The evening world., 1912-04-08

Onteff0s masts and IN less man ht-
teen minutes Q breeches buoy was
risged Capt. Boyd sent q message In
stead Of q passenger on the first trip
Of the breeches buoy. .
I'VE Will stick to the ship. but stand
BY, - close ~ possible In case the hre
gets beyond control" was what he
wrote.
Down from ali the houses back Of the
shoes line the MontAuk folk came run
Mag. The women brought warm clothes
blankets and coffee pots. nrst aid to
thoss they expected 10 be CALLED upon
10 tend OF the ship. But the surf was
stiii high and angry Capt. Bond did not
dare 10 launch his boats.
Just ~ dawn was, beginning to break
the Tasco hove N sight. rushing down
from the north. The tug ran ~ close
aioossids the Ontario ~ it dared and
h the ionsboets Of the life savers
began 70 pas back and forth. ferryinG
the passengers from the ontario's bills
tered deck to thai of the Tasco. The
work was completed in half an hour.
Though there was stiil q good pitch
- the ssa. the Ontario's passengers
ware dropped ovsr the rail- at he end
u ropes without . mishap. The wom-
On went frst. A. each descended two
Of the iife-savsrs. timing the iift Of
their boat to the descent of the WON.
an. stood braced with outstretched arms
70 take her.
Al BIS capt. Bond sent the following
wireless from the Ontario,
All passengers are now being
tr~ansferred with their baggage to
tho tug OF the Scott wreoking Com
pAny Of Now London. All are safe,
Fire under complete control.
~ soon ~ all the passengers had been
transferred 70 the Tssco, the life saw
sfs clambered the Ontario and helped
the crow. Tar spent from their long
night against losing odds. to attack the
flames anew. Tho fresh men from shore
vent to h pumps with q will. and
svcry line aboard tho ship was soon d.
rooted against the flames.
FLOODING HOLD TO PUT OUT
TIVE FIRE, 10 REPORT.
A dense cloud Of white smoke and
stsam rolled from ship to shore, show
Ing that progress. At least. was being
made In the night Ono report that
1919 iAo hn0 - tn8k S1Vt. bOuO nAu
opened tbs sea cocks In order to food
tho hold. knowing What his ship would
not sink further and fearing that II the
IRE continued the vessel would be dam
AGED beyond repair.
But accident occurred during the
whole time of the Ontario's stress. and
that, oddly enough. was on shore.
WAeo Capt. Carl Hedges Of the Hitler
Plain Life Saving Station had raced
his boat on the end OF q tow line four
miles down to . point on the beach
opposite where. the Ontario lay and q
line was shot over the bows of tho
stranded stsamship. several Of the life
savers began organizations 70 rit the
brooches buoy.
while George sears was driving q
stake Into the ssnd tho head new on his
= and struck Dave Miller. another
~nfeoavsr. On the head. INJECTING . long
scalp wound and knocking Miller un-
conscious. First aid was given Miller
untf1 the bYeechss buoy was fully rugged
End -tBea q physician from the Ontario
cams ashors IN the harness. bound yp
me cut on Nilisrs head and went b1ck
The Xerritt-chapman Company
wrscking tug. !. J. Merritt, which. left
Net York. ~ y o'clock In the morning,
oIbsVcO ~ tuO oiu0 VI ~ SIT8$ioOu
steamship carly IN the afternoon and
|beUAnf - stghtsr' rome q tho csrso In
the aftcr hold. while the crew and the
lifesavers continued to hsht the flames
forward.
ON ROCKS WITHIN 100 FEET or
SISTER SHIP.
The Ontario Lies head In on the rocks
within 100 feet Of the wreck OF the
George Appold, . sister ship. driven
ashore there several years ago.
This wAs Capt Rond's second s1psr-
fence with ore At sec He was In com.
mand OF the Ksrshaw Of tho same linz
WHEN In August. 1905. she t0ok IRE be-
tWsn Norfolk and Boston. With . heavy
passenger list. Tho are was OK.
tinguished by the Kershaw's crew after
about six hours work before the steam.
or reached Boston.
The Ontario makes regular trips be.
tween Baltimore .shd Boston with ZEN.
erai frsisht and passengers. Al this
time Of the year the passenger service
\ generally ught. The steamer left
Baltimore last Saturday. She 10 q
f0ur-0eck etssa screw schooner OF s,0es
Groes tonnage and was built in 1904 By
the New York 6hipbuilding Company.
Che 10 ~ feet long. u fsst beam ana
With . draught Of X.e feet.
Bssidss the general cargo the Ontario
Yoarried l.1o bAies Of cotton. tsS bags OF
peanuts and 100 cases Of GgY.