Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-15

steamers that had picked up the first
appeal for help were searching Tor
the distressed craft. A heavy vapor
caused by the action Of the intense
cold on the water handicapped the
searchers and it was fisherman on
port Maitland shore who first made
out the Cobequid as the vapor rose
late this afternoon, and revealed the
liner on the dreaded Trinity.
Darkness was gathering fast when
the rescue began but the boatmen
from the coastal steamers knew the
rock and the surrounding shoals as
well as they did their own front yards
ashore and they went at the work be-
fore them with confidence.
Less than five hours later those who
had faced death for two days We're
being warmed and fed at the hotels
here
All. however, had suffered from the
intense cold. Most of them We're frost
bitten and everyone showed the ef-
fects of exposure to zero weather.
When the rescue ships reached dock
here many Of their passengers had TO
be carried to the hotel. For the thlr'
y-six hours after the vessel struck,
seas broke over her continuously and
she was coated with ice.
Benumbed with cold and dazed by
their ordeal, few Of the rescued could
give an intelligent account of their
experiences tonight. one of the off
GERS OF the Cobequid said
"The ship struck at o'clock Tues
day morning while we were trying to
locate the lightship off the Lurcher
shoal In the binding snow storm
which prevailed we overshot the mark
and brought up on the southeast end
81 Trinity ledge.
1T was low tide and later in the
morning as the tide rose. IL forced us
farther up on the shoal. The steamer
began to pound heavily and in few
minutes the engine room was filled
with water. This stopped the dyna-
mos, putting the lighting system and
the wireless apparatus out of commits
sion.
After the ship struck we sent out
an sos which was picked up by the
Cape Sable wireless station.
Later with the engine room filled,
our operator had to depend entirely
on the auxiliary storage battery. Then
the gale carried away the deck con-
nections of the aerials A temporary
connection, which proved unreliable,
was fixed up but an hour later this
too failed Again we rugged up con-
nection but the batteries were growing
weaker and we could send only very
faint spark The puny waves could
not reach the Cape Sable station, only
ninety miles away, but we were able
To- pick up the medley Of words re-
garding ourselves and knew we were
being searched for in vain off Brier
island. forty miles away in the posi-
ton we erroneously gave before our
wireless failed.
Early today the Canadian north
ern liner Royal George. outward
bound from st John, picked up our
feeble cry and the rescue followed.
II was a day and night OF terror on
the steamer. Life belts had been
served to all on board and when the
seas began to break over the ship all
hands were ordered below where they
huddled in the cabin. IL was feared
that the hull would part. Daylight
and the knowledge that their appeal
for help had been heard gave renewed
hope, but the position of the ship
grew more dangerous hourly. UP ~
noon the gale showed no signs Of sub
siding. The bridge chart house, com
panionways and everything movable
on deck, including all but four life
boats, were washed away.
Various expedients to prevent SUI
fering from cold were adopted. Fires
were klndled in an iron basket, m
which holes had been cut to afford
a draft. This crude utensil was used
to heat water and make tea. one Of
the crew suffered a broken arm. bn'
this was the only accident.