New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03
TRANSFER PASSENGERS
At SEA BY MOONLIGHT
Men. Women and Children on the
Alliance Go Aboard the
0ruba at Night.
LINER RETURNING TO PORT
Panama Vessel, Damaged On
Cape Hatteras, Meets Royal
Mail Steamship by Arrange
ment South of the Hook.

ment South of the Hook.
The Allanca. OF the Panama Railroaf
Steamship Company. returning TO this
port because OF the bursting Of low
pressure cylinder off Cape Hatteras on
Friday morning while on her way 10
Panama. met the Royal Mail steam
packet Oruba about fifty miles south NJ
Sandy Hook last night. and. with the
help Of a tug and the Oruba's powerful
searchlight. transferred her passengers
10 the English boat
Fifty-seven Of. the sixty-seven cabin
and the seven steerage passengers
aboard the Panama ship took sdyantage
of the offer to board the Oruba, and
mel. women and children climbed down
the companion ladder OF the Allianca
there in the moonlit ocean. boarded tho
tug alongside and then climbed up the
side Of the Oruba. -..-pved by tho
searchight. The ca'm1oe of the sea
made the transfer an eesy ons.
When the Alnanca's sneines broke
down Captain Haines sent a wireless call
for help. saying that tow 10 the nearest
port would be necessary. This message
was picked up by the United States rev
enue cutter Onondaga, at Norfolk. and
was received also by tine officers Of the
line in this city. The Onondaga immedi-
ately steamed forth 10 give assistance
and the company sent a tug out from
New York
But when the Onondaga had picked tho
Alliance up her commander received
word from Captain Haines that his enEi-
neer had been able TO patch up the
liners machinery and that therefore he
would not need a tow. Captain Haines
sent a second wireless message 10 the
comuany here that his vessel would pro-
ceed back io New York under her own
steam at the rate Of about knots.
The officials Of the line Immediately
made arrangements with the Royal Mad
Steam Packet Company TO have tho AZ
lianca's passengers transferred 10 tho
Oruba. scheduled 10 sail for Panama a.
| y. m. yesterday. They figured that the
AHanca would reach her pier betweei.
3 ans 4 o'clock. The Royal Mall officers
a.:reed 10 delay the Oruba's sailing 10
permit Of the transfer by land, since the
piers of the two companies are near each
other on the North River
But the Allianca made much slower
progress up the coast than had been
expected Captain Langmaid kept th@
Oruba at her pier until 1,i5. and then
on getting a wireless from Captain
Haines saving that the Alliance cOuldn T.
POSSIBLY make port until well IN the
night he east of and proceeded slowly
down the bay. with the idea Of meeting
the Panama boat just outside the Hook.
The Panama Company sent a tug along
to assist in the transfer.
Again the officers OF tho line mis-
calculated The speed of the Alliance.
They estimated that the Oruba would
meet her about twenty miles south ~
the Hook at ) o'clock. The Oruba's cap
tain had. orders to keep inshore within
soundings, so that he might anchor if
that proved necessary 10 effect the uans-
/ fer Captain Langmaid and Captain
Haines exchanged frequent wireless mes
sages as the two liners approached each
other. but they soon gave up nope OK
| meeting By daylight, although the OrubA
put on full speed.
/ The Allianca has no searchlight. so
! that the Royal Mail boat had 10 be de-
nended on. When the liners had come
within a quarter of mile Of each otNer
of the Jersey shore at 40 o'clock mo
/ AlIianca anchored and the Oruba lay 10.
An offshore wind and a calm sea simph-
fed the undertaking. Chief Officer IeD-
bits of the Oruba sgperintendcd the
transfer from the Allianca TO the ius
and from the tug to the Oruba, WINE
the searchlight Illuminated each step Il
the proceedings.
Two trips were necessary Tor tae 2as-
sengers. a third for their baggage and
| fourth for the mail which the AiliancA
carried. Then. when the last man haa
/ climbed aboard and the last sack of man
| had been hoisted over the rail- the Oruha
footed her whistle. the Allanca 7n-
swered and the friendly liners parted
! company.
The ROYAL Mail steamships passci-
gers. numbering seventy. had. most II
them. staterooms 10 themselves until 20
passengers from the Aliianca poured
ever the rail. Then they had % double
up which caused some mutterings.
The Allianca came up 10 the
vhere she anchored for the night a
I ~, ..g ., bar pier this morning