The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-19

cf Scilly. During the voyage thsy were
constant in their praise 81 the beauty II
the islands Their copaeecngors. little
thinking that they might soon 90 the
islands At close range. were a little inclined
TO be bored by the talk oG the two children.
The latter. oG course, were utterly un-
aware Of the UneNpected homecoming
that was in store for them and when they
found themselves ut homo thew fairly
danced and howled with delight They
had escaped en-" voyage to London and the
tiresome journey back.
An examination showed that the Mime
haha 10 firmly fixed on the edge Of the
rocks. Her forward compartment 10 ex-
tensively damaged. The captain used
HE wireless equipment 70 send out urgent
calls Tor aid. which wero pick ed up by the
Marconi station At tho Lizard. the Rams
station near Plymouth and the boat mail
poet ONCE station. These calls resulted
In q number OF tugs setting out In a hurry
20 help the vessel Assistance wAs also
sent from PengAnoe ~ hich 10 some thirty
miles nearer the scene.
Al daylight the entire ships company
returned TO the liner to cooperate with
the tugs IN the saivAge operations and to
hslp in the effort to rehoAt the steamship.
which has been humping heavily on the
rocks The captain hopes that by taking
Oh the vessels cargo he will DO able 70
got her on the rocks In day or two.
The forehold. in which there 10 nov
twelve feet Of water. has been hghtened
by the removal Of the cargo. 90 that the
ship now heads about % degrees west.
The wind continues west-southwesss and
there 10 no immediate prospect Of q
change. The vessel has careened slightly
20 the port side. The cattle are being
landed on sampson Island
Capt LaylaLd has tslegraphed 90 the
ofices Of the Stlantic Transport Line
that his vessel 10 wing IN an easy posi-
ton on the seal Rocks He also says
that be expects that she will be renoatsd
a. soon a. the cargo hAS been sufficiently
hgh.ened
News Of the wreck OF the Minnehaha
was received az the Lizard wireless sta
ton at 10 n clock this morning from the
vessel itself Capt. I.ayland reported
that his vessel had struck the Seal Rocks
near Bishops Rock while moving slowly
through the fog and that although abe
had cAneened slightly shs was resting
easily and apparently had not suffered
to any great extent.
Word was at once ecnt 10 Falmouth
for assistance. and tugs and lighters were
expected to start 10 the aid Of the Mime
haha tefors noon II - a matter Of much
satisfa ction that the weather remains
moderate. for heavy sra might tear
the bottom on the ship bv pounding her
on the rocks before u was possible TO
refoat her
The news ~ the wreck OF The ship
caused George Tyler. the manager Of
LiebleT a Co. who il rshesrsing the
production Of The Dawn OF Tomorrow
great Inconvenience. The scenery Tor
the production was on board the vessel
and the news Of the wreck made him
hustle about London distributing orders
to many scene painters. Mr.. Tyler sue
ceeded in placing orders for duplicates
Of the scenery for tho entire four acts.
He received assurances that the duplicate
scenery will be ready for the premier
production ~ Liverpool two weeks hence.
A. the Offices 81 the Atlantic Transport
Company yesterday IL was stated that the
MinnehRha carried Cl passengers. 70
cAttlemen. q crew % $50. 400 cattle and
about $500 tons Of freigh; Of various
kinds