Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
PONCE MANY DAYS
OVER DUE TOWED
INTO FAR PORT
Shaft of the New York and
Porto Rico Steamship
b Was Broken.
TWO TUGS BRING HER IN
Cable Advices From Hamilton, Ber-
muda, State That All on Board
Are Well.
DID NOT STRIKE A DERELICT
Revenue Cutters Have Been Sweeping
the Seas for the Missing Vessel
and Hope Had Been Almost
Abandoned.
DID NOT STRIKE A DERELICT

The missing steamer Ponce, eleven
days overdue from Ponce, Porto
Rico, to New York, was sighted to-
day off Hamilton, Bermuda, in tow
OF another steamer, according to two
cablegrams received by the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship
Company OF New York city, the
owners of the Ponce. The cable
grams were dated at Hamilton, Ber-
muda.
The shaft OF the Ponce was broken.
The passengers and crew are all
we'll The tugs Gladisfen and Pow
erful are towing the Ponce to Muir
rays anchorage.
NEW YORK, January 1.-THE Ponce
sailed from Ponce. Porto Rico, for New
York on December 26 The greatest appre-
hension has been felt for the safety of the
ship, and when the Trinidad steamer Ma
racas arrived today with no news of the
missing steamer, hope that she ever would
reach port was practically abandoned. How
ever, it was only few hours after the
report from the Maracas was received that
news of the Ponce's safety was flashed over
the cable.
The uneasiness felt for the safety of the
Ponce when her arrival was prolonged two
or three days beyond the usual time was
increased when on Thursday a dispatch was
received from Gov. Winthrop of Porto Rico
stating that the steamer Maracas, arriving
at San Juan, reported having sighted a
dangerous derelict about forty miles north
OF where the Ponce was last spoken by
the Shenandoah, December 2s
Cutters Sent After Her.
For nearly week several revenue cutters
had been searching for the missing steamer
Practically the last hope was based upon
the probability that her machinery had
been disabled and that she was floating
helplessly waiting for assistance This was
fed by the fact that the steamer Maracas
of the Trinidad line was several days over
delayed by having taken the Ponce in tow.
These hopes, however, were dashed when
the Maracas limped in early today, having
herself been the victim OF an accident
Had Seven Passengers.
Her captain reported that he not only
had not seen the Ponce, but had not
sighted vessel of any description since
leaving Trinidad. Then came the welcome
cable from Bermuda announcing the safety
of the Ponce. When the Ponce sailed De-
cember % she had on board seven passen
gers and crew of ffty-.wo men She car
ried a cargo OF sugar oranges moIasses
and general merchandise. The passengers
are: Henry w. Rogers Philadelphia; p. r.
Kidd, Westwood n. j.; G. D. Campbell,
Hoboken, y. J.; ID. a. Fox, New York; II.
Bates, New York; Gregorio Santiago.
Ponce, and Maria Mayoral, Ponce, p. r.
The Ponce is safe This news was received
In Washington this afternoon by ne law
firm Of McCammOn q Hayden. the attor-
neNs Tor the company here. The telegram
was from the owners Of the overdue vessel
the New York and Porco Rico Steamship
Company. and said merely: Ponce off
Bermudds in tow of tramp Wabble"
ms relieves anxiety as to the fate of the
vessel. There are three cutters OF the rev
enue service looking for her and al the re-
quest OF McCammon IL Hayden the Score
tary Of the Navy ordered Capt. Swift of
the Connecticut TO go in search of her. The
Connecticut and TWO Of the revenue cutters
are equipped with wireless. and can be
called of the hunt, but the third cutter has
no wireless installation. and it NAV be a
week before the Treasury Department can
get into communication with her
Secretary Metcalf Notified.
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