A group of 26 survivors were found by the Grimsby trawler Sylvia. 32 more were picked up by the British steamer Cervonax and 70, including Captain Gundal, by the German steamer Energie. Some of the 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue. (28 June 1904)
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Wednesday 17th of February 1909 (-) — Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo dies of pneumonia. A few days earlier Geronimo was thrown from his horse while riding home and had to lie in the cold all night before a friend found him extremely ill.