The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05


carried her away. Blinded and stunned
bv The shock, Captaia Gilbert ran about
the deck. his shouts 10 locate his WIZ
being plainly heard above the boon
Of the waves. =,
"pe could have saved himself" said
oe,cer Brunn. who had related tbs
circumstances. "but instead he chose
90 20 down. He swan about In littl'
circles, apparently looking FOR ms
wife. each time growing weaker. anS
being dashed higher and higher by the
y ayes.
"A short distance away--a very
shor, distsnce--the Indrakuala was
lowering her lifeb0ats mad we thought
We were 10 be saved. However. they
didn't come our way. Then the lndrs-
kuala turned her nose 10 the oeach
and made for IL at full speed.
Men Save Themselves.
other survivors tonight said that
AT one time the Indrakuala was appar-
emily only atty yards away ana seemeo
10 be only slightly damaged. hei
crew. they asserted. poured over the
s,de into lifeboats. and the SURVIVORS
think they pulled for the shore aiteF
the vessel was beached. although TINS
does not explain how men on the YES
ii onnar.n,lv later sent the panlsh
liner PENNSYLVANIA 10 the Luckehodc" :
aid
N word was received here tonight
fro., The Indrakuala. She is tot sup
,,osad "a be in any immediate danger
ana lies in fairly smooth water, heF
hottom IN the sand. The revenue cut
ter Anache left here this afternoon
10 stand by and render assistance
anv were needed. Several Wiechi"7
tugs are searching the waters aOC'
~. death ship Luckenbach Tor oouies'
mere is practically no nope marines
sav that any VIII be recovered uhIess
the hulk OF the ship is opened or CIV
ors penctrate to the cabins and ielease
the dead. .ho
Those we're men who came on inc
PENNSYLVANIA" said Losher' oe'a', ms
49, ..,..ne "Thev came after US ike
tbere was something at stake Il"
Cos heat All over their boats, and the!
were carried back again ana as"IE
IN, they worked on just the sanie'
Their bravery helped us WOMB -. - .,
1e chose men could risk their hVes III
-, hats in n seventy-nlilc. freez-
80 s.l.. IN save rs. thought we had
10, "a be thankful for. I tell you
$50. want to see beaver men than
,hose / don't believe there are any
Drawer in the world.
Suffers Torture.
~ don't know how escaped, saio
f,,,Sar neicer Hunt. After the snip
,,-a,,, avn found myself dangling III
,he rigging. and there ! stayed NO
1ifehoat was TO be had. so quickly uiu
~. 1uckenbach go down. i ness.
smNered such torture in my me. ny
a,..h.s we're torn 10 shreds by the
III winds. and the seas beat me az
ms, into insensibility, Too much eau
NJ he said in praise of the oa'lns
80 cory displayed by the officers anu
~. of the Pennsylvania, who rescued
US , To- ahout
nfty-two feet OF wafer
The survivors are;
T. n. Hunt, chief officer, Ba"imore.
william Brunn. second ""ce''
York. .o~ Now
George Little. first engineer
York. .s.nt .r-,-
neer, PhiIadciphia.
ceorge Davis, qunrtermas'e'
nil,, Hoffman. fireman.
Theodore Loser. seaman
y. Anderson, seaman
The dead; ~. If.
...,,, n. A. Gilbert and his "iie'
vi - Enr,ncer Christ knudsep, OF
Norway. Y.. oS Ger
many. - tho crew.
seventeen members OF t"e
nearly nil foreigners
investigation Likely
Washington. January f-AH III
-, nv Federal authorities OF INC
e ,,,,.or netween the steamers Ju!iH
: '-,-euhach and Indrakuala. in Whlch
.,,,~-two persons lost their lives
-. believed likely tonight when ON
...sssso,er of Navigation ChampeTl"i'
1ne. washington for Newport News
<,,houqh il was explained th''
-.,-or,herlain-s departure had been pre-
&c, and was not directly as
-,,,t n. the collision. ii was aumitleu
- he would probably make pre-
,.,,,-ar- investigation on his own mi
,,at,ve covering the charges or secoH'
Officer Brunn one OF the survivors
Rr,,nn alleged that the indrakuala'
which struck the Julia f.nckehoao"
made no effort TO render assistance -
the distressed ship.
The IndrakusJs's story OF the COZ
l;sion has nx get been told. II the
1uckenbach survivors stories are SUD
stanttated. however. the officers Of the
Indrakuala are subject TO drastic pen
aities. The law OF 1890 provides;
In every case OF collision between
,,vo vessels il shall be the duty OF the
master. in so far as ne can DO ="
without serious DANGER To his own
vessel. crew and passengers. 20 stano
Nv. the other vessel until he has as
certsined that she is in need OF no
enr,her assistance. and 20 render 10
INC other vessel. any such assistance
a.. may be practicable. and as may he
necessar1. in order TO save them from
any danger.
Heavy fine and Imprisonment is the
peiaity provided
Six of rev Rescued.
Norfolk. Va January A repOi
from, Newport News received here To-
Might. saws q wireless message was re-
ceive6 there from the revenue cutter
Apache. stating that the inorakualt
rescued six 81 the crew of the Julia