The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
MISSING STEAMER
IS REPORTED SAFE
Has on Board Crew of An
other Vessel Struck
in Fog.
FREIGHTER ASHORE
AND CARGO DAMAGED
Crippled Ship Beached Just as
Boiler Room Fires
Go Out.

BOSTON, Nay 4-The wireless sta
ton received a message at els this
morning from the oii-tank steamship
LigonIer. which was in collision with
the freight steamer SsnturCe on Cape
Cod in a dense fog last night. saying
the LJEonier was safe in Massachusetts,
bay.
With a great hole IN her stsrbOard
bow. the SauturCe arrived at Province
tcwn, Ness, at dawn today, and was
beached with decks awash- After the
crash Captain FOlkeT, Of the SanJurce,
pat most OF his crew aboard the Lyon
Ter, and with fun steam on drove
through the dense fos for the shore All
through The night the men led the Doll
trs and with pumps at fun head louSnt
seas which poured through the oFe@h
into the ships SIDE, fearing every mo-
1nent that the bUIkheads might collapse
and the vessel go 10 the bottom
Crippled and carrying the major part
Of the other ships crew, transferred
while il was thought the Santurce was
going down, the Lig0nieT dropped from
sight in the dense fog blankelng the
coast after her master, Captain Ia A
Gates, had flashed by wireless news OF
the collision. and great anxiety was felt
until the vessel was heard from
BY dawn today a fleet OF tugs and
vreckers had taken up the hunt fo- INC
LIguuier-
Wireless Tied Up BY Fog,
The heavy mist tied Up the wireless
All uIEhr long from shore appeals foI
more information and for the definite
location OF the ships were flashed Morn
Iug came with no further news from The
IdEonier, until the fog lifted somewhat
and made the wireless instruments
available
The SanturCe arrived IN Boston three
days ago from san Juan, Porto Rico
ana left yesterday for New York
Because Of the heavy fog, Captain
FOIker laid his course veil outside OF
cape Cod.
shortly before midnight the lookout
sighted another steamship near the ble
1reIghter and gave the alarm. but be
fore either captain could change ms
course the vessels were IN collision, TINS
other striking the SanLUrce almost amid
snIps-
There was scurrying on both Graf
and they hove 10 IN the fOs- Tn,
stranger reported through megaphOn'
that she was the oil tank steamel
Ligouier, Captain Gates, bound with
cargo of crude petroleum from Por
Arthur, Texas, 10 Beverly, Mass. He
captain said his bows were crushed, bu
that all damage was above the waite
line
Refuses to Leave Ship.
Captain Folker had had his collision
buIkheads closed at the first impact an,
this saved the Santurce- She was tax
iEE swater very fast. however. an,
Captain Gates offered TO take the crey
on one bOatoad was transferred, bu
Captain FoIker, his chief engineer
mates, and fire and engIne-room crew
refused TO abandon ship, FoIker simpI
asking that the LisonIer call help b.
her wireless and stanl by until morn
ing. The following message was sen
BOY wireless 10 the owners.
> 5 LigOnieT had collision with :. 5
SantuTCe on cape Cod. Have take
part Of Santurce-s crew aboard. bu
captain FoIker. chief engineer and n.
manner crew aboard viii try beach he
Fog very thick LigOnier slightly dan
aged forward. Am standing by
L A Gates,
Captain LigOnier-"
The message was 20. KID by ia
shore station aud q reply received TIA
-yreCkInS tugs had been sent from Ne
London The steam pumps of the Sar
Iurce were set TO work and held n
water.
The members Of the crew were r,
transferred am with the LigOuier stanC
Ing BY the SanJuTCe MANAGED TO max
PrOVinCeIOwn, where she was beachc
ana divers summoned TO determine III
damage.
The LIgOuieT procedure TO Beverly.
twenty-five In Crew.
The Santurce left Boston yesterday a
ternoon for Nev- York, while the Ldgoi
Ter was bound from Port Arthur, wher
IL left April a for Beverly
The 0iler is schooner rugged She w
built at Camden y J., in 1893, and
owned by the J. n Gufey PetroIeu
Company, of Port Arthur
The SantuTce Is smaller She W
built in 1SgS at Wilmington, Del, and h
owners are the New York and Port Ri,
Steamship Company.
There were twenty-five men IN q
crew OF the Santurce- -Four besides u
captain stood by their ship when 81
seemed 70 be sinking taking the de
perate chance Of working her 70 shO
and Bleaching her When the CTippl
vessel was finally brought into PROVING
town the master and the engineers WI
STAYED with him were exhausted Tn
had won the fight By an astonishing
narrow margin little more and O
engine room fires would have been .
ont. leaving them 10 drift heipiessly q
a sinking hulk The transfer Of [
others OF the SanturCe's crew 20 Z
fl-orf5cr was accomplished in a heav
DIV swell OF tremendous force VIII