New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
DARING RESCUE IS
 TOLD BY WIRELESS
Radio Compass Made Saving Of
 Antin0e Crew Possible
OIL ALSO WAS BIG FACTOR
Captain Fried of Liner President Roosevelt Gives Detailed Account of His Now Historical Rescue During storm.

During storm.
 New York, Jan, 29 Ps-Captain George Fried, commander of the United States liner President Roose- welt, radioed today the first detailed account of the heroic rescue of the Antinoc in which he attributed the success of his high adventure to the radio compass, which enabled him to reach the sinking freighter when that ship had given her position one hundred miles away.
 The Lyle gun and the use of oil were additional factors in making the rescue a complete factor. Cap tain Fried's message to the United States line, in wireless tells the story of the rescue:
 Story of the Rescue. January 29, 1928. 800 a. m. "Five-forty a. m. of twenty-fourth received s o S. from steamship An tinoe, proceeded to her position by radio compass bearings, which prov ed position one hundred miles in error. Alongside her noon. Wing | west with violent snow squalls. High rough seas, we rolling thirtyfive de- grees. Took position quartermile windward. Pumped oil overheard with excellent effect. Her captain claims this saved them sinking.
 Lost sight of her nine ?. m. Her l radio and dynamo out of commits sion. Severe snow squalls. Search. l ed. Picked her up again three-fortI D. m. twenty-fifth. with engine ant foreroom flooded, number thre' hatch broken, heavily listed star board
 "W ather moderated. Attemptet send l9anned lifepoats Chief Office Miller in charge, When lowere
 ifcboat vicious hail squall hit u: Sea proved too rough for lifeboa' Men spilled out of boat but manage to get back In boat. Covered wit fuel oil, seemed exhausted. Order ed men aboard assisted by life lines All recovered except Wirteman, mas ter at arms; Heitman, boatswain' mate. Made every effort pick thes men up. Handicapped by darknes and continuous snow and hal squalls. Used powerful searchilgh' Weather increasing.
 Twenty sixth continued station distributing oil weather side Antino showing one oil lamp. Her distres signal indicated pertlous situation
 Attempted float boat to her by ai Lyle gun. Got back 10 her but sh
 lost 1t. Tried floating cask, failed.
 Again Effort Fails.
 "Twenty-seventh, kept station; a
 tempted float boat to her with en = of line leading from top of after kin
 post in order allow line drop on he deck by coming up close to her ster
 and swinging found sharply. Faile
 Fired Lyle gun again and rockets g - line to her. Whey they hauled Il line cut on their rail. Lost boa Fired Lyle gun sixteen times; ltr l. carried away near projectile fr
 quently.
 - Success Crowns Efforts Q Suggesting Colonel Hearn, artl 6 lery expert, passenger, use spir S spring between projectile and lii I. successful. Chief Engineer Turn l. made 1S projectiles. Weather no 2 modcrating, occasional sno is squalls. Seven twenty ?. m. lo7 .e cred manned rfeboat successful
 took off 12 men. Boat badly dar 2f aged. cut her adrift. Mtdnigi k weather greatly improved and aid ,f bv moonlight took remainder crt -e aboard.
 S. Captain Torse had to be carri le aboard and despite his physical co il aition asked to be carried 10 brid 10 to express gratitude. All crew pi
 fnI condition. No food nor wal D. two days. Little clothing, r ,v nOsure. Minor injuries. . ne thirtyfve q. m. proceeded on
 way, Antinoe still floating. B' he well decks awash, 50 degrees st Il board list. Stood by her three a nj half days. Our own crew are m
 exhausted from long vigil. w ,f. my two men were lost Dr. Cochr;
 and Monsignor wheland held V
 impressive services. All passeng'
 crew and rescued attending. P
 sengers very lberal'y do7at ny clothing to rescued, some passens ,! and crew sustained minor injul - from heavy rolling"
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