The Detroit times., 1914-01-05

stricken Jersey ship.
EThe third vessel, the Diusnrore,
Oh Cape Lookout, was aided today
~ the cutter Seminole.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.--Despite the
aid summoned by wireless whicn
reached out in the blackness OF
storm-rocked night and summoned
liners and revenue cutters TO her aid.
the tank steamer Oklahoma sank
esFly- today go -miles of Sandy HOOK,
carrying SO members OF the. crew 10
their death. The captain and seven
other members or the crew were res
cued by the Hamburg.American liner
| Bavaria, but Capt. Graafls reported
/ that all others had apparently gone
| down with the after part OF the oil
| ship.
AT frst 1t appeared that the wire
| less would again cheat the sea OF the
| toll Il was about to claim In the ter
| rifc storm which lashed the eastern
| coast throughout Saturday, Sunday
and sunday night. The liners Carlo
bean OF the Royal Mail line, Manuel
| Calvo, OF the Spanish line and the
Bavaria and land wireless stations
picked up the first signals OF distress.
Then the Oklahoma's wireless went
out or commission. Blindly the Man
uel Calvo groped through the dark
ness on a sea running mountain nlgh
until she finally came upon the strick-
en- vessel. Capt. Bonet flashed WORD
to the George, the White Star line
freighter. and the revenue cutters
3Seneca, Gresham and Onondaga hur-
FRIED toward the position given by the
Spanieh vessel. There they sighted
1.-The bright lights OF the Manuel Calvo
shining out over the black, raging
waters. Then the hulk OF another
vessel loomed into view. The Okla
Ihoma's lights were out. Her engines
had stopped and she was entirely at
the mercy OF the waves and tossed
and turned the other vessels about
like chips despite their facilities for
Resisting the elements.
Time after time the Manuel Calvo
hnd other vessels endeavored to lower
}lfe boats. The heavy seas hit the
Hight craft as they struck the water,
Hurled them back and crushed them
agnlnst the sides of the rescuers. The
0embers of the crew who had volun-
toered for the perilous work were
drakged, bruised and bleeding to the
Idecks. The brilliant searchlights play
|od upon the Oklahoma and eight men
could be, seen huddled on the fore
part of the vessel. Orders which the
vessels approaching close by. sought
10 call out, were drowned in the roar
n the winds. As each great wave
ntruck the crippled vessel she rolled
In the trough and IL seemed that she
would surely go to the bottom with
The next assault OF the waters.
All night long the fight. which Seem
Id hopeless. was kept up by the yes
bells standing by. CIrcling the Okla.
h0ma the feet of rescue ships finally
Horned q breakwater about her At
dawn the storm quieted TO some ex-
tent. The eight men. now more dead
Than alive from the cold and ex.
posilre, still clung TO the ship Boats
were lowered from the Bavaria and
6nal effort was made 10 dash through
tho waves To the tank steamers side
Reaching her they found that the
hight men sighted by the blazing
Dearch light during the night were
~ only ones remaining on the vessel
~ stern was under water and 32 OF
crew had been swept overheard or
yht below decks.
was 8 a. m. today when the
oria made the rescue. Capt
~of1s reported TO his Office here.
Voc O'Clock Sunday the Oklahoma
ID been battling helplessly against
~ raging sea. Capt Graafls reported
D0f Il was ar that hour that the oil
&Ip met with an accident, but the
r<ure OF the original trouble was not
wen.
The Bavaria. bound for Philadelphia
q Boeton, may touch New York 10
VT the rescued members OF the Okla.
iona ashore. The regular trip is from
hamburg TO Philadelphia and then to
oetop As Capt Graafls directed the
PORK OF 'tpe rescue feet the members
NJ Ms ereN we're also kept busy reas-
nrtng passengers that they were In
% dangcn
The Bavaria has 1900 steerage pas
t1n3crs aboard and with the Wild sea
Iniring its dead within their sight
~ their own vessel put to a severe
~ IN resisting the onslaught of the
kvck. the foreigners were on the
ne OF panic.
X&e Oklahoma Was owned by the
Cuffcy Petroleum Co, She sailed
New York Saturday for Port Ar
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