The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-06

up on top Of one OF the big waves and
the vessel was In tho trough of the sea.
we could almost look right down into
her smokestacks.
! But she got near US. the captain try
ing apparently TO get on the Toward
slde Of our boat and see II he couldn't
wash US aboard. But we tried Go help
him with tho only two oars We had
left. and over we went for the third
| time, ...
All I remember Ia ngh,ing for my
| lie. When ] woke up was aboard
the Gregory and learned that four more
mad been pulled out Of the water alive.
oFPicERs OF. THE GREGORY
| PROVE TO BE HEROES.
The rescue Of the five survivors of the
Oklahoma was &C ;omplished by First
OFFICER Robert ~. Buck. second Of'icsr
| Sidney Williams and Third OsYicer Fred
Roberts. Their work was heroic In the
extreme and they did the only thing
that could have been done. for no small
boat could have been launched from the
Gregory with any hope Of accomplish,
Ing practical resulta
! The Oresory was bound for New York
! from Para. Brazil. and had been nEht-
Ing storms ali the way UP the coast.
Shortly before . o'clock Saturday after.
noon Capt. William AsplnwaIi. who rad
been on the bridge for thirty hours.
| went to his cabin for q nap.
He had scarcely closed his eyes when
Third ohicsr Roberts reported to him
that . small boat. with men In Il. was
visible mile or so away. Capt. As.
pinall hurried to the bridge and took
charge OF the vessel.
Soon he made out seven men In a
lifsbost. How II kept aaoat was a mat
ter OF surprise to those board the
Gregory. The waves were swee, Ing
orer Il and tossink Il like a chip. -
0aDt. psAsylaaN naAosuvrsA Aas
vesesl u ss1ss - 'saseh ne fssss Of
~ waves - ~ ssasbsasl lusrtss.
ovssv wpve Was ssala6 sSessA aal
~ asussA tAat ~, weVA AelA his vss.
~ - vasl ~ siifsteaA sAealA II
sHsDt -, ~ aeak - ~ sssse - ~
u ~ tsvsqlaS ss0Assa
leRkW eTANos ,0v,IO HAUL suN
stco .svivoNe on DECK. .. "a
The o6iccrs end crew stood by d
sfabshs men tstbuh they b thrown on
tbs lscae with .ths boat For time !,
ioessd assth6AsE the plan wsuld work
ous. Tor tht Slifehoas bore stsadbiy TO.
ward the vessel and was nearss every
time II topped wave. =
But Just when the men on the 0rskor,
were braoing themselves for what the,
anticipated wouaA BE- . struggle to graf
the men In the lifshoat that sorsly tried
craft turned over. The seven men ir
her were tossed !nto the sea At q mo-
ment whom Il had seemed to them tina
they would DO surely saved.
I ossenA 1sAts Williams ga xeist
nate 1otssts Gavsl over the slls d
Ne osSgssy alness - seea ~ ne NE
hest tDest Yisst 1eses Dusk yaassl
leaS saeuSh 70 Ne Q liAs aseuAA III
bely aaa maize u fast 70 Ne ssil
othsS lines were thrown overload
"a vsss eaNghs ~ Williams saa 8sb
sets, wAs SAaAs them fast usdss tAsi
Arms. 1ASsrts haA % his heavy %,
bssts VIE. - vsat ever Ne saac. 4,
nshsA tssa sss sstss ~ ssasAsA "
WaNos.
HERoEs. rossgp ~ WAVES
s DIVE SECOND TIME. ' p,
Fortunately the seven men who hs,
bsenF thrown from tho iifsboat re
snsinssi close together In me water an
they Nsb were quito close to the sid
Of the Gregory. A. the waves rose AM
fell they ana tine three hsroic me
who were try1nx to rescue them wsr
swept NJ times TO 4 height above tn
level Of the deck Of the Gregory.
After great exsrtton and hard wor
each OF the three officers manassd I
set hold Of man who had been throw
from the l!febost and to hang on unit
they were drawn aboard the 0rsgor,
Williams ann Roberts brought live me
, aboard. but Bucks man was dead.
The onicsrs went overheard again. On
! Of the AsvsR lad disappeared and .onl
three. remained in the watsr. bA&tiin
wi4h Ne WAvss. 'Each OF the officsrs "a
! one u the three. but Il was . matter q
, more than an hour TO get them on boar
; the Gregory. Altogether. the three o.
hcsrs OF the .lreightsr we're In the wats
almost two !hours. ...
DR.. BAssett Kirby. the surgeon Of ii
Gregory, took charge Of the rescue
. men. The, man Buck had drayss
aboard was buried At ssa.
A. sooa a. the rescued could talk the
}. told Df what had happened to the Okii
o homa and said the forward part Of II
. ship might still be aiioat with eight ms
. aboard. Capt. Asphalt immediats
= headed Ms ship In the direction while
% he figured the iifeboat might have take
and some time after dark he located Il
Y forward part Of the Oklahoma
q STOOD ~ ALL NIGHT 70 see
vi OTHER SURVIVORS.
- Another vessel was already there ar
exchanged signals with the Oregon
m She was the spanish ship the Manu-
n Csivo. Capt Asphalt kept the Ore
DRY, In the vicinity Of the wreck q
? night. bounding his whistle.
lie was unable 10 make out anybo,
aboard the floating section OF the OH
% bona, which was almost awash. n
. Spsnish steamship was already aimc
d out OF sight. and Capt. Aspinall hsa
.. ID his steamer for New York. The
q was . German steamer closer 10 h
wreck and this proves TO have been Il
v | Ravaria which rescued the elRht n,