The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-12-10
Suferings of the
Crew of Schooner Henry CIau,..
Death on Water.Iogcod

terranean and Azores, wa a.o n hill
the Bath schooner Henry C 'ae gs
which was abandoned at Sea U VA
and a complete wreck Will ""eS'etts,s
from Gulfport, Miss, to St Pa
With the crew was Mrs. Ms, Acal
son, the pretty wife of Can,J o1e
Hudson, who COMMANDED L, Hs5ss
craft. She had suffered p ,~S ilc s
while she faced death in tba 1 W N
hurricane which despoiled tba % NJ
her masts and rigging and left y, GsIdQ3el
err sodden hulk in the track ~ w sChes,
The members of the crew ,apPS
lives to the bravery of the NV 9E5
British steamer Snowdonia, ' my q q
them off the wreck and carr. ,qV !, Nes
St. Michaels. Those Saved we ,l lG1er
Herbert Hudson and his WIFE y ipS
mate Herbert Wood, steward u IN w
Hunter and seamen Joseph N., Il'iS
Albert Breinicken. '''1
The story of the loss Of tb. al
was told to a Globe reporter h., S'opts
the crew on board the Roman, %:
vessel loaded a cargo of umbq, y,
Gulfport, October l. Ii WIS 5a ag
passage from the outset. far ,r
was still in the gulf when She ~ y
first taste of bad weathar H. ~
Jansen, a Norwegian sailor. died =, as
ly, and the body, wrapped IN e..s,.
dropped over the side during a fs..
storm.
Then the hurricanes which wrm,t,
havoc with shipping of the ou,Bem w.
in October were encountered, and a.
one left it's mark on the doomed + on.
November 9Th the craft was s.res
a cyclonic storm, which 0loyr Er
the trough of the sea. She Was as...
and pounded until those OH laan ts,.
she would be torn to pieces. Tho Az
of the crew had never seen eUcn y@S
1t was absolutely Impossible To rmr
the movements of the vesse. .r -rs,,
hold her up to the wind and s4s u
was sent staggering on her beam -s5
and in that position she was CANNES
and raked by the seas, which fraIy al
her a complete wreck.
The fore and mainmasts n5 h, i
board and in falling crushed r. raj, !,
bulwarks. Then the seas rnn@af n
entire forward house, carrying av,g$
engine and steam pumps This .ef,r
two small hand pumps, and o. ;s.s.t1
crew dashed themselves. taking Hr,
the grueling work Of pumping Fy@
vessel had sprung alcak fu4rs b-.s
and was filling rapidly,
Up to the time the forward tuss- p,
carried away the apartment If M
Hudson in the after CABIN had aega@-
from water. But the seas hegan yotg.
ter the stern. They crusho5n The esi,
doors and filled the interior apt M
son, who was on deck, jumped to al
his wife. Through waite waist te-9g
made his way below and aai-a d
brave little woman to the storm beat.
deck.
She had time to throw oy s.so,
over her shoulders. A hands va
driven to the top of the after e-ssGs
and there they chung for lol. vber
wreck was plunging into SEES thai -wg
ened to capsize it. The iDmu-s ga
have kept the hull afoar for 81. la5---
period, but the holds %eo -.H wat
and there was constant nrt- V &
rolling over.
To add to their misery fl. '. Ia
had nothing to subsist uY.. -le
water-soaked biscuits 90 rat-. a
doled out sparingly, fear grtt "g
be days before they WeF' .s-l,'. e
all.
The night of Novembt' tit. m4l
crew huddled on top OF the a.@1ol
One mast was still stt.w- w."
only added to the terror ton
for all were in Constant E'. u' -.l
ing upon them. All nigh w
whatever they could gra.. '.. "
prevent them from being "." "
board by the waves, who W 81
them constantly. They
to the skin, and hungry a" ..
The captains wife H.
She bravely stood by h.-n -. .-
and while she suffered
complained.
Il am sure we VII D..
daylight comes" she tu
and, sure enough, the
weary band of shlpWrp
affected the next day.
The morning of the n. 't
gloomy, and found tn
from their night of eNp'~N' r.
mo 1t was noon when f. -
from one Of the men l't
tiny speck on the horts
smoke of steamer, III.
it intently. 1t grew .ar-
and then the masts am l.
freighter could be made c"
She was heading toWari
They had no signal to pun '
waved their hands 1ra" ""
steamer came steadily ON
in quarter of a mile s-.
those on the wreck saw
boats swung out and lowe
1t was a difficult task
boats crew attempted. an
nearly lost their lives IN
sea. Their boat was ar
and they had to bail for
save themselves. Wheut"'
side the wreck Mrs. Huis,a
jumped in.
Realizing the danger thu
derelict would be to r''+
Hudson set fire to the ~
he abandoned her. Sht "#
soaked that he does not /.
forts to destroy her wer,
The rescuing steamef,
to be the Snowdonian, huu
adelphia to Messina, anu
Captain Jones, headed for
about 1000 miles distan
wrecked people were give
ton on board the steamer.
recovered from their terra"
When they reached St A'.|
were given every asslst"D .
Consul Creevy, who arran.
passage home on the Ron
Mrs. Hudson said she Ho.
to sea again and that shy
influence to have her hl5
some employment on sh7la
danger is not great. The .
wife formerly lived at ~ a.