New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

whole day in the search. The Ia,tei
circled the sinking Denver ana poured
iii on the waters. When other steam
ar, including the MeRantic. came near
Captain Avery ordered five boats pu'
ont These took fifty members OF ms
crew 20 the Manhattan. c..
The captain and his wife, Captain
Smith and the captains steward 10
,eph McManus, were the last 10 leaVe
the shin. At that time the wnter was
even with the main deck. They were
taken of in one OF the Megantics boats,
iust as the Denver began to list, ana
when they had to hold fast to avoid
being pitched into the sea.
"Well. I guess the Denyer's gone,
said Captain Avery, "and III open up
the sea cocks"
He left Mrs Avery alone on deck az
he went below 10 let the water INTO tne
vessels hold. A momtnt later the cap
tnin and his wife were handed into the
lifeboat. after having gathered some OF
their belongings. After the Megantic
was reached the lifeboat had TO pc
abandoned because OF the sea and the
wind.
Had Been TO Bremen.
II is believed that the heavy storm
through which the Denver passed
Ioosened the ships rivets, letting water
pour in upon her fires, which made
pnmnino impossible. She had not
sunk when her crew was rescued DuV
u ia Thought she went to the bottom
shortly afterward She was returning
from her second trip to bremen "nere e,
she had gone loaded with cotton. ohe
carried no cargo on the westward wy
age. ,-,. :,
A curious tale OF two shipwrecks IN
four weeks was told by the Denver 5
only passenger. Captain Smith. lie was
in charge of the Evelyn, which went 10
the bottom on February 10, and was
picked up by a German patrol boat;
He was taken TO Bremerhaven and
sailed on he Denver, only to have that
boat sink few days later.
Captain Smith, who lives at milton
y. Y, said his vessel was mined about
ten miles from Borkum Lighthouse as
she was proceeding from New YORK 10
Bremen with 4,200 bales Of cotton.
It was his cargo, he believes, that
kept the ship anoat and broke the con-
cussior Of the mines shocks. The
crew felt two Of these within ten MIN
utes of each other, the second coming
lust after they had left the Evelyn
and taken to the boats.
Her Bow Blown or.
"Fvcrything was shaken TO pieces,
said Captain Smith, "and the second
explosior blew one-third of the boat
clean off. That was ut the bow. AFTER
we had left her the other two-thlrds
remained afloat four hours, and then
sank. We were thirty hours IN the
boats. with biscuits and water. when
we were picked up by German patrol
boat No one was injured by the eN-
missions. but one nan died from eA-
posure.
tore the EVELYN was wrecked, but was
careful to avoid them. Although |
think il was mine that sank the
vessel ! an not sure. IL might nave
been a floating or an anchored mime
or even a submarine, but, whatever IL
was, it did n good job.
Car,ain Smith said he was treated
well in Germany and that, with the
execution of white bread, no lack OF
foodstufs was apparent lie declared
there was no prejudice there against
Americans. but a slight dislike TO
persons. other than Americans VINO
smoke English. No one IS permitted
to sneak English OF the telephones
not even the American Ambassador, ne
said. -.
Ex-senator Alfred J. Beverldgc. VINO
has bcen in Germany and Switzerlanu'
was also n passenger on the Megaht'c'