Evening star., 1912-11-03
Member Of Wrecked Vessels
Crew in Desperate Plight.
BUFFETED BY HEAVY SEAS
Schooner John Maxwell, Laden With
Coal, Driven on Shoals.
SIX PERSONS PERISH IN SEA
United States Battleship and Reve.
nue. Cutter Speeding to Rescue
of Sole Survivor.

NEW INLET LIFE-SAVING STA.
TON. N. c., November "A lone sur.
Vivor OF the crew OF the three -maste ei
schooner JOHN Maxwell, driven on the
treacherous Hatteras shoals during tho
nisht while bound from Norfolk to Sa-
vannah ard broken in two by a raging
sea, clung tenaciousiy in the rigging or
the wreck when darkness fell tonight
while hfe-savers from this and two other
stations watched anxiousls put helpless
iy Tor an opportunity to rescue MIN. \
United S;a,es bat.leship from the sJutr-
crn drill grounds and a revenue cutter to-
night are st,a.ni q tuh sea To reacl,
the spot In an attempt 20 save MIN.
Six lives Already have peen lost In tho
wreck, tive OF The men nav n. d.sap-
ptared IN the hign waves before uawn
TO-DAY Ane sixth sailor hung on to the
rig ing until late this afternoon, when.
n.bed by "oid and EXHAUSTED oy the
lashing or the waves. Ie was Ior0ed tn
reitase his hold, was swept iuto me sea
and drowned. The lone survivor who
through glasses appeared 10 be an ased
man, was making brave nont tor his
iiIe, Dut II Is Ieared he is doomed.
High Seas Prevent Rescue.
An ail-day bait G was wased from day.
break by the IIIe saver, but the tre-
mendous seas and foriy y-miIe L. made
1t Impossible for them to ia4Gcn their
boats. Capt. Etiie- itge o. tuis atat.on.
aided by Capt. Mescott of the Pea i and
and capt. Midget OF the hlc.....4,.y y..lic /,
station. with their men. ED ,asuf,d N
every way to get to the Sre,h .snu ~. N !.
lac Two SeaiL.n ashore aAo l..-n 80
| the rigging. Repeatedly during ine dag
the lie savers shot ike .int, aA,r tue
Maxwell, but the men IN the raging ~ei =
apparent too nLmDed b, tnc cgid 81
| too exhausted by tnelr icnG i.snt again /
the ements to attach IL 10 tne flSSins.
Failure to get the line fastened u tne
breecnes buoy might be sent out pc
vented the lie s-Sers from iescuinE ,.ie
men in this way. The coast qua dams
az ain and again tried to put tne.r life-
D.ats to sea, Dut each time We're re-
pulsed by the relentless waves.
Wireless Tells the News.
Word was sent UP the coast to Norfolk.
where the navy yards wireless flashed
the plight Of the vessel and men to tns
Atlantic feet on the southern drill
grounds. News came back here that one
Of the ships would steam as near the
shoals as possible and attempt to rescue
the men from seaward. The coastwiso
felea raph also brou hit word that the rev.
cnue cutter service would send a vessel
to assist n the rescue.
While the life savers watched the sea
pounding the vessel to pieces one OF the
two men was seen to disappear as a biz
wave swept over the rig ing. He had
been wrenched from the spar, which he
had clutched al day. and drowned before
the eyes of his comrade and the life
savers here, who were powerless to save
him.
the identity of the vessel became known.
piece of wreckaae bearing the name
was washed ashore. Under the force of
the terrific waves the craft broke In two
and is fast going to pieces She will be
q total wreck with her cargo of coal.