The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-05
Response Made in Wild 81 by
Spanish Liner but Distress
Ship With Human Freight
Was Beyond Aid
| UNCERTAINTY CLOUDS
VESSELS IDENTIFY
Report at Office Of Agents for
Liner Says Manuel Calva III
Towing Wrecked Ship Into|
Port. Contradictory Repogt.
From Calvo's Captain

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--Out of tho
ferment to the north of her courol
the Spanish liner, Manuel Calvos
plHnging through the seas of the
Virginia coast, bound to this port from
Mexico and Cuba, caught the wireless
call of steamship about noon TOT
day. asS
A report late tonight says th0A
Calvo is towing the vessel into port
That the crew Is saved is not KNOWN
Captain Donet headed for the posa-
ton given by the distressed skippS&
and just before sunset was within
hailing distance. At this time tho
wireless equipment OF the steam11nuSs
which proved to be an oil carrier. h44
gone by the board. Her engines I'D
stopped, and she was wallowtng H.
the trough Of the sea-
AS the Manuel Calvos captain,
knew little English. and the nen y
aboard the tank were unable to ms
derstand Spanish, communication NNm
entirely by pantomine. and even if
| they had been able to understand eScM
other otherwise it Is doubtful II they
could have been heard over the
! tumult. MS us
! Exactly what happened after the
Manuel Calvo came within hating
distance was not told In tho seyAxxIE
wireless messages sent ON from n N
| Spanish liner.
| Boats Carried Away.
| Apparently Captain Donet had not
been able to learn with any definite-
ness the name Of the tank. She APP
| peared to have cargo OF petroleun,
and the impression Of the Spaniar0
was that she was bound for this
port. but he was unable to ind from
what port she had sailed.
! All her boats had been carried away
! in her battle with the combers, and
her captain, or the officer in charge, 10
! indicated by signals This informattOu
/ impelled the Spaniard to call for vol~N
unteers to man a lifeboat. and take
the risk of rescuing the oil tanks
crew. 3s "a
| In charge OF one of the officers xhSS
lheboat was lowered on the lee stdox
of the ship. It had hardly struc
I the water when It was hsfng aGA
the steel wall and smashed to nindeF
4 All the boats crew were hAtxl4s
aboard by lines thrown BY tlzSt
shipmates. Three of them we're qdAe
seriously hurt. and were sent u tnNS
/ hospital.
| The sea had grown wilder and t3S
| Epaniard. seeing that the launchin3
of another boat would merely rcsuM
| Its destruction and the loss OF
boats crew. was forced OF Gont6a
himself with standing by. Night cNaI&
on and 1t was noticed that the Ale&
trical equipment Of the tank was 0N
Of commission. This mada ii x61y
difficult for the Manuel Calvo to keN9
the wreck in view. Nh
Second Wireless Appeal MI
I Captain Donet ordered his wire]e6'
| operator to call for assistance. &s
Among those who responded 20 1t48
| distress signals were the Royal Ma
liner Caribbean. on her way Mol u
! Bermuda to this port. and the WheeE
Star freighter Georgia, which ran 1eA
/ out OF her course to assist In succottM~M
the men OF the tank. ss$l
| The impression Of the SpaniAr0 wne
that the tank was the Standard an
! steamship Delaware, bound krQxS
Portland. Eng. for Philadeiph3a Il10}
marine superintendent OF the DteA4Sy
ard Oil company said tonight thAx 4&s
hardly thought this could be ~. 4sk1E
port captain. William Smith,
! ssid he doubted that the wrecked 49,
| sell was the Delaware VIM
| Tanks Name Uncertain.
| Captain. Daniel. OF the Car1bhM
seemed to feel pretty certain that t
wreck was that OF the Deaaware.
both the impression of the HpaMlMg
and OF Captain Daniel may hAvA
due to misinterpretation OF 1870