New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-15
Passengers and Crew Are
Taken from Liner Piled
High on Ledge.
AID COMES Sc HOURS
AFTER FIRST CALL
Coastal Steamer WestpOrt
Saves IL Lives; the
Cam "a.
CAPTAIN AND II MEN
REMAIN ABOARD SHIP
Wireless Could Hear Query,
where Are You?"-Not
Strong Enough to Reply.

Yarmouth. y. s, Jan. 14.-Rescued
at 4:2O D. m to-day by lifeboats. all
but twelve-captan and part Of the
crew. who chose TO remain aboard until
the lOS persons comprising
the passengers and crew Of the Royal
Mail packet Cobequid, which struck on
Trinity Ledge, six miles of Port Matt
land. eighteen miles north Of this city,
were brought into Yarmouth this even
ing.
The Cobequid was breaking up when
the coastal steamers Westport and
John L.. Cam got TO her, but