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Stakl and MagneN Appointed
to Annapolis Naval academy

Vestris after a vacation here and in
Europe. told o; the horror OF pas
sensers placed in lifeboats which
could not be lowered to the water.
He was In one Of four such craft
he said, swung out over the waves
on the davits ana then left hanging
there. He with some Of the others
took to the water. trusting to their
rife belts. He never saw the others
again and had no knowldge whether
they had been saved like him or
had been lost.
Saw Husband Drown
Mrs. Earl Devore saw the lifeboat
in which her husband. an automo-
bile racer. was sitting. 60 down. The
small crew OF Negro seamen in her
own boat, she said, refused to go to
the aid OF these struggling In the
water after their craft had been lost.
1t would be dangerous to let 10
many additional human beings
Chamber into their boat. the Negroes
told her. Mrs. Devore reported.
She called them towards. but they
were sullen. sit down." they yelled
and she had to obey.
Another Blsnscs Captain
E. J. Marvin Of Aontclair. N. j..
q representative Of the Standard
Oil company OF New jersey. aid
the responsibility would rest with
Captain Carey. MIR. Marvin said the
skipper had been dereltct in not
summoning aid - hours earlier.
Marvin also declared that had the
lifeboats been sound and properly
launched there would have bsea no
loss OF life, since the water. though
rough from . recent storm. wa
warm. However. he said. the go
was at no time 10 turbulent that
the boats could not have been navi-
gated.
Marvin indicated that many Of
the crew. still unaccounted for.
might have gone down with the
ship. She dropped suddenly. the oil
man said, ana only . few OF the
boats were what he would call filled.
Tells OF Carers Death
George Santana Of New York
told the story Of Captain Carey's dis
appearance.
Santana asserted he tried to
reach three lifeboats but each de-
MED him entrance. He couldn't
swim and had put on a lifebelt
before the ship sank.
Il found myself on the topside,"
he continued. alone. save for Cap
tain Carey. He was wearing a heavy
top coat but no lifebelt Tho ship
began sinking fast. You could feel
her going down beneath you.
Then We went down, 1t seemed a
huge wave was pouring over Us and
the captain and myself were both
in the water. We we're drawn down
by the suction. l came up and
reached for a floating box. didn't
see the captain again. Idon't know
how long ! floated. but finally was
picked up by lifeboat number S.
Il had been swimming after the
boat for some time, but the Negro
members of the crew rowed away.
Other people were begging to get
aboard, too, but the Negroes didn't
seem, to want any mora aboard. But
Chtef Engineer Adams made them
stop and we swan to It and were
taken in"
Held on for - Hours
r. A. Dana. South American
representative of the Radio Corpora
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n. b II. S. Senior and Ma.
tive Of City Were Boy.
hood Friends When
Families We're Neigh
b0rs.

Two boys whose families were
Eeighbors several years ago on
South Burritt street have been
named by Congressman Fem for ap-
pointment to the United States Naval
academy at Annapolis Md.
They are Paul l.. Stahl, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul A. Stahl OF oil Corbin
avenue. this city. and Alfred T..
Magnell. son of Alfred E. Magnell,
financial editor of the Hartford
Courant. When the families lived
near each other on South Burritt
street, the boys often played to-
gether.
Stahl took the examination on
October : with three Gays notice.
He passed with flying colors. He is
II years old and a member of the
class at New Britain High school
which will be graduated in February.
He il q graduate OF the Central
Junior High school. His father is
structural engineer and chief drafts
man at the plant of the Berlin Con-
struction Co.
Magnet is = native of this city.
He led all Hartford county candi-
dates year ago when he took the
Annapolis examinations but on ac-
count of i'll health he was unable to
accept the appointment. He is a
n'ember Of the freshman class at
amherst.
The candidates will take a physi-
cal examination in February.
Alternates to the vacancy for
which Magnell is named as principal
are: First alternate, Percival s.
Brown, 201 Oakland street. Bristol;
second alternate. Henry Meyer
Adnee. 40 Linnmoore street, Hart
ford: third alternate. Ernest Francis
Judd. 1898 Boulevard, West Hart
ford.
The following were chosen as al
ternates for the vacancy in which
Stahl ia named as principals: First
alternate. Howard Werkelin, 10
Cedar Ridge road. Newington; Sec
ond alternate. Alexander Moncrieff,
- Pratt street, Glastonbury; third
alternate. Alexander NJ. Spalter, 20s
Pennington avenue. Hartford. In
making the nominations. Congress-
man Fem has designated the candi-
dates according to their standing in
the examination.
