WRECK OF THE BERLIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 25 February 1907, Page 2

WRECK OF THE BERLIN.

•MENACE FROM THE WRECK. onk successfuTrescue EFFORT London, February a, a p.ank wasiied oahofli yoVtcrditv ci. uiiig_ lion- the intinintioii that there wei ■ 1.. nl.vc on the Berlin. »nly .lour were seen this morning. I»irin 8 t| le day lifeboats made furi,i fniitlcs HforU to reach the wieeki lace of,, hurricane and snow s.iiiiin, tlie cold bciiijr intense. I li« Civilt Eastern steamer C'hicton arrived an ~our and a half after the Berlin struck, and stood by f or lnally h iill's, vainly endeavoring l 0 m ,a er succour. She herself meantime was in (Trent peril. She saw people huddled on the decks ajid the sea sweeping tiiem oil' in batches. A tup; has established commiutca) tiou with the Merlin by means of hawsers. Crowds ashore watching with telescopes saw eight persona rescued. CALLANT RESCUE WORK. FIFTEEN SIMVIVORS SAVED. AM AWFUL EXPERIENCE. Received 241 hj, 4.27 p.m. London, February 23. All those alive aboard the Berlin, numbering liftmen, and deluding! Bix! women, were rescued. Amongst these are Frauleins liuttcl and Gaeblcr (not (iobel as previously cabled). After the forepart broke away, carrying with it many of "those standing around the funnel, the survivors took refuge in the remainß vi the stern

smokeroom. Their numbers were gradually dimin'shed as the waves washed them out. J Several were frozen to death, anl scores were drowned inside the saloon. When, eleven had rescued on Friday afternoon, lifehoatmeu wadedi out at. low water during a temporary lull in the storm, breast deep, from the pierhead to the wreck. The, waves «(fteai the leader, but ho held on to the woodwork of the pier. The survivors Blid into his arms and were passed along the chain of men to the-boats. The sea was calmer on Saturday morning, and the wreck more approachable. The lifeboatmen were able to reach three German women, who feared to leave the vessel yesterday, and lowered them on ropes. Many bodies arej being recovered, including a child clasped in the anna

of a steward to whose charge it had been confided. Captain Ruthern, ol the steamer Dunster, passed the wreck after the disaster unaware that his wife was among the victims. Prince Henry, the husband of Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied the rescueirs, and encouraged thelm throughout the operations. A relief tnnd has been opened at Harwich. The Great Eastern Railway Company, the owners of the wrecked vessel, subscribed £SOO.