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Show THREE ONLY WERE SAVED Thlrty.three of Rosecrana' Crew Loit And Qle Still Howling ABtorla, Ore., Jan. 8. Of the ship's company of thirty-six who sailed sail-ed from San Francisco In tho 111 fat- od oil tanker, llosecrans, only three HaJ survive tho loss of the vessel yes-kTP yes-kTP torday on, the rocks of Peacock spit. Fred Peters, quartermaster, Is the only man ashore. He wag washed up on tho beach Inst night six miles from tho wreck, more dead than nllvo His name Is the only thing rescuers were able to get from Wm before he relapsed Into unconsciousness. Two moro survivors, names unknown are aboard tho lightship which ildes far t beyond the Columbia river bar. They wcro taken from the rigging of the lost ship by the life saving crew from Point Adams, who dared death for many hours to make the rescue. Unable to make their way ashore, the Hfo savers worked their disabled boat out to tho lightship, whero rescued res-cued and rcscuerB were safe when the wireless message was received i ftom tho tug which put to sea last night to aid them. Tho lightship has no wireless equipment and no further fur-ther message has come from the tug Onconta. Lifeboat a Floating Coffin Astern of tho lightship tho disabled disab-led lifeboat road at midnight, a floating float-ing coffin for a fourth member of the Rosecran's crew, who leaped from the rigging to be picked up, but died in the boat. The gale which drove tho tanker to her fate still howled over the bar early today. There seemed little chance that tho llfo savers could mako their way ashoro before It fell. Bodies from the wreck, Including that of Captain Johnson, who followed his ship to the end throughout her disastrous career, have beon washed ashore nt various points. Only that of the master has been Identified. Wreck Under Water Tho wreck lies a half mile off I North Head and Is under wator, with I tho exception of the mainmast to I which the two survivors on tho light I ship owo thel lives. Peters, who survived tho battering I of six miles of breaking seas to be L QttA flung ashoro at last, Is suffering with f a broken Bhoulder and manytfuts and bruises, but will llvo. Ho has been unable as yet to tell of his terrible experience or of tho last moments aboard tho stricken ship. Fort Canby Crew Taken To Station Tho Fort Canby llfo saving crew was taken back to the station today on a launch nfter drifting most of tho night in a disabled boat. Ono itiim wnB seriously Injured In tho bat-tlo bat-tlo with the waves yesterday and tho others worn out by their hours of exposure ex-posure and effort. |
