Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-18
The EIinnehaha Struck on
Reef Near SciIIy islands,
Passengers all Taken of.
BOATS NEARLY sWAMPED
Desperate Efforts Being
Made to Save Cargo--Crew
on Board.
HIT WITH GREAT FORCE

Special by United Press Were.
London, April 1S:--The Atlantic
transport liner Minnehaha, which
grounded in dense fog near
Bishops Rocks, Scilly Islands, at 3
O'Clock this morning, is rapidly sink
ing. She has twelve feet Of water
forward, and 1t is not believed that
she can be saved. Tugs are rushing
to her aid from Falmouth.
The sixty-four terrified passen-
gers were landed with the greatest
difficulty, at Bryhar Island, after
some Of the life boats had almost
capsized in the heavy seas. Desper-
ate efforts are now being made to
save the cargo. Captain Layland
and the crew are sticking to the
boat.
The liner struck the reef with ter
rife force and was Immediately
stranded. The shock was SO great
that the passengers were thrown
from their berths. Thinking the
vessel doomed, they rushed In their
night clothes to the deck. Captain
Layland and officers Immediately
went among the passengers, assuring
them that the boat was In no dan
ger. The passengers finally returned
to their state rooms and dressed. In
the meantime the life boats were
launched and the passengers were
taken ashore.
Passengers on the Liner.
Among the passengers on the Mime
haha were Mrs. Il. f. Allan, Mrs. r,
Bateman, Edward w. Beach, Miss Ga-
rah Beach, R. r. Bevan, H. Peter
Boot, @. I. Bowring, Thornton X.
Brown, Mrs. Louis Calvert, Miss Patsy
Calvert, A. f. Carleton, G.. II. Cart
wright, ]. II. Caryl, Mrs. Caryl, Fl. Per
cy Colson, Miss B. Cornelius, III. v. M.
Cotes, Miss NJ. L. Farini, Mrs. J, P.
Findlay, l. A. Gale, Mr.. and Mrs. Cos
tenhofer, Mrs. L. M Graham, Kenneth
@. Grant. Miss Mary Gregory, II. p
Heming, Mrs. John Hewston, Miss A.
A. Hewston, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hill
Hard, A, @. Holmes, Harry Judge,
Frederick Keppel, Robert King, John
Koehr, Miss NJ. III. Ladd, s. Lamber-
ger, John A. Lange, Brabazon Lowthe,
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Marion, Ed
ward Merit, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Mitchell. Miss D. b. Mooney, P. ]. Nc
Connell, Mrs. @. j. Nixon, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. X. Ovington, f. Rubenstein,
Harwood Schultz, DR.. A. p. Morrow,
Miss Simms, Miss Marion Smith, Mrs.
A. w. Starkey. j. p. Trousdell, @. Wal
ters, w. A. VIII and Miss B. Walters.
A Graveyard For Ships.
The Scilly islands, which have been
for centuries known as graveyard Of
ships, lie twenty-seven miles south
west of Lands End. in Cornwall, and
forty miles west Of Lizard point.
The group consists of fully 140 is
lands and rocks, ranging in size from
1,528 acres in extent to half submerg-
ed rocks, which are the terror Of navi-
gators. Only five Of the islands are In
habited
The five larger islands, which are
inhabited, are st. Mary's, Tresco, ST.
Martins, st. Agnes, Sampson and Bry-
her, upon the last of which the pas
sengers from the Minnehaha were
landed. This latter bit Of land Is only
269 acres in extent
Built Only Ten Years Ago.
The Mlnnenaha was built at Belfast
IN 1900 by Harland s. WOLF She was
6O0.7 feet long, 65.5 feet In breadth,
and her depth was 800 feet. She was
Of 8,647 tons She had twin screws.
with two four-cylInder Quadruple ex-
pansIon engines, and her nominal
horsepower was 1,227.
Captain Law Layland, commander Of
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