Evening star., 1909-06-10
Antonio Lopez Strands in Fog
Off Point o. Woods.
PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF
Life Savers and Wreckers Go to Aid
of Vessel.
WORKING BADLY IN THE SAND
Mails Are Now Aboard the Rescue
on Way to New York-No
Life is Lost.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1O-'The liner An
tonic Lopez. from Cadiz. Spain, is ashore
on the Long Island coast, half mile
west of Point o Woods.
The wrecking steamer Relief began
transferring the liners passengers, num-
bering 526 persons. at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. At that time a moderate sea was
running, and there was a fair breeze from
the east.
The steamship was almost invisible from
the shore. owing to fog. She was lying
In an easy position.
1t was thought she could be foated with
the aid of the Relief and another wreck
ing steamer which was expected to arrive
about noon.
The passengers were transferred to
the Relief in four boats. The liner car
ries a crew OF 1875.
Life Saver Sights Wreck.
The vessel struck about o'clock last
night in the midst Of misty rain. The
wind was easterly and saually. The
weather was unusually thick. A MEN,
ber of the Point O. Woods life-savine
crew first sighted the stranded vessel.
The shore stretches here in q straight.
unbroken line of sand beach for many
miles.
Owing 10 the thick weather the guard
first saw only shapeless blotch Of red
dish light in the mist to seaward. He
ran along the beach in It's direction.
knowing that 1T must be vessel in dis
tress.
The vessel was finally made out vague
ly. She lay well out, half a mile to the
west Of the government house. All her
cabin lights were lighted. She seemed to
be outside the outer bar. nearly l.UO
yards from the shore line.
About the time she was made out. the
vessel called for assistance discharging
. cannon and setting off several rockets.
These were answered with signals from
the shore.
In an hour the weather lightened long
enough to let those on the beach see
that the ship was a steam vessel with
single funnel, and that she seemed in no
| immediate danger as she lay.
The clearing. while it lasted. gave
glimpse of large deck cabin with all
lights lighted. Figures moved about
among the lights.
Relief Givss.a Line.
About dawn the tug Relief. the first
wrecker to arrive at the scene. was OBJ
served to give the ship line.
At I o'clock the volunteer crew launched
the surfboat amid crowd of Point Woods
people on the beach. The sea had mod
! Grated at daybreak.
The crew was partly the regular well
drilled members Of the station. They
launched without mishap and rowed out
to the vessel.
/ They came back, in half an hour with
dispatches from the captain. These were
taken to the telegraph station at the
Sandy Hook observatory and transmitted
to the Offices of the ships line in this city.
High water off the Point Woods will be
about noon today. The wrecking tugs
Relief and William E. Chapman will make
an effort at that hour to haul the Lopez
off the sands.
There is hope that she is not held fast
on the bottom and may come of easily.
| In the meantime the sea- although still
| rough. Is moderating and the vessel Is in
| little immediate danger.
Steamer Is Straining.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FIRE ISLAND. n. Y. June l0.-All the
passengers and mail are safe on board
the wrecking steamer Relief. which left
! for New York at l pm.
The wrecking steamers will put haw-
sers aboard as soon as the sea goes down.
There Is a heavy ground swell on.
The ship is working badly about. She
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