The Washington times., 1929-01-24
Ships RESCUE
HANPERED
BY GALE
lcontinuaa trom RIrat PaFel

CONTINUED frona kirat FaGeJ
Harry Manning. who commanded
the lifeboat that went to the rescue
Of the stricken freighter was as
proud Of her son as Mrs. Fried
was Of her husband.
Mrs. Manning sent the following
message TO her son:
Harry. dear. / am just 80 proud
of yeu.n
mountainous seas, the famous skin
per located the Italian freigslter
Florida some 100 miles Oft the Vir-
ginia Gapas. where she had been
huffeted by heavy. seas slnce send.
ing out an q. afsat FnHl8 Tues Aay
AT 10 0selbc@ last night aess kkais
three hours after ths America q
sighted the freiahter the Florida's
fun crew had heen transferred safely
to comfortable quarters on the
giant liner.
Had abandoned Hope
The Americas rescue. which viii
go down IN maritime history az one
OF the most thrilling epics Of the
sea. was made Just in time, The
men aboard tila sinking freighter
were al the point Of eollapae. Some
were injured. All had abandoned
hope. The Florida, listing badly.
was abandoned, The giant waves,
cheated of their human prey, were
lashing the sinking freiRhter In fun
fury early today and with . westerly
gale blowing II appeared doubtful
whether the Florida could last until
q salvage vessel arrives.
The America prDhably win reach
New York late tomOrroW Or early
Saturday.
An AFe Reacaea
First news that the men aboard
the Florida had been rescued WIS
contained In radio message re.
eeIved BY the United states Lines
offices here at 1870 last night from
cant. Fried. It read as fellows:
Rescued full crew Fiprlda, Total.
s1. Chief Officer Harry Manning
In charge, Whole westerly gale.
I4lfeh0at lost. Proceeding. Details
later. q
It was Just three years ag0 20
4AAHfAA&N 1AAM ~ w t4tgt4 p ~ sttNtN =
per, then commander 0f the Preai-
dent Roosevelt Nirelessed that he
had saved the crew - the HFitish
freighter AntinOe, at the cost of
the lives Of two NJ llis seaInen and
five of the President Roosevelt =
Ilfel10ata.
Mariners here said teday that Chief
officer Manning must have given 9
naasteRlY exhihitioGl q aearlanailtp
III feFryiIlg d lifeboat from the
Ainerica To the fFeiGhter ana back.
whole westerly sale nneHMa the
wind must have been bIoWing about
50 miles an hour, such wind
would wreak havoc on shore.
SO Mlaes Away
while Captain F'ried.a terae mes.
sage revealed that one litehoat was
lest, II mentioned ne loss of life.
The injured sailors ahOard the
florida were transferred IN 4
hreeohea buoy. according to later
message from the "A AnaeFlca
The mild lnannered 1A ain Fried =
victory was acc0Inpl plisaed ~ the face
Of apparently hopeless odds THE
America was $50 NILES away when
she received the SOS from the
Florida Two atIaer ships. the Presi-
dent Harrison, 0f the Dollar Line,
and the German freighter Y0Fek.
we're twice as near the acefe. But
the Ameriea succeeded where they
failed.
The President Harrison and the
Yorek reached the position given
~ the FlOFAda yesi friday 1iaOrHing,
but could not locate the freigIIter,
Tkey could hear the Fl0Fida ex-
ehangina messages with the Amer.
ica, hut weFe unabiN TO set into
direct touch with her ana finally
gave up lii despair. The Y0rck
proceeded to her destination. Brem-
en-. and the President Harrison
which was running short Of fuel
also was forced to head Tor port.
Race Agamat Death
Meanwhile the America kept
RriInly to her course, making only
10 knots or less against the m0tan-
famous waves. while milllonS on
shore eagerly followed the radio
Iaessa ges which told OF the race
against death. The public remeRl-
bering Captain FFied's heroic rescue
of the sailors aboard the Antinoe,
felt a growing confidence that he
would succeed where other ships
gays up the search and still others
refused to turn from their course.
Shortly aftsr 8 c'cIoek last eve.
Hine. the America aaksd tbs Flor.
Ida IL she eeuld .ses -tte nshta Ct