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hunks on the Young when that yes
sci struck, and were drowned when
the craft capsized within two minutes
after striking.
More than 500 men were secued
from the wrecked destroyers.
OF the survivors, fifteen of the
seriously injured were brought to
the Santa Barbara County Hospital
here. One hundred others were cut
and bruised In their swim to safety
over the jagged rocks. The de-
stroyers were travelling in formation
at twenty knots an hour in a heavy
sea and dense fog when the feading
vessel crashed.
Carried ahead by a strong tide the
others piled on the beach in success
sion .-..
The seas were running so heavy
that 1t was only few minutes after
the crash that all of the destroyers
were taking water.
Swtms to Get Aid.
The rescue of most of the crew of
the Young was effected when Boat
swain's Mate Peterson took a line
overheard and swan with II to the
sea and strong tides. Peterson
reached the Chauncey exhausted
With the line secured between the
two ships, all remaining members of
the crew madS their way ashore. as
the Chauncey was fbeached on the
mainland.
A twist of fate that sent the Reno
tearing southwark at thirty knots
an hour to the west of the Channel
islands instead of down, the Santa
schedule, saved sixty-eight survivors
from the wreck of the Cuba from
almost certain death at sea, accord
ing to the Reno's commander. Lieut..
Commander J. r. Barry. The Reno.
after cropping her way southwark
Pedro harbor with the passengers
and crew of the wrecked Cuba.
Saved by Mere Chance.
Lost in the fog and headed due
west for the open sea, in the belief
that they were bound for the main
land. two of the Cuba's boats were
sighted by the Reno as she was
Speeding through the fog on her
annual full power trials. Chance
sighting of the first lifeboat through
g~rift in the fog was all that saved
Ene CTha's ill-fated passengers, de-
GareC Commander Barry. He said:
I'VE were making thirty knots and
Puget Sound for San Diego. We
we're scheduled to have passed down
the inside of the channel. but the
fog was SO thick that I decided to
strike outside for safety.
Z About 3 O'Clock Saturday after
noon we sighted a small boat on our
Beam. We thought it was a fishing
1oat at first, but as we dashed by
saw that 1t carried too many persons
for such craft. Three miles farther
out we passed second boat and knew
that they were in distress
Our speed was so terrific that we
we're forced to make a long circle OF
more than five miles to slow down
before we reached the first lifeboat
In charge OF the Cuba's chief engi-
neer, w. ]. Owens.
Find Stricken Craft.
Owens had his craft, as well as the
one following him, headed directly
vest, in the belief that they were
going east. He gave us an idea where
the Cuba was piled up and an hour
later we found her, down by the
head and the heavy seas piIing over
her decks.
The passengers, women and chill
dren, wearing coats and overlooking
of the ships officers, were lying in
hsdraggled heans about the beach"
Fog and lost bearing, aggravated
by the lack of wireless to ascertain
compass bearings, was responsible for
the accident, according to the officers
OF the Cuba.
Our radio set has been disabled
since we left the Panama canal, and
we knew we were lost yesterday
morning, but were helpless without
radio" said Radio Operator e. N
Willis.