New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-14
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY NoyEnBER II ma

the Vestris. which was approximate
ly 80 miles south of the radio sta
tons position. We reached the po-
sition given by the Vestris at 1880
p. M. and Immediately sighted .
white light which shortly proved to
be the masthead light OF another
searching steamer.
''From 11:0S p. m. until 2 a. M.
on November 18th we searched the
area where the Vestris was sup
posed to have gone down, but not
finding any wreckage in the area in
dictated. we decided to extend our
search further to the east and south.
figuring that the drift of the current
might have carried the lifeboats
further east.
This calculation fortunately prov
ed to be correct. and at $40 a. m. we
saw a flare from q lifeboat almost
right ahead. and at 4:05 a. m. we
came alongside lifeboat from
which we took "a survivors. When
these survivors were taken aboard
no other boats were in sight, but at
4:30 a. m. cries we're heard aud by
using our searchlight We located a
lifeboat. No. Of the Vestris. and
rescued 10, persons.
1T appears that this boat had
used up its flares and. therefore.
could not signal its position. Shortly
after this boat was located another
flare was seen which We proceeded
to at full speed. and at sis a. M,
arrived alongside lifeboat No. 3, saw
ing all persons on board.
Prom $3.50 a. m. until daybreak.
about ESQ. nothing further was
sighted, and then lifeboats Nos. 10
and IA. and by 1880 we had taken
aboard all the persons in these
boats. At this time the radio COM
munication with. other searching
vessels led us TO believe that all the
lifeboats which had got away from
the Vestris were accounted for. SO
VIC decided 10 continue the search
for life raft or for survivors in life
belts.
AT GAG we sighted two persons
in the water in life preservers and
we lowered our No. ? boat in charge
of Second Officer Gilman. This boat
succeeded with considerable Difficult
ty in saving two persons. one OF
whom proved to be woman and, il
appears, that both these survivors
had been in the water since the Yes
iris sank. almost 20 hours previous
ly. In carrying out this rescue 1t
was necessary to cast adrift our own
lifeboat. as meantime the sea had
greatly increased and there was
possibility of injury to our lifeboat's
crew ii we attempted to get it
aboard"
During the rest of the forenoon
we manoeuvered through the
wreckage at slow speed, searching
it thoroughly for additional sur
vivors. but finding none. The battle
ship Wyoming and the steamship
Berlin also took part in the search.
At noon, in view Of the fact that
several other government vessels
had arrived on the scene. and con-
sidcring the large number of per-
sons we had on board. some of
whom required hospital treatment. ]
decided to abandon the search and
to proceed to New York, where we
arrived at 1880 this morning.
The following is a list of the in
jured requiring hospital treatment:
Passengers-E. Keizcr. amputa-
ton of the left hand; E. NJ. Walcott.
fractured ribs; William w. Ulrich,
fractured leg: w. w. Davies, acute
bronchitis and shock: Miss Henriet-
Ia Cubbin, shock.
Crew-Henry Carpenter, frac-
tured leg; George Anlsdell. frac-
turod arm; Jean Gladianes. severe
decorations of the hand: Reginald
Bannister, decorations Of the foot.
John Hogg. fracture of both arms;
John .kewn, decorations of the
hands; Lorando Moore. stewardess.
shock
The outstanding heroine of the
wreck OF the Nestris, in the opinion
of Captain Cummings, was the
stewardess OF the Vestris, (Mrs
BalD who was the woman referred
to as having been taken out of the
water after having floated 20 hours.
She insisted on the man, who was
in the water with her, being taken
aboard the ship first. and when she
got on board the steamer insisted
that that she was we'll enough to
stand up