The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
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GOES ON ROCKS
DURING BLIZZARD
STEAMER FLORIZEL FOUND
ERS NEAR CAPE RACE
AND LIVES ARE LOST.
IS POUNDING TO PIECES
Steamer Goes to Aid, and Rescues
Some of Passengers-Others Are
Lost in Small Boats in the Rag
ing Sea.

Lost in Small Boats in the Rag
ing Sea.
FORTY-THREE RESCUED.
St. Johns, N. F., Feb. 25.-Forty-
ihree persons aboard the Red Cross
Finer Florizel, wrecked near Cape
Race in a storm early yesterday,
were rescued today. Three rescue
ships brought the first batch Of
survivors to port and others were
on the way in the afternoon.
Among the survivors are five sa-
loon and seven steerage passengers.
Most of those saved were mem
bers of the crew. Among the sur
vivors are Major Michael Sui
livan, bound for Halifax, Ralph
Burnham of the royal flying corps,
Alex Ledingham of St. Johns, Ar
chibald Gardner and two women,
Miss Minnie Daniel and Miss Cant
well.
Names of the rescued so far as
known, and the identified dead, are:
Survivors: Passengers: John
Kelly. Crew: Capt. w. ]. Martin,
St. Johns; Chief Officer James;
Wireless Operator Cecil G. Carter
New York.
Identified dead Passengers:
MRS. FRED BUTLER, ST.
Johns, n. +.
EDWARD FROUDE, St. Johns
N. F.
CORPORAL FRED SCOW, roy
al flying corps.
St. Johns, N. F., Feb. 25,-Twen-
ty survivors OF the steamer Florizel
wrecked in Broad cove, near Cape
Race, were rescued at daylight to-
day. A message from the coastal
steamer Prospero, which had stood
by all night while the Florizel was
being pounded on the rocks, report
ed that 20 others were alive on the
ship.
The Prospero was sent to the aid
of the Florizel from Placentia bay,
IS miles around the coast from
Broad cove, but after her departure
government officers felt that her
task was hopeless. With the sealing
ships Terra Nova and Nome, She
stood outside the cove while reports
were sent by observers on land that
the sea had not sufficiently subsidized
to allow the launching OF coats be-
fore daylight.
When naval gunners had shot a
line from the shore across the bow
of the Florizel, as she lay submerged
from her funnel aft, and saw no at
tempt on the ship TO make the line
fast, it was believed all on board
were dead. About midnight, how
ever, watchers reported that lights
had been seen in the wireless room
and the forecastle, showing some
persons were alive. Later came the
message from the Prospero report
ing she was alongside the Florizel
and expected soon to take off the
survivors. The report added that
their names would be sent as soon
as possible.
Forcing his ship against a bliz-
zard in which binding snow was
driven by winds often reaching hur-
ricane proportions the Florizels S
commander, Capt, w. J. Martin, yes
terday morning sought to round
Cape Race on his voyage from here
to Halifax and New York.
Rushes on Jagged Rocks.
Apparently however he mis-
judged his position, for the Florizel
rushed on the jagged rocks Of Broad
cove on the east side of the island,
north of the cape. The region is
uninhabited and means of rescue
were not available. One wireless
message said the steamer was rap
idly breaking up; and nothing more
was heard until rescue parties
reached the scene. These reported
boats could not be used, and ex-
pressed doubt if any on board could
be saved. Through the day reports
came that the ship was going to
pieces and that her after decks were
submerged.
The Florizel, queen of the New
Foundland boats, was owned by the
New York, New Foundland & Hall
fax Steamship Company, known as
the Red Cross line. Built in 1909 at
Glasgow, with sloping sheathed bow
reinforced by concrete, she had been
used in the sealing trade, and this
winter had done heroic service as an
ice breaker in New York harbor.
Among the passengers who en-
barked at St. Johns were John Shan
non Mum, managing director of the
line, and his 3-year-old daughter,
six cadets of the Royal Flying corps,
Major Michael Sullivan, command
er of the New Foundland forestry
battalion and a number of promi-
nent New Foundland business men.
Relatives Are Frantic.
Frantic efforts were made by rel
atives OF the passengers aboard the
Florizel to learn the names of those
rescued by the Prospero. An earlier
message from that vessel stating
that at least 40 persons were wait
ing to be rescued held out hops that
Others might be saved and the Pros
pero's commander was directed by
the minister of shipping to send the
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