Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
"A OCEAN RESCUE RULE STILL MISSING
Schooner Mary B. Judge in No Trace of Supposed Launch
Terrible Plight Victim Is Discovered.
HURRICANE is WIDESPREAD SEARCH KEPT UP TILL DARK
Big Mauretana Propeller Snapped y Death Accident Cor
by Waves. Decides
OVERDUE VESSELS ARRIVE WRECKED LAUNCH IS FL0ATED
Bring Tales
Gigantic Branch for Bodies of
Companions.
Big Mauretania's Propeller Snapped
by Waves.
OVERDUE VESSELS !
Bring Tales of Terrific Winds and
Gigantic Seas-Seacoast
Town Wrecked.

| SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. September 10
After thrilling experience in a hurri-
cane Capt. J. 3. Morris and five seamen
| of the schooner Mary B. Judge. from
! Mobile for San Juan. were rescued in the
early morning hours last Thursday by the
| steamer Julia Luckenbach
| The Luckenbach under command of
| Capt. w. J. Connell. arrived here from
| New York today. having on board the
rescued men. whose physical condition
shows that they passed through severe
experiences.
| The Mary B. Judge left Mobile for San
! Juan August g. with a cargo of lumber.
She was due here in the early part of
September. but during a considerable part
! Of the voyage Gains prevailed. She ran
| into a gale September 10. and on the fol-
lowing day it had developed into a hurri-
! cane.
The schooner's masts were carried away
and She was absolutely helpless. The
| heavy seas opened her seams and she
| soon filled with water.
The captain and his crew dashed them
selves to the top Of the poop. which was
| the only part of the vessel above water
All they had succeeded in saving was a
| little bareback and a gallon of water
The water was exhausted in twenty
| four hours, and the bareback was doIed
| out one to each man daily. On the 18th
| the men caught two gallons of rain, and
when rescued at 1 am. Thursday they
| still had gallon left and eight hard
| tacks
| They had almost abandoned hope. real
izing that their position was off the reg
| ular course of vessels but nevertheless a
strict lookout kept. the men taking
turns at the watch, although almost ex-
hausted and with their hands and feet
| badly swollen.
Tiny Light Is Seen.
| The light of the Luckenbach was seen
a tiny star in the far distance. but soon
was made out TO be ships light.
| With some matches and few splinters
in tin bucket. and this was kept burning
as long as the stock Of matches held out.
| The Luckenbach was 100 miles off her
course. having proceeded in that direction
to avoid the hurricane. Chief Officer
Thomas Haley sighted the little fire on
the schooner several miles away. and bore
down upon it. The sea was very rough,
but volunteers, headed by the second
mate, William y. Steele, we're not want
| ing and soon lifeboat was launched.
| Coming close to where the men of the
schooner were huddled together. it was
found impossible to bring the boat near
enough to the wreckage to take them of.
and one by one, under orders from Steele.
| they leaped from the schooner into the
sea and were dragged aboard.
The rescued men were Bernard Russell.
| Alfred Harris, Herbert Strand, Leon Free
man, Daniel Jackson and Capt. Morris
The mate of the schooner. George Nc
| Coy. was swept overheard September IL
latitude 26 degrees Is minutes north,
longitude II degrees q minutes west.