Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-25
BIG SHIP WRECK;
MANY LIVES LOST


hst six named were cadets uf ,no
Newfoundland regiment who We're
10 have ioinod the Royal rb.pK
corps at TORONTO.
! Number Of Women.
Others on the passenger list were
buyers, commercial travellers 'and a
number OF women
/ Accompanying Mr.. Mum were his
little daughter 5 years ~ age. and
her nurse, They we're on their way
30 New York to join Mrs Mum and
Air Edgar Bowring, MIR Munns step
father
Major sullivan had been here on
official businFii and w iretprnlng To
scotland to reioin his battalion
Joseph keHn. master marincr
another of the passengers, wns bound
for Halifax
The FloriEei was a sister ship "
The Steamer RtephaAo. which was
sunk by the German submarine Una
OF Nantucket Sunday night Octo.
Der S, 1915
She had been continued In the
ssrVice between St Johns ana New
Work, bot since the United statcs
entered the war her movements had
not been sivcn publicity
Valued nj MILLION.
The Florizel sailed from haze ..
o'clock last night With a large num-
her of passengers and a cargo which
included l0,b0O barrels Of dry cod,
fish and herring for New York and
| ! zoe barrels for Halifax, her only
port OF call between ST Johns ana
New YORK. The ship herself was
valued aCtl 900. 900
A blizzard was brewing when she
lcn and u grew worse toward mid
night, but ahnted In the early morn
Ink hours, The Florizel would have
had 10 proceed southward along the
! toost toward Cape Race about sixty
miles distant, Mariners here think
she probsbiy put her head sea ward
,o ride out the storm and thst wheu
the wind moderated somewhat To-
waid morning her com ma nder.
thinking he had pgssed south OF,
Cape Race. turned westward.
Tho ship struck In Broad cove
about a. M She sent one wireless
mtssage of distress. which Was re-
oe.yed St the cape Race radio sta
ton saying that she was aground and
IN imminent danger OF destruction.
Her wireless apparatus worked Init
iagfy ana soon was silent ~NothinK
fui ther was heard from hsr. aud ss
The cove 10 In q remote and sparsoly
setued Jiruicr IT was not until late
in the forenoon that n reEcu. party
lc'-shed the scene. They dHcovsred
her lying well insh0rs hnd subjected
TO n'erciless pounding by the heavy
foas
small boats could not live IN the
rurf and efforts 20 escape from the
anio wero hopeless. while In the alb
stnee' OF life saving equipment, no
psFikianc" could 70 "'tHn l.Om 4nofs.
Men Could Bc Seen.
Nen could be~seon on the bridge
signalling for help and some had
iashed themselves TO the rigging
Gradualh, under the buffsting OF
the waves, the hull disa ppagrod from
N'sw and after a few hours the yes-
rel was almost suhmerged, white men
IN the rigging still nignaiied frantic.
ally. but hopelessiy. for aid T..
While The watchers looked on tho
bodies of five men and a woman
came ashore. -Four were Identified
Hs those OF Edgar Frouds. Captain
Joseph Kean and Robert snow. pas
eeffsers and JAmeA Long, a sailor.
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