Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-25
USED AS ICE BREAKER
AND DISPATCH BOAT

New York, Feb. 24.-The~ New York
Newfoundland and Halifax Steamship
Co, known as the Red Cross Line IS
the owner Of the steamship Florizei
ashore at Cape Race. c. L. BoWeriHG
Co, Ltd, of Liverpool and New York
are agents The Florizel has to great
extent been used in recent weeks as a
dispatch boat for the British govern
ment between St. Johns and New York,
with stops at Halifax.
During the recent cold spell here the
ship became an important factor, the
fuel authorities borrowing her for ser
vice as an ice breaker in the harbor.
List Of Crew
The following is the list of the crew
as given out at the offices OF BowefihS
& Co.
w. j. Martin. master; j. E. Tucker.
first officer; j. r. King, second oHlccl'
+. ]. jackson, third officer; Nj. ROVER,
boatswain; ]. Finzet. carpenter all OF
st. Johns, \ F., with the exception oI
King. who comes from Nova Scotia
]. BURY, G. Croker. r. Best, }.
Viscount. c. Bailey. T. Green. j. row
er. w. Holley. A. Jones. A. Cover, n:
Freeman, w Dooley. a. T. Pritchard
and q. II. Curtis, all seamen from st.
Johns.
cecil c. Carter and Bernhard j. Muir
phv, wireless operators. both OF Ne"
York. but British subjects.
j. v Reader, chief engineer, HAN
fax; j. G. Lumsden, second engineer
Z. II. Collier, third engineer. and n.
Taylor. fourth engineer.
]. Davis r. Timmons and I. Hennc-
bury, oilers, all from st. johns u
Fornes. ]. Secane. J. Fernandez. NJ
Yanes. NJ. Rodriguez, F. Requeire. L.
C;aryia. ]. Mendez, all firemen OF Span
ish nationality.
f. Rodriguez. Jose Villa and A. GA,
retro. trimmers, Spanish; r. Ray. 10
wears old. mess boy. Spanish.
Charles Snow, chief steward D.
Johnson. pantryman. and J. D.wyer
Relies. Harry Snow. a. Fleet a.
Dodge, A, Flynch and u. ehes'ei'' o''
walters of st. Johns.
Miss Ethel McHardy, stewardess. lnr
mere than 10 years Her home IS :"
Brooklyn, \. Y.
II. Berge. chief cook; q. Guthrle. SCI
ond cook: b. Hardery. third COOK; =
McI<innon, baker. and a. MoouS'
butcher all of St. Johns.
Al the office of the line here II was
Gaia that the Florizel maw"have shipped
,ddi,ional members of her crew in ST
Johns.
The cargo of the steamer, consisting OIL
fsb and dsh products. was valued at $50
noo The shin itself was valued at Sl,ooo-
600. Both ship and cargo were fully COW
rin
The Florzel and her sister SNIP the
Stephano, were constructed for service as
sealing vessels, in addition to that OF
cargo and passenger carriers.
The Florizel was sheathed below the
vaterline with battleship armor, heavily
reinforced at the sloping bows by con-
crete She was constructed in this man
ner to enable her to ride over and crush
heavy fields of ice and one of her off
GERS said recently that she could cut her
wav through fields of ice three to five
feet thick.
Late this afternoon the following tele-
gram was received here by Sir Edgar
Towering. managing director of the Red
Cross Line, from Eric towering at 81.
Johns:
Commissioner OF Wfechihg. VINO - "l
scene, at P. NJ. advises Florizel total
loss: also probably all lives lost. Six
bodies have been picked up. Some men
seen on wreck, but no indications lie.
Seas now breaking over her sides.
Another telegram from the same source
received later reads:
Telegraph operator reports that FLOR
izel is under water from funnel aft. For
ward seas continually breaking over her
cabin decks
John shannon Mum, one OF the pas
sengers and a managing director of the
nrm of lowering Brothers, Ltd, was
stepson of Sir Edgar Bowering. Mrs.
Mum is now in New York, having arrived
here several days ago to wait the arrival
of her husband and daughter, Betty.
three years old. who was with her father
on the ship. Mrs. Mum is Frustrated by
the news OF the disaster and is under
the care of a physician.
F.. C. Rawson of Mechanic Falls has
filed voluntary petition In bankruptcy
in the United States district court. His
liabilities are listed at sS757 and his as