New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
FIVE die in GALE,
SIXTEEN SAVED
Rescued Crews of Two
Lumber Ships, Picked Up
at Sea, Brought Here.

The loss of the schooner Edna NJ.
Smith. with her mate and four of her
crew, was reported last night, when the
Norwegian steamer Petra arrived from
Guantanamo, Cuba. The Petra had on
board Captain Farrell and eight sur
yivors of the crew Of the Smith, res
cued from an open boat by the Petra.
They had had nothing TO eat for four
days.
Captain Farrell said he left Gulfport'
Miss. March 16 with q cargo of lumber
for Portishead, England. April ne
encountered a severe hurricane. and
his vessel soon became unmanageable.
The mate and four men were lost over
board Captain Farrell and his eight
men took to the lifeboat. Soon after
ward the vessel capsized.
The Edna NJ. Smith was formerly a
British bark, hailing from st. John'
hut had recently changed her rig 70
that Of a schooner, and came under
American registry. She was built at
Harvey. n. B., in 1908, and had net
tonnage of 1856.
The captain, the mate and hve OF
tho crew of the threcmasted schooner
Lizzie B. Wiley, that hailed from
Tbomaston, Me, will be back on 'he
Goa in a few days. Their experience
in the gale last week and the suose-
ouent DAYS of agony that forced them
20 tho verge Of insanity are things OF
tbo INST Each has an ear 10 tne "ihu'
r rao IN heed the first call OF the sea
IT, IT, steamer Proteus brought the
sbinurecked sailors into port yestel
IaT ofter picking them up SUI nnIes
u~! of Cane Hatteras. Their cral'
1,,os soddened, writing mass OF tiIn-
80 held together by some unAhoWh
49,, s+ance. and afoat only by VII
cry nf her cargo Of lumber; For Tour
5 ~ tho men had been dashed on 'he
sea-washed deck. 81 West
1,G;are we're beating up the coast lIoill
Ga..nnneb 10 Pawtucket when the - Dig
p pI of April 2 overlook them ne ne
aaIooror was forced $50 miles out %
I Sar course The gale lifted toIecas,le'
deckbouse and the galley on the oecS
90 cleanlv as though giant pIaue ""u
cleaved them. - .be sodden
scbooner labored in the trougns Oh we
mountainous waves, the captain ~
re crew at the pumps. EXhsusl.Ti,
orertook them, the old seams III Wy
Iii grew wider and new ones oPeneu
With evcry heave of the ship; a pEoI'i
roll souarelv across the deck loaI u
t;rnber and held it in position othei
wise the schooner might nave so''
Saturday morning, when the gS.e
whipped the snow along horlzont re- -
the crew could fight no longer ihtS
went aft and made themselves last "
The deck and lay gasping ana PLay ,ne
as waves poured over them ne see
had spoiled their drinking water, VIVA.
food was left was in the HOODED pshsiS
below. One of the crew risSeo ms
life in fishing with improvised 'achae
for bits of bread that foated about
For four days their only rauons W.
q few cans of tomatoes ana some 10"
potatoes caught in that iashioh. AZ
ri tbinos were thought about the
cantsin Of a large passenger steamer
tSpt went close to the drifting, hulk
t tba same morning. Captain Doll said
t SiS distress signals must t.ave been
seen Gee by the passing ship, but he and
80 VOW we're forced to sit helpless
While wi9 the big vessel ploughed past:
Tuesday morning the Proteus was
sighted. By that time deliriqm had
so, in among the seamen. The Proteus
came within 100 yards and lowered a
Iifeboat, The crew was taken on most
of them so weak they had to be MOIST
ed up the side OF the steamer.