Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
Five Men Signal for Help.
but Fail to Seize Of
fered Life Line.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN SINK
TO GRAVES IN ANGRY SEA
Cadets of Royal Flying Corps
Also Numbered Among
the Victims.
BODIES ARE WASHED ASHORE
Captain OF Steamer Florizcf Loses
Bearings and Fails to Clear
Jutting Cliffs. @

ST. Johns. y. r. February o:.--rhc
crack Red Cross liner Florizel, bound
from st. Johns to New York b. way OF
Halifax with l40 persons aboard. in
cluding scvcnty-eight passengers. piled
up on the lodges near Cape Race dur
ing blizzard to-day, and 1T is be
licvcd that all aboard were lost.
Naval gunncrs sent on a special train
from this city shot Il line across the
bow of the partly submerged ship to-
night. but waited in vain for it to be
hauled aboard. Just before darkness
blotted the wreck from view, five ricH.
driver from the forccastle by the giant
seas were seen to Climb the forward
rigging. signaling fccbiy for help.
Eut when they failed 10 make tast
the line it was feared that they had
succumbed 20 the cold and exposure.
Those FIVE were thc only ones Visible
on board several hours after the ship
struck. Somewhere beyond the white
maclstrom of breakers two stanch res
cue steamers-the Terra Nova aud the
Homezglanped by Ncwfoundland salt.
ors. lay in waiting for favorable mo-
,ncnt 10 send \ boat through the surf.
but though the storm appeared to b.
be daybrcall before the sea moderated
enough to make it possible to approach
The wreck.
Included among the passengers we're
twelve women and four children.
Among the first-caoin passengers
were John shannon Mum. a managing
director OF tho finn OF Bowrins Bros,
Ltd. owners of tho liner. and his three.
Eearold daughter Betty. They were
ScinG TO New York to meet Mrs. Mum
and Sir Edgar Eowring, one OF the
owners of the lina, for = visit of iwo
months in Florida
NOTED ENGLISH OFFICER
ONE Of WRECK VICTIMS
Six cadets of the royal flying corps.
on their way from Newfoundland 10
join their commands, were aboard.
The body of one member of the de-
tachment. Fred Snow, was included
among the six washed ashore tonight.
Another Newfoundland officer. who. II
is feared was lost. was Major Michael
Sullivan, commanding the Ncwtound-
land forestry battalion. returning TO
his battalion. now cutting timber in
Scotland.
Captain Joseph Kean, one OF the
best known commanders of the Now
foundlard sealing fleet. also sailed on
the Florizel for Halifax. where he was
to take over his ship. the Sable. in
readiness for the seal fisheries next
month
An but three Of the passengers were
natives Of Newfoundland. Three com
mercial travellers, a Mr.. Stevens, OF
New York; w. w. Dauphine, of Mon
trcal. and Q. Z. Belleveau. of Toronto.
were on their way home.
NAMES OF PASSENGERS
SAILING FOR NEW YORK
The names of the passengers on the
'lorizel were:
First class for New York-Alexander
Lcdinsham. Thomas Mcneil, s. C.
Smythc James II. Besgs. Mr.. and Mrs.
William s. Butler. Miss NJ. Rarrctt.
Miss Annie Dolton. II. G. CantweN,
Miss Kitty cantwcll, Patrick Laracy.
Edward Froud. James McCoudrcy. Rob
ert Wright, James Miller. James poIey.
Second class FOR New York-Joseph
Moloney. wife and child; Miss Mamie
Dcnicf, William Wood, J. r. Fitzpatrick,
y. Power. j. G. Sparrow. Miss Beeley
John Costello, Peter Guilfoyle, Thomas
Whalen. William Guzwell, David Crit
fifth.
PASSENGERS SAILING FOR
HARBOR OF HALIFAX
Firstclass for Halifax-Mrs. Frank
c. liown. Fred Snow, Jack Parsons,
Newman Sellars, Ralph Burnhan,
George Mass!c. wife and child: Miss C.
Beaumont, William Bishop, Charles H.
Miller, w. w. Dauphine, {. r. Dellcvon
George y. Moulton and son; George
Parminter. William Parminter, Gerald
ST. John. William Moore. Jack T.
kcly. Michael Connolly. John Con-
molly. Major Michael Sullivan. Arthur
Gardner. Captain Joseph Kcan. John g
Mum. Miss Mum. Miss Prcnchard, VIII
liam Earle. Michael Driscol,.
Second class for Halifax - George
Long. y. C. FaGan. H. j. Fow,e-.
George Puddister Gregory Maloney.
John Lynch. w. Richards. Leon N!choly.
John Cleary. James Rickweli. IL
Pcarcy. Charles Howell James Bartlett.
j. Forest. Joseph s. cockley. william
stevens.
STEAMER RUNS INTO STORM
SOON AFTER LEAVING DOCK
The Nip was in comma nd OF Captain
w. j. Martin, one of the foremost