New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
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heavy combers continually swept her
decks, where her bow was held up by
Jagged rock. Some of those aboard
| had taken refuge in the forecastle. but
this was battered in during the after
noon, leaving the rigging the only
place where a human being could cling
for his life. So far as could be seen
from shore only five men were able to
climb the rigging.
Up to midnight watchers at Broad
Cove reported seven bodies washed
ashore
Those identified were:
Mrs. Fred Butler, frst-class pas
senger for New York
Edward Froude, first-class pas
senger for New York.
Corporal Fred Snow, Royal Flying
Corps.
Joseph Kean, master mariner.
James Long, seaman.
Rescue parties said it would be i'm
possible to get aboard the ship before
daybreak
The relief train from this city reached
Broad Cove, two miles from the wreck,
soon after o'clock. It was under the
direction of Tasker Cook, marine agent.
and carried, besides physicians and
nurses, q party of naval gunners with
rocket apparatus, by means of which it
was hoped to get q line over the ship.
The coastal steamer Prospero,
from Placentia Bay, and four steamers
from this city have been sent to Broad
Cove, and two of them had reached
there at nghtfall. Should the weather
moderate there was thought to be a
chance that the steamers might be of
assistance. While the stern Of the Flor
izel was submerged, her bow, resting on
the ledge, was partly out Of water.
Mariners hoped that, in addition to the
five seen near the forecastle, other sur
vivors were huddled in the forward
part of the ship, and might still be
saved.
Sister Ship Sunk by U-Boat
The Florizel was sister of the
steamer Stephano, which was sunk by
the German submarine U-53 off Nan
tucket on Sunday night October S, 1916,
She had been continued in the SER
vice between ST. Johns and New York,
but since the United States entered the
war her movements had not been made
public.
The Florizel sailed from here at 8
o'clock last night. with sevcnty-seven
passengers and a crew OF sixty-nine
and d cargo which included 1O,5OO
barrels Of dry Goldfish ard herring for
/ New York and 200 barrels for Hall
fax, her only port Of call between st.
Johns and New York
I A blizzard was brewing when she left
and it grew worse toward midnight, but
abated in the carly morning. The
Flcrizel would have had to proceed
I southward along the coast toward Cape
] Race, about sixty miles distant Ma
rners here think she probably put her
I n In
and that when the wind moderated
somewhat toward morning her com
mander, thinking he had passed south
Of Cape Race, turned westward
The ship struck in Broad Cove about
= a. m. She sent one wireless message
Of distress, which was received at the
Cape Race radio station, saying that
she was ashore and in imminent danger
OF destruction. Her wireless apparatus
worked haltingiy and soon was silent
Nothing further was heard from her.
and as the cove is in remote and
sparsely settled district it was not un-
til late in the forenoon that a rescue
party reached the scene. They discov
cred the Flori2el lying we'll inshorc
and subjected to a mcrcilcss pounding
by the heavy seas
The crew Of the Florize included ono
woman, Miss e. MclIardy.
sickness developed on the steamer
while She lay here a few days ago. and
an those seeking passage upon her were
told that il would be necessary for
them to be vaccinated. 1t is believed
that at least twenty were deferred bv
this requirement from taking PASSAGE
and proceeded to Halifax or New York
by rail.
florizeis Passenger Lis.
ne passenger list of the Florizc1
follows:
FIRST CLASS NOR NEW YORK,
Alec Lcdingham.
Thomas Mcneil,
red Snlythc,
i. IT, Biggs,
William Butler.
fred Butler and wife.
Patrick Laracy.
Edward Froude.
James McCoubrey.
Robert Wright.
James Miller,
James Daily.
Miss Kitty Cantwell,
MISS Annic Dalton
Miss II. Barrett
SECOND CLASS FOR NEW yopk>
Joseph Maloney, wife and child.
William Dodd.
p. J. Fitzpatrick.
A. Power,
J. G. Sparrow.
Edward Grcening
John Costello.
Peter Gulfoylc.
Thomas Whelan.
William Gusswel.
David Grifhths.
Miss Minnie Daniel,
Miss Elizabeth. Pelley.
FIRST CLASS VOR HALIFAX)
Drank Chown,
Fred Snow.
Edward Bortoau.
Jack c. Parsons.
Newman Sellars,
Ralph Burnam.
George Massie. wife and child.
William +. Bishop.
Charles II. Miller.
W. W. Dauphinec.