Asked why they stuck to the ship after the rest of the crew had abandoned it. Cohort Kerrigan, who led the three men, said:
"Well, I'm an American citizen, but was born in Glasgow for nothing, know the British government wanted that ship, and that was enough for me. I went into port somewhere, and we did."
Korrigan was awarded $1500 in the Admiralty Court for his magnificent service, while each of his companies received $7,000.
Though Korgeson served his time on British ships, San Francisco, where dwells his three children, has been his home for eighteen years. The two men—Thomas Welch and John Smith—were stuck to their leader through it all, a true American.
Korrigan's story was as follows:
"Hi. Viciant left New York to reach St. John's via Panama ports. On the way to St. John's we struck a rough road. We had to put north of Halifax on account of the storm, when we reached St. John's, on October 1st, one of the crew—that left Sixteen of us."
Captain Ince, a New Yorker, was a boss, and I was second officer.  The same day, and it was
Mill Mowing Pretty fiercely. Now progress, but we covered a fair amount of ground. Only the gale didn't go down at all. 