New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-08

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officials and when she passed the Am
brose Channel Lightsnip.
The first intimation the tugs had that
the work of transfer was close at mana
was when a code signal broke out from
the foremost of the Irene meaning Send
boats suitable to carry passengers
Later another signal appeared which said
of the land" This was taken TO indi-
cate that tho Irene wanted the surf boats
from shore The signal was picked up
instantly, and lifeboats were lowered
from the davits Of the Seneca and the
Mohawk almost Simultaneously with the
putting out of the surf boats from shore.
That had hardly been done when the
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm appeared on the
horizon.
Cheer the lifesavers.
The surf boats from the Lone Hill sta
ton came out through the high SURF
without shipping a comber. 1t was
cleverly done. and the dexterity of the
men who saw lives brought forth
cheer from the decks Of the Irene. Cap
tain Rorke of the Blue Point station
came out next. but the Comhers got him
His boat filed and swung broadside on
the beach. and he had to haul her back
and launch her again. to his huge dis
gust.
The babies OF the Irene's steerage and
the mothers wh) protected them got
more care and consideration than any
one else on board the stranded liner
Some Of the children went over the side
wrapped in apparel that had been packed
away in first cabin baggage. 1t had not
been stolen. 1t was tenderly given by
sympathetic mothers of the cabin who
had children o. their own with them. and
felt that the infant Greeks and Italians
needed more fitting clothing TO shield
them from the chill Northwestern that
| blew over the sand dunes Of Fire Island.
The women of the cabin even went into
the steerage compartments. and through
Interpreters oheered the women who were
restless over the uncertainty of their
predicament The old feeling of every
one for himself" which usually arises in
all serious situations was conspicuous by
its absence on the Princess Irene
Captain Won Letten- Petersen has had
little sleep since he went aground on
Thursday morning. While he has main
tanned an outward seeming Of cheerful
with him that he is heartbroken over
the plight Of his ship. He has been
decorated for bravery az sea and has
always been looked upon as one Of the
most skilfull navigators in the service Of
the North German Lloyd line.
II was learned Yesterday that the
Princess Irene did not GO aground be-
tween six and six thirty on Thursday
morning. as was previously reported.
Captain Goddard Of the Lone Hill Life
saving Station declared yesterday on his
return from the Irene that he found that
the log book showed that she went on
the shoal at 40 a m. He said that
Captain Won Letten- Petersen told him
that he could not explain how he had
edged in on the SAND bar. The skipper
explained that he had made hree trips
over the same course. taking the same
reckoning and the same soundings.
Liners rIiuht Far Worse.
The Princess Irene vas in much
worse plight last night than she was on
Thursday evening The surf has wedged
her fully eight feet into the sand for al
most Of her entire length. On Thursday
about three-fourths Of her 425 feet we're
in about FIVE feet Of sand When Cap
tain Goddard came ashore last night he
said he believed she would be on the
shoal for at least a fortnight. even
though her cargo we're removed
According 70 Lieutenant Atlee Of the
lifesaving corps. the transfer OF the 1,I2O
passengers from the Irene to the Prinz
record time. From the time the first
passenger was lowered over the side un-
Ill the last one was taken off the elapsed
time vas , hours and 10 minutes Ten
iifeboats were used in the transfer.
There were two from the Lone Hill
station. one from Point o Woods. two
from the Mohawk two from the Seneca,
ono from the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
and two from the PRINCESS Irene.
Captain Goddard If the Lone Hill sta
ton made ten trips. taking off 2ls pas
sengers Captain Frank Rourke of the
Blue Point station carried $50 passen
gers in ten trips, and captain charles
Baker from Point O. Woods. forgot the
number Of trips he made. but recalled
that he had transferred 115 passengers.
The Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm was re-
ported as passing the Ambrose Channel
Lightship a II 40 p. m. She was steam
ing. II was estimated. at about twelve
knots. Al this speed she could hardly
have docked IN Hoboken before . O'Clock
this morning.
The big liner would have arrived at
her pier az about l. 80 a. IN. had il not !
en- for the clamorlns OF the Storage
for their baggage After all |
the passengers had been put board the |
Prinz Friedrich was ready to steam to /,
port. but the demand for baggage held |
her until 800 p. m. The tug John j. |
rimmins was sent back 10 the Irene for |
the Storage baggage and mayed TO |
bring more than half of it,