Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-27
STEAMSHIP GOES
ASHORE IN STORM
nUaRiALsA uDsts AGROUND on
DANGEROUS STRETCH OF
JERSEY COAST LINE. ~
WRECK TUGS HELPLESS
Unable to Reach Doat-Fteres Storm
Raging Along All Atlantic
seaboard-Many vesssls
lmperalled.

lmpsralled. =
Sandy Hook. N. J., Dec. 2s.-Nos'
ing her way through binding snow.
storm, the steamship Turrialba q the
United Fruit company's line, went
hard aground on the sandy wastes Of
the Jersey shore line between Barna'
gat and Atlantic City. A stir north
west gale was blowing.
The vessel carries nearly sixty pas
sengers, and wrecking tugs. life-savera
and the United States revenue cutter
Seneca at once started for the scene.
The weather was 80 thick, however.
that the rescuers had trouble in locat'
ing the stranded ship and the Seneca,
putting out from New York under
forced draught. reported by wireless
that she would have to proceed caa
tiously.
The Turrialba's plight first became
known early today In . wireless mes
sage from CAPTAIN Lindsey, her com
mander. The message read: -Four
q. m. Turrialba ashore OF Barnsgat
Heavy snow squau. Ship adoat aft
Fast forward. Assistance necessary
Captain John g. Cole, superintend'
ent Of the lfesaving district, ordered
hve crews to the scene of the ground.
ing, but at Hsen none had been able
to reach the vessel, owing to the high
sea. At that hour the revenue cutter
Seneca reported BY wireless that she
was close ut hand.
ceast strsteh Dangerous.
The stranded vessel lies on one Of
the worst portions Of dangerous
stretch Of coast, about three miles Of
the Little Beaah life-saving station.
A wireless message from the Turrial
ba was received shortly before noon
% follows: Not making any water.
Ship resting easily. Strong gale still
continues"
The wrecking company gave the
position Of the Turrialba ~ . point
Just north Of Little beach and between
there and Ludlam beach. The fruit
company gave OFT the names Of the
following persons who booked round
trip passage from this port and are
believed to be on the stranded liner:
Police Inspector Edward q.
Hughes, formerly in command Of the
local detective bureau, and Mrs.
Hughes; Captain Thomas H. Hickey
Of the New York police department
and Mrs. Hickey: =. ]. Lawson, J. W.
Martin, J. B. Urquhart, Mrs. NJ. Barron
and Miss Barron, L. B. Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Schwartz. NJ. N.
Conan, l.. Merryweather and wife Of
New York. DR.. James NJ. vanderveer
and L. J. Waldman Of Albany. H. J.
Littlefield and @. p Blyn Of Boston.
The other passengers booked in the
south and the line has no record Of
them here.
The steamer y one Of the best Of
the United Fruit company's fleet 81
was en- route to New York from
Costa RIGA and It IL reported she
had sixty passengers on board. She
left Costa Rica Dec. 10 and Captain
Lindsay, 1t is understood, was running
at top speed to land his passengers IN
time for them to reach their homes
by Christmas dsy.
Later Wireless.
New York.-Captain Lindsay Of the
United States Fruit oompany's steamer
Turrialba, ashore on Barnegat. report
ed by wireless that the weather had
cleared and the sea moderated. He
said that the hfe.savefs were now
alongside, that the steamer was tight
and making no water and that al
hands were safe and contented.
Dlixxard Raging.
New York.-A blizzard, born 1t mid.
night and growing each hour, swept
New York AID the northern Atlantic
seaboard. BY neon xthe storm had
blanketed the city - ten inches Of
snow; the wind lad risen to forty
mile gale and had driven two vessels
on the treacheru9s beaches of the
New Jersey ooaA. With the snow
still falling At midday the city was
fast becoming stormbound. In the
open places the snow was drifted to
depth Of many feet.
The snow in the harbor was blisd.
ing. Four ocean liners, one of them
with Mrs. ]. p. Morgan aboard. lay
at anchor Oh quarantine, fearful Of
Drawing the thick weather to their
docks. They were the Rotterdam
from Bremen; the Surname, from
Paramaribo, and ths Catherine Cunso,
from Port Antonio. Earlier In the day
. ferryboat and tug collided in the
upper harbor. iljuring four men. two
Of them fatally.