New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
liner STILL FAST IN
FIRE ISLAND SANDS
1,,os Haul the Princess Irene
Around. but She Settles
Back with Tide.
ALL PASSENGERS LANDED
..-ro Be Removed-Opin.
IONS Differ as to When the
Wreckers will be Able
TO Float Vessel.


-. hv way Of Ssgaponskl April s.
w.. PRINCESS Irene has worked iurther on
I"e -, ard is embedding herself in the
"a sand The feasibility o. using ny
ssa,l,c drecges has been suggested as
s,rs Of aiding the wrecking operations.
a, o'clock tonight the vino was tresn
=. .be eastward. with the sea rising ana
,,sather threatening. The stewsrdesses
- transferred from the steamer To-Day
~ ,he real fight has begun for the vesse's
NE
,.n,u0r feet Of tugs and government
lis nulled her around practically bow
- 20 the beach. the North German L'oEu
-. PRINCESS Irene late last night was
In fast in about ten feet OF SAND soon
81, her position was shifted the wina
,rs around to the southeast and drove
h,Sn surf. which did not help the work
OF the wrecSers.
All the Irenes passengers were saleiS
,.,ssa IN Hoboken yesterday forenoon from
.,o steamship Prinz Friedrich Wlineiin'
-s,.n had anchored OF the Statue OF LID
-, after Friday midnight Captain Won
,a,,s,-P Paterson and his crew are the oniy
,ofr rorv aboard the stranded liner.
:, ,s IN. consensus Of opinion Of the men
- ,ha beach familiar with the idiosyncra-
-. - the .reacbe-ous sands along FIRE
,sls-d that the Princess Irene will remain
!. nar unbiaden berth on the shoal for a.
HAS, ,yo weeks, even though all her cargo
..s hsan removed. This was their chart
.sbis view of the steamships plight. There
rsre many. however. who shook thell
st0-
,Avs- leave the sands except in pieces
One Of the serious problems the wrecKers
.ra owners have 10 contend Win IN inc
,.lv,nc OF the Irene is the absolute inaoh-
.v o, the wrecxing tugs TO take aoVantaee
~ favorable weather conditions. Ihere Is
~ close haven for them. When the WIND
,,sshsns and the seas r1In high the heet
h.s N get away from the shoals and md
,,al,e- IN Great South Bay. This takes the
,,l,.-s a. least twelve or fourteen miles
,uav rom the stranded steamship.
Tue. Haul Liner Around.
a. high water yesterday forenoon four
,-r,ch havssrs were thrown from me
r,.,ss s,.-r On the hawser stretching 70
,As westward were the powerful Treck.nS
,rrs Relief and l. J. Merritt. pulling tan
ssr To the eastward OF this line was
.ho-- havser made fast 70 TWO kedge an
,bo,s on which the Irene pulled with her
stern vinches-
-as, ~ the anchor hawser was a long
LINE UPON which pulled the derelict de-
s,rover Seneca The revenue cutter MO
b,,yk rad q line on the seneca's stern. and
.-or, h.- own stern the tug Furnessia had
fvv o.
d.r On the pig hawser 20 the extreme east
re Jugs Rescue and John Nichols pulled
tandem
The terrific power exerted on the helpless
liner soon began 10 assert itself. and slowly
',hs vessel vas hauled around bow on 70
.he beach The movement was pleasing 10
the wrscks-s, an6 they had hopes for
tine Of drawing the Irene seward out
with the receding tide she nestled again
,nto ne sand and was in that position late
last night
As socr as the pulling ceased three big
ugatsrs went alongside and the Work OF
d,scha-gng cargo began. One Of the light
.-s took only baggage, and a. soon as Il
rss al aboard 81 got under way Tor thls
city TIE work OF lizhtering continued
throughout the night. but was greatly nam
psrsd by e fresh east wind, accompanied
BY hail which came up about O'Clock
Lif.ssvers on the Watch.
Even under favorable weather conditions
IT'S thought that two or three days Will De
required 70 get the entire cargo out OF tne
hold. The ufesavers, who had remained on
,he liner while the passengers were OF
beard. returned 10 the beach last night \
line from me shore. however. with oreeches
buoy in readiness will enable the lifesavers
70 take or the crew II the occasion de-
msnds While the Irene is in no irrae-
date danger OF breaking up, the men on
ta beach believe her destruction cou!d oe
accomplished easily II a real southeast or
esserly gale should come UP.
Cspsain Petersen, of the Irene. and Cap
tain Kgwnick. superintendent Of docks Tor
.a North German Lloyd Line. were more
sagr!ne about the outlook for the vessel
s--x were the vreckers and other ooserv-
srs Il vas the opinion on the tugs TO-
day thar Il would be at least two weeks
before the Irene was out Of the sand, out
Captain Petersen sent a wireless 70 Gel
richs { Co.. the North German Lloyd
agents, saying:
Please send as soon as possible some one
t tighten Us Conditions favorable"
Captain KEnWick said When We VIII
sst the Irene OF the shoals depends on tne
weather The work Of taking of the cargo
Should oe finished by tomorrow or Monday,
sRd L ve get a good. smart ofshore WIND
ss should get the Irene off some time next
"ssk. have every reason 20 believe mat
she can De taken into Hoboken without so
hueh as plate started"
Although ne hopes the Irene can be saved
%ptain Won Letten-P Petersen was greatly
'sressed over the grounding OF his yes
~ A reporter went out 70 the vessel in
'ns afternoon and found the master rest
1g IN his cabin. when asked II he cared
stay anything concerning his position IN
~'e oeach!ng ot his ship. he replied: Il
an say nothing about this unfortunate af-
before reporting 70 ny superiors-"
.-ae Princess Irene Is valued az about
%'" She is insured by the Lloyds
~ hsr owners. Her cargo, IL Is said. is
Insured tor about 5000
IL