New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
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'LICHTSHlP LOST
With CREW OF Is
Four Bodies Tell Wreck of
New Vessel Built for
Halifax Harbor.

Halifax. ". s.. May 23.-Four bot,..
bearing life belts from the new lIgh,,h,-
Halifax No. 10 were found in a mas, :.
wreckage of Liscomb Island. on the ..s,-
ern coast Of Nova Scotia, to-day by ~.
steamship Dufferin.
II is feared that the iigh,ship. vb,c,
was due here yesterday on her vav ,ror,
the yards OF the builders at Paisley. sco..
land. to Halifax. to take up her station a,
Sambro Lodges. struck Long Lodges av.
miles off Liscomb Island. during a dsrs.
fog and. with her crew Of twenty-five was
lost The government steamers Stanley
and Lady Laurier were ordered 70 search
for possible survivors or more bodies
Although the lightship vas the Las,
word in steel construction and carried IN,
large lifeboat and a powerful motor
launch, little hope is entertained biz ,ba
Canadian Marine Department tina. auv
one on board escaped. Long rollers from
the North Atlantic break over the ,agvad
rocks OF Long Lodges with terrific forcs
even In the calmest weather, and all yes.
sells give the spot as wide berth as pos
sible
The first intimation OF the disaster was
brought In by the Dufferin, when she ar
rived with three bodies. She went back
to L.iscomb Island later in the day to
continue the search and found another
body. The Canadian marine agent here
was advised that the wreck probably &C.
Cured on Long Lodges, and that the
bodies and wreckage were carried in tow
ard Liscomb Island by the current A
dense fog has made observation impossl-
BILE for several days.
In marine circles here It was pointed out
that the Halifax No. 10 was built to with
stand the toughest stage which a light
ship station on this stormy coast must
meet. She was Of steel throughout and
was rated 1901 at Lloyds' British Of
fce. She was equipped with four main
traverse watertight bulkheads and water
tight compartments at the bow and stern.
So carefully had the watertight divisions
been planned that It was said the ship
could remain afoat with only two com
partments intact. While she carried a
powerful fog whistle, II is believed this
was not yet In commission. Nor was the
wireless apparatus assembled. The vesse
was 1876 feet in length over all, with g
feet beam Her displacement was SIC
tons and her speed was about 10 knots
She was commanded by Captain Mac
Beth. and was to have been placed In
service at the outer entrance TO this har-
Dor.
The officers and crew were residents OF
Glasgow, shipped by the builders TO de-
liver the vessel TO the Canadian govern
ment Their homes, with the exception
OF those of Captain Macbeth and Engi'
neer Mckenzie. are not known here. The
lightship sailed few days ago from 81
Johns, N. F., where she had stopped fo'
coal.
Liscomb. the supposed scene OF the dis
aster is a small island off the eastern
coast OF Nova Scotia. forty miles wes'
OF Cape Canso. The presumption among
members Of the marine department here
is that the lightship struck during los
and was pounded to pieces. Ii wa
thought that II any OF the crew ESCAPED
they managed to reach Liscomb Island
Plans have been made 10 search th'
island. The Lodges are on the eastern
side OF the island.
Apparently the lghtship had lost hei
hearings or else was running for shelter
from the rough weather.