The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-08
YACHT WRECKED
OFF HONDURAS
COAST
Owner and Crew of Attiquin
Rescued After Many
Hardships.

With thrilling stories of hair
breadth escapes from the wreck OF
the yacht Attiquin, which ground
ed on the rocks off the coast of
British Honduras, on the night of
April 80, seven members of the crew
of the Inflated vessel reached port
yesterday on board the steamship An
selm from Belize, says the New Or
leans Picayune- No lives were lost,
but the owner and crew of the vessel
suffered many hardships before they
were finally rescued and brought
back to the port of Belize
The Attiquin was built after the
type of auxiliary cruisers, and was
owned and operated by Earl FftZ-
williams, a wealthy and adventurous
British nobleman. The vessel cleared
from Belize, but when two miles out
she ran upon the Northern Two Keys,
of the Caribbean Sea, and was bat
tered and splintered.
The vessel originally cleared from
Bristol, England, before entering up
ion her cruise to the coast of Hondu-
ras, in the Caribbean Sea. Earl F'itz-
williams, his wife, Lady Fitzwilliams,
and seven men making up the crew,
were on board at the time of the dis
laster, Captain William Landgreen, an
old English sailor, was the skipper
of the little company. The other
members of the crew were: Albert
Croker, mate; Walter Fisher, Ray
mond Wachter, Chris Hansen, Andrew
Petersen, Herman Schlosserberger.
The Attiquin steamed into Belize
during the middle of April and explor-
ed the coast several days. On the af-
Nf Sh oil
before dusk steamed out of the har-
Dor intending to proceed to Costa
Rica, where the crew expected to
take on a valuable cargo, from San
Jose, and then return to England.
Night fell upon the little vessel as
she was nearing the most dangerous
Joint in the Caribbean Sea The
crew were scattered about in differ
ent parts of the ship, and were uncon-
scious of the impending danger until
the vessel struck the keys and ran
her bow out of the water. The seas
were lashing furiousIy and in a short
while the side OF the vessel was spin
tereds by the constant pounding The
force of the collision eXtinguished all
lamps, and the crew were compelled
10 work in darkness while making a
determined effort to launch the life
boats, so as to safeguard those or
board should the ship sink before day
light before assistance came. The
ship began to fill with water, and just
as daylight was breaking upon the
clouded waters, the sinking vessel and
her struggling crew were sighted by
vessel making for Belize, and a res
cue was effected.
Almost dear from the terrible eX
perience of the night, and weakened
from the long hours of exposure, the
party was taken aboard the Vessel
after considerable difficulty and land
ed in Belize. Earl Fftzwilliams and
his wife were cared for by the British
Consul at Belize, while the penniless
half-starved crew of the vessel were
taken over by the American Consul
and provided with food and clothing
until the sailing of the Anselm The
men were shipped second-class to
New Orleans, by the United Fruit
Company.
When the crew reached here yes
terday they were allowed immediate
shore leave, and hurried to the Office
of the Shipping Commissioner in the
Custom House. and afterwards di
rected their footsteps in the direction
of the Seamen's Haven. where they
will find rest and shelter until they
can ship for New York Captain Land
green, the shipper OF the Inflated
yacht, had seven dollars in his
pockets when he reached New Or
leans yesterday. The other members
of the crew lost what little money