The evening world., 1911-11-27
"A OF THE CREW
Of PR|Nz JOACHIM
BROUGHT T0PORT
Some Drifted Hours in Boat,
but Company Denies Any
Neglect Was Shown.
Especial 10 The Evening world).

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. 27.-The
steamship Admiral schley. f.,m Port
Antonio. arrived here to-day having on
board forty-four sailors of the steam
ship Pr,nz Joachim. who were picked
up at sea. The Prinz Joachim stranded
at Atwood Key last Wednesday.
survivors, Of the wrecked Prince
Joachim and members Of the crew were
loud in their praise Of the young wire
less operator Of the Admiral Schley.
N. II. Henry. a Baltimore boy. who
maintained constant communication
Joachim and sustained the hopes Of the
Passengers and crew of tho wrecked
vessel with assurances that help was
neal.
PICKED UP SEVEN MEN ADRIFr
IN BOAT.
The steamship Seguranca had an
swered the distressed steamers call for
help before the Admiral Schley was
able to reach her. but according to
Henry. the wireless operator. after
taking OFF the eighty-four passengers,
left the crow to shift for themselves.
In fact the three life boats that
had been carrying the passengers
from the Prince Joachim to the Segur-
anca. were left to find their way pack
to the %foundered vessel. The bQats.
with twenty members OF the crew
aboard, were lost In a strong tide. and
a still heavier swell. and were picked
up the following day by a vessel bound
for Cuba. where they were landed.
While the Admiral schley was in wlre-
less communication with the Prinz
Joachim on Wednesday and early
Thursday morning the captain OF the
stranded ship asked Capt. Jensen to
look out for several boats adrift with
members Of the crew. Capt. Jensen set
his curse for the Prinz Joachim, and
on the way picked up a boat with seven
men In It and landed them on the
Joachim.
The captain OF the Schiey says he
sighted another lifeboat from the
Joachim, but hat no one was inoit. The
captain added that he had received a
wireless report from Cub which stated
that two boats from tho Joachim with
| sailors aboard had landed on the Cuban
coast.
Capt. Fey OF the stranded steamer
asked Cap& jensen TO take some OF hi.
! crew north. He said he had 100 mon
on board with DO boats to leave the
ship In case a storm came up. Captain
Jensen consented to take them and the
| transfer was made In a few hours. The
passengers Of the Joachim had beer
taken off the day before by the steam
CT S~eguranca. All the men brought
here left for New York City.
PRINZ JoAcHIM's PASSENGERS
AT HAVANA.
HAVANA, Nov. 27.-1he Ward line
steamer Vlgilancia arrived here early
to-day. bringing the passengers of the
stranded steamer Prinz Joachim of ths
Atlas Line. All were well, only a few
pieces Of baggage were lost.
The forty-four men from the Prin7
Joachim who arrived at Philadelph.a
to-day on the steamer Admiral Schley
were cooks, stewards and other men,
bers of the crew, according to "A state
ment made to-day at the office Of the
neutrality-suspicious. Line. These mer
were not needed on the stranded
steamer after the passengers left, II was
said, and were put aboard the Admira
Schley to be brought home. Agents OF
the line here were anxious to have thii
made emphatic TO quiet any appre'
hension thai may have arisen from re
p is that these members of the crew
were picked up at sea.
1t was said that the Admiral Schle!
was asked to take of the cooks anC
stewards. and that the transfer wa,
made nv the Prinz Joachim's boats 'n
der some dit cultles. The sea wa
rough and the distance to be covere'
considerable, and this, according 20 tn
explanation here, gave rise to the ru
NOR that the men have been picked UP
As far as the officers of the line herr
know. all members of the crew arr