The Washington times., 1912-01-13
STEAMER CAROtYN'S
CREW SAVED AF TER
TERRIFIC STRUGGLE
Revenue Cutters and Life
savers in Fierce Battles
/ With Ocean Storms.

Officers and crew of the big steamer
Carolyn, thirty-two in all, were landed
this morning at Rockland, Me-, none
the worse for their experience on the
north end of Metinnic island.
The Carolyn and her $4,000 cargo
probably will be total loss. Captain
Daniels, of the revenue cutter Andro-
scroggin, reported by wireless, early to-
day, that the Carolyn was rapidly GO
Ing to pieces before the gale and the
high seas that pounded her stern and
ground her bow to pieces on the rocks
of the island.
The Carolyn went ashore at Gao
O'clock In the evening of the 10th in a
heavy gale. The revenue cutters Andro-
scrogH1n and Woodbury. went to her
assistance, as did also the life savers
Of tho Burnt Island Station, command
ed by Keeper Myers. It was impossible
10 pull the Carolyn or the reefs, and
her forward compartment was leaking
badly.
Long Struggle.
When the storm heightened yester-
day life savers and the revenue cutter
men struggled for hours with the wind
In raging sea to get the officers and
crew on. Finally they were successful,
ana Just In the nick of time. too, for
IS the last man boarded the Andro-
scroggtn by a life line, the Carolyn
went to pieces
Keeper Myers and the entire Burnt
Island life saving crew were taken to
kOckland by the Androscoggin.
The Carolyn was bound for Portland
with cargo made up largely of po-
tatoes and paper.
Captain Berry. of the revenue cutter
itasca. which is searching the seas fo..
the abandoned steamer Madeline. whose
passengers and crew were rescued BY
the steamer City Of Montgomery, re-
ported by wireless this morning that
MS vessel was hove to. in the open sea,
unable to proceed because Of the rae
have had the cutters propellers out Of
the water half the time. causing the
engines to run wild. Captain Berry said
that he had been unable To- find either
me barge reported awash southeast of
Cape Lookout, 3r the steamer Madeline,
abandoned in the same vicinity.
Racing Engines"
Captain West, of the cutter Yama-
craw, off Charleston Light, also report
ed by wireless today that it was impos-
sible 20 proceed because of racing en-
gines. He said the Yamacraw was
standing by tie schooner Estelle, how.
ever, ana would do so until the weather
abated sufficiently for him to give tho
schooner a tow. Captain West repo, Z
ed heavy northeast gale, with a driy-
Ing sloet stcrm. -.
The cutter Mohawk sailed from Dela-
ware preakWater this morning, after the
schooner Margaret Haskell, which is
anchored twenty-one miles south SOUTH
west of Fire Island Light, on the Long
Island Shore -'e
So far as has been learned, the cutter
Oncndago las not yet found the schoon
er Annie F. Kimball, reported by the
captain OF the Louis Luchenbach, as
Ieserted fifteen miles north by east of
the Diamond Shoals Light The Luch
enpaek passed within fifty feet of the
crippied vessel, but could scarcely look
aler herself In the heavy blow. The
Nfmball had her mainsail reefed and
her forestaysail set. Her boat dayits
were DRAGGING In the water. and there
was no one aboard. From this fact II
as believed that the crew took to the
open sea In boats. ''e