New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-30
TRANSATLANTIC LINER
FLOATED BY 4 TUGS
Passengers Of the Haverford,
WeStbOund, al! Safely Land
ed at Queenstown.
BIG HOLE IN HER BOWS
Wireless Again Demonstrates
Lifesaving Efficiency-Acci-
dent Due to Dense Fog
on Irish Coast.


Queenstown. May So-The American
Line steamship Haverford was pulled
of the rocks by the government tug
Henespont and the three Clyde tugs
at midnight and towed here. She is
anchored outside the harbor.
Queenstown. May 29.-The American
Line steamship Haverford. which
sailed yesterday from Liverpool for
Phnadelr FL. with 134 cabin and so
Storage passengers aboard, went on
the rocks westward Of Corks Head
this afternoon while feeling her wsy
cautiously in a dense fog.
Wireless telegraphy again demon
strated its efficiency. BY its aid what
might have been disaster was con-
verted into a mere accident. Within
few minutes the ship was in com
munication with Queenstown. Her pc
sition and needs were explained. First
aid in the form Of great tugs, which
ply between the port and passing liners
with passengers and mails. were going
10 the rescue as fire engines respond to
an alarm.
Before dusk all the passengers, with
light luggage. had been safely brought
ashore at this harbor. The company
has arranged to forward them TO their
destination. When the last passenger
was taken off there was fifteen feet Of
water in the forehold Of the vessel.
Insisted on Getting Bulldog.
The heavy baggage Of the passengers
is likely TO be lost if the ship breaks
up When the passengers were ordered
to disembark one Of the women rs-
fused to leave until her bulldog was
brought up from below. The follow
lng Americans were among the cabin
passengers:
Miss Martha Berry.
Mrs. v. Edwards and Master Ed
wards.
Miss Muriel Fafair
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelland.
Andrew McCreath. William Nc
Creath and Miss Joan McCreath.
Miss Annie Smith, Mrs. L. J. Whsr-
mi and Master Raymond Wherrit, all
Of Philadelphia.
". Henderson, Of Cleveland. Ohio.
Samuel GilboGy and Henry Gilbody.
Of Kenovo West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Aiken, Of Cam
bridge. Mass.
Mrs. Elizabeth Peck and Miss Con-
stance Peck. Mill Hall. Penn.
The cabin passengers were mainly
English. Arrangements have been
made whereby the passengers may re-
sumo their voyage on Sunday
The dense fog has resulted in tae
delay OF several liners. The Oceanic.
due here at 10 o'clock this morning,
lid not arrive until s o'clock this even
ng. She sailed again AT 900. The
Adriatic. due at midnight, may not at
tempt to land her passengers. out
probably will proceed direct to Liver
pool
Government Tugs Dispatched.
The Admiralty station received the
Nrst message Of distress, which IT
transmitted Immediately to the Ameri-
,an Line office. and at the same time
dispatched the big government tugs
Bellespont and Stormcock TO the liners
assistance.
The company's Queenstown agents
soon afterward cent three Of the Clyde
Shipping Company tugs. and these
soon arrived at She scene of the accl-
dent. Thus the stranded vessel in
short time, was surrounded by small
feet
There was considerable anxiety
aboard the American Line steamship
as she was shrouded in the densest fog
but nothing resembling a panic. The
officers. however. wasted no time, ana
soon had four hundred OF the pas
sengers aboard the tenders tugs before
the Hellespont and the Stormcock move
in sight. The latter took off the re-
mainder.
The transfer was made in perfect
order Quarters were found FOR the
cabin passengers at the large hotels
and for the steerage passengers in the
smaller hostleries. The captain ana
crew remained on the ship as matter
Of course.
The Haverford suffered from a seri-
Gus explosion on board at Liverpool IN
July, 1906. when twelve men were
killed and forty injured. She was oiuit
in 1901. Her length is 531 feet and her
beam 50 feet. Her gross tonnage Is
1855 and her net tonnage 1493.