The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-23
HEROIC DUTCH
NEVER GAVE UP
Ton Survivors Taken Off the
Wrecked Steamer Berlin by
the Life Savers.
TWO WOMEN STILL ABOARD
sroRm RACED DURING The
NIGHT.

4 Ii Is hilUW4 NAAN-N
- ,.sre saved from the wreck =
- The Berlin today. and that two =
1-,r5en remain on board the aft =
! erpart Of the vessel
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uook Of Holland, Feb. 22.-After
over thirty hours Of almost incessant
esor,s and splendid work. the Dutch
,isahoat men we're rewarded by reach
ing the wreck of the British steamer
Rsrljn. which went ashore here yester-
5sv morning. and ten survivors upon
the afterpart Of the vessel were saved.
Pufetad and driven back time after
time the sturdy DUtchmen never re-
1axad their attempts in behalf OF the
handful OF shipWrecked people. and
through Yesterday. last night and TINS
,,,o,ninr they launched their boat re-
nestedlv. only to be foiled by the
mountainous seas - In the early after
nom the lifeboat went out again. The
receding tide and some improvement
in the weather gave better hope of Sue
cess and after hard tussle the few
perkons still living were safely taken
N az 1880 p. m.
The prince consort after his first visit
10 the wreck when he saw tnere were
sill Sorle survivors on board. declared;
We don't return to The Hague before
We save them; We must get them some
how"
Wild Rush to Harbor.
The news that this determination had
been fulfilled reached the waiting crowds
this afternoon. and there was then a wild
rush OF the people 20 the various points
oil VANTAGE overlooking the harbor. 1t
r-rT 1uF a gua1ia1 Fnr1p n0iiPp
and soldiers had. been brought into the
Hook for duty. as the excited crowd AT
one time threatened to become uncon-
trollshle Long hours Of waiting followed
and the people began to doubt the truth
cf the report that ten persons had been
saved and II was not until long after
o'clock that the steam pilot people herald
ed its approach with piercing shTieks Of
triumph from her siren.
By this time the harbOr was black with
thousands of people. The roofs of all
houses and sheds were crowded while
Hlong the roadway SkiTting the Ses there
Faced hundreds Of people keeping pace
with the rescue boat
Doctors in Waitinq.
In the meantime every preparation was
being made al the harbor to take care
OF the individuals rescued. Six motor
cars including that belonging TO the
prince c0ns0Tt were drawn up in readi-
ness to convey the survivors to the
Amerka hotel where a staff of medical
men. especially summoned. was waiting
10 give succor.
The small lifebcat was the first 10
reach the harbor and Captain Jansen re-
ported that three women and child who
had refused to jump, were still aboard
the wreck
lie explained that the rescue had been
effected By both boats working in con-
junction First the small beat managed
70 make fast q rope to the breakwater
ana by this means the survivors were
dragged through the water TO the pilot
beat. which stood a little way off Cap
IAN Jansen had hardly told his story
when the steam pilot boat with the res
cIed on board hove in sight. As she was
moored the cheers were succeeded by
painful hash as the first of the survivors
was borne ashore on a stretcher. The
man was sWa5hed in blankets and made
no sign Of life
Cheers for the Prince.
The eleven survivors were removed TO
ths america hotel and when the prince
c0nsort came ashore his face was radiant
with grateful joy. Every Dutchnran nres-
ent IorfeIted his national reputation for
st1liuiiY oy Joining in a roaring cheer
me notel IN the meanwhile was so be-
sissssu py the crowd anxious 40 catch a
e.. .snlse OF me survivors that the police
H i 70 resort 10 vigorous measures to-
e,eal tne premises and allow the doctors
uninterrupted control Several anxious
!elhtiNes succeeded in forcing an en-
rance sfanee 10 The hotel. ard there were some
scenes of bitter disappointment when
those discovered that the member ~
cued ' aiming ths res
Names of Rescued.
M me names names of the passengers follow
Mr.. Breederson
fraulein Euttei
fraulein GabIer
FRAU Schraeder
s,' Sneer the reviving influence of food the
c55.slsoIs soon became comDarativeiv
s.Ss..iui. fraulein Buttel and Frau
ss5 - sithough practically starving
f~os, ~" ~. tnelr hands and feet terribly
1uiness 4''0''e u remarkable cheer
story of Frau schraeder.
,;a aeiatins her experiences Fran schrae-
.. | never can forget the terrible hours
tbro,,ssn anguish and despair we passed
7 -,,ESsnl while watching with our hearts
cre.rs ~ say, the gallant efforts of the
,,s f-,. " me ifeboat and tugs to snatch
r,irht me Jaws Of death. on THURSDAY
'TSsr yur anguish reached lis height
No1-.,a me gale seemed fiercer than ever
c--.- nous desth-cold biilows broke
fIsna,.e snip every minute and the dense /
fortins a. 2lllszard hid from rs the com
in ~ usnts Of the Hook Al about IN [
incorn,n....o l1e.ing We heard the siren Of the
ana -, rs Great Eastern steamer Vienna 1
spsir, l shaln Buttel. in frenzy Of de-
Wire s di,.s-i ". 10 the bowling winds: /
"Wbsr ss1 hier. eve are here.
sing lever We saw or heard the mas I
people a. ~ We shouted. fearing that the 4
saw =. 9seard would think ali was over /
By the ID ~ at my friends carried awas /
ga and drowned.
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