Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17
SEA GIVING UP
TOLL OF STORM
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Maikuson is the only living person in
this part of the country who knew all
hands on board the Buckley. Ten
persons were lost in the wreck.
Lone Survivor Tells Story.
Haikuson, although suffering great
paint from two broken shoulders and
a broken leg, today was able to tell
his story of the wreck. Propped up
on pillows in the hospital he hecited
the gallant fight for life he and the
other persons on the doomed vessel
made from the time she was caught
in gale off Seabright and swept
down the coast until she was dashed
to pieces on the Long Branch beach.
Possibly standing out above all
other elements in Maihuson's simple
recital of the tale of the vessels loss
is the heroism of her captain, II. G..
Hardy, of Belle Island, Me. With no
thought of anything but his duty
duty to the owners of the vessel, to
his crew and, above all, to his wife,
he fought with desperation, first to
save for the schooneTs owners her
hulk and valuable cargo, and when
he saw this was impossible to save
the nine lives entrusted ii his care.
When, just before the vessel foun-
dered on the beach, Captain Hardy
directed his men to launch life boat,
Maikuson said the commander never
considered entering the boat himself.
He intended, said the seaman, to see
his wife and the members of his crew
safely off and then, in obeyance to the
rule of the sea, to go down with his
vessel. A giant wave, however,
which broke over the schooner just
J. Lon ,fa1, cd nj q
but Mail1uson into the sea.
Heard Captain Scream.
Just before the captain went over
board, Maikuson said he heard him
scream, my leg is gone!' and that
was the last he heard of him.
Maikuson was the last one left on
the boat, and when he saw that the
others had persisted he dashed him
self
The first mate was a brother of the
captain. The cook was q Portuguese,
and the sailors were all Fins, except
one, who was q Frenchman. Maiku-
son said that he has Travelled the
seas for the past twenty-seyen years
and this is the first wreck he was
ever in.
Maikuson said that he deliberated
for u long time before he decided to
take a chance between life and
death by attempting to come ashore.
He says that he now thinks he
should have stayed on board, but If
he had in all probability he would
have died from exposure. He said
that as soon as the line landed close
enough for him he grabbed it. He
made it fast around his body and
then made the brave attempt that
saved his life. He said that he came
ashore all right, but when he was in
the lumber the life savers pulled the
rope too hard and pulled him under
and then he thought his time had
come.
Captain Nelson Lockwood, of Mon
mouth Beach, as agent for the under
writer's, this morning engaged q
force of men and the yellow pine
timbers are being recovered and piled
up on the beach. This applies to
those that are afioat Those still in
the hold will be cared for later
The Charles *. Buckley was built
at Mitldlebridge. Me, and launched
in November, 1899, by j. W. Sawyer
& Son. She left Jacksonville April
s. She was 1884 feet in length. SEA
feet beam and 1875 deep. Her gross
tonnage was SOY and her net 4S0.