ashed ▁her ▁stern ▁against ▁the ▁south ▁pier . ▁She ▁ground ed ▁in ▁the ▁shall ow ▁water ▁outside ▁the ▁north ▁pier , ▁where ▁she ▁broke ▁in ▁two , ▁her ▁stern ▁sett ling ▁slowly ▁into ▁the ▁water . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ship ▁broke ▁in ▁two , ▁twelve ▁men ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁after ▁portion . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁strugg led ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁forward ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁nine ▁who ▁remained ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁after ▁portion ▁died ▁of ▁expos ure ▁during ▁the ▁night ; ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bodies ▁in ▁the ▁after ▁half ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cho pped ▁out ▁of ▁solid ▁ice . ▁The ▁fifteen ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁fore ▁half ▁f ared ▁better ; ▁although ▁rescue ▁attempts ▁were ▁fut ile ▁during ▁the ▁storm y ▁night , ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁a ▁small ▁boat ▁made ▁it ▁out , ▁and ▁all ▁fifteen ▁were ▁taken ▁off ▁in ▁two ▁boat loads . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁M ata af a ▁was ▁ref lo ated ▁and ▁rep a ired . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁accident - pr one ; ▁On ▁October , ▁ 1 4 ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁that ▁s ank ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁har bor ▁at ▁D ul uth , ▁Minnesota ., ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁she ▁struck ▁another ▁pier . ▁She ▁did ▁play ▁the ▁hero ic ▁part ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁occasions , ▁however ; ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁she ▁res cu ed ▁ 1 9 ▁men ▁from ▁the