The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-13

and sank in one minute and thirty
seconds.
The other destroyers, the S. P. Lee,
the Nicholas, Fuller, Chauncey and
Woodbury., went aground in posi-
ton which gave. their officers and
crews a better chance than was af-
forded the other crews.
The Pacific coast line between San
Francisco and San Diego cuts into
the ocean between Honda and Point
Arguello where the vessels were
wrecked. The naval wrecks came
while the Destroyer Reno had left the
cruising line, attracted by boat loads
of survivors from the wrecked S. S.
Cuba, a passenger vessel.
The Miller will reach San Francisco
today. The Reno landed it's surviv-
ors at San Pedro last night.
Stay to Guard Treasure.
Reports indicated that all on the
Cuba were saved except Captain G. ].
Holland, the purser and eight mem
bers of the crew who were reported
to have remained on board to guard
shipment of bullion. Last night it
was reported the Cuba parted and
sank. Whether the captain and his
associates foresaw the end Of their
craft and padded to Miguel Island in
an open boat Or whether they were
caught unawares was an unanswered
question.
The Cuba was bound from South
America to San Francisco. Her wire
less was crippled and had a calling
radius of only one mile.
With heavy sea running today, the
tugs Partridge and Sansma are stand
ing by the smashed and twisted wreck
age Of seven destroyers.
The destroyers of the fotilla, which
were not wrecked, have left for San
Diego with part Of the crews of the
stranded craft, while others have been
sent by train. A guard of ten picked
men has been left at the scene. I'm
til the high surf which is running has
subsidized, it will be impossible to do
any salvage work.
The Fuller and Woodbury. both are
high on the rocks, the former listing
20 degrees to the starboard and the
latter 40 degrees to port. The Chaun-
cey had lodged high up inside the
rocks, but she has remained upright.
The Young is on her beam and is
three-fourths submerged. The Del
ply lies in similar position, but she
is broken in half On the beach I'M
der the cliff, the S. P. Lee is strand
ed with 20 degree list to port. The
Nicholas is broadside from the beach,
listed 10 degrees to starboard.
Santa Barbara, Cal. - A tragedy
within a tragedy was enacted about the
destroyer Delphy which went ashore
rs miles north of Santa Barbara Sat
urday night with six other destroyers
Of the battle fleet. This tragedy re-
suited in the death of Seaman Pear
son.
AS the Delphy crashed bow first into
the ragged rocks, Pearson was thrown
down a ladder and both legs were brok-
en-. His comrades brought him on
deck. There he was blinded by oil from
bursting fuel pipes. Nearly crazed by
pain and desperation he resisted efforts
of his shipmates to rig up breeches
buoy to rescue him.
The vessel began to break up and
his comrades were forced to lash him
to mast in the hope Of returning
later to take him off.
Other injured were taken ashore and
just as the last man except Pearson,
was safe on the mainland, the Delphy
broke in two and slid beneath the
waves, with Pearson crying piteously
for help,
D Today as parts of the wrecked de-
were being dashed to and fro
in the boiling surf, Pearson's com
rades said they could distinguish his
haggard face through white and green
of the sea,