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. cegna In the bottom Of the boat
Holds Captain at Fault
MrA Dsvore. overcome by brief
over her husbands death. aid ahs
felt it Imperative" to make = state-
msnt on what had happened. She
held Captain Carey responsible for
not having called aid sooner and for
not ordering down the lifeboats
when there would have been less
danger.
This was her story:
Saturday the weather was fine.
Sunday 1t was rough. There was
swaying and listing Of the ship. On
Monday moruins my husband ex-
amined the register In the room and
said: ! have never been on a ship
where there has been such I list. 1t
looks to me like serious trouble
Reassured Passengers
I'VE dressed quickly and with diff
ficulty found an officer. He assured
us that everything was all right. BY
noon everything would be fine and
dandy and We would be under way.
The ships officers went about and
explained that everything was all
right. Then came the order to take
to the 'ifeboats
II was in lifeboat No. 8. with my
husband and Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
X. Baten of Los Angeles. Norman
10 . bicycle rider. He was going to
South America to do some racing.
This boat had hole In it and five
minutes before it was lowered this
hole was patched with . piece Of
tin ana some nails. Several Of US
called to the captain and asked
Isn't 1t dangerous to send people
out in o boat in this shape and he
turned around and walked away and
said nothing.
Boat Began to Leak
I'VE had nothing else to do but
take the boat. We got into it. As
soon ~ 1t got into the water 1t be-
gan leaking We were overcrowded.
The boat shipped water. She was
filling fast by now. Lifeboat No. !.
with four Negro seamen in 1t, came
by. We called to them to give us
aid and take some of us out 50 that
all might be saved. They drew near
and my husband urged me to Jump.
I did so. then they pulled away from
No. s. A sea came in between us.
When / saw No. again it was cap
sized and everyone was in the water.
1 begged the men to 20 back and
pick up my husband and my friends
but they would not do It,"
Mrs. Devore said that during the
launching OF the lifeboats there was
pandemo nium under deck; ana from
this she judged the crew was being
held back until the passengers could
be y placed In the lifeboats. She
knew her husband must have gone
down when No boat was swamped
and vas bitter about the crew Of No.
1. which boat, she said. could easily
have taken care of all the men and
women in No. 3.
Marvin said the Vetris had run
into = heavy gale with wind At 80
to IS miles an hour.
Disabled On Sunday
ut was obvious" he asserted,
that the steamer was disabled on
Sunday. She carried moderate list
all day Sunday and 1t 10 our UNDER
standing that water was rapidly hli-
ing. the bunkers.
"One OF the doors Of the coal
bunkers on the starboard side, or the
side that went under water when
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-14
CONTEST FORECAST
over GAS STATIONS
ny 0pposs PROJECT Con.
Mdd BY zodnS Rald

Members OF tAs beard Of adjust
ment at their meeting tonight will
consider ana probably seespt .
change In soning regulations which
ID sxpectsd to meet opposition when
It reaches the common council tor
enactment into ordnance.
The change has to DO With saso.
line filltng stations Ia business 4
districta. The sene new restricts this
type OF busines and effeste "a the
part OF gasoline eompaniss to saia
special exceptions havs almest in.
variably met With oppoatiea fren
property owners Ia the nssshbor.
hocdA
Members Of the board are ef the
belief that the territorial expansion
OF the city makes It advisable to
provide. with suitable safsguards, tor
the creating Of community osntsrs.
by providing al districts with full
conventences, including ample sup
plies Of gasoline.
At tonisht's meeting. thu Franklin
square lunch-cart fight will b Re.
sumsd when the application Of
property owners for . restricting
zone change 10 considered.
Decision will also b. announced to.
night In the application Of the
Acorn Bearing Co. for . permit to
extend it, MIL street factory into .
residential area. This case was
"A 49,
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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1928

crew also got into tie titot bo9&s.
No officer was In charge q ny hoat.
We HAD hard time getttng away
from the Vestria- Then when ~ ~
get away we could do nothing BE-
cause We had no cars.
1T was dark and rainy and We
could see the ltghts Of . rescuiug
ship. We shouted but It did not help.
Finally tho American Shipper found
US, We bailed water With our hats
to keep our boat afieat In the mean.
while. was nearly dead when was
picked up. All had on was my pa-
tamas-"
William W. Davies. American cor.
respondent Of La Nsetoa. Busnss
Aires. was suffering from expesurs
when rescued by the American Ship
per, recounted that no was invited
to sit at Captain Carsy's table In the
dining room Saturday night. The
captain. he said. never appeared.
HE may have been working"
Davies added. AT any rate I didn't
see him until the last moment"
New York, Nov. II N-Ths rss.
cue ship Berlin. bringing - sur
vivors OF the Vestris. docked shortly
after o'clock this morning.
