Although wounded in the leg , Lawson refused medical treatment and returned to working the shell whip .
The only other of the six men to survive was Landsman John Lawson , who was thrown against a bulkhead and momentarily stunned .
Although wounded in the leg , John Lawson refused medical treatment and returned to working the shell whip .
The only other of the six men to survive was Landsman John Lawson , who was thrown against a bulkhead and momentarily stunned .