to Inquiries
My name is Fisher"
Then came woman. her face GOV
cred with blanket. but her long darl
hair streaming over her pillow and &
frost-bitten hand hanging Imply ovei
the side Of the stretcher.
Eventually the eleven survivors So
narrowly snatchcd from death were
tendorly removed to the Amerika Ho
tel. and when the prince consort came
ashore, his face was radiant will
grateful joy.
Several anxious relatives succeeded
in forcing nm entrance to the hote
and there were some scenes Of bit
ter disappointment when they dlscov