Show storage batteries used when dynamos failed kew Beo lord mass dec 12 persistent balling by hand for twenty four hours and wireless telegraphy that li ought help at last saved the ches yesterday of the thirteen men on board the nantucket auth shoal relief lightship no 58 the vessel went down a tew minutes after the crew had tumbled over the side into their lifeboat for six hours monday the lighthouse tender azalea which had answered the call for help lay along side the waterlogged lightship unable to render assistance si stance owing to the fearful sea at length tho weather moderated and then an effort was made to tow the lightship to new Bcd foid but after IS miles had been covered the water which had been coming in steadily gli a leak la the compartment part ment since early sunday morning began to giu on tho already exhausted crew and the distress signal was hoisted without stopping for any other belongings the crew launched their boat and jumped into it they had rowed only a short distance when the lightship plunged beneath tho waves the men were taken on board the azalea which had steamed bach to rescue them and every one was brought here safe and sound early today the relict lightship no 58 commanded by captain jorgensen took the place of no 72 on december ath abo vessel was equipped with wireless telegraphy at 3 sunday morning a leak was discovered above the plates in the comportment of the vessel for several hours the vessel was kept tree by aid of her steam pumps but at S it was apparent that the water was and a message was sent to new bedford for aid during the next few hours the water rose vapidly until the fires under the boilers had been quenched and pumping by mechanical means ceased several messages asking tor aid were sent after the dynamos stopped by means of batteries during all this time the little lightship bad been tumbled about in one of the severest storms of the season and the rolling and pitching helped to open her seam still further realizing realising Rea lising that hand balling might possibly keep the vessel afloat until help arrived the thirteen men staged the tedious work of hoisting the water from the flooded hold by buckets the dmd pumps being of little vise without stopping for food or sleep they managed to hold their own for twenty four houi s at 2 monday morning one of the naval wireless operators was able to facend out one moie message stating that the was in distress and urging that help be sent from anywhere the power gave out before he could sign the message two hours later the azalea was sighted by the light of the setting moon the sa however was too boisterous toi the azalea to go near the lolling and for six houart she swung around within call ready to dash up in case the lightship was well down in the water should founder at the under the influence of the northwester which had followed the easterly storm calmed docu to a moderate roll and a line was sent to the lightship from azalea captain jorgensan hailed captain gibbs on the tender and said he thought his men could keep the vessel afloat until she beached leached new bedford although the middle compartment was nearly full of water the big chain which had kept the lightship on her feet throughout the storm was clipped overboard and the line nom the azalea was made fast still the chew continued to bail although giett ly exhausted by their hard labor but alic new strain from the tow line on tho bow seemed to open the breach iii the sido of the lightship still more and the water began to on the crew it was about noon when after 18 mites had been covered captain joi lioi aled distress signals on the lightship and the towing stopped the azalea ran back toward the vessel while the crew of the lightship pushed their lit boat over the aids no one stopped to gather up any belongings one by one they slid down the rope into the boat captain jorgensen was the last to leave his ton minutes laier no as which biad withstood rome of the mot fearful storms thai ever swept the gave one cicat heave and then plunged beneath tile waves aba crew were dragged aboard almost too exhausted to stand they were sent below warmed fed and then put to bed eliere they were sleeping when the tender reached hero shortly before 2 this morning |