New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
Thousands Travel to Shore
TO See Queen Louise
Fast Aground.
SAILORS ASHORE
IN BREECHES BUOY
Big Glasgow Tramp Hadn't Seen
the Sun in -Four Oays--Report
of Mutiny Denied.

Nanasouan. y. j.. Feb. When me
good snip queen Louise OF "lasso"'
naked her nose into the STATE OF New
Isrs., to-day she provided in her dis
trees spectacle that r'NaheH any
marine disaster ever produced oy the
MIN factories All day the oeacn near
ManasqCam and Sea Girt. "neie me
tramp went aground in dense 100 "ds
thgoused with signtseers.
efforts To roat the snip were ADAM
don.d Tonight until powerful tugs az
rive. Then il il hoped that. with niSh
tide. she can be hoated The captain on"
crew of the vessel are still ABOARD. oIt
no fear IL feit for their safety
Jers-yites came early and stayed late
TO paftake Of the unususl sight OF 40
loot ,essel lylng helpless in the SURF ana
"a close 10 shore. that the proveroisl BIS
c,iit might nave been tossed TO her
decks The spectators came in automo-
biles. carriages and farm wagons, on OIL
cycles and on foot. They were armed
With lunches. cameras and spysiasses'
and all the thrills OF a regular motion
pieture reel we're enacted for their
btnert
They saw sailor taken IN the oreecnes
buoy from the shore to the SHIPS maintop'
whence he slid % the deck. A collective
sigh OF apprehension arose from thou-
sanas when his swinging body dlpped
In close contact 10 a huge wave whlch
apparently jumped to gather him IN ts
embrace They saw two or their NUMBER
dashed to earth when rope attached 10
the vessel broke They Witnessed the IN
ayailing efforts OF the ships engines 10
drag her from her sandy bed and listened
with rapt attention to the story OF the dis
aster related by q dimuntive seaman
VINO Was sent ashore in the breeches ouoA
ON an errand from the skipper. Aitogeth-
or the day was eventful
Reports of mutiny on board when the
steamer struck the shoals weie declared
false There was some disturbance Out
CAPTAIN n. NJ. Mcdonald soon quieted
unru,v members OF the crew. Including
tive officers. there are thirty men on the
shin. about ifteen OF them Chinese stoh-
ers.
The vessel lies hard anu fast on a SAND
bctton.. and while the captain was nope
ful Of release. others declared that the
Queen Louise mad found her last resting
place. 4 nreckine tug and a revenue
cutter stood BY during the day 10 render
assistance. and the lifesavns crew OF
Sea Glrt also was in attendance
The ship struck about o'clock IN the
morning. i'm q heavy fog. One sailor VINO
came ashore said that the officers had
been unable 10 ascertain her position, as
tho sun had not been visible for four
DAYS. When she hit the shore the vessei
had been feeling her way by means OF
soundinys. The seaman declared that the
Sea Grit light had not been seen BEFORE
she struck. Rockets and gun brought
the nfesaving crew. who fred line
across her decks. The breaches buoy was
then rugged. AMI three sailors came ashore
to report to her agents and TO summon
help from New York.
The sailors who left the vessel were
Ernest Row. Lionel Harrison and Cyrii
Punt The heavy seas washed over them
as tney were transferred to the beach. and
snetcstors az times feared for their lives.