Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-21
M|NNEAAHA HARD
AND FAST ASHORE
Her Passengers Removed in
Safety-Crew Sticks to Bad
ly Damaged Liner.

Hugh Town. 81. Mary's. Scilly islands,
April ls-'rhe passengers of the Atlantic
transport line steamship Minehaha.
which struck on the submerged rocks
near Bishop rock ut two O'Clock this
morning. have been removed IN safety,
The vessel IS badly damaged
The Minnehahn. Captain Layand. from
New York for London was feeling her
way cautiously towards the English chan
mel through n dense Fog that obscured the
light on Bishop rock and led her to ap-
proach too near the dangerous coast of
the Scily islands. which lie thirty miles
to the westward Of Lands End. when
the Minnchaha hit the rocks she tore a
big hole amldships and this morning she
had % feet Of water IN her foreholds
Tho sixty-six passengers rudcy awalt-
ened were considerably alarmed for
lime but were treasured by the officers
and. so far as has been learned here.
suffered no harm Scarcely had the s;ea-
nler climbed upon the rocks when
urgent wireless messages We're
being sent to Iloyds signal station at
the Lizard from when point they were
passed on TO Falmouth. Signals of dis
trees we're also picked up on the ISLAND
and in short time f1shcrmen's boats had
put out to the wreck. These boats took
OF the passeng gers and landed them at
Yryher where they were made AZ COM
forahe az the resources OF the little ISL
and permitted.
PASSENGERS At ST MARY's
This afternoon the messengers OF tho
Minnershs. with their baggage, we're
transferred from Bryher TO St Mary's
Tomorrow morning they will board a
s;eamer which viii take them to Pen
gance The party, Il L. expected, will ar
rive in London at nine o'clock tomorrow
evening.
Among the passengers on the Mime
haha were Robert King and Lazarus
Rubenstein Of Schenectady, n Y. and
g. Walters and Miss Blanche Walters Of
Toronto, Ontario.
Captain Layland and his crew stood
by the vessel, which at daylight show
ed a slight list to port. As soon as
the passengers were sent away the
work of tightening the cargo was be
gun. The weather continued thick
and rata fel. but tho sea was fairly
modera$! Two lifehoat1 stood by The
livestock which made M large part
of the CargS was landed on Sampson
island. shipments of wax and ma -
ohinery which filled holds ono and
two. were jettisoned az the vessel con
tinuet to make water forward. IT was
thought that the Nlnnehaha might he
lowed off the rocks at high water
An early examination OF the engines
aud boiler rooms appeared to show
that their equipments we're intact and
that the damage 10 tho vessel was
limited TO the forward holds.
The Minnehaha struck at almost the
Identical spot whore her namesake a
smiling ship, was driven ashore 81
years ago.
CREW BEHAVED FINELY.
The behavior of ell on board tha Mime
haha could not have been better. The
lifchOats were swung out promptly at
the Hr.t shock and then Captain Layland
tic officers and crew passed among the
passenger, who had hurriedly rushed on
deck i'm tho clothing IN which they had
slept, quetinr their fears and persuad'up
them to return to their cabins and dress
themselves warmly for the trip ashore