Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
STRUCK ON ROCKS
Heavy Snowstorm Sent Freight Steamer Devonian Into Per-
 ilous Position.

Scituate, Mass, Feb. 15-Over run ming her course in heavy snowstorm the Leyland line passenger and freight steamer Devonian which sail ed from Liverpool on February 9th with four passengers and a crew of S2 struck on the lodges between Sec ond and Third Cliff of this place early to-day. The vessel struck at about o'clock this morning. At day light 1t was seen that she was in a DO sition nearly surrounded by rocks and less than five hundred feet from the shore. At that time volunteer crew headed by Captain Stanley of the Third Hill life saving station, his OwI men being off duty, rowed out to the steamer Captain Ridley of the De vonian informed the life savers that his. steamer was tight and in little danger though hard on the ledge and he asked that tugs be summoned from Boston. The volunteers returned tc the beach to telephone for assistance Later they went back again to be near the Devonian in case of emergency.
 The passengers on the Devonian in cIuded J. w. D. Page, wife and daugh' ter, and w. c. Gillibrand, whose resi- dences were not given.
 The DevOnian struck at practically flood tide. When the life savers re turned from the vessel after theii first trip Captain Stanley reported that the DevOnian had suffered appar ently little ramage and that Captain Ridley of the steamer had decided C await the arrival of tugs before doing anything towards landing passengers or crew.
 The point where the steamer struck is about four or five miles south of the usual course of incoming liners and about 10 miles southwest of MI not's light. She was trying to pick up Minot's and having missed it. and the entrance to Boston harbor in the blinding storm. brought up on the rocks which abound along the soutt shore.
 During the forenoon the snow storm changed to rain. Shore observers could easily see the big steamer q; she lay upon the ledge with her bow high from the water. Although no i'm mediate danger of the ship breaking
 up was seen during the afternoon, i was feared that if the rough sea con tinued there would be danger that ths ship would be badly damaged. There was some moderation in the force oi the gale after daybreak. The Devon Ian carried miscellaneous cargI of about 2.O00 tons in weight and con
 sisting for the most part of Ihachin cry. Egyptian cotton and yarn. Sh, is one of the largest and newest oi the transatlantic liners. She wa, built in Belfast In 1900 and her valu, has been fixed at S1.J00.cO0. She i, 552 feet long. 8 feet in width and 3, feet in depth. She registers 6ys23 ton, net. Her home port is Liverpool. II was estimated that her cargo was val ued at from S150.OO0 to s2O0.000l
 During the forenoon word was re ceived from Boston that three oceaI going tugs. the Confidence. Juno and PaIlas had started from that city tt assist the stranded steamship. Ir spite of unfavorable weather. it wa, expected the tugs would reach Scitu ate by early afternoon.
 The tugs reached here at Doon. but owing to the high seas and the light
 ness of the tugs they were unable t'
 reach the stranded vessel. Hearie-
 tugs are being sent from Boston.