Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
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In AWFUL STORM

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sea had not sufficiently subsided to
allow the launching of boats before
daylight.
When naval gunners had shot
line from the shore across the bow
of the Florizel as she lay submerged
from her funnel AFT and saw no
attempt on the ship to make the line
fast it was believed all those on
board were dead. ADoE midnight,
however, watchers reported lights
had been seen i'm the wireless room
and the forecastle, showing some
persons still were alive. Later came
the message from the Prospero re-
porting she was alongside the Flor
fzel and expected soon to take off
the survivors. The report added
that there names would be sent as
soon as possible.
Forced Against Blizzard
Forcing his ship against a blizzard
i'm which binding snow was driven
by wind often reaching hurricane
proportions, the FloriZers Comman
der, Captain w. j. Martin, yesterday
morning sought to round Cape Race
on his voyage from here to Halifax
and New York.
Apparently, however, he mis-
judged his position, for the FloriZel
rushed on the jagged rocks of Broad
Cove on the east side of the island,
north of the cape. The region is
uninhabited and means of rescue
were not available. One wireless
message said the steamer was rapid
ly breaking up, and nothing more
was heard until rescue parties
reached the scene. These reported
boats could not be used and eX-
pressed doubt if any on board could
be saved. Through the DAY reports
came that the ship was going to
pieces and that her after decks were
submerged.
Has Done Good Service
The Florizel queen of the New
Foundland boats. was owned by the
New York, New Foundland and
Halifax Steamship Company, known
as the Red Cross line. Built in 1909
at Glasgow, with sloping sheathed
bow reinforced by concrete, she had
been used in the sealing trade and
this winter had done heroic service
as an ice breaker in New York mar
Dor.
Among the passengers who en-
barked at st. Johns were John shan
non Mum, managing director of the
line, and his 3-year- old daughter,
six cadets of the Royal Flying Corps,
Major Michael Sullivan, commander
of the New Foundland Forestry Bat
TALON, and a number of prominent
New Foundland businessmen.
Frantic Efforts to Learn Names
Frantic efforts were made by rela-
tives of the passengers aboard the
FloriZel to learn the names of those
picked up by the Prospero. The
first messa ge from that vessel stat
ing at least forty persons were walt
ing to be rescued held out hope that
others might be saved, and the
Prospero's commander was directed
by the minister of shipping to send
the names at the earliest possible
moment
Although the sea to-day was not
as rough as it was when the steamer
struck on the rocks, reports indicated
rescue work was extremely danger
Gus. The Florizels wireless was
wrecked fires were out, and the
ship, helpless and at the mercy of
the waves offered little protection
against the cold and fury of the
elements.
Lost i'm Small Boats
Many of those lost yesterday had
attempted to reach shore in small
boats, which were. tossed about and
swamped Reports last night ac-
counted for seven bodies washed
ashore.
Minister Crosbie said it would be
impossible to give the correct num-
Der Of the dead until he had received
definite reports from the Prospero
and other relief ships. All told
there were lac persons aboard the
Florizel when the vessel sailed from
here Saturday night. There were
n passengers, including twelve
women and four children, and 60
officers and men in the crew.
A message from the Prospero
early to-day said that twenty-five
survivors had been taken off the
disabled ship, with probably twenty
others still aboard. on this basis
taking into consideration the seven
bodies washed ashore last night
government authorities stated that
if the figures as sent by the Prospero
were correct, the death list stood at
81, provided all reported aboard the
Florizel were saved. They declined
however, to announce this as the
official estimate of the number of