The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
ROYAL VOYAGERS HAVE
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
UPSET IL SEA A. THEY
LEAVE wREC KED VESSEL
SISTER of King Of England With
Her Family on the Inflated
Steamer Delhi.
Boat Went Aground on Coast Of
Africa - Passenger Rescued
After Hard Struggle.


oiLBRALTAR D-c D. Princes
LouiHe Victoria. princess ROYAL %
OfeAf Britain and ir-iand and sister
OF King George v. aud her daughter
had thrilling experience to-day when
the feninsulaT and Oriental Htsamshiy
Delhi. on which they were toyaRlnr tn
Egypt. struck the reefs On cape spar
Vel, the Dorthweat extremity of Africa
While being taken ashore by the
long boat uf the British srmored
cruiser Duke 90 Edinburgh they were
throNn into the water b5 the capaif.
ing OF the boat. ore of the daughters
having nI>row e.rupe from drown.
Ing She wss rescued by sailor and
carried 20 land with the others an
suffering severely from the bitter cold
Sea Flows over Snip
The Delhi struck af I O'Clock .n the
morning In a thick fog Immediately
all the passenger hurried from their
sthterooma halfdress~d aud put on
hfepreAervefa. Water poured steadily
Into the cabins. while the eunrmous
seas. sometimes mast high. broke over
ths vessel Signals OF distress Wera
70 sent out by wireless and the FIRST ship
Co arrive was the French cruiser
Friant
n Was long past dasught before The
friants steam launch Nas able 90
come Alongsidr the Delhi ln tho
meantime preparations we're made
aboard the stranded steamer Co send
the women and children ASHORE. one
OF the boats OF the Debit vas lowered
and filled with passengers. The
launch finally succeeded in getting
this in tow and then steamed 90 the
British cruiser Duke az Edinburgh.
where the frightened women and
children were safely taken aboard
Rescued a; Gibraltar.
The Duke OF Edinburgh. with
thirty eight OF the rescued passengers.
arrived here tonight If was expected
that the royal pars would reach Glib
raitar aboard the battleship London.
but the latest reports state that they
had decided 10 remain for the night
AZ Tangier. where they are housed m
the British legation.
Passenger Describes Scene.
One OF the women passengers. IN
descrlbing the wreck. said that there
was not the slightest panic after the
vessel struck. The passengers we're
summoned 10 dress and go ON deck.
but were assured that there was little
danger. Arriving on deck. they found
the fog dense and the sea beating
heavily against the ship There was
little confusion or excitement They
remained assembled on deck until iu
O'Clock In the morning when tho Fri
ants boats. after considerable cNer
lions. succeeded 10 conveying some of
them aboard the British cruiser.
All preparations had been made
here for the reception of the royal
party, which included the Duke of
Fife. who. 10 Is learned remained
aboard the Delhi until most OF the
passengers had been transferred
Wireless dispatches SAY that they are
IN good health and spirits. but much
fEtiEued and exhausted from their
dangerous adventure. the ride on
horseback to the lighthouse aud the
journey thence to TanEier.
The Delhi h reported 90 boz in d
critical position. She is hroadslde ou
the rocks. The salvage vessel Gibcl
musa has sailed from here with ught
rrs and will make an attempt 10 save
-the specie. mails and luggage The
weather has moderated someW hat. but
heavy scans are still breaking over
the stranded vessel
Escape Of Princess
LONDON. Dpc o. The Daily
Malls Tangier correspondent says
f'ife and their two daurhtcrs and ply.
stefan we're landed by the French
cruiser Du Chayla's boat with enor
nous danger and difncuity thr SOC
washing completely over She craft
They landed below the signal station
and had To walk drenchcd to the skin
over the rocks Co the uchthou-c
where the spanish guardians gave
them some sort of dpy garments.
Most of the other passenger were
also landed Some of them rsmraH
on the beach. while others rode -
walked into town The sudden rl-Iuf
OF the sea aUampod one of tlc uu
,hsyia's boats. drowning four 0f hs
aiiors
Eseape IN Might Clothes
a Tansier dispatch fo the Time.
m royal part, bad mot even TIME
Il dfess. Some uurr uIrhf dresses
with such coats aa they uera able fd
u pick No in the hurry of toe moment
The vessel listed shortly affer
alrikinE Water entered thr .1uer
cabin Great dimculty was srperi
cuccd in EcttinE into the boat. fh,
|. royal ladies hal 20 D. Uternu,
dropped and caught when the boai
vas stiu some way from fho shore
the breakers beEan to fu her n spif,
q the fact that The duke himself
haied o. hard al possible
Before reaching the beach she
fncd and sank The whole party had
strapped on life belts. which kru.
them afost. but they we're terribly
bunctcd by the waves The Princes.
Aiexaudara disappeared Tor momen,
under the foScriuE waves. huf VA.
seired by a friendly hand and with th.
others. after an had been washed ca
heir feet several times. uas drrrrrf
20 safety on shore"
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