New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-25

IA -fr seven men of his e.FN- VINO were
taken on tne lfo.lisv God by The Norwegian
steamship Haraid The chronicles 81 Jl'ls
port record FEW Instances Of s1ca nerve
and dissemination as were displayed 10y
,,ar.afn Walls when he babe his men good
bye and watched them carried away 10 the
horizon on a steamship. and sank hack on
a shattered decknoUse 10 tempt la'e OH d
sinking hulk.
Jrptain Sealhv. Of the sinking White star
liner llarrlhlic. was the last man 60 leave
E,r when she went down with roar OF
Nsn-scKet pie couldn't swim, bat there
,ycr, n score Z boats abount ready 10 get
D I'm.
Alone on Doomed Vessel.
cautsin Walls. Of the Honiswood. had no
means ~ being picked Up. for he let the
Hsrald. probably the last opportunity Of
rescue. steam away and leave him alone on
q doomed vessel
The crew had nothing bat praise for their
master when they got IN yesterday, but
they Nere srleyed over mis- grim determine
ton 20 stay with his ship.
The Holliswood left New Orleans on Octo-
Ter with lumber tor New York. She had
been out eleven days when the cuff storm
hf. her She held her own during the first
part az the blow. but by degrees her can
vas was ripped to shreds. and she went
over on her beam ends.
her cargo shifted and To right her the
Skipper cut away the shrouds on the wealth
O. side Then the masts broke of near the
cech For three days the Holliswood, d
schooner Of over Leo tons, pitched and
rolled IN Il heavy sea The men on the help
less schooner SAW nothing but sea and SKY
throughout the three days Of drifting but
On October Is the Harald. bound from
Tsmpico with bullion FOR New York. PASSED
about SIX miles north OF her
CAPTAIN Berg sighted the wrecked schoon-
-. and bore down Upon her al FUN speed.
ia ordered q Hfebcst. in command Of his
Chief officer. Thomas PaUlson, 10 80 out 20
rhs HollisNood and take OF the crew. as
s,IminS from the condition Of che half sub
rorr-ed craft that she could uot long keep
asost
when Paulson came alongside he was
greeted by Captain Walls We've come
out here TO take YOU off, shouted Paulson.
hur captain walls shouted hack that he
id not care 10 leave his schooner.
j can't tell how long she viii stay up.' |
he said 70 Paulsou. but I'm going 10 stand
l,y her tc the last Get your boat ready.
because my men here must get away.
Crew Plead with Skipper.
The seven members Of the crew. exhaust
81 from manning the pumps and sighting
the storm. lined M on deck and stared AZ
the skinner. Three Of them started for the
Haralds nfebost. hut four rushed up - the
81 ,rrer and demanded 10 know why he
was not SONG - leave.
Fre folded his arms and said. calmly:
-'Nou is your chance, = you hcys value
your lives. you1 set i'm that ufehoat quick"
The entire seNen men started lively 4
argument with the skipper. and Insisted F.
that no 60 with Them 70 the Faral6- When 4
a--tmsnr failed. they uleaded With him
and threatened To stay on board with him f..
They begged hun for their sake and his
own ~ Eive up his notion IF STAYING on T.
tNe schooner
Il was here that the sNir3er's faculty for I
co-nfnan1inc slrCe6 - 'he front. snd IN an .
c-ler.taat The men could no, wen risunaer- /,
stand rs forced them TO Eet into the life
h6s- that pounded near The side
psulSoa tried 70 set the skipper into the 4
i.fshoat after the men got in. bat his efforts .
were useless. Captain Berg Was angry /
when told that the lfeboat had come away /
leaving CAPTAIN Malls on the sinking Nes- 4
sal and signaued that he would wait fer
him 20 change his mind
Aci9 TIRE lifg,ost WAS sent cut u the 4
lsoffsy. God. hut her masters mind WAS IN
casrceJ He leaned ov-r the side and
lowered a sliR Of psper 10 Paulson saying, 4
WIN yau please give This note 10 Captain 4
BcrE
on the slip Was written; Please report .
that schooner EIoIliSwoo6 = half filled With .
water and Is sinkiug. Kindly notify Pendle- 4
ten Brothers. ~ No lS Pearl street. New 4
Acrk
F-rauy the Harald SoJ under NAY and .
resumed her course Ter New York Captain .
fe-E -asa yesterday that 1t vas one of the .
ha-icS, tasks hc hsd ever encountered when .
De p-t about ans letr CAPTAIN Walls 10 ms 4
Este Frorr The bridge OF The Earald ~ F.
Watched tne wreck untI 10 became a mere
-specA or Jhe horizon
Cripple's One Last look-
The crew or che tsolIiSwoo6 leaned against .
me vail and watched UntJ they could ne 4
l,ncer see the SinkinS vessel The men 4
carried Erik Erickson. whose Lex was
broker wneu 1he schcoaers carSc listed '
To minis Get. thar he might have one last F.
Took az ths Eoll.swood ana her master 4
a. v-ss said yesterday AZ 5ae c-1oe O. I'ea- 4
Gleton Brothers. owners az me Ecil.SB oOG- I
tsat CAPTAIN walls had been following ire 4
SEA twenty-five years. auo had never loSs 4
a SNIP lie Is ffJ,--rve Years ol1. and has
a VIE l,1DE IN Maine IRE ESelrS ce-
scribe hi-n as q small man WIN nerve o. 4
.ro-. WHO would i.andie rough crew and 4
EceA Gown the oz-rcl cE u-r--se-'s re- 2
Nclver WITHOUT even W-nk-1E- me crew @.
TIE Holllsu,cod Vere SSro5 to- a. the Smith
Eur-na--. or staten Island
According 20 a dispatch received last
rlSrt from New orleans q = believed t1s- +
tre Ho'It>Aood Efay san - S1cst- Ire
Sou-rCr- E'aclac timer Antilles whlch A.
ryes ~ Ncu orleans last night. reported f.
haslrg PASSED a alsfuaE-,e1 schooner cr-rJ- +
iur .r tse TRACK or steamships bound fro2
New o-IearS 20 T0-tGEaS. The owners q 4
TIE ficlliss,co5 de, l4re5 yesterday rhay TIE F.
schooner N1S hS,lv 70 rcsI indefinitely F.
uutU see d-ltJtd ashore