PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1DW. LUMBER SCHOONER LOST AND TWO SEAMEN RILLED Terrible Disaster Overtakes the Frank W. Howe, Bound From Ballard for San Pedro, With Railroad Ties. Hapless Vessel Is Buffeted About by the Terrific Gale and Finally Is ' Run Ashore at Long Beach, Where the Waves Are MaK- ing Short Work of HerCook Torn to Pieces x ' at the Wheel on Thursday. The schooner Frank W.Howe, of 482 tons net register, was lost on North beach, Wash, yester day morning. She was bound from Ballard, Wash, for. San Pedro with a cargo of railroad ties. - During the prevalence of the galea encountered by the vessel two of her men were killed. One of the men, whose first or last name was Herman, fell from the rigging to the deck, was injured and washed over board to his death. The other, Dan S uter, cook, was killed at the wheel. A monster tea which struck the rudder caused the wheel to spin suddenly around and the spokes literally tore him to pieces.. A wave which swept the vessel carried his body into the aea. Captain Keegan and six mem bers of the crew were saved. The eastern built schooner Frank W. Howe came to her finish on bleak North beach yesterday morning;. Aft ter having been battered about by the terrific gales which hare swept the North Pacific coast for the pas three or four days, she was run ashore yes terday near Seavlew, Wash., about two miles north of the spot where the Co lumbia river UghtBhlp went ashore. That the vessel will be a total loss Is certain for when a party of Astorlans left the scene dl the scene of the dis herit the scene of the disaster yesterday the schooner was going to pieces. When Captain A. Keegan, of the hap less schooner was approached by a rep resentative of The Astorian at Long beach yesterday he told of a terrible experience at sea. His little vessel had been buffeted about until her seams were open, and every effort on his part to reach a place of refuge proved futile. Fate seemed to be against her, and he was compelled to -pile her up on the beach in a final effort to save the lives of the seven persons who re mained of the crew of nine. She is lying stern in to the beach and the waves are grinding her to pieces In their great fury. About 9 o'clock yesterday morning ' the North Head lookout discerned the schooner In the distance. She was evidently helpless at the time, and men were to be seen In the rigging. She drifted slowly in toward shore, flying distress signals which read, "We Deed assistance." The news soon spread among the residents on the betch and as the schooner came on In the great breakers scores of people lined the beach to render such assistance as laid In their power. The excellent service of the govern ment to the maritime Interests of the world was never better demonstrated than yesterday morning. As soon as the North Head lookout discovered the vessel on the horlxon he placed hlm- crewa In their efforts to rescue the Howe's men. The Hammond crew, led by Captain Wlcklund. reached the beach Just In time to see the ship wrecked mariners come ashore In the Ihvaco (Long Beach) life boat. Efforts at Rescue. hen the schooner drifted In on the breakers the Fort Canby crew made preparations to have their breeches- buoy apparatus in readiness. The schooner struck and the crew fired its gun The line shot out toward the schooner, but fell short. Again the effort to shoot the line over the rigging was made, .but again It fell short. Then the brave life savers waded into the surf with their apparatus and tried repeatedly to get the line to the ves sel, but the distance was too great Meantime the Uwaco crew was striving with might and main and the ptuck which life savers alone posseita to battle their way through the break era to the vessel Several times their boat was started out. but each time it was found impossible to reach the schooner, the currents carrying the life boat out of range. Finally, however. I the life boat was sent out from a point that enabled the life savers to work her to, the schooner, and the crew managed to creep along the side of the wrecked vessel As the life boat self in communication with the llfs- drlfted by the men on th, Khoowr savmg crews at Long ueacn, Fort Can- dropped one at a tJme Jnt0 th bottom oy, Mammona ana roint Aaama The news was likewise telegraphed to As toria and preparations were made to help the unfortunates on the ill-fated schooner. The revenue cutter Perry and the bar tugs started at once for the scene W the disaster, while the Hammond life crew Immediately set sail for the Washington shore. It was the intention of the Perry to take over the Point Adams life crew, but the bar was breaking with such fury that a glance convinced Captain Dunwoodie, as well as Captain Bailey, of the Ta toosh, and Captain Reed, of the Wal lula, that no vessel could live in the roaring breakers. This condition cut off assistance by water, but the Ore gon life . crew from Hammand proceeded at once to Uwaco and hast ened then to the beach, hoping they might reach the scene In time to join with the Fort Stevens and Long Beach No Dessert More Attractive Why use gelatine and lml..!5m spend hours soaking. AsfrFt IQ' sweetening, navormg and coloring when Jell-0 produces better results in two minutes? Everything in the package. Simply add hot water and set to cooL It's perfection. A sur prise to the housewife, No trouble, leas ex pense. Try it to-day. Ia Four Fruit Fk. vows Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Hasp fcerry. At grocers. 10c t our new store at No. 530 Com mercial Street, we will make SPECIAL PRICES on odds and ends of various , - brands of Cigars in box and lesi than box lots. Many of these are high priced cigars. 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The Howe left Ballard on the 12th Inst., with a full cargo of railroad ties for San Pedro. 