New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-19
Metals Of the Stranding of
Atlantic Transport
Liner.
cOOLNESS OF OFFICERS
Alarm Of Passengers Quickly
ouelled-Quick Response TO
Calls for Aid-The
Steamer in Peril.

t-rT lN-Inf Aldniit transport inner
.,.-rsrshs. which went aground AT =
orf this morning off tho Scilly
,-s,ss near Bishop Rock. is SIN fast.
,-, there is little likelihood Of saving
.,. steamer. AT the passengers. num-
,..4,r sixrv-sN. were taken Of in
sses.v. ss well as about one-third Of tho
+,s should the sea continue smooth.
.,r seems probable. the greater Vart
,..be cargo VIII bc salved. but change
=. .be wind .o the northwest would ex-
- the Ninnehaha 10 heavy seas. with
ts-5v Z chance Of saving either ship or
rsrco
~ attempt was made to-day To get
.r- liner of tho rocks She lies on 4
arg jaceed pinnacle. nearly mile
.-,m Bvher Island. From the first
prospects Of floating the steamer looked
tsreless and ~ hich tide she was stiu
held last forward Of the bridge. The
s-rfns rooIr. stoke hold and after part
rfihs vessel. however. are stul CRY. An
of tho haeCaCo belonging TO the pas
SINGERS has been brought to 81 Marv's.
Tire sun has been invisible since
Vednesiay and observations hv the
raca-s OF the Minnehaha were impos-
side. but Tire lead had bcen kept going
sree noon sunday. when Shipmau Head
uss Sshtc5. Captain Layland. think
nC himself southwark az the island.
trer backing OUT headed in q south
westerly direction. when suddenly his
vessel grounded. She grated along for
few yards. and then crashed into the
sid rock
There was no mistaking the fact
uat tho vessel had been hard hit. and
rreleSs messages and signals Of dis
uesz were Immediately sent out. Boats
from Bryher Island put out and the
rssmers boats were made ready and
f.ed with women. There was not the
sehiesf siCn of panic. both the men
d the ship and the passengers showing
n utmost bravery.
Description Of the Accident.
Robert King. of Schenectady. y. Y.
ore Of The passengers. describing the &C.
a6aut said.
To first throC days ont from New
York Rere fine. but tho last three or four
days the weather was overcast. and I
'a'nh that the captain was unable To-
iase observations. ] had turned in about
O'clock this morning. and the first in
tmatlon Z had that anything was wrong
vac Uheu ] heard the officers ordering
'I hands on deck. The officers assured
tat passengers that there was no dan
gr
The women were put into the boats
before they were lowered. and half an
hour after the ship struck boats arrived
i'om Bryher. All tho passengers Were
Aaded on that island. which was only
tf mile distant We were well taken
care ol and eXceneutly treated by the
raab.tants. We left Br7-her At noon and
were .anGed on ~. Mary-s Island at I
o'clock.
The captain of the Minnehaha. as well
a. the other officers. displayed great
oo.ness. While the discipline Of the crew
Fas perfect"
All The passengers are now comfort
any housed in hotels here. and to-mor-
iN VII 1e taken by steamer to Pen
~7ee. and thence 10 London. The cap
H-1. officers and crew Of the Ninnehaha
.ei The Fesse. for the night, landing on
- Aar,-s They VIII return tomorrow
T" resume salvage operations.
-he weather Vas fairly moderate this
t-e-no9n. but the steamer bumped
'-a'l.y or the rocks. and water conun-
.-' 10 pour rapidly through the bad rip
Deg bold
Many Fishing Boats Answer Calls.
Ihe wireless calls and sigma guns
-'h the distressed fassel brought quick
''sieases tI1u aIi directions. The guns
ff hearo pr S. Mary's Island. and
fat and aI the available fishing
e.s were promptly sent out. The wire
4s stations on the mainland picked up
-s snip alarms. and TUGS were soon on
"ef Nay to the wreck
while the tugs were on their way from
Mouth Falmouth and Penzance. al
'ie Passengers. accompa MED by some
no crcR. were put ashore. Others or
IRE" and tH, csttleucn stood by the
n small boats. At daylight the
20. complement ~ tsc vessel returned
4 a.' t.s v1rA ~ tightening and
-.aee began.
'+ 1.hI-lrEa y sl % eft $ew York
London an AprH .. was feeling her
eauUoss. toward teo English
7. Through a dense foE that OBJ