The Leathem began towing the Australasia to shore , but the hawser connecting them kept burning through .
At 10 : 30 p.m. , the Australasia was about four hours off Jacksonport when the tugboat John Leathem came upon the struggling steamer .
The John Leathem began towing the Australasia to shore , but the hawser connecting them kept burning through .
At 10 : 30 p.m. , the Australasia was about four hours off Jacksonport when the tugboat John Leathem came upon the struggling steamer .