Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-22
ENGINEER KNUDSoN is A HERO.
Captains Wife Dragged From Sea
Half Conscious==-Captain and
Men Saved With Difficulty.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 21.-Twelvc
survivors Of a terrible storm which
ragged on Long Island sound from Sat
urday night until early today, reached
here tonight. One of them, an infant
boy, had been tied in dunnage bag
and hurled from q tumbling life boat
to the deck of a tug. Another, Il girl!
3 years old, also bound in a dunnage
bag, was dragged through the seas
and landed safely beside her broth
er. Six others, including the mother OF
the children. with ropes under their
arms, leapcd from the life boat and
We're hauled half drowned and semi
conscious to the tug
Twelve hours later four others. the
crew of laundering barge, were TAX
Ell on board the tug after they had al
most lost their lives.
The survivors were brought here hy
the tug Buccaneer. which left Baltimor.
thursday afternoon. bound for Provi-
dence, towing two immense coal
barses the Annie NJ. Ashe and the
Montana. On board the Asha We're
Capt. W. z. Lockhardt of Boston. Mrs
Locishardt. Buster Locllhardt. q boy
| Year old: Schellgas Lockhardt. I
years old; Alexander Knudson. engi-
neer Of Baltimore; John Walters. Bal
tlmorc; Stanley Riley, Boston; JOIN
Camp, North Carolina.
On board the Montana were Can't, r
E. Davis, Baltimore; Otis Cray. BaIti
more: Henry Stets. Baltimore: pete,
Robinson. New Bedford.
Tho tug, commanded by Cant. r. q
Moon. ran into bad weather soon afta,
she left baltimore. The Journey WIS
not few hours old when 4 dense foe
| SGT III accompanied by northwest
breeze Tic tug steamed on until tby
Jog became 50 thick that Capt Moor
| finally brought his barges to anchor off
| the Delaware Brcakwater. whore III
waited until the wind Gained ana the FOG
| blow off. lie then started outside again
and when off the Atlantic Highlands ran
into another storm. Tie waves contin
ually washed the decks OF the heavily.
| laden bargcs and the situation became sc
serious that an extra watch was set or
each boat.
At 1890 O'Clock on Saturday night
when just below the Highland light in
the lower Narrows. New York, the Annie
NJ. Ashe spTars a leak. All hands were
immediately set at work at the pumps
and throughout the night and durinq
Sunday morning the seas broke over the
boat, leaving so much w2tter on board
that the crew could not hold their OWL
and they We're finally compelled 20 aban-
don their efforts. when as they fwer,
! passing the lower side of Long Island
, the pumps became chokcd with coal dust
! y cry from Knudson, the engineer
gave the first warning of the in, pending
peril. The engineer had gone into tn
engine room to put out his fires and while
there the thrush of water was so great
that he was compelled II swim about
until his head bobbed through the hatch
way. He hurried to Capt. Lockhardt ana
told him that the stern of the barge was
gradually sinking and it was decided to
lower the lifcboat.
While Enudson signalicd tho ting, Capt
Lockhardt told his wife to prepare her
self ard her children for trip in the
lifeboat which was soon lowered over
the side, with knudson standing amid
ships. A painter had been fastened to
the rail of the barge and after the boa.
reached the water Knudson struggled to
keep her from being dashed to pieces on
the sides of the barge.
The tug, in the meantime, had cut loose
from the barge Montana, which hoisted
sails and continued on her course unaid-
ed. When the tug was within 100 feet of
the lifeboat Capt Lockkardt appeared al
the side of his barge carrying dun
mage bag to which was attached n Iona
line. Inside the bag was his little boy.
, 1t was lowered to the engineer, who
placed it under the seat Of the boat. IT
a moment the little girl, also bound III
in a bag. was lowered over the side ami
she was placed alongside her brother
Then Mrs. Lockhardt with q rope under
her arms was dropped to KnuGson. The
seas were running SO high that the frai
little craft was tossed about like a cork
and Mrs Lockhardt fearing that hel
children would be swept into the sea
stretched herself full length across tht
seats under which the boy and girl has
4 been placed.
! The tug was by this time as close BY
as il was safe to steam and Knudson
/ standing in the how. hurled "a rop'
aboard. The crew on the tug then ha'ilat
the little boat toward them while thos'
on the barge paid ont their line. WheI