The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-01-02
PASsENGERSLANOE
REVENUE CUTTER TAKES ABOARD
THOSE ON TURRlALBA OFF
NEW JERSEY.
MANY EXPECTED DEATH.
Last Hope When Boat Struck Sand,
in Storm-christmas Dinner =
Observed on Relief
Steamer.

New York, Dec. 27.-The 81 passen'
gers and Is of the crew of the United
Fruit company's steamship Turrialba
ashore since Tuesday morning at Brig
antine Shoals, nine miles north of At
laDtic City, n. j., arrived here on
board the United States revenue cut,
ter, Seneca.
Rescue All Aboard.
The cutter had stood by the strand
ed vessel all Tuesday night and at 8
o'clock in the morning passengers,
part of the crew and the baggage and
mail were safely transferred and the
steamer started on its Christmas jour.
ney to this port. The sea was smooth
and the weather fair when the trans
fer was made and the passengers ex,
perienced little discomfort. A Christ.
mas dinner was provided by the Off.
GERS of the Seneca.
1T was not as bad as you thought
il was" vouchsafed an elderly man as
he stepped from a gang plank at an
East River pier. I'VE had plenty to
eat and drink on board the Turrialba.' -
Scarcely a hundred relatives and
friends of the passengers were waiting
at the pier, for wireless messages dur.
ing the day had brought word that all
on board the stranded steamer were
safe and that the Seneca was on her
way with the rescued party to the
company's pier.
Rudder Missing.
According to reports brought here
the Turrialba lies with propeller dam
aged. stern post cracked and rudder
missing. With good weather the ves-
sci will be saved, it is expected
though her cargo of bananas may have
to be tossed overheard.
The Seneca arrived at quarantine
shortly after dark and was boarded
there by United States customs Off
GERS. Passengers reported that several
hours earlier the Santa Marta, sister
ship of the wrecked TurriaIba, outward
bound, met the Seneca. The Santa
Marta's passengers lined the rails and
cheered the rescued men and women
on the revenue cutter.
According to stories told by passen-
gers, on reaching here, many of them
prepared for death by drowning after
the Turrialba, steaming through q
snow storm On her way from Jamaica,
West Indies, to New York, grounded
on the Jersey sands in the early hours
OF Tuesday.
Recall Titanic.
I'VE were reconciled to our fate
narrated Police Inspector Edward
Hughes of this city, returning with his
wife from a trip in search of health.
I'VE talked about the Titanic, and
we can now appreciate something OF
what the poor passengers on that i'll.
fated ship experienced"
Everyone prayed when the storm
was at its height and those men who
had wives, we-well. you can think il
over yourselves, young men," he said
to reporters"
According to passengers, the life.
boats were lowered and those on board
were prepared to enter them. but the
steamer was heaving so heavily that
the passengers were unable to stand
A while later the Seneca hove in sight
and a small boat with seven men came
alongside. After a conference. it was
decided not to attempt to transfer un.
I'll the water became smoother.
The hoped for amelioration OF
weather conditions began soon after
ward. The night was passed in com
paratiye comfort and early Wednes.
day the transfer began with FIVE boats
two from the Seneca, one from the
Turria,ba and two from a nearby life
saving station.