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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARIW'I"TETOWN MARCH 15, 1899
THE LOSS OF THE LABRADOR.
The Passengers Had a Close Gall.
ISLANDERS IN SKEARYVORE LIGHTHOUSE SEVERAL DAYS.
Interesting Information Furnished by Messrs L. BK. Prowse and W. W. Stanley.
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By the English m:zil which arrived laat evening levers were received from the Island merchants who were passengers by the steamer Labrador wreched on the coast of 3cetland on the 1st inst. The wreck was a bad eae, and the escape of the pas- sengers was truly miraculous.
ceurse of an interesting letter to his wife, gives the following details of the disaster and the escape of himself and the otber Islanders :
“Here we are after a wonderful experi- ence. But thank God weare saved. We struck a rock in the worst place in tbe Atlantic, and our soble ship, the Labrador, is now at the bot om of the ocear. We landed here a few minutes age. I[ lost everything—every shiri—in fact } am now in the hotel with my night shirt on.
“ Wewere in bed when we struck the
rock. I felt the first blow, as I was awake. I jumped out of bed and celled Leigh. I put my clothes on acd rav on
deek where I met the captain who said, ‘Its a bad job.” I knew then that it was all up with the ship, so I slipped back to my cabin, and unlocking my trank grabbed my purse and order book and returned to the deck, Icould not go down again as we expected the ehip would go under every minute.
“It teck us two hours to get the boais lowered and filed. We men stood back aad suid that we would not leave the ship until every woman and ehild was put in the boats,
“You may imagine our feelings for two hours on that ehip expecting every moment to go down. [tis an experience Iehall never forget, The six of us stood as cne and decided that we wouli be raved together or drown together. We were 250 miles from our destination, in the worst place in the ocean.
“When we got inthe boats we were 50 miles from land, in the rockiest place im- agipabie. It isa wonder that one of us is left t> tell the tale.
“We started fcr a l'ghthouse about four miles from where the sbipetruck. Jt was built on the recke,a)lece where no boat could land oftentimes tor thirteem weeke. But thank God, afiertwo hcurs of bard rowing we landed there. My hands were sore, but you mey be surei did not mind that im view of thefaet that my life was saved.
Mr. L. E. Prowse, M. L. A., ie the!
bottom We have hada thrilling experi- ence; lost everything. Struck the rocks at 6.3000 Wednesday. You bet I felt the fir-t touch—jumped out of bed ina second and pulied on my clothes in & second. Had not time to take off my nightshirt. Lote ef the passengere bad uot time to put on their socks. 1 ran 0 deck and saw how things wereand ibeo feltit was allover withus But I sad, +‘ am not going to lose my money in oase we do get ashore”—so down below I went agsin and opened my trunk, got my purse and order books in case I might getashere, but lost everything else. Met the eaptain om the way back and hesaid to me, “it’s a bai job,” thes started tolower the beate. Ben, you may imagine my feelings when it took two k ng hours to lower the boate with the women and children. Bat the men st ed hy and eaid that they would sot go uotil every women was lowered into the boasts. There was a high sea running at the time with roeks every whese, We were two hund-red aod fifty miles from Liverpool on the porthwest of Scotland, somewhere about sixty two m les out of our course; 80 when we. goi into the boats we pulled fer the lighthouce abo: \four miles away and fifteen miies from sbore. Af.er two hours ot bard pulling we landkd. You may be sure! pulled until I nearly dropped. Wheo I got on the rocks I wae very much tatigu- ed. Well, we were imprisoned there for the best part of three dave, and landed here tonight. The place where the light- house is is ao awful glace. Sometimes for thirteen weeks it is impoesible for a boat to land, so you cam see tha Goa was more than good to us,or wee.uid never have landed. I thought our smail boa: would have been proken to pieces on the rocks, but we are saved, thank God, I am awfully tired, and will give you a full
account wheo 1 arrive beme, avd will be able toe tell some funvy things that bappened. Is ie now
pearly twelve e’clock, ard I have not been im bed for three nights,so you can imagine bow tiredl am now. ButIam well We are about eighteen hours ride from Londen, where we are now, instead ef four frem Liverpool. We start at six o’olock for Londen. Wili wr.te you a long letter as soon as we get to London. Remember me
“The lighthouse is a wonderful plaee. Three men stay there. There were
After we were landed our cfficers left us and tried to land tue woinen but could not doso After awhile, however, a emal! steamer picked them up.
