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(Continued from Page 1) made fast and again hauling in the s tory by this line. Pore tte men on the wreck how many people at a time would try to get into the boat as they feared that a rush would be made and that this would be Disastroys for rescuers and rescued alike in such a terrible sea. The man on the wreck answered that he would guarantee that no more than two would go at once and that the two girls (Miss Cantwell and Miss Denier) would leave first. Miss Cantwell was the first to jump into the dory. Just then a heavy ke struck the wreck and the rescuers had to pull clear. Watching their oppor tunity, they again pulled in and sucs creded in getting Miss Deniel into the boat. It was very dangerous, as the boat was thrown about on the waves like a cork and required skiyhande ling to avoid upsetting. The men on the dory rowed to their ship quickly with the two young ladies about whose waists a line was tied as they were drawn up on deck by all hands. Capt. Perry’s clothing having be come saturated, he stayed on board to get dry apparel and Cook. S. English volunteered to take his place, by he was wanted to prepare hot drinks and food for the two women. Second Of cer Joseph Budden unhesitatingly join ed Perry when again ready in his hu mane task. Afterwards the dory made five re cessive trips to and from the wreck and saved no less than sixteen persons, all of whom, except the two girls, were transferred to the Hawk's boats. The last six persons taken from the wreck were rescued while no one from the ship occupied the dory, as the men on the wreck hauled in the dory empty and when two persons got on board they were pulled out by the men in the boats which were out clear of the sea. At the fifth and last trip, while be ing the sea was breaking over the bu!! of the Florizel and great care had to be exercised, the stern of the dory in which were Capt. Perry and Budden was caught under a section of the deck, the boat was thrown up on end by the sea which struck her and was split in tysxin, throwing both men in the water. Budden, when he use on the sea, grabbed the line which ran out from the ship to the boats and went out on it hand over hand to wards the boats, but before he reach ed his destination the rope save way with his weight and he sank in | Waves and narrowly escaped d before he was picked up by a boat. He was a long while in the water, was unconscious for quite a while and it was thought he wa s Heavily clad with an overcoa deck boots when the charg ed, Capt. Perry sank but did to bottom. For a long while he was ing about in the water ; low the surface and several occupants of the boats bh gone. He was also tired from exertions in,hauling they could not as a result swim . Every effort was made to but the boats could only ri sea-swept area one at a tim suddenly the now drownine hand appeared over the waterh grasped by the occupants and he was drawn on board, to all appeaances dead, and was rushed to the Home ,where he revived after careful atten tion.
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Saint Johns Daily Star
Saint Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Fri, Mar 01, 1918
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