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Show BRAVE WORK OF WIRELESS OPERATOR AT HIS POST DURING TKE TERRIFIC STORM Youny Sheestz on the Lexington S.iv-ed S.iv-ed Crew and Passengers When Wireless Station Was WreckeJ Climbed Rigging and Set It Up. Charleston, S. C, Aug. 30. To tho courage of YVIreless Operator Sheest. a Ifi-joar-oldlnd, the liner Lexington's 12 passengers ami crew of -tl say they owe their lives. Storm racked for 21 hours, her nose driven diep In the quicksands off Huntington Iflnnd, with seas dashing over her. the Lexington threatened to bleak up and fling her human cargo to death In the seething wateis. It is snld she will ho a total loss, Hut ShccKtz, the wireless operator, did not despair. Persistently ho tick oil out his call for help and kept the terror-stricken passcngcis from abandoning aban-doning hope. Finally a terrific wave swept the ship and wrecked the wireless wire-less station on board. i For a moment It seemed that hope was dashed, but Sheostz climbed In-1 to the rigging and hastily fixed up a I station. In Imminent danger of hl life fioul the high wind which threatened threat-ened to tear htm from his seat, mid blinded by the spray. Sheestz sent out his idea for aid. Suddenly through tho storm ho wns answered by tho revenue cuttor Ynmacraw, which had heard his call and camo on the way to save the lives of the Lexington's ciew and jiassongors. Tho twelve passengers, a steward and three negro emplojees ui tho Lexington were brought hem early today to-day by the Yamacraw, which left the captain and crew of -13 men on hoard Two firemen wero reported to have been burned to death nnd a third terribly scalded when tho vessel grounded, lrst Officer Chamberlall1 ' fiactured his right shoulder. When the captain realized the danger dan-ger of thy liner's breaking up at nny minute, ho had life iwesonors strapped strap-ped on every passenger, polng Aground Monday afternoon the Lexington went hard aground off Hunting Island She Is ljlng today In about 18 feet of water, listed almost 40 degrees to port I with her bow pointing up the coast. Capt. Conually, a veteran In the service of the Merchauts and Miners lino, declares that the hurricane was tho worst of his experience at sea. He claims, nnd his statement Is at-' tested by tho flist mate and steward, that the wind came In gusts at times making about 130 mles tin hou. The roll of tjie sea was torriflc. All passengers' passen-gers' were huddled In the soclnl hall, equipped with life preservers nnd not a few fervent prayers wero offered that they would see the shore again. When urged yesterday by tho officers of-ficers of the Yamncraw to abandon bis boat, Capt. Connolly declared ho would remain with her until only n mast was loft to hang to. |