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Wednesday July 16 - 1913
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Wrecked on Baroe Pt. Labrador.
(Baron which contacted 5 P.M.T.)
12/13 8.45 I was awoken by ship's striking. One shot threw
her over to Starboard, then two sharp ones in succession right
which she rose and listed heavily to port.
I rolled out of my hammock in time to see the
Captain rushing on deck & in his under clothes. I immediately
observed an iceberg grounded alongside, the heavy fog that
shrouded ahead. These facts with the list to port convin-
ced me we were on the beach & that there was no
immediate danger. I then went below to find the time and
the state of the tide.
The crew were panic stricken. I watched them from the
pulpit as they shouted frantically to one another in their attempt
to get the boats over board. One sail tore near wind -
track striking bottom now first in a boat 1/2 fathom
7 minutes, then the four men & whole boat. I
have never seen men so frightened.
At got 8.30 it was light enough to see the rocks 100 yds
ahead of us. We hoist our deck boat & coal over
board & commenced landing our stores. Taking boats
were hauled off three survivors pressed into service
to take our cases.
The little cove was rocky and partly filled with
ice. However we worked all day. In the afternoon
I put up my non-magnetic tent in a shelter. Oh, thank
God that I stayed where to watch the stuff on the rocks.
We slept all night, but Gillian continued the unloading
with out a rest.