Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-13
Liners Hurrying Through
StOrm-Lashed Sea in Futile
Hope Of Saving Passengers
and Crew.
HURRICANE RACES
OFF NORTHEAST COAST
Shore Line Is Uttered With
Wreckage of Many Ships;
Loss of Life Will Probably
Be Heavy.
lBy LEASED Wire 10 EsenIng Herald. ]

By Leased Wire to Evening Herald.
Halifax. y. s.. Jan. Gripping
her way towaru St John, y, D.,
Royal mail steamer Cohequid struck
on a ledge at the entrance 10 the hay
.of Fundy early today. After scnding
out wiHeicss caiiH fnr assistance tho
vessels wireless apparatus apparent
~ failed aud II has not been possi Die
10 restore communication with her.
IL waa hrst reported that the
steamer was ashore off Bricr island,
on the east side Of the hay. hut the
lighthouse keeper there later report
ga that bee could not iocnte her. II
was then thought that she might be
on one 0f the Lodges CA the western
entrance 20 the bay She is said to
have $50 persons on board. includlng
c9ew 0f IS men.
The C0bcauld got on her course
when bound from the West Indies
and Bermuda FOR St. John. y. y.
Reports received here state that
the steamer reported that her for
ward hold was allied with water and
that she was listing badly
The Bay uf Fundy was swept today
by terrific northwes, gale, accom-
panied hy thick snow, which made
difhcuit the TASK OF locating and AS
sigllng the steamer,
The first news of the Cobequld's
plight reached hero In "a dispatch TO
the department of marine and fisher
les from the cape sable wireless sta
ton The message said,
HHaNa. a
ports being on the rocks on Brier
island. Bay OF Fundy Have advised
Kfon Prinzessin Cecilie To please AS
sisi
II was subsequently, learned by tel
cphonc from West Port, the nearest
point to nrlcr island. that NO sign
Of the Cohcquld couid ho seen from
there.
The Brier island lighthouse keeper
reported that ho could not locate the
Coboquid nn the rocks on the island
a. the western entrance 10 the bhy.
Ii was thought thnt the captain of
the Cohequid having lost his bear
ings In the blizzard, was mistaken In
giving "a ledge on Bricr island as the
scene OF the accident
A. soou aa the grounding OF the
C0bcluid became known e. q. Har-
vcy, agent Of the department OF ma
Flno and fisheries. sent wireless IN
atfuctipna to the government mcam-
ef Lady lAurlor To proceed Co the
steamers assistance. Under fayora-
bile conditions the Lady Laurior
should reach the Cobequid early to-
morrow.
Kth.,, tI,. p,.. eafl. ntotf,u s.nt
om the radio call for help the mes
p,.t WAS picked up hy the kron
Prinzessin Cecclie, Bremen for New
York, ana the ielycdcre Belfas, for
New York, and both steamers are be-
ileved 90 have gone to the Cobequld's
assistance SiX other steamers are
known 10 be nghting their way
through the storm 20 the aid af 'he
distressed vessel, These picked up
her first wireless call for help.
Marlne Agent Harvey received this
afternoon wireless mesage from
the steamer Lady Laurler. reporting
that heavy norihwestoriy blizzard
was raging on Port Mcdway and that
she was rapidly becoming sheathod
Ia ice and might be forced TO put into
port over night
n was believed that that the United
States revenue cutter woodbury., sta
TONED OF the Maine coast, would ar
rive az the entrance to the bay OF
Fundy before midnight and would be
tho frat rescue ship "a reach the
Cobequld.
Mariners familiar with tho hay of
fundy ledeea said lodays weather