“We were left at the lighthouse, which is eleven miles from ehore, for nearly three days. But we had enough to eat and was treated as we!l as possible. Iam very tired for I have not had my clothing off for the last two nights and have been sleeping on the floor,”
This letter was written at the Queen’s Hotel, Oban, Sco'land, and is dated March 3rd. Writing from the eame place to hie brother, Mr. Prowse says:
Dear Bex,—Thank God I am not on thi 7
18 | of us passe ngers landed at the lighthouse.
to all the beye, aud don’t forget the girls.
Mr. W. W. Siauley also writes bie wife an intererting letter descriptive of the trip from Halifax and relates some of the scenes and iocideateconnected with the loss of the ship. The letter follows : —
In case youdid not get the letter | wrote the night before we wele wreek- ed, as Lintead.d it should bave beea posicd when I gut to Moville, and we did nou get there, and Idws know whether the ship's papers were saved or not, I will give youthe same log over again.
Feb. 21st. Left Haiifax et 3a. m., on S.S. Librador, with the following crew and passengers: 113 cf a crew and officers, 21 sal o1 passengers, (only one lady), 19 second class and 24 third ciass, mukiuz atota! of 177, besides ebildrea. As farasl can fiad out we were full to the hatches. It wasa fiie clear morning when we went on deck
at 8 o'clock. Rin up to noon 107 miles. Bright moonlight night.
991d. Feo. Fire c ear moming. No -e:on. Ran 208 mies. Bright mooa- light.
23rd. Fine clear morning. Com- menced to rain about 10 o’clcek. Con- tinued until 1. Run $16.
24°h. Dull, heavy. showery, and blowing strong. A littlesea. Ran 315.
bite clear night. 25th. Bright clear morning. Weare now overthe iop of the bill and goimg down the other sive. Kuo 501. Saw two steamers. Fine moonlight night. 26th Sunday. No service today.
Dall, warm morning. At poon ciear- ed. Ran 9304. Afiernocn fine and bright.
27:h. Fine morning ;warm. dull ad heavy toward evening. Run 308.
28h. Warm, but very dull and heavy fog. Expect to see Ireland, or rather Tory Island. Run 309. About o'clock we nt on deck. Very thick,
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blowing fresh and continued so up to 9.30, the last time I wason deck that night.
March Ist. At6.250ur ship gave three bumps and then scraped. Woke me, but thought it was some of ue boys playing tricks, as we had been up to every kind of mischief. Heard run- ning on deck a8 usual, always making fun of me! Had everything ready to jump into, pants and vest under pillow, socks turned inside out, drawers on bottom of bed ready to jump into. It was clear day light. Gotiato pants. boois and shoes and ran outon deck. Saw our position and the weather. Came back and told the boys to keep cool as there was not a very heavy sea and as we had ooly a few passengers, lots of boats and a good chance to be suved. (Might say here the prevail- ing winds were S. E. and 8. W. all the way over With the exception of a few hours.)
I was quite cool, got into coat and pants and !aced my bocts, put on ulsier coat, rushed on deck and, of course, had to give a hand to clearaway the boats. Forgot my gold; could not find ir. Got oat books, samples and everything except gold. Weot on deck again and then remembered where I[ had put it.Un- strapped and unlocked portmantesu again and found it.. Also took hand satchel.
