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JANUARY PAGE 5 Signals, ion. close to the shoals, put his wheel to port intending to go around the lightship. He unfortunately strand- ed in 17% feet of water which was very low over the shoals because of the westerly gale. As this was near- ly half an hour before the HANNA reached the scene, it is certain that had Captain Sayre a few moments earlier indication of the position of the lightship he would have been able to rescue all hands from the CLARION. Captain Sayre deserves full credit for his efforts. He did all that could be done, and as a result endangered his own ship and crew in the attempt. Captain Sayre said the night was one of the wildest that he has ever seen. The dense vapor com- ing off the water shut out every- thing but the masthead lights, and those of the lightship which being low in the water, were invisible. At this time the whistle should have been kept going, according to Capt- ain Sayre. thus indicating her posit- Captain Sayre, finding himself nn -- a, ? EAS PCO Lae tee TS YYOIILLLA Z LE = a Z BEE LLL I Grounding of the Richardson The following day, December 9th., witnessed another rescue, under dif- ferent circumstances, with no less skillful work. The steamer WILLIAM A. PAINE, loaded with 9,530 tons of flaxseed had been running down Lake Erie, bound for Buffalo, before the w.S.w. gale. Running before the gale had subjected the steering gear to a severe strain. By the time the lower end of the lake had been reached the gear had become so slack that Capt- ain Detlefs decided not to attempt to enter Buffalo until the gear had been overhauled. He came to anchor as shown in the diagram, with both anchors down.