Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-20


Francisco, a passenger, who lost hi
own ship six months ago. and fol
months succeeding was maroOned 81
, an nninhabited island. came 70 IA.
aid of Captain Moro Of the Lcggctt
took command Of the steamer ane
controlled her until she sank takine
him down with her. How the quiei
ussenger-captain came to assume
charge, Farrell could not say nor did
he make clear exactly the part play
ed by the wireless during the storm
II remained indisputable and mat
tel Of wonder among shipping men
that the schooner on a route alive
with ships, raised but one boat--the
japanese cruiser Idzuma--wlth her
wireless. and sank many hours be-
fore any craft reached her position.
The steamer Beaver. which caught
the Idzumo's report OF the Leggett's
distress and brought the passenger
Farrell here said that the Idzumo
gave no position for the distressed
vessel She asked for more details.
but got no response from the war
ship.
Runs Into Wreckage.
! Plunglng on her course for the Co
llumbia river. the Beaver ran upon
the oil tanker Buck standing by a
swirl Of wreckage and timber which
indicated where the Lcggett had
sunk. The Buck transferred Farrell
TO the Beaver for treatment. She re-
manned for some time searching for
bodies afloat or for some other man
who, like Farrell. was fortunate to
seize a bit OF timber and strong
enough to cling to 1t for many hours
in the icy water.
The other rescued passenger.
George II. Pullman. of Winnipeg.
Canada. was aboard the Buck which
Is now lying off the Columbia river
bar awaiting calmer weather before
crossing In.
1t is believed that Captain Moro of
the Leggett was washed overheard
shortly before the ship sank. for It
was Captain Jenson, Farrell said. who
was In charge of futile attempt To
launch two lifeboats which foundered
as soon as they struck the water.
Full List of Passengers.
Farrell. who had recovered consid
erably tonight from his exhaustion.
said that the Leggett carried full
list of passengers. between forty and
fifty, while the crew numbered about
twenty-five Among the passengers /
were six women, a girl and a boys. in
Guiding the captains wife. the mates |
wife and the wife OF Captain Ander-
son Of the schooner Carrie Dove.
THE craft carried u full load of /
lumber" said Farrell almost inn 4
mediateiy after leaving Gray's har- /
Dor. Wash. Wednesday morning, we /
ran into heavy weather which in l
creased in violence until yesterday /
morning when 1t was blowing n ter
rifle gale. The steamer labored in 1,
cessantly and could make almost no /
Roadway. Little alarm was felt how
ever. as the captain and crew told us
the steamer would weather the gale Il
There was absolutely no panic, even 4
when the final crash came
Death Comes Suddenly.
shortly after noon yesterday the
crew began to iettison the deckload
and most OF the passengers were driv-
en- below to keep them out OF harm's
way. Suddenly terrific sea tore
open a hatch. the water poured In the
torrents and the vessel lurched to one
side and capsized. All this occurred
within a few minutes but In the mean
lime two boats were launched, one
two women and four men
and the other with four women and
their husbands ON board. II was at
that moment that the only excitement
occurred As the second boat was be-
ing prepared, some men rushed for ii.
but Captain Jensen made them stand
back, SAYING he would shoot the first
man who stepped aboard until all the
women were cared for. The effort
h.. e.,
The small boats struck the water they
and all in them We're lost
Saved by Floating Wreckage
Il was standing near the bridge
when the steamer went over. | went
Town with the suction, how far, | can
lot say, but 1t was long way. and as
came to the surface | saw the YES
els bow stick out of the water and
hen gradually sink, Fortunately.
vas able to grab floating tie and /
lung TO 4. drifting about and chilled
o the bone by the ice-cold water
'robably thirty people were in sight
when first came to the surface, hang
ng TO pieces of wreckage. but they
uceumbed one by one until there
we're only five of us left.
OF these one was the wireless ope-
ator. The other three besides myself
we're women. The latter Kept afloat +
NTH nearly dark, when they too, dis
ppeared, Ii must have been about
10 In the afternoon when the Leg
ett turned turtle and il was o'clock
his morning before | was picked up. /"
Farrell said the wireless operator
lung 70 railway tie until a woman
'as tossed against him BY the waves.
lie helped her grasp hold Of the tie
ut II was not large enough to hold
hem both above the surface. Reaiiz-
lg the situation, the man let go and
ank
over half of the passengers were in
heir state rooms when the Leggett
armed over. Farrell said. and they
'ent down with the ship.
The Francis H. I.eggett was
ieamer of i.606 gross tons. She was
uiit at Newport News in 1s0a and
as owned BY the Hicks Hauptman
avigation company OF San Francisco.
he was commanded BY Captain r
harles Moro. one OF the hest known
Sippefs on the coast. and was under
harter to Charles r. Mccormick &
o.