The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-25
102 ARE NOW
BELIEVED TO
Be LOST IN
SH|PWRECK
Florizel, Queen of New
foundland Vessels, Is
Wrecked Near Cape Race
and Is Believed to Be
Pounding to Pieces.
43 REPORTED SAVED

MONTREAL, Feb. 25.-The death
list Of the wreck Of the Florizel is Civ
en- at 102 in a report from the Cape
Race agent of the Marconi telegraph
company received here today. The
total number saved is reported as a.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Feb. %.
-Forty-three persons aboard the Red
Cross liner, Florizel, wrecked near
Cape Race in storm early yesterday
were rescued today. Three rescue
ships brought the first batch of sur
vivors to port and others were on the
way in the afternoon.
Among the survivors are five saloon
and seven steerage passengers.
146 Were Aboard.
The first batch of survivors was
taken off in three lifeboats and four
dories, but the sea was so rough that
they were unable to approach the
shore, near which the Florizel struck
early Sunday morning while on A voy-
age from this port to Halifax and New
York.
All had suffered terribly from cold
and exposure. Steamers met the
boats and took the rescued aboard A
wireless message from the Prospero
to John Cros bic, minister of shipping.
early today, was the first word of
hope that any of the n passengers
and crew of 50 had been saved
Minister Crosbie said it would be
impossible to give the correct number
of the dead until he had received
definite reports from the Prospero
and other relief ships
All told. there were 146 persons
aboard the Florizel when the vessel
sailed from here Saturday night
There were n passengers including
twelve women and four children and
SO officers and men in the crew
message from the Prospero early
today said that twenty-five survivors
had been taken off the disabled ship
with probably twenty other still
aboard. Seven bodies were 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
Fkorizel were saved. They declined.
however, to announce this as the Of
ficial estimate of the number dead.
Resume Work Dangerous.
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
message from that vessel stating that
at least forty persons were waiting to
be rescued, held out hope that others
might be saved and the Prospero's
commander was directed by the min
fcfar IF to
the earliest possible moment
Although the sea today was not as
rough as it was when the steamer
struck on the rocks, reports indicated
that rescue work was extremely dan
serous. 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 the fury of the elements.
Many of those lost yesterday had AT
temped to reach shore in small boats
which were tossed about and swamp
ed almost in sight of men and women
watching from the bow of the Florizel.
or from the rigging where a few had
climbed for safety. Others who had
taken refuge In the forecastle were
driven out when that part Of the ship
was battered in. Reports last night
accounted for seven bodies wash ed
ashore.
The Prospero. 3 staunch coastins
vessel, had been dispatched at the
first report of the disaster from PIa-
centia bay, rs miles around the coast
from Broad Cove, but after her de-
parture government authorities felt
that her task was hopeless. With the
sealing ships Terra Nova and Home.
she stood outside the cove while re-
ports were sent By observers on land
that the sea had not sufficiently sub
sided TO allow the launching of boats
before daylight.
First Believed All Lost
When naval gunners had shot a
line from the shore across the bow
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