Regular first class passengers
were debarked first, ~ = great
crowd watched with eager facss
from the pier. hoping to catch .
glimpse OF friends or relatives who
had been picked up by the North
German Lloyd liner.
Wearing borrowed clothes. worn
and unkept. - Of the 200 survivors
OF the disaster came back to New
York on the Berlin at almost the
same time that lss others were ar.
irving on tho American Shipper.
Opintoas Differ
Among the survivors on the Der-
lin there was considerable difference
OF opinion ~ to the cause Of the
disaster.
Archibald Bannister, negro boat
SWANS mate. believed that sudden
shifting OF the cargo In stormy
weather was responsible for the
leak that tipped the ship over ON tts
beam ends and made 1t necessary
for the 12s passengers ana 10 crew
members. OF which los are still un-
accounted for. to abandon ship.
Other opinions were that = leak.
small at first. enlarged for no par
ticular reason ~ the ship proceeded
and caused an increasing fist.
Some of the naxnAn1Ars rAnorteA
that one Of the life boats had Z hole
in it and planks had to bo nailed
over the aperture before it could be
launched. leaking dangerously and
beginning to sink before it was 100
feet from the Vestris. which lay
lurching in the waves with steam
spouting from its port holes.
One Of the oldest laws Of the sea
women and children first-was
uniformly obeyed ut the sinking of
the steamer Vestris OF the Virginia
Capes. survivors arriving on tho
Berlin reported.
Captain Carey Lost
Definite word Of the der'h OF Cap
tain William J. Carey, master OF the
vestris, was brought by the Berlin.
Alfred Duncan. second steward OF
the Vestris, said he and Carey were
standing on the bridge Of the ship
up to a minute or 20 before she
sank. Duncan wore . lifebelt. but
Carey had none.
The steward jumped just before
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she began to list 70 heavily, was u
defective condition. 1t 10 the con,
sehsus that the SOS. should havt
been sent on Sunday. for II 1t hat
been sent then steamers would hav,
been alongside on Monday morning
1T was also the opinion OF sons
Of us-and I have talked with mos
Of our group-that not one lifeboa,
would have been lost II the sos. had
been sent At the proper time. and
if the lowering Of the lifeboats had
not bean left to the last minute. Al
a matter of fact one lifeboat went
down with the ship. It was No. 6
and she didn't got > chance even to
clear"
Monday night, Marvin said.
brought thunder. lightning. rain and
heavy seas. but the worst ordeal wa
watching the searchlights appear
and disappear without spotting the
boats.
Sharks Await Victims
Marvin saw the body Of = man
fioating near his lifeboat. Then II
suddenly sank. When 1t calne up one
arm was missinE-gulf stream shark
were waiting.
Lifeb0at Wrecked
q. Gladianos, pantryman on the
Vestris, had station In q lifeboat
to which 20 women and children
were assigned. He had . baby in
his arms. Just as the craft settled
upon the water another boat crash
ed down upon 1t. smashing the
little ones head. cracking Gladian-
os' boat in two and hurting all its
occupants into the water. What hap
pened to them then. he couldn't say.
=. Sadowski, = Los Angeles sea-
man, declared every port hole on
the vestris was defective. that the
scuppers were plugged and that the
bulkhead doors had not been water
tight.
Frank johnson. chief officer Of
the Vestris. was asked whether he
could definitely say what had caused
the disaster.
II have nothing to say" he re-
piled.
E. NJ. Walcott, Of Halifax. N. s..
was among the last to see Captain
Carey. when ! came up in the
water said Walcott, II found the
captain near me. He had no life-
belt. He just came up and went
down again." Walcott was picked up
by I lifeboat.
Only One to Smile
Conrad s. Slaughter. an auditor OF
tho International Harvester COM
pany. was probably the only smiling
passenger in the group brought in
by the American Shipper. At Quar-
antine he had learned that his wife
was safe aboard tho French tanker
Myriam.
Slaughter also criticized Captain
Carey for being too slow" In send
ing on the sos. and for waiting too
long to lower the boats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slaughter were on
the port side Of the vestris as she
was sinking. A. tho water engulfed
them they were parted. When
Slaughter next saw his wife, she was
hundred yards away and when he
tried 10 swim to her he could not
find her.
George De Vale Of Brazil said the
loss Of life was caused partly by the
failure to fasten the life boats in
preparation for abandoning the ship.
