The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-22
|BRyAN'S SHIP.
GOES ASHORE
Democratic Leader a n d
Family on Way to Kings
ton, Jamaica.
GROUNDS NEAR SANTA DOMINGO
Wireless Reports Indicate
Vessel is in Sinking
Condition.
Bryan Wires Brother Not to
Worry as There is no
Danger.
GROUNDS NEAR SANTA DOMINGO

New York. Nov. 22.-According to
wlrless messages received here, the
Hamburg-Amerfcan liner Prinz
Joachim, on which william Jennings
Bryan is one of the passengers, went
ashore on the rocks of Samana Is
land, near Santa Domingo, early to-
day. Mrs Bryan Rand their six
year-old grand son, John Bryan, are
with the Democratic leader.
The wireless reports the ship to
be resting easily and adds that the
passengers are in no immediate dan
ger"
If the Prinz Joachim has gone
ashore at the point indicated the
shipping men declare she must have
been far off her course, as she should
not have been in that vicinity.
Bryan was on his way to visit
his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan owen,
in Kingston. He expected to spend the
winter In Panama, after his visit.
Among the nrst-class passengers
were w. y. Ceby, of Convent City,
Michigan, and DIR. Eugene GouczL
of Chicago: DR.. and Mrs. ID. G. Ink
steller, Hamilton, ontario; A. r..
Rumaelin. Pittsburg; Frank e. Wes-
ton, Philadelphia; Albert Blarer,
Philadelphia.
Samana island is in one of the
small outlying bays of the Bahamas,
located just south east of San SAL
vador. where Columbus landed. 1t
Is also known as Atwoods Key and
is an uninhabited rock about a mile
wide and eight miles long. The ves-
sci went ashore at o'clock this
morning.
According to marine men the
Prinz Joachim must have been 20
miles or more off her course. The
vicinity always is avoided by sailors
as being particularly dangerous.
Vessel Reported Sinking.
Later reports received here by wire
, less declare that the vessel Is in q
sinking condition ana that immediate
aid is needed. 1t is believed. how
ever all the passengers can be land
ed in the lifeboats in safety unless
aid arrives before the vessel breaks
up. Numerous vessels attracted by
the wireless calls Of the Prinz Joach
i'm are hurying to her aid. Among
the vessels that have reported them
selves on the way are the Colon, Of
the Panama railroad and steamship
The Prinz Joachim left New York
last Saturday for Fortune Island
Santiago, Kingston and Colon. The
place where she went ashore is thirty
miles from Fortune island.
The vessel is modern boat OF
1850 tons belonging to the socalled
Prizen class, used by the Atlas line
of the Hamburg American in its
South American and East indian SER
vice. 1t develops a speed OF fourteen
knots an hour and generally carries
a large number of tourists,
a wireless received at $3.50 de.
olared the passengers We're calm
and all preparations are being com
pleted by the crew to take them off
as soon as one of the rescuing steam
ers reached there.
No Danger Wires Bryan.
Lincoln, Neb,, Nov. GA wire.
less message to Charles w. Bryan
this morning from his brother Will
liam j. Bryan. coming via Key West
Florida. says:
Vessel grounded mile from shore
Don't worry. No danger"
officials of the Hamburg American
line made the following statement re.
garding the wreck just before noon:
"a BRIEF wireless dispatch informed
us that the Prinz Joachim went as
hore early today on q key near At.
woods Isle. The vessel is resting cas-.
lily and there Is no danger to the sew.
enty passengers. Aid has been dis.
patched from Kingston .and we expect
another message within few hours
that the ship has been relocated. The