The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-13
Liner Uranium Goes Ashore
on Reef Near Halifax,
Nova Scotia
PANIC IS STAYED
OF IMMIGRANTS
Captain and Crew Handle the
horde and Wireless Call
fer Help Is Caught
and Answered


HALIFAX. n. s.. Jan. t2.-Ths
liner Uranium. Of the Clanium Steani-
snip company. which was uue TO dock
Ia Erie basin, New " rk, MONDAY
morning, stranded on a reef near
ChebIclo Head Light at ii O'Clock
this morning.
Ia the violent storm which has
prevailed off the coast Ger several
days past, the Uranium was blown
out of her course, and plunged bow
on into This gray eyard of SHIPS. her
plates were caved in, and she began
makIng water rapidly. Fog hemmed
her in, and the wind blew with nur-
ricane force. Between her decks
more than six hundred immigrants
from the nortn of rope--k Gssianss
Poles, Iolianders were thrown into
nomentary pane
Yet, it is belng told up and down
the coast tonight to the glory OF the
Uran!unts officers and crew that the
panic was quickly stayed, and by s
O'Clock tonight the last of her 8S9
passengers had been safely landed In
Halifax. A large quantity OF their
baggage has also been delivered into
their hands
S,,a hx tho Chin
c.,tatr r,,s,aSa ana his officers
+ - ,,,1ine nv the shsn. n
~, -. s.I,s,ae f t,erf5rer ba1. off inTo
80 'as' ste., ,Y,,th ~. earlv nor.tng
-.
nv nrgnt u,nara tha shin struck
!. at-o,,t ,,tra miles below Halifax.
"a - L. annarentIv held fast in
an. anu silo ia - shora n-avv
southwest wind was blowing at the
t;,,,e which fortunately gave her the
.i1l As'iD.s fst,rT,T,,t,. t}as,,, fl.s.or.
49, - e-.saess'1s -, fte f,,7, swepn of tho
sIs,tt, hnr,,ranes she must have
ttr.. 49,. ~ onoa And therein lies
80 r,rsssnt nerjl should The wind
- rarore she il eased off, the
&c., viii IN ali probability, be u
,ntal wreck In her present position
-, - 40 feet ont of water.
hS t ~ seven fathoms Of
wafer nnder her amidships, and sev~
va, fathorrs AZ the stern. The
how plates are ripped into shredss
49, - ,,7,,,,Ier one is flooded
49, .1,s,,, passenger ia ashore
Panic is stayed
r. u,as ~horrIy beIore IL o'clock
This morning when, amid the howiinS
ing ~ nv, ,l md there came TO the ter
etf,a,, ,ass-stgers between decks the
- a r rash OF impact against
80 nr,'lrs followed by a shock under
~ ~ aianf ship trempled from
- ~ Stern 1t had been IA temp
W" ~ ,.-t-<,,,o marked by raging
,.a,as ana mountainous seas. aioss
O. IA r,.xeze.,ye1.s were immig. ants or
~ ,,ir t,sT,1r,.srTtf1ent. Tney were max
- ,t - - sire+ So, voyage
ny ~, ~. ~ra an and shock. a wild
-. s,>snf over the ship. BY the
80 - -, t.azAengers be-
80 80 ,.,.,,,S ~ tne companionwayS
| ~, decks. over which heavy seas
~ c(,9sIantlv breaking. Captain
49,. froro rho bridge. took COM
rnand N the situatioa at cnce. The
! +'1.,.,,,,yers we're orderetl--drlven be-
| ~, tlhr officers, save these needed
lo"' vent Win them. While ths
on 49, w. ~ 60 assistance was being
.ii.'a9 ~ on GERS went rapidly
| . H. ,assrneers. assuring them
! 1i1o'sS s.t.feaness To land. and the
oir,o1nl< IF RESI- lie in tAe event OK
| CO 90, 80.
-, ~, 80 ora,x were making ready
~, ,Ieat1,ats, 80 which there were
| .i'e az ,,~.e,erb 10 accommodate
mere thah ..gG r,ses,yfhing moved
Hc'' 90 va
i'N' SAJire,ess Call Picked up.
1,,r',~sSr,1 rrt the urst wireless
.es trensn,itted promptly to
, Sa'' $500 ne rha hepucto
- i,ht Holland visited the
! .,.'A.4,s'5 ~, - xmatl loat, risking
- 49, go. a.. ..@".ss,rt a.,aa, nj once gnt
ata 10y ~ W Z saurvte.- agent nc
' w. - ..,,a f;she,3es ana The agent
ei.e MAJ r l's line Harvey wire-
Iossed ~. rars33tn OF the Uranium that
!e a'.,e. si1e - ne y~ay and tug
,'S'.s ''.Aee - ,.,,7.r law 1,aurier.
- ,rassad t,to service.
"e.e p'ee,e IYu,,,,ro the ranse had
~ 49,, -, 80 ,'Iat.d ana n,ast of tho
asre"uy 80 ,,.N'r Sgf4nsr fhair din.
| s1t' ~ ~ y,s,a rnakinr water.
, ~. ~ n,1nns mad been put
=" 80, nT.'r 81 rapl,ilv had the
~, y. 49, go. gone Forward that at
> IN al,a.ls ~, frst tow boat-tho
go - rived of the Uranium.
sN,,ss raT,i..v nv the TOGO, the
pr;I3gawater and the Lady Laur,er.