I'VE let the women get on board
first" he related, but many OF the
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ton Of America. and Mrs Clara BAN
Of Pleasantville. N. Y. stewardess.
had chung to debris for nearly
twenty-four hours before they were
picked up. 1t was these two whom
Captain Schuyler Cummings of the
American Shipper was called tive
of the pluckiest people ! ever met"
Dana was in the next to last life
boat to leave the Vestris. The lit
tie craft turned over as it hit the
water and its passengers. including
ten women and several children.
were scattered by the waves.
Dana himself was swept distance
OF 100 yards. Then he looked back
and saw the women and youngsters
clinstng to the boat. He tried to
swim back. but at that moment the
Vestris went down and he had to
swim for his life to escape the ter
rifle suction.
4 few minutes later he and sew
eral other men tried to right the
overturned craft. As they tugged At
her. the body of woman floated
out from beneath.
saved by Her Leg
The effort to turn the boat over
failed. Dana said. the air compart-
ments had come out and TIM craft
was falling apart. He Ma.Aged to
reach = plank from the Vestris
raft. As he srasped 1t he saw 4 wo-
mans leg. He grasped that. too.
and tusged. The woman was Mrs.
Ball.
With one arm supporting her and
the other clingtng to the raft. he en-
couraged her and finally she found
strength to hold on for herself.
Dana and Mrs. Ball were in the
water from 1850 p. m. Monday TO
noon on Tuesday. Drifting through
out the long night they could see
the searchlishts on big ships. poking
through the darkness to find surviv-
ers. but none Of the lisht-stabs fell
on tho weary pair.
The battleship Wyoming. one Of
Uncle SANS good samaritans. slip
ped along their horison ut dawn,
but she didn't come their way.
Waved shirt o. algnal
Then the American shipper slip
ped into their narrow field OF vision.
Dana tore of his shirt and waved
It. frantically, desperately. Sharp
eyes aboard the Shipper saw the
signal, and Dana and Mrs. Ball were
picked up.
The woman's nerves were 30 badly
shaken when the rescue ship locked
that sha could not talk.
Dana. = tall, saunt man with
eyes redeemed from the brine. wore
heavy bandages around his neck,
for the muscles were very. very tired
from their task of holding his head
above the water for 80 long.
Mrs. Laurenda Moore Of 81 Clin-
ton avenue, Jersey City. an elderly
stewardess. had sought to comfort a
woman passenger who had seen her
husband tossed into the ocean from
one of the lifeboats.
He will be picked up" Mrs.
Moore assured, keep GOOD ne6rt.
Just then she saw q frail woman
with q baby, trying to Chamber into
4 lifeboat.
Graphic Stories
Mrs. Moore took the infant, TO
help the mother. and was getting
into a lfeboat with 1t when the guy
line broke or slipped from . sea-
mans hands. The child was cAta-
pulled into the water and Mrs.
Moore followed. The baby was not
found.
Mrs. Moore was picked up by q
lifeboat in which there were five
people. They had some bareback to
nibble. some water, a lantern and
some wet flares.
What happened after that Mrs.
Moore doesn't know, for she lay In
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tn ship naa1e Aas dseth DauAgs an
NV NJ nese - the master.
'@0st yevr life belt en-: PAY - ~
tsattsa 10 me-" Cary tela Dsnean
~ the two stood On the bridge aftes
the skipper had givsa the aes-ea1
order Of Women and Children ART"
Duncan obeyed his chief ana pat
on the belt. The "a was then wash.
ing . tAird Of the 1sek snl The We.
iris was rolling ever - ~ star.
heard beam.
II 1umped bat tAs captaln G6at
jump with me-" ssid Duncan. II
AeA't knew Whist hapDeae1 b him.
The ship AeppeA ever "a Apr st4s
ana ny there . mtnues. inca she
slowly disapDeersA
Wsase 6sapee1 3anss
:. Last Saturdays storm. Duncan
continue9. battered Ia bali deer On
the side Of tie VsstfSA hoedine ~
coal bunkers and stopping the "a.
sinss.
Early sunday moenihS sAe began
to list ana the crew Wa ordered to
oaM wsth OvcAet@ inst soemed
ridiculous to Duncan. but everybody
obeyed the orders Of tho master.
Passengers DID not knew Just
waa. tns uvuoss w. WV"
Inc ~ minute Uuscsa s.ev ~
sumeo. Iae cepss'n eeceseo evov'
que =" N. us w.. ~ W" W."
sppetns sns. eas sa'p ~" S,:
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DIR. RICE DIES

Delaware, Ohio. Nov. ~ (uP)-
DR.. william North Rice, professor
emeritus Of geology at waslsyan
university, Middletown, Conn.,, died
suddenly at the home Of his son
here yesterday. He was - years
old.
