The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-25
Bodies Washed Ashore.

DOulSS w dSHeu ASHOIe.
OF the seven bodies washed ashore The
following have been identified:
Mrs. Fred Butler first class passenger
for New York.
Edward Froude, first class passenger
for New York
Corporal Fred Snow, Royal Flying
corps.
Joseph kean, master mariner
James Long, seaman
The first survivors were taken off in
lifeboats and dories and were picked up
by the rescue steamers, all suffering
from cold and exposure. The sea was
less rough to-day but the rescue work
was dangerous. Seven bodies so far have
been washed ashore.
There were II passengers and crew
of so on the Florizel, which was bound
from st. Johns for New York via Hall
fax. The ship ran into blizzard with
hurricane after leaving ST. Johns Sat
,irday night. 1t is supposed that Capt.
w. X. Martin misjudged the position of
the ship, thinking that he had cleared
Cape Race when he swung to the west.
It was at first thought that all on
board were lost because naval gunners
shot line across the bow of the partly
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vain for it to be hauled abroad.
Among the passengers on the Florizel
were John Shannon Maun and his three
year old daughter, Betty Six cadets of
the Royal Flying corps and Major Mi
chael Sullivan, commander of the New
Foundland forestry battalion, were also
passengers. Three commercial travellers
from New York, Montreal and Toronto
were the only ones abroad who were
not residents of New England
The Florizel was a sister of the ship
Stephano which was sunk by sub
marine off the Massachusetts coast in
October 1916.
Vessel Was Built for Rough Work.
The Florizel was built for rough work !
in the northern ice fields as a sealer, as
we'll as for passengers and freight service
on the New York route. With her hull
sheathed like a battleship and with her
sloping bow reinforced with concrete, she
attracted the attention of the Russian
government at the outset of the war
and large price was offered for her to
keep open the port of Archangel. The
offer was refused.
The Florizel, as queen of the New
foundiand feet, was given the honor of
bearing the first Newfoundland regiment.
across the Atlantic in October, 1914
The Florizel sailed from St. Johns at
o'clock Saturday night with large
number of passengers and cargo which
included lO.5O0 barrels OF dry Goldfish and
herring for New York and 200 barrels
for Halifax, which was her only port of
call between st. Johns and New York.
The cargo was valued at $500 900 and the
vessel at 81 100000 Both ship and cargo
were fully covered by war risk and ma
rine insurance {
4 blizzard was imminent when she
sailed, and il became worse toward mid
night, but sbated in the early morning ,
hours. {
The ship struck in Broad Cove about
8 a. m. She sent one wireless message {
of distress. which was received at the {
Cape Race radio station, saying that she I
was ashore and in imminent danger of {
destruction. Her wireless apparatus c
worked haltingiy and soon was silent. 4
Small boats could not live in the surf O
and efforts TO escape from the ship were
useless, while in the absence of life sav $
ing equipment no assistance could be Civ c
en- from shore.
Gradually. under the buffeting of the
waves. the hull disappeared from view
and after a few hours the vessel was
almost submerged, while men in the rig 7
sing still signaled frsntically for aid
The crew OF the Florizel included one
W oman. Miss T. McHardy. The vessel
was commanded hy Capt ". J. Martin. }
: master of long experience, who was &
rrediied with the full confidence of the h
owners. The purser. r. r. Jones. was =
-hief purser OF the Red Cross line and 2
vas serving On the Stsphano when the p
after was sunk by the German suhma- al
-ine al the Massachusetts eoast ct
Sickness developed on the steamer u
uhile she lsy here few days sgo and ir
N those seeking Pnsssgc en- her were q
.old that il vould bc necessary for them q