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Show SAVED BY Boy. Sixteen Is the Hero of a Storm' at Sea Charleston, S. C, Aug. 30. To the courage of Wireless Operator Skces-ley, Skces-ley, a sixteen-year-old lad, the liner Lexington's twelve passengers and crew of forty-four say they owe their lives. Storm-racked for 24 hours, her nose driven deep In the quicksands off Hunting Island, with seas dashlns over her, the Lexington threatened to break up and fling her human cargo car-go to death In the seething waters, it Is said she will be a total loss. But Sheesley, tho wireless operator, did not despair. Perslstontly he ticked tick-ed out his call for help and kept the terror-stricken passongers from abandoning aban-doning hope. Finally a terrific wave swept the ship and wrecked the wire-lesB wire-lesB station on board. For a moment It seemed that hope was dashed, but Sheesley climbed Into the rigging and hastily fixed up a station In Imminent danger of his life from the high wind which threatened threat-ened to tear him from his seat, and hiided by the spray, Sheeslov sent out his plea for aid Suddenly through the Btorm he was answered by the revenue cuttor Yamacrawa, which had heard his call and came on tho way to save the lives of the Lexington's crew and passengers. Tho twelve passengers, a steward and three negro employes on the Lexington Lex-ington wore brought here early today by the Yamacrawa. Two firemen were, reported to have been burned to death and a third terribly scalded when tne vessel grounded First Oillcer Chamberlain fractured his right shoulder. When the captain realized tho danger dan-ger of the liner's breaking up at any minute, he had life preservers strapped strap-ped on every passenger. |