The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-14

0NDON, June IA gallant race
THE Princess Irene Of the North
tman Lloyd line and the Batavia
the Hamburg-American line was
fthat saved the 600 lives aboard the
lard steamer Slavonia, wrecked
&1rsday noon on the south coast OF
krUs island in the Azores, according
hispatches received by the Cunard
1oes today.
1yhen the Princess Irene and the Ba-
- reached the Slavonia in answer
the latter's distress calls, the Gun
I ~ was rapidly filling and the pas
Eorp were in a wild state OF fright.
ho Princess Irene got wireless
from the disabled ship Thursday
-. while $50 miles from the scene
a the wreck. The captain OF the
mess Irene ordered the vessel Tor
IA at top speed. Enroute 10 the
vienna. the Batavia was picked UP
Informed of the need of aid and
too. joined In the race.
ne relief ships reached the Slav-
y Thursday night and found a
Re of wild confusion and terror
ard the doomed vessel. The Priu-
- Irene took of the 10 cabin pas
Hgers and proceeded on her way 10
)galtar with them.
ne Batavia took of more than 800
Drage passengers and part of the
~. Some of the crew remained
~ Solr 90 fnA0Ny hx-
.lng sent out by the Cunard line.
y 6lavonia was full to the matches
IN the first crew were taken OF
Il was seen that she could not
tVive her perilous position long.
he Slavonia grounded two miles
"a the shore.
lew YORK, June 12.-Friends and
nt1ves of the passengers on the
Dard liner Slavonia, which Is break
= TO pieces of the southwest shore
f Flores island. one OF the Azores.
konged to the Offices OF the Cunard
- this morning. All were assured
the officers OF the line that every
ngenger on the Slavonia had been
/oly taken off by the Princess
NE, OF the North German Lloyd
-. and were now well on their way
NAPLES.
When the Cunard line Office open
This morning, there was rush for
nltxance Relatives of the 300 tai
Dteerage passengers, talking wild
and gesticulating earnestly, had
IA. waiting for hours for news or
f0nE Come harH work
the part of the officials OF the COM
ny to persuade them that all was
"a With the Slavonia's passengers.
me 10 first cabin passengers on
= Slavonia were mostly tourists
In the south and west, and tele-
rms in large quantities from all
" the country were received at the
0es OF the line. All were answered
|Dnptly with the assurance of the
lety of the passenger inquired
mt.
MI hope for the saving of the vessel
~ given up by the Cunard line to-
It Is understood that she is in
oxposed position on a rock reef
IRE the beating waves will soon
Xix her up. No explanation for the
|1unding of the liner has been receiy-
but 1t is thought that thick wealth.
which has prevailed In the latitude
1he Azores for the past two weeks
Responsible for the wreck. Three
n4red steerage passengers of the
tonfa were taken off the stranded
Del before Capt. Won Letten-Peter-
Of the Princess Irene had remov-
E1ne first class cabin travellers by
crew OF the Hamburg-American
" Batavia. The Cunard line is as
I'D today that both the Batavia and
PYinzess Irene have plenty Of room
kcarry the persons taken from the
xonia.
ne Slavonia, designed partly TO &C.
nmOdate the Cunard lines immense
1kract for immigration from Hun
~, was formerly the Yamuna. She
~ built In 1903. is of 10000 tons
0uU, 6,725 tons net, $40 feet long, 80
inches beam and % feet 5
hes deep. She fs a steel twin screw
re and equipped with wireless.
RIM.