New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-25
Revenue Cutter at Hand to Take
Off Passengers and Crew
of United Fruit Line
Steamer Turrialba.
HAS 81 ON CABIN LIST
Crowds on Atlantic City Board.
walk Watch Lights of Dis.
abled Vessel and Those of
Rescue Ships-Passen-
gers Get of To- day.

steel liner Of the United Fruit Com
pany. with ffty-seven passengers and
a crew of eighty-three, is aground on
the Brigantne Shoals. The United
States revenue cutter Seneca is stand B
ing by The Turrialba is crippled bad
". Her rudder, rudder post and stern
frame have been torn away by the
heavy seas, which also damaged her
propeller.
She was blown ashore yesterday
morning, about o'clock, by the heavy
inshore northeast wind, and her nose
was buried in the sands near Little
Beach, on the southern extremity OF
the Little Egg Harbor Shoals. but be-
fore night had fallen, the mountainous
waves and the gale drove her further
along the coast until late last night
she was in the grip Of the sands Of
the Brigantine Shoals. about four
miles from Atlantic City.
Watched by Crowds.
Crowds spent the day watching her
from the Boardwalk at Atlantic City.
She lies broadside to the beach, with a
bad list to port and the surf pounding
heavily against her side.
1t was found necessary to relieve the
crew of the Turrialba, so completely
exhausted were the men from their,
long fight with the sea. Thier places
were taken by lifesavers from the sta
tions at South Brigantine, North Brig
antine, Barnegat and Little Egg Har-
Dor. The lifesavers will remain on
duty all night. so that the crew will
have a chance to rest
At midnight the following message
from the Seneca was picked UP by the
wireless station at Sandy Hook:
Seneca arrived at stranded steamer Tur-
rialba. VIII stand by during night. Wind
and sea moderating. Expect to take pas
sengers and mail on Seneca Tomorrow
morning when Merritt-Chapman wreck.
ing outfit arrives. Little Egg lifesavers
also standing by. Think vessel can be
saved by lightering cargo. She lies on
southeast end Of shoal and Little Egg
Inlet.
At the same time word was received
from Captain Lindsay, saying the Tur-
rialba was dry fore and aft. and rest
ing easily, and that the swell was mod
Grating.
Immediately after she had struck the
sos" the wireless distress call Of
the sea, was sent from the stranded
vessel, and picked up at the wireless
station at the end OF the Million Dollar
Pier, in Atlantic City.
Lifesaving crews all along the
treacherous New Jersey coast, a his
toric graveyard OF coastwise ships, put
out for the vessel at the first break OF
dawn. Shortly after the news arrived
the Seneca, of the United States reve-
nue. cutter service, put out from the
Brooklyn navy yard and reached the
Turrialba at S:45 last night. The Sem
eca was delayed at Sandy Hook by the
storm.
The Seneca made her last desperats
effort TO reach the Turrialba after re-
ceiving several urgent wireless mes
ssges from the liner, crying out for i'm
mediate assistance.
The first of these calls was picked up
by the Seneca at $50 o'clock, to which
Captain Johnston, of the revenue cut
ter, replied:
Passing Barnegat buoy. fun speed
Help Arrives.
And when the following message by
wireless from Cap May, from Captain
Lindsay, Of the Turrialba, was received
AZ the United Fruit Company's of1css
the anxiety that had been felt during
the day gave place to a feeling that
no lives would be lost:
SIS D. m.-Seneca arrived at $40 We
have decided TO hold passengers on board
till daylight owing to heavy swell. seneca
and life saving boat standing oy. snip
dry.
The Hamburg American Atlas liner
Prinz August Wilhelm asked II she
could be Of assistance and received the
following reply:
No. thanks The Seneca will take them
Off in the morning.
The message that occasioned ALARM
was one sent by Captain Lindsay @
{: 20 o'clock, reading:
Stern frame. rudder post and rudder
gone. Propeller damaged
Two minutes earlier Captain Lindsay,
who had previously reported that the
vessel was buried bow forward In the
sand and her stern afoat, sent word
that the vessel had taken a heavy list.
Inspector Hughes Aboard.
Messages from passengers on board
were relayed by way OF Coney Island
assuring their relatives and friends
that the vessel was in no danger.
One of these came from Inspector
Edward Hughes, Of the New York Po-
lice Department. He was due to re-
turn to duty to-day, and he sent =
wireless to Commissioned Waldo ask
ing for an extended leave Of absence,
which was granted.
At 8 o'clock last night two wreckina
tugs. with seventy men, left here,
equipped to haul the Turrialba off the
| sandbar.
1t is expected the Seneca will take
the Turrialbas passengers off some
time this morning, SO that they ought