Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-08

PAssENcEns 81 pRiNzsss IRENE
NOT ALLOWED TO LAND.
Al SAFELY TRANSFERRED
Arrived + New York on Prinz Frisd-
\ rich At I a. M-The Irene still On
the Bar and Likely to Remain Tsrsre
New York, April S.The steamship
Friedrich Wilhelm, bearing the RES
cued passengers Of her trans Atlantic
companion. the Princess Irene, still
dast on the sands off Fire Island with
upto upper New York bay shortly after
o'clock this morning. There was
cheering and merry -mak1ng aboard as
the Prtnz Friedrich cast anchor near
the Statute of Liberty to spend the
ing to her dock
Not Allowed to Land.
Although the health officers had in
spected all on board during the trip IN
from the scene Of the disaster and had
q. KID the ships bill of health, it was
obviously unwise to permit the steer
age passengers to land at Hoboken
and this necessitated full night
aboard ship witt1 home shores tantaliz-
fHgly at hand.
Passengers Transferred in Five Hours
+ Lone Hill, L. l., Life Saving Station.
April lin just five hours and ten
minutes the ,720 cabin and steeraee
passengers on the stranded North Ger
many Lloyd liner Princess Irene were
transferred this afternoon to the deck
of her sister ship, the Prinz Friedrich
Wilhelm, and one hour after night
fall they were safely on their way to
New York. The feat is unparalleled
in the history of marine disasters and
will, perhaps, so remain for years to
come.
Woman and Baby First OF.
Not a life was lost, not a case of
panic was reported. The first pasBen-
baby The cabin passengers, masters
OF the situation, generously gave prec-
edence to the more timorous steerage.
Liner Tied Up for Week.
AS for the liner on the bar, night
fall showed her hard and fast in the
grip of the sands, and Captain God
dard Of the Lone Hill life saving sta
-tion estimates that she will be pris-
on6r at least week, perhaps . fort
night In the thirty six hours since
she struck. she has been favored with
comparatively light weather, but =
stiff blow from the southwest might
open her plates, crush in her bulkheads s
and. wrench apart her. stout steel
frame.
Ths Trsnsfer Of Passengers.
The small boats, two tugs and the
relief ship took part in. the rescue to-
day, nyhile revenue cutter and der
elicit destroyer stood by. All the ], ,435
steerage passengers were led down by
the forward cornpanionway: tnenc<
clambered down rope ladder into
small boats. From these they were
transferred to the tugs.
No Sign Of Hystsria.
When the work was all over. Cap
| tain Goddard, the veteran Of the Lone
| Hill station, said ne had never han
died a more docile lot of passengers.
Among the Greeks and Italians, the
| life savers had feared hysterical and
|, perhaps blind, savage panics on the
narrow companionways, but they came
| trusted bell wether. All Of them were
cheerful. many laughed and some were
| jocose.
Captain Stands by His Ship.
| Tonight Captain Peterson il still
| standing by his ship with his crew Of
$50 men. Throughout the day he
| paced the deck, a moody, downcast
marines, but when the last passenger
left his spirits rose He repeats that
he cannot understand how he hap
pened to be standing ten miles on his
course when he struck.
How Passengers Killed Time.
There was no sleep for the passen-
gers aboard the Princess Irene last
| might and this morning, the hours
hung heavy on their hands. Some Of
| them played bridge, others sat at the
piano and sang, and a few went to
bed as usual, but the greater part sat
up all night. watching a lowering sky
and wondering If q freshening wind
would yet prove a gale.
Ten Women and Babies in First Beat.
At 12.45 the fret life boat put out
with ten women and their babies. At
one o'clock the tide had risen far
enough to be Of some service and the
tug Timmins seeing her chance.
slipped under the stern of the Irene's
great hulk towering above her and was
Immediately in safe and comparatively
smooth lee water From that mo-
ment the work Of transfer was greatly
expedited. The tug Nichols followed
ed another until there were ten Of
them clustered about the ship and
tugs.
The work Of transferring the pas
sengers now went ON with precision
and almost with automatic smoofhneSg
1t took about fifteen minutes to load
q tug, fifteen minutes for her journey
to the relief ship and fifteen minutes
to unload her.
"AlI Aboard" for New York.
Two tugs alternated and before
nightfalI all the rejoicing passengers
were safe on the Prinx Friedrich Will
helm. Shortly after nine o'clock she
hoisted her anchor and headed for
New York.
Tonight the stranded ship lies ap-
proximately as she lay when she nrst
struck. Every hour has wedged her
tighter, for although the winds were
Hight from on shore all day, an on
shore Eround swell kept working her
Nose landward and packing the shift
Ing sands harder and harder about her
keel.
10 Close Friday and Saturday.
New York, April 7.-Members Of thu
produce exchange and members Of the
c0fIee exchange voted today to close
On Good Friday end Saturday. A Pc