The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-20
ALL BRAVE ON fHB MINNEHAHA
Many were ENpeeSlng TrOable when the
Vessel saruck because &C PrSloaged
Rag I.Andsng DeliheEately Made
GFeat klnsiae~s &C the Islanders.


Sysr4i CaNs Usspaiesss 70 rnE SUN
foxnON April - The Minnehaha' =
ra--snEsrs arrived in London at 10 O'Clock
tonight, Al looked a trifis distraught
after their wreck experiences. but they
~er. thankful they had lost neither
trs,r lives nor ther baggage
The correspondent Of THN SrN chatted
With Mrs Rowland Bateman OG New
NorA. a passenger. who ~ the wife of a
londoner She said. Cur oualy Il was
the first time ! had been on deck. n I
h4i been SICK throughout the voyage
The fog was almost impenetrabIe Ny
ssf and another woman wers the only
ladies' ON deck. I was chatting with a
gentleman an English engineer. who
sad ws were dangerously near shore.
and thai he would he surprised u we
escaped running aground. few mo-
msnts later the Minnehaha struck
Please saw We women were not scared
q ht Only one lost her courage. and
then quickly recovered IT, The incident
showe,i that We women are a. brave as
men in time Of dire peril. I am proud
II nv sex"
Mrs Maroon Smith % New York said:
I'VE all retained calmueus When the
women were lowered into the hfsboats
the captain thoughtfully sent hot coffee
down IL revived our spirits-
Mrs Graham Of BLOOMINGTON. III, With
her youthful niece. Dora Mooney. praised
the islanders for their hospitality.
why she said none Of them would
accept money from us for their hospi-
tahty They generously shared their
ell with ~ There were only three
children on board. They behaved like
herolne- Not one even cried The
captain and officers behaved like heroes :
Ir sherman Of New jersey said: For
thr~a DAYS NE steamed through fog
I am not surprised we went ashore l
cannot understand how navigation il
possible in such weather The American
passengers. men. women ard children.
did not lN~e Their heads
Mr. Murdoch OF New York said. TT
Wa- = terrible experience | confess was
ratified tor a while. hut ! quickly recovered
nv s"nS~~ when | learned We would get
a-t ore safely None OF us womer lost any
4 our baggage. The stewards packed
everything ia our cabins 80 We were
Aule 10 make a pr~-entahls appearance
10 the ISLANDERS
NJ Gast-nhoGer. who Lost a valua bic
AutoFr ph'le which won the Vanderbilt
cup race recently. was interviewed at
~ Nsrys He said. was on deck
when IN" ship str'Ick ln the fog Most OF
the passen gers went Ia ted after a little
concert from 20 y o'clock / r.tnai med
on dsCk anNious because thu captain
had heen unahle To take an observation
f0r four DAYS A. midnight trawlrr
or our port bow burned a fitn". but the
y nn.hAha steamed on
Kenneth Grant Of Harrisburg. PA
ana myself we're on deck after midnight
We thought w~ saw land on the port
ho~ lot the watch did not rapor, q and
Grant hssitat~d to do So Two minutes
later the Minnahaha strucA
The officers and crew acted Spl-ndidly.
The boats were got out quickly The sea
was smooth. 80 we got ashore safely.
The ladies behaved -plendidlv getting
INTO the boats and Afterwards The
ISLANDERS burned flares Thev are worthy
q praise for getting alon ysida 40 quickly
UrIr boats were roped tandem. tNr-e m
each tandem. The hoatmen were -
Andera-
Miss GsstenhOter IL ~ from shock and
Vas unable To leave the island to-day
nth the other passengers
owing tn the mishaP 20 tho steamship
Minnehaha there will ne no sailing ~ the
Atlantic Transport Line from London on
April -
Two Liverpool salvage ships with "Gn
urAcksrs and four divers on board are
~ route for the Scilly Islands To- AID the
NhunahAha. The position 81 the wrecked
steamer 10 no worse tonight no'with
Standing a considerable increa-. m the
W.ui and sea. Hope ~ saving her has
risen Reinsurance on the Minn-haha
b vaysr. has rsen from ~ - - guinca-
TtNy,NCF. April 10 Tho Atlantic
Transport liner Minnsh.ha "a still fast On
$50 Rock. near Bishops Rock The lug
gage ~ the passengers has all been lands-d
and hfrv Il the cattle aboard have h'-'-n
'asar ashore. The tightening 20 the
v"s-e'- cargo continues. Many cases 81
tobacco and tea have been taken out of
tie hold
rh- paSssnRers Of tho Nnnehaha
.rrvei her. at i.i5 O'Clock aha. after
noon looking little the wor-. for the
ordeal through WATCH they had PARSED
Mr. Alice stark. 20 Spri nRfi-ld SAID
tha' shs had a premonition. which had b"-i,
induced hy the fog. that something was
Irs SHrNle vas particularly impressed
- the klndnsss - the crew toward ths
Numsn passengers.
II - dificult Ca get any % the passenger
=" speak Il anything hut the magnificent
t"havIor of the crew IL the MinnehAha
ari ~" hospitality of the inhabitants
~ Brvsr Island The correspondent
- number Of descriptions ~ the -h"ck
"t.n 'ha vessel struck. all % which diff
tered % daIailz.
Nj e. J Nixon % New York said 1T
minded me- 81 small earthquake
vhI,h felt IN Mexico. but there wAS more
- rolling motion than felt during the
quake
IN" special train conveying the pas-en-
E"r- Df the Minnehaha left for London
a. % % clock this afternoon The ship
~r"' s"d people eagerly bought copies
90 80 London papers containing accounts
- %" accident ,O the vessel. They were
90 D Suant az the statements in some 81
n" papers that the women were forced
." 0u' the ship before they were fully
1r"ss"i They declared that they
fsI I'-nty Of time TO dress helOrH