The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
Nineteen Die When German Bark
Hera Is Wrecked on Rock
Near Falmouth
HAD MADE LONG VOYAGE
Five Survivors Owe Their Lives
to Calamity of Mate, Him
self a Victim

Falmouth, Ems, Fob. Captain
Lolenz, his first officer and seven
teen men of the crew of the German
bark Ilera, from Pisagua, Chill. for
Falmouth, lost their lives yesterday
when the vessel struck a rock as she
was concluding her voyage. The re-
naming five were saved through the
gallantry of the first officer, who, real
izing that his own end was near.
handed his whistle To a comrade with
orders To blow it. The whistle signals
finally attracted the attention of the
crew of Il lifeboat. who rescued the
men from the rigging.
The hera encountered a gale AT the
entrance To the English channel She
lost her course ana struck on the rocks
near porthella light. The vessel i'm
mediately ,illed and the men took to
the boats, which capsized. Eight sue
ceeded in getting back To the ship,
from which three were washed off be-
fore the lifeboat arrived.
The first officer, who was lashed to
the rigging. blew his whistle until the
rising tide had almost engulfed him.
Then he passed it over, with the re-
mark: Here. chum, YOU can do bet
ter with that than | can" and fell
back dead.
Sunken Liner Monroe Located. -----
Norfolk Va, Feb. With nfteen
feet Of her single mast showing above
the water the Old Dominion liner
Monroe lost with forty-one lives when
she collided with the steamship Nan
tucket late Friday morning i'm the At
lantic ocean on the eastern shores of
Virginia, was located today by the rev.
enue cutter Onondaga. She lies twen-
ty-fOur miles southeast, almost in the
exact spot where the collision occur
red.
The ship probably will be blown up
To clear the path of navigation. \ red
light was twinklng at the wrecks
masthead last night, To warn passing
vessels of danger.
Declaring that the loss of his vessel
was due to the carelessness of the
commander of the steamer Nantucket,
NhINoill ~ ~ JblihSpll VI lut Alblllbt
yesterday filed a libel against the Nan
tucket, claiming a million dollars dam
ages. Captain johnson alleges that the !
Monroe was proceeding at half speed
or less before the accident and had laid !
To after hearing four whistles. He says
the Nantucket came upon him at such !
speed that a collision was unavoidable. !
although he had ordered his ship ahead |
at full speed to avoid the blow.
Nantucket Blames lI-Fated Boat.
Baltimore, Feb. The steamer
Nantucket, which was in collision with |
the steamer Monroe Friday morning, |
docked here today. In written report !
to the officials of the Merchants Il |
Miners Transportation company, Cap |
tain Berry said that i'm AN endeavor |
to avoid a collision with the Monroe :
the Nantuckets helm was put hard |
aport to keep TO the right, but the /
Monroe proceeded at full speed ana
tried to cross the bow of the Nantuck-
ct. The Monroe had succeeded I'm get
ting partly past the NantuCket's stem
when the vessels colided the Nan
tuckets stem striking the Monroe's
starboard bow forward Of the pilot
house. about at right angles.
The Monroe passed under such great
speed, according to Captain Berry's re-
port. that the stem of the Nantucket
was bent sharply toward her star
board side and the Nantucket sloughed
around so that her port side was
scraped ny the Monroe, crushing one
Of the Nantuckets port boats. The
Monroe passed on out of sight. At the
time of the collision, the captain says,
the Nantucket's engines were running
at fun speed astern and had been so
running for some time previous to the
collision.