The aged scientist was the author
Of outstanding scientific ana re.
li6ious works and held the degrees
Of doctor Of philosophy from Yale
and honorary degrees from Wesley
an and Syracuse.
During his career he was three
times acting president Of Wesleyan.
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VICTIM CONDEMNS
HANDLING OF ship
Continued From First Page)

everything wrong. He should have
had ships standing by US long before
he did. Not passenger should have
been sent overheard before other
vessels were standing by"
Alfredo Ramos, an Argentine stu
. dent who was returning home on the
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in gold-in platinum. Treas
ures from the world over
to you.
Fitting gifts for all occasions
birthdays and house-warm-
ings, holidays and anniversa-
ries, wedding days. Every:
event on your social calendar
finds its appropriate token
here. Nor need you wait till
your ship comes in. Today is
as good as it's deed-and you
may be sure Porter & Dysons
prices are just as inviting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-03-22
JOHN A. DELAWDER

The death of John A. Delawder oc-
Cured Thursday, March 18th, at his
residence in Washington, D. c. He
was the youngest son of the late Gus
tavus and Martha Adair Delawder,
of Oakland, and was born in Carroll
county, Maryland, coming to Oakland
with his parents when child where
he continued to reside until 1901 when
he moved to Washington. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Alice Delaw-
der, who is the eldest daughter CT
Jonas Glotfelty, of Addison, Pa, for
merly of McHenry, and the following
children: King Delawder, Mrs. Loren
Herbert and Mrs. Henderson Sweet,
all of Washington. One son, John Lur-
man, died several years ago. He is
also survived by several grandchil-
dren and one sister, Mrs. L. Campbell
Tabb, of Romney, w. Va. The funeral
occurred Saturday afternoon, March
II, from his late home, interment be-
ing made in Fort Lincoln cemetery,
Washington, D. c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-03-22
AVERAGE NUMBER OBTAIN
LICENSES FOR MARRIAGE
A Total of Thirty Applications
Made During Past Two Weeks

Thirty applicants received marriage
licenses at the court house in Oakland
for the period of two weeks end
ing Tuesday at noon at the office of
the clerk of the Circuit court, accord
ing to A. G. Ross, deputy clerk. The
slump during the past two months is
now disappearing, Mr.. Ross said, and
before long the number receiving
licenses will be up to average.
Six of the licenses issued were to
parties from Fairmont, w. Va, while
Uniontown, Pa, had two parties seek
permits. Four licenses issued were
marked don't publish" The total
number for the month of March is
now Al.
Vincent Fazzalare, &c, paper mill
worker, Keyser, W. Va, and Mary
Lee Leslie, 10, Cumberland, Md.
Jordan Hosea Herring, "a, truck
driver, and Viola Ruth Cramer, 19,
both of Uniontown, Pa.
Gerald Gilfllan Smith, 80, gasoline
dealer, and Inez Stella Rassati, 49,,
stenographer, both of Fairmont, W.
Va.
Francis Marion Tanner, 81, woods
man, and Louise Marie Evans, II,
(parents' consent) both of Parkers-
burg, West Va.
Earl Desmond Grimm, 81, coal min
er, and jamie Elizabeth linn, IS, both
of Smithfeld, Pa.
Claude Morgan, 26, clerk, and Lula
Mae Howard, 10, both of Fairmont,
West Va.
Floyd Graden Matthews, %, ice
man, and Ruth Olive Default, IS,
both of Fairmont, West Va.
Joseph c. Monette, Fl, coal miner,
and Leota Irene Andrews, 18, both Of
Larew, West Va.
William L. Shaw, %, electrician,
and Virginia Clara Burner, 10, stu
dent, both of Philippi, West Va.
Thomas Edwin Corney, 81, rubber
worker, and Emma Mary Bates, both
of Akron, Ohio.
A. 2. Glisan, %, butcher, and Pau
line Laura Durham, 20, office girl,
both of Uniontown, Pa.
Harry Blackshire, 81, student, and
Sarah Elizabeth Hill, 10, student,
both of Clarksburg, West Va.
Hamilton Martin Ridenour, %, lab
orer, and Opha Lora Bucklew, Fl,
both of Rowlesburg, West Va.
William Walter Knots, 81, electri-
clan, of Rowlesburg, w. Va, and Lena
Chrise, %, Markleysburg, Pa.
Oscar Nyberg, 23, operator, and
Mildred Floden, 10, both of Swissvale,
Pa.
Alfred Thorpe, 26, coal miner, Ohio
pyle, Pa, and Grace Huey, 20, of
Connellsville, Pa.
William Russell Baylor, %, laborer,
and Alfredo Mae Taylor, 18, both of
Thornton, West Va.