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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1914
Page
3
A schooner crashed on the Plum Island breakers as crew were lashed to the main shrouds. Gus Erickson died from a timber strike in the water and Joseph Crossman the 71 year old cook sank in the surf.
Captain F A Kilton and crewmen John Erickson and Ednes Cautes survived a perilous Saturday night by clinging to wreckage and reaching the island shore. They were taken to Knobbs Beach Life Saving Station and recounted the Pearl Neilson wreck, a lumber laden schooner built in Essex Massachusetts that sailed from Lubec Maine bound for Mystic Connecticut as a northeast storm struck Tales of Shoals.
The dead include Joseph Crossman a 71 year old cook from Eastport Maine and Gus Erickson a 30 year old mate from Finland. The report lists their ages and occupations as the fatalities in the incident.
F A Kilton aged 60 from Lubec Maine captained a crew including John Erickson 33 of Einland and Ednes Chutes 25 of Goodland Russia. All were badly cut and bruised but expected to recover from the incident.
Captain Kilton and two men battled a gale six miles from the Isles of Shoals as the Nelson sank after a long night in heavy seas. John Erickson and others struggled to safety on Plum Island while Gus Erickson perished. Rescue at Hale’s Cove and Knobbs Beach Life Saving Station followed. Grounded bodies later recovered.
The vessel Ion, of Boston port, was wrecked near Knobbs Beach and kept at the station while authorities review the incident. Captain Maddock notified Washington and an official from the life saving service is due to inspect tomorrow. The ship carried a 123 gross tonnage, 117 net tons, and cargo valued around 4000 dollars with insurance coverage of 3500 dollars.
In The Hague August 30 Queen Wilhelmina sailed to Rotterdam to consult the Burgomaster on measures to relieve the unemployed facing desperation. Private charity supports some relief, but funds are insufficient. The American ambassador struggles to secure releases while advising Americans. In Berlin ten thousand daily seek passports or help at the embassy, with fear of food shortages and Russian advances.
The Press Bureau released a message from His Majesty the Emperor of Russia addressed to the Scots Greys. He calls them a gallant regiment, notes their fight with Russia against a common enemy, and extends warm greetings and wishes for victory.
German papers report Count Zeppelin, over 70, asked to rejoin the air service. He appealed directly to the Kaiser after being refused on age grounds. the Kaiser's reply has not been made public.
St Petersburg August 30 Prince Bristoft colonel of the Horse Artillery earned the Cross of St George for leading a charge at Stalluponen He ordered his men to unlimber and ride forward under heavy fire capturing German guns mounted on Russian carriages.
London reports that American travelers in Germany treat war as “great fun” and fail to grasp its gravity. A Daily Telegraph correspondent notes arrests at Mannheim for photographing railroad stations as the conflict contrasts with Mexican combat.
Despatch from Antwerp reports King Albert of Belgium came under shrapnel fire for two hours during the ongoing fighting. The king remained in action as Belgium defies the latest assaults.
A party of about 40 Boy Scouts who left London for a four fortnight holiday before the war began are still in Switzerland. A London tourist agency official said they seem to enjoy the experience, but lack of clothing forces some to take turns staying in bed while their clothes are washed and mended.
In Dijon gendarmes stopped a 26 year old English woman who fled Pau airfield with a military aviator. She had cut her hair and wore an aviator uniform and will be sent back to her family.
An Alsatian recalls a patrol of 38 Alsace-Lorraine soldiers with a single Prussian sergeant near Dieuze who chose desertion to avoid firing on French forces. The escapee fled through German lines to Paris on August 30.
In a daring deception, 38 soldiers pretended to kill a sergeant then made him drunk. They crossed into the French lines with arms and baggage, began singing the Marseillaise upon sighting sentries, and threw down their rifles, then wore French uniforms.
James Carroll of St Michael's road Aldershot, deaf and partly blind, lies seriously wounded in hospital after a bullet entered his back and passed through his body. He was challenged by a sentry on a public footpath beside the Aldershot Farnham railway, and fired on when he trotted toward the highway.
A Belgian sentinel in northern Brabant shot two mounted Uhlans from a distance of less than 100 yards at a bridge. He then claimed the horses but fainted beside the dead riders when peasants approached after the danger passed.
A published letter from Maeterlinck, living in France, states he wishes to return to Belgium to offer himself to the military authorities and serve as a civil guard despite being 52. He notes French mobilization makes escape impossible, and he aids peasants with the harvest while most men are gone.
Dorchester seven year old Paul Balcom was killed on Bedford Street Abington when a car struck him. Fric Vergfors a Quincy board of Assessors member drove away toward Weymouth after the crash. The boy’s father R G Balcom pursued Vergfors to Weymouth and the driver surrendered to police.
An accident near Abington left Balcom and his wife killed after stopping to pick berries on Be street. Their son, the only child, died when Vergfors’ machine struck as he stepped into the road. Police say a warrant for Vergfors was not issued promptly due to clerical failure. The chief of police plans to have him in custody this morning.
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