The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-09


search of the Terry.
Washington, Jan. S.-The entire
second division of the Atlantic fleet
today is searching for the destroy er
Terry, reported in distress east of
Cape Hatteras. A number of mer-
chant vessels and revenue cutters
which had picked up appeals sent
out from shore wireless stations of
, the Vessels plight have joined in the
deep sea search. The cruiser Salem
also is looking for the destroyer.
Dense snow will make it difficult to
locate the vessel, but a systematic
search on the part of the sea where
the Terry was reported helpless prob
ably will prove successful.
The navy department believes that
some of the searching ships already
may have arrived on the scene of the
trouble and although nothing had
! been heard up to noon, it was ex
pected news of the rescue of the Terry
might soon reach the department.
The failure of the wireless on the
Terry and the stoppage of her en-
gines reported by the steamer Tagus,
the last vessel in communication with
her, makes search for the vessel more
difficult,
Mach anxiety was felt early today
by officials here for the safety of the
torpedo boat destroyer Terry and her
crew of officers and eighty three men
The little vessel, which left New York
last Thursday in company with seven
battleships of the Atlantic fleet and
the mother torpedo vessel Dixie, con
voying five destroyers, was discovered
yesterday foundering about in the
heavy seas in helpless condition.
halfway between New York and Ber-
muda.
Her low powered wireless appara-
tus sending out faint appeals for help
were picked up by the Royal Mail
liner Tagus, which left Bermuda on
Saturday for New York. Captain Laws
of he Tagus, who rescued Walter
Wellman and his crew from the bal
loon America when the transatlantic
voyage Of the air craft came to grief,
directed his vessel to the Terry. He
found the little vessel unable to make
any Roadway with her engines dis
abled and pumps out Of order.
Had Terrible Experience.
Lieut.. John c. Fremont, in com
mand, informed Captain Laws that
his men had had a terrific experience
in the most severe storm of the year
on the western Atlantic, and that the
Terry became separated from the 9TH
er vessels Of the fleet. The Tagus
stood by the Terry and with her wire
less flashed out appeals for help.
News Of the plight of the destroyer
reached the navy department yester-
day, and hurry orders were dispatch
ed to revenue cutters and other war
ships to go to the assistance Of the
disabled vessel. The battleship South
Caroline, which was at sea, picked the
wireless calls for assistance and sent
word that she was hurrying to aid the
destroyer. The Tagus stood by the
Terry until assurance was received
that a naval vessel would soon be
alongside the Terry to give her ade-
Quate assistance.
No News from Ratteship.
No news had been received by wire
less at the department from the South
Carolina early today to indicate
whether the battleship had located the
Terry. 1t was presumed that the big
vessel had reached the helpless de-
stroyer, however, and perhaps taken
the Terry in tow. The safety of the
mother ship Dixie and the destroyers
Sterrett, Perkins, Ammen and WalEer,
which after a perilous experience
reached Bermuda yesterday, was a
source OF relief to naval officials.
The storm has been one OF the
most severe that had prevailed Off the
coast for many gears, and it was
said today to be almost a miracle
that none OF the little destroyers had