1 Almost Immediately after get ting out of the straits of Fuca she encountered heavy weather, and mon ster waves which swept her carried away her deck load. The vessel labor ed heavily In the gale and was badly strained. The opening of the seams partly filled her with water and she became more and more unmanaye- able. Fate had, marked the schooner and, although Captain Keegan made every effort to run back to Port Townsend, he found it Impossible to do so. Then he endeavored to run for the Colum bia, but never reached the river's mouth. The water which came over the ves sel ruined all the provisions aboard, besides carrying away the deck load, and the men aboard were almost with out food since last Thursday. From that day until yesterday noon they eked out an existance on-cod fish. Their clothing was soaked with water and they endured the most terrible suffering from the cold. Desth of the Two Men. The death of the two men occurred on Thursday under the most distress ing circumstances.' The first to be killed was the man named Herman. Whether his given name or surname was Herman neither Captain Keegan nor members of the vessel's crew could state, Herman was aloft on Thursday, and during the lurching of the schooner lost his hold on the rig turn rule glng. He fell to the deck and was ter rlbly injured. Just as he struck a sea washed over the Bchooner and the hap less man was carried into the sea, where he soon sank from sight. The death of the cook, Dan Sauter, was a shocking feature of the loss of the schooner. First Mate Richie had been at the wheel, but was relieved by Sauter, A great wave that struck the rudder caused the wheel to spin with lightning-like rapidity and the revolv ing spokes, so frightfully mangled the cook's body that he could not have lived an hour. Captain Keegan re lates that, the cook was literally torn to pieces, his body having been cut al most in two. Monster seas were con stantly sweeping the vessel,' and the body of the unfortunate went Into the ocean almost as soon as he had been killed. The death of the men had a most depressing effect upon the sur vivors, but they did not relax their ef forts to save themselves and the schooner. ' '' . - Sails Torn to 8hreds. The schooner experienced the full fury of the gale which raged since Wednesday last ,and her sails were torn to shreds. Every stitch of canvas that was set was instantly blown to strips by the gale, and when the schooner came drifting In toward shore yesterday she was making her way under a small Jib, the last sail aboard that had not been ruined. From her masts fluttered the tattered rem mints of the canvas which had been set in the effort to get the schooner into some harbor, and generally she presented a dilapidated appearance. Sailed Vessel Ashore. The opinion was erromwisly express ed yesterday thnt the Howe had be come helpless In the gale and drifted ashore, but Captain Keegan says this Is a mistake. He says that he had control of the vessel at alt ltmes and that he sailed her ashore, in the be lief that the seven souls aboard could In no other manner be saved. After the vessel got Into the breakers she drifted with the current "Our experience waa a terrible one," lie said, "and we were fortunate to have been saved, f he death of the two por fellows who were killed last Thursday waa an awful calamity, but it waa fortunate. Indeed, that all of us were not killed or drowned, i never before experienced such terrible weather, and I thank God seven of us are alive to tell the tale." Captain Keegan halls from Prince Edwards Isle and Is an experienced navigator. He Is heart broken over the loss of his vessel, although he did everything possible to save her. The schooner struck about 300 yards from high water mark. Had she been light she would have been driven up among the drift wood, and less dlflt culty would have been experienced In rescuing her crew. Not only Is the cargo a total loss, but the schooner will be broken up before nightfall. Heavy Less to the Owners, The schooner Frank W. Howe was a Boston built boat. She was launch ed In 1891. Her gross tonnage was 573 and her net tonnage 482. She was capable of carrying about 150,000 feet of lumber. The Howe's dimensions were: Length, 159.2 feet; breadth, 35 feet; depth of hold, 14 feet. She was owned by Bartlett & Co., of Port Townsend, and was managed N. C. Strong. The vessel was not insured and the loss will be a heavy one to the owners, none of whom Is wealthy. Attorians Visit Wreck. When the first news of the disaster reached Astoria the government tug Patrol left for Itwaco, taking along the following party: Special Deputy Collector of Customs Frank I Parker, Deputy Collector J. C. McCue, In spector C. T. Crosby, Charles V, Brown, C. A. Coolldge, Samuel Schmidt. Frank Greenough, E. O. Dlgklnson, I. J. Kem, editor of the Budget; Mr. Lackey, Captain Rich, and Photographer Coe. On the way back the Patrol towed the Hammond life boat across the river from Uwuco. The little tug hud a very rough trip acrons the bay and frequently was swept by heavy seas, At times she was almost out of sight and her decks were constantly, awash. She stood the storm finely, however, and no damage resulted. Ilwaeo Life Crew. 1 The members of the Ihvaco life crew who worked so heroically to save the seven men of the Howe are: Theodore Donlcke, captain: J. E. Ijeusy. Jo seph E. Edwards, Cut Sachren, Will Sachren, Walter Fry and B. G. Gove. The Fort Canby life crew also render ed all the assistance possible, and Cap tain Wlcklund was there with his men from Hammond to help whenever the opportunity offered. Captain Wlck lund phoned over to The Astorian last night that he had gone across with all his apparatus and fully prepared to render what aid might be expected from his. crew. The distance was so great, however, the Hummopd crew was unable to do anything. The wreck of the Howe was first sighted at 9 o'clock. At 11 o'clock she struck and at 2 o'clock the ship Vrecked mariners jumped from the life boat onto the beach. There's Something Doing Around Here Nowadays You'd think so to, if you should see the ODD SUITS rolling : out every day They still go at HALF PRICE 520.00 odd suit for 18.00 odd suit for 16.60 odd suit for 16.00 odd suit for 13.60 odd suit for 12.00 odd suit for lOeOO odd suit for 310.00 9.00 8,25 7.60 6.75 6.oo 6.00 See our corner window 11 if? enltk on Overcoats and Macintosh 0 UU ddie et will continue this week. 4 Get the Habit. Go TP S.DANZIGER COMPANY ON THE SQUARE. STEWARTS BROAD ARROW IRISH FLAX' Salmon Twine UKe all goods wescll it Is THE BEST Foard Stolles Co. 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