Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
HEROES PERISH IN SHTPWRECK
Two Fishermen Lose Lives in Assist
ing Women and Children.
PASSENGERS EXPOSED TO COLD
Thirty sailors and Twelve Passenger
Make way In safety 60 shore
After Three HOurr' work
steamer fetal Less

IyoUIsBURG. c. B., March B.-With
only its tunnels showing above the water
10 mark its resting place, the Newfound-
land mGn steamer. Bruce. plying between
Port aux Basques y. p. and Cape Breton
ports Il tonight a helpless wreck off the
island Of Scataria. II struck on ledge
At Port Nova Point on the island. 70 de-
greks northeast OF Louisburg. At s O'Clock
this morning The Newfoundland fisher
men. Thomas shea Of Csrbonuea and
James Pike Of 81. Lawrence. who were
on their way TO Vancouver. y. c., lost
their lives. but the rest Of the ships com
psny including twelve passengers and the
crew. numbering thirty. were saved.
The two fishermen had assisted the
crew IN uuieting the fears Of the other pas
stngers and getting the women and chill
dren safely ashore. II was while thus en-
gagged that they fell into the water and
were drowned.
PaasanEcru safer Hardship.
The work Of landing the passengers oc-
cupied nearly three hours and both rescued
and rescuers we're almost exhausted when
the last boatload reached the shore The
men built a fire around which the half
frozen men and women eongregated. Some
OF the men and women, however. suffered
from cold and their feet had become frozen
while standing barefoot on the ice-oovered
decks
Among the passengers who arrived here
/ tonight was s. Armstrong. a paper manu-
| lecturer Of Johnsonburg. Pa. who was re-
turning from Newfoundland. He said that
when the steamer struck. q hole was mad,
| IN the lee side through which the water
/ poured in a stream. As the majority Of
tn. staterooms were on that side the pas
senEers grabbed what clothing was nearest
and scrambled to the deck.
The scene on the deck Mr.. Arm
strong continued ''baffled description
Women and children were crying and
! screaming while the men made frantic ef
| forts TO clear and lower the boats"
! Latest reports from the scene Of thu
wreck say that the steamer will be a tota
loss and that II is breaking up.
Sea Tragedy Revealed.
! NANTUCKET. Mass. March B-Evi
dence of a sea tragedy was revealed a
Great Point. Nantucket island. today wheI
a dory from the barge. stoningtou. con
tanning the dead bodies Of Captain Nelson
Davis and that Of q seaman. together witt
two unconscious sailors, one Of them IN,
captains son. drifted ashore.
Both bodies were frozen stiff. The sur
vivors had suffered 50 severely from col,
that Il is feared that they will die.
The unconscious men were taken to tn
Great Point life station where every effor
was made to revive them, but with onl.
partial success. Physicians were sum
moned and said their recovery was doubt
full. In q moment Of consciousness one 0
the men managed to say they left tn
Stonington last night when they discovers
the craft was sinking.
EUREKA. Cal. March Z.-The govern
EUREKA. Cal, March A-The govern
ment wireless station ~ Table Bluff re
ports that a steamer is burning about foU
miles off that point The steamer Arg
and Rose City have left there TO 60 TO IN
aid of the burning steamer.
Captain Dead and shIp Helpless.
HONOLULU. March B.-With its csE
tain dead and mourned by his widow /
the cabin, a scant supply Of food on boar
and without q correct reckoning OF II
position. the American barkentine Jane
johnson was sighted flying signals Of dii
tress 100 miles off this port by the steam,
/, Persin which arrived here today frol
Hong Kong.