The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-01

NEW YORK. Aug. Sl.-Captain
Henry Nj. Dodge. his first and second
mates and six of the crew Of the four
masted schooner Malcolm p. Seavey,
shipwreck ed fifty miles TO the north
ward of Charleston, S. C.. were
brought To nor, to-day by the clyde
liner Mohawk. Ivy whom they were
rescued when all hope Of being saved
had been abandoned
The same hurricane that swept with
disaster the southern Atlantic sea
board caught the Malcolm h. Seayey
OF Cape Roman last Saturday.
The schooners stern was already
beneath the water, her spanker had
been carried away, the mizsen mast
had toppisd over and the crew were
forced to cling to the rigging TO pre-
vent being washed overheard.
sixty minutes would have done
the trick" said Captain Dodge. and
we should all have joined Tony. the
Portuguese sailor, who was drowned
on Monday night. Now We're safe.
thanks to Captain kemhe. OF the Mo
hawk, and all we need is another job.
Hurricane Blows
We left Tampa, Fla, on August
moderate winds. until last Saturday.
he said by night terrific hurricane
was blowing and the seas rolled noun
iains high. The port anchor vas let
60 with 100 fathurns of chain in
eleven fathoms OF water, and We
waited
AT o'clock Sunday evening a Sc
res OF giant seas struck the schooner
again and again. Midnight saw eight
feet OF water I'm the hold The crew
kept hard at the pumps. but could
not gain on the water, and by Mon
day morning the schooner had drag
ged until there were but six fathoms
Of water beneath her. Tony and
took the spanker rigging. First Mate
s. = Southland and the engineer took
the mizxen. and Second Mate William
Norton and the rest OF the crew lash
ed themselves to the main and fore
tops. by midnight the old boat had
settled down at The stern until eniy
her nasts and the forecastle deck
and the bowsprit showed the waves,
Then the spanker snapped off. car
rying Tony and ME with II. Tony
never came hack and I hung on all
night until the mate saw me at day
tight. Then 7 told him 10 heaye me
line and ia pay him visit. How
| managed to hang on I don't know.
but sailor never appreciates the joy
| Of living until he is facing death.
Little to Eat or Drink.
/ Tho crew had a difficult task to
/ get me back aboard. and when they
/ did | collapsed like a baby We had
eaten nothing for forty eight hours.
! and had been able to get but little
water to drink The mizxen fall for
ward that night and got tangled in
! the rigging Of the main mast, The
wind had dropped Tuesday morning,
/ hut the sea was running. as high, IS
ever.
| Three ships passed us far to the
! leeward, too far for them TO see the
little distress signal We had hoisted.
1t was only q tattered piece of an old
sail, hut it was all We had left. At
10 o'clock We sighted the Mohawk
and we anxiously waited to see whe-
Their she sighted u.s.
Captain Kemble. of the Mohawk
sighted the wreck and immediately
I steered toward it. When he was an
eighth OF mile away. as near as he
dared venture. he anchored. and a
life boat. in charge OF Chief officer
Harry Cole. with a crew OF four men
put out to the sinking schooner
| The passengers aboard tumbled on
deck to watch the rescue party take
off the shipwrecked men. Captain
! Dodge was the last to leave.