The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-28
WRECKED ON ROCKS
OF SCILLY ISLANDS
Much Courage Displayed by the
Ships Oficers-Spot Where
Occurred One of Most DAN
gerous on the North
Atlantic Coast.

ON.-SpeCslI.-AH Of the
siXty-One passengers of the
stranded Liner Minnehaha which
crashed on the rocks i'm the dread
Sicily Islands shortly after mid
night were rescued I'm darkness
and dense fog Monday morning.
Captain sydney LayIand, commo-
dOrc Of the fleet OF the Atlantic
transport Line, and the crew of
the wrecked liner remained
had been landed.
When dawn came the vessel
lay with slight list TO port,
twelve feet of water in her hold.
near Bishops Rock, one OF the
most deadly spots on all the
COASTS OF the North Atlantic.
The sea, which ragged when the
steamer pO1cd her nose aground
in dense fog. had moderated by
the time the passengers were
landed. and the wind has also
gone down. y heavy fog. however
which extends over a large area,
was mhro!Scn and rain came
down steadily.
The transfer Of the passenger.
through the treaChcrOus waters where
the steamer grounded was accomplish.
ed successfully with a wonderful show
OF courage and daring 10y the men %.
the Minnehaha.
Women and Children First.
Women and children first" was
The order, and il was enforced to IN,
letter.
Details of the accident and the res
cue came from Hugh Town. on the
Island of st. Mary's. with the ST..
the small boats were handled with the
greatest skill, threading their way
from the crippled liner to Bryhcr Is
land. The fog made each yard Of ad-
vance perilous and added to the dan
gerouS nature of the water about the
coast, reduced many of the passen-
gers, men as we'll as women, TO terror
When the liner showed her nose
hard on the rocks she was almost
driven by the shock, although pro
ceeding with extreme caution. With
in moment the decks were crowde C
with frightened passengers in al
stages Of attire, awakened from their
sleep by the crash. a touch of panic
threatened to make the accident 9
horror. but the officers and crew OF
seventy men, aided by a few OF the
men and several women, succeeded in
calming the frightened crowd after q
brief spell Of disorder.
Then began the work Of transfer
ring. Rockets were obliterated by the
fog and the strongest light aboard
cast but a feeble ray through the
mist. After a hurried examination
the captain decided that the shin
would hold fast till the passengers
could be taken off with reassurine
lack of haste.
No sooner had the liner struck than
the wireless began flashing out the
$. .. She call for aid The
message was first answered by the
Lizard Signal Station, which at 2:1O
\. NJ. took the message asking for re-
lief.
Within few minutes the news was
M Falmouth, and preparations for the
sending of assistance under way
Many Ships Answer Can.
BY dayhreak score of vessels In
two British warships. We're on
their way TO the Mnnehaha's side.
The fog enveloping almost the entire
coast of England hampered the relief
ships, however. The transfer of the
passengers was followed by efforts TO
save the livestock aboard the Mime
haha. There We're 800 head of cattle
on board.
The Minnehaha, which belongs to a
line that runs steamers more for COM
fort than speed. left New York April
9th. She is 500 feet long. has a e5-
foot beam and d depth of 39.9. She
was built in Belfast in 1900 by Har-
land & WOLF. She is schooner rig
Sed and has twin screws. with two
four-cylinder Quadruple expansion en-
gines, and a nominal horse power Of
1927. Her tonnage is 1900.
Sea-faring men say the vessel lies
ed easily. This work is rapidly pro-