The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-01
TRANSPORT IN
GRAVE DANGER
The Sheridan on Rocks at Bar
ber'S Point, a Few Miles
Distant From Honolulu.
MANY PASSENGERS ABOARD
SURF TOO HEAVY TO LAND A
BOAT.

Honolulu, Aug. 31.-The United States
army transport Sheridan is ashore on
BARRIERS point. the southwestern ex-
tremity of the island of Oahu, on which
Honolulu is located.
The Sheridan went ashore at 4 O'Clock
this morning. All efforts to send boats
ashore from her thus far have been
unsuccessful There is no beach at the
place she struck and the heavy surf
makes it impossible to land anywhere
near where she lies. AS seen from the
shore, she appears to be hung up amid
ship, and her rolling is noticeable. She
lies broadside to the shore, her bow
pointing toward Honolulu.
The transport blew her whistles after
going ashore, but did not get into COM
munication with Honolulu until the
wireless telegraph station was opened.
Owing to the fact that the Sheridan
is provided with water-tight compart-
mentS, and has a double dottom, il Is
believed that she has sustained no seri-
GUS damage. The tug Fearless has
started for the scene and will render
all the assistance in her power.
Vessel Is Helpless.
! The Sheri 1an's main steam pipe is
! broken and the vessel is helpless so
far as her own power is concerned. It
is reported that the breaking of the
| pipe occurred just before the steamer
grounded, and that the cripple condi :
ton of her engines was the cause Of
| the accident.
The pipe broke at 1:3S o'clock this
morning. Immediately after the vessel
| struck the reef the lifeboats were low
cred and efforts made to reach the
shore. The position of the steamer ap-
| parently is alarming, but her boats
have not yet been able to find a place
where they can land. The natives are
now getting to the vessel through the
surf in canoes.
Captain Peabody says that If power
is applied quickly he believes the Sheri-
| dan can be saved, but otherwise there
| is little hope for the transport. The
vessel is very heavy and the coral reefs
are very sharp. Good order is main
! tanned on board the vessel. The trans
fer of the passengers either to the shore
or to other craft. SO they can be brought
| to this city, is a serious problem.
Second Officer Reaches Shore.
The second officer of the Sheridan
| has come ashore His boat was
swamped in the breakers, but ner crew
| landed safely. Captain Peabody has
| signalled the steamer Calu1ine 70 take
| the Sheridan's passengers TO Honolulu.
| If possible the transfer will be made
at once, the revenue cutting Manning
assisting. The report that the Sheri-
dams machinery broke down before
the vessel struck is denied. The Sheri-
dan is now hanging on rock amidship,
with deep water all around.
The Sheridan's engines are being re-
paired and coal is being rapidly thrown
overheard with a view of trying to
float her at high tide this afternoon.
Captain Peabody is quoted to have
assumed all responsibility for the acct
dent, saying that the vessel was in too
closo
Many Passengers Aboard.
The Sheridan has aboard i25 through
passengers and fifty soldiers.
The transport Sheridan, Captain Pea
body, sailed from Manila on Aug. 13 for
| San Francisco with a number of pas
| sengers. She touched at Nagasaki on
Aug IL and was expected to arrive in
San Francisco about Sept. s.
The Sheridan is AS feet inches long
and As feet inches beam. Her gross
| tonnage is 3,673, and her draught under
normal conditions is 80 feet. She was
| built in Ireland in 1892 and was for
merly known as the British steamer
Massachusetts. During sthe Spanish
American war she was taken into the
service of United States government
and her name changed TO Sheridan in
accordance with the plan of giving
! the names of eminent commanders to
the army transports.
Position Is Serious.
At s o clock tonight it was thought that
many if not all the Sheridans passengers
would be obliged to spend the night
aboard the stranded vessel. Only two
boats have reached shore and one Of these
was badly smashed in the surf wire
less message has been sent for another
steamer to assist in taking the passengers
off The surf is very heavy. and the
transfer of passengers will be very diff
cult.
The position OF the Sheridan is very Sc
rious, but IL is predicted that she will be
floated early in the morning.
NOIITuC Wif CTiInN