The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-28

hSlluFe. All unlNtllLllleU WOn11nS
body was one Of tho first 10 be washed
ashore.
~rreachcry aboard the ship is believed
to have been the cause Of the running
ashore. 1t is thought impossible that
the ships master could accidentally
have run Is miles out Of his course.
II is intimated tho ships compass was
tempered with. There is a general
belief the work is that Of German
AGENTS.
SUFr r FROM COLD.
II. Johns, y. L., Eru. 26.--The first
batch of survivors Was taken off in
Ihrce life boats and iuur dorics, but the
STA WAS SO rough mat they were unable
10 approach the shore, near which the
FIori2ei struck early sunday morning
while on a voyage from this port to
Halifax n New York. All had sui
fered terribly from cold and exposure.
steamers met Che boats and took the
rescued aboard. \ wireless message
from the Prospcrp to Johu Crosbie.
minister of shipping. carly today was
the first word Of hop" hat amy OF the
passengers and crew had been saved.
The ProsperU reported that every effort
was being made to transfer them from
the battered hulk.
The PTOspcro, Il staun"A CGaSiing YES
sci. had been despatched at the first re-
port % the disaster from PlaContia bay,
~ nil!eS around the coast from l1fOill
cove. but after her departures govern
mCnt authorities felt that her task was
hopeless. With the sealing ships
Terra Nova n Home, she stood out
side the owe while reports were sent by
observers on land that the sea was not
sufficiently subsidized to allow the
launching OF boats before daylight.
When naval gunners had snot a line
from the shore across the bow of the
ElOriZel as she lay submerged from her
funnel aft and saw no attempt on the
SHIP to make the line fast. il was be-
lievGd all those on board we're dead.
About midnight, however. watchers re-
ported that lights haG hecn seen in the
wirclcss room and the forecast showing
some persons We're SUI 0iiNC. Later
came the message from the frospero
reporting she was alongside the Flori-
gel and expected soon to take off the
survivors.
Drives Through Blizzard.
Forcing his ship against "A blizzard
IN which binding was driven by
winds often reaching hurricane pro-
portions, the FlOriZel'" commander,
Capt. j. Martin, yesterday morning
sought To round Cape Race on his
voyage from her" :" iiali'"N, and New
York.
Apparently. however. he mlsjudged
his position. Tor the E~loriZcl rushed on
the Jagged rocks "t Broad Cove on the
cast side Of the island. north of the
Cape. The reGiOu is u~ninhabited
means OF rCSCu" were not available.
Ono wireless message SAFE the steamer
was rapidly breaking up n nothing
more was heard until rescue parties
reached the scene. These reported boats
could not be used n expressed doubt
II any on board could be saved.
Through the day reports car1c that the
ship was going 20 pieces ana that her
after docks N'prC SllblngIIpu.
The Florizel. was owned Icy the New
SoriS, New Foundlan0 and Halifax
Steamship company known =" the Red
Cross line. Built iii 1903 at Glasgow
with sloping sheathed bow, reinforced
by concrete. h had been used in the
sealing trade ana this winter hld done
heroic service as ~ lcehr"akor in New
York harbor
LIST OF PASSENGERS.
st. Johns. Feb. 26.--The passenger
hist OF tho steamer Florizel follows
insharn. Thomas Mcneil, Fred Smythe.
J. II. Bags, William Butler, Fred But,
|Troudc. Jamcs McCoubrey, Robert Wright,
men of st. Johnsl, Misses Kitty Cantwcll,
jennie Dalton, M. Barrett.
Maloney. wife aud child. William Dodd,
P J. Eitzpatrick, a. Powers; J. g. spar
T'eter G~uilfoyIe, Thomas Whclan. William
|Cusswel. David Griffit>s. Misses Minnie
Daniel, Elizahetn Peliey.
First Class-Fur Halifax: Frank Chown.
Fred Snow. Edward Ee"teau, Jack &.
IPearsons, NewniaR ScliarS. Ralph Bur
nam, cadets OF the Royal Flying corps;
George Massic. wife and child. William
70. Bishop. Charles II. Miller. w. W.
|~Dauphinee. o. y. Bellevue. George A.
Moulton and son. George farmiter,
|,ierald ST. JoLr, William Moore, John
IKielcy, Michael connolly, John Connolly,
William Parmiter. Mai Michael Sullivan.
Archibald Gardner. Capt. Joseph Kean,
John 8. Mum. William EarI Michael q.
I~riscoi. Misses Beaumont, Mum, Tren-
Ichard.
secord Class> For Halifax: George