By this time they had cleared No I. boat on lee side. As L E.says,I have to act ‘*boss”’ always und of course got the boys to work helping the sailors to get away No. 2and 3 beats, also small boats un that side of the ship. Those four boats luy off from the ship on lee side by long painters and a crew of four.Went after the four boats got clear on the wiviward side. Every one cleared without any mishap worth talk- ing about.
Th-y filled No. 1 with all the women and children, also husbands of women in No. 1. It was very slow work lowering about 28 men, women and childrev w'th four of aerew and fourth officer—33 in a boat. This was the largest number pul in any one boat.
1 tell you it was hard work to see four boats lying by the ship and three others attached by painters and only the: four sailors in each, but we had to stand it. No. 3 boat eleared with oldest men, say tothe number of 20. Tom Leigh gotin her. | did not like the look of her asshke was smashed in the gunwale, They wanted me to. go in her but 1 Leld back as I wanted to keep with the other five boys. Gotdown in her any way; then they pulled No. 2 boat a ittle ahead of us.
We ali jumped into her (six of the boys) as she was passing. That was the voat [ wanted to get into We soon filed her with 19 men, 4 sailors, and second < flicer and got clear before the boat | was in first.
I looked around for gruba d_ water but could fiod neither. Saouted to chief steward to throw us some bread and biscuit. I caught two pillow-slips tull of biead and two Uns of biscuit but missed the fouith tin, which struck a friend of ours named Brien (a Jersey msn, who has charge of fishing stages at (araquet, N. B. Perhaps Mr. Poole will know him, but he is aljl right again.)
We leit the chip for the light-house about three or four miles cff. The boat with the Wo nen in had by this time got away abouthalfa mile. We could only see her when we mounted a wave. Fo!lowed her. ;
She made for the leeward ride of the light-house, bat had to keep offa long distance: on accoant of the rocks and surf. She could not get within hai!- ing ci-ta:c*, or did not understand the signals the light-bouse keepers (35) wre making, Soshe put off again.
We made for the windward side. It would take pages totell all about how we landed. The keepers were pouring oil upon the watcr.
We landed on the rock all safe, with out a scratch— 18 first cabin passengers The men then got the boats out again to help the boat the women were in, as they were cither played out or had not ro-m enough to work. The boat reach- ed them and took off part of the wo- mer.
In the meantime a steam trawler ap- peared on the scene and as faras we know picked up all the boats and steamed away. Ofcourse we do not know anything about them, as we are now on cur second day at Skerryvore lighthcuse, on the west coast of Scot- land, 11 miles S. W. of the Island of Tyree, or about 65 miles from Moville, due north.
The iight-house men say we were 48 miles cut of our course. Wind was south west when we struck. Where the ship struck is 15 miles in a direct line to the nearest land, Tyree. We landed here about 11.30 o’clock ) ester- day, March Ist.
We are quite comfortable, the six Chari’ ttetown boys and 13 others. We have General Agun-
cillo, delegate of the Philippine govern. ment, also his secretary ; English, Irish, Scotch, French and Parsian is a fair re- presenta‘ion of nationalities for a ship- wrecked lot of passengers. This is ou second day at the light-house.,
We have had relief siguals out since our arrival, but it has been a little bazey and suppose they have not been seen. The keepersays we should get off by to-morrow; if not the Relief and Supply Boatisdue on Tuesday the 7th.
We are not worrying ourselves as we
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wiere | am and how, as the boys say, ra tled with joy and thanksgiving of be- ing saved from a watery grave.
lLisnow6p.m. Tom Leigh. Billy Huestis, Bryne and a lieutenant are stretched out on matrasses spread on the floor snoring ‘to beat the band.” I must wind up for the night and perhaps will wrie a little more tomorrow.
Letters have also been received from Mr. McLaren, Mr. Leigh and Mr. Hueetis, but nothing new is developed. At the time of writing «ll the Isianders were well, and ascheerful ar possible under the circumstances.
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