The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-25
TRAITOR
CAUSES
WRECK
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One hundred and two persons
have persisted from among the
passengers and crew of the ship,
according to word reaching here.
This places the death list higher
than statements made by the
owning company--the Red Cross
line-which stated that 1876 were
aboard the F1orixel.
Scenes Of indescribabls hero
ism In the face of odds which
seemed insurmountable took
place as hardy Newfoundland sea-
mon stoically donned life belts,
piled into pnuy dories and bat
tied with the mountainous waves
Of the angry Atlantic.
Undaunted Heroism.
Boat after boat was launched
In the gray light by men who had
left rescue ships. Several fruit
less efforts to get thru the waves
did not deter the efforts. I'm
daunted, they returned to their
work and finally succeeded In
getting a footing on portion of
the ship above the water.
Ropes which had been carried
along were fastened to the ship
and then run out to vessels stand
ing by. Life belts were hauled
aboard the wreck and placed on
the survivors, most of whom were
unable at this time to stand
alone. Some were practically IN
conscious.
j These relics OF what had been
a shipload of happy humanity
were transferred to the small
boats which had conquered the
waves, and taken to safety.
The work Of rescue occupied
five hours. II was stated prob
ably most of the saloon passen-
gers were lost.
/ Reports differ as to the number
of persons aboard the crack liner
of the Red Cross fleet, when she
hit the rocks. At first II was sup
posed there were 156 aboard.
Naval Gunners Aid.
Rescue work began at dawn to-
day. Courageous fishing craft
sailors, men from the life-saving
stations and others Joined In the
almost impossible task of getting
the survivors off the wrecked
craft.
Seventeen were left aboard
alive after the first work had been
done and 81 landed.
There is no apparatus in the
vicinity of Broad Cove for rescu-
ing persons from wrecked vessels,
but naval gunners were rushed to
the scene and fired a line across
the bows of the ship last night.
There was no effort to make 1t
fast or use 1t. Five men later
were seen in the rigging, wakly
signalling for help. They were
blotted out in darkness soon after
ward.
All day Sunday the beach near
the pounding steamer was crowd
ed with onlookers, helpless to send
aid. Huge waves lifted from the
cold sea and rising over the YES
sci, descended crashingly and
swept her decks.
/ Men con'd be seen after these
torrents OF water had receded
Some of them appeared to be
dashed to masts or the rail. The
stern of the vessel was submerged
Only her forward part was offer
ing a haven of refnge for the mis-
erable humans who struggled
tenaciously with the waves and
the cold for their lives.
Other Victims.
The foggy, ice-filled waters
near Cape Race have taken heavy
toll Of steamships in the last 40
years. Among those that have
gone down are the Rhodona, As
syrian, Granbrook, Delmar,
Louisa, Scottish King, Titanic,
Lady Beatrice, Ivydene, Palechina
and Is others. In addition more
than so sailing vessels have been
sunk.
Tales of heroism by Newfound-
the rocky coast go hand In hand
with records of the local vessels.
They were there again today,
lending almost superhuman ef-
fcrts to the task of getting sur
vivors off the Florizel.
The offices of the line stated
today there were 1875 persons
aboard the Florizel. OF these II
were passengers. Reports that A
were known to be alive would
leave a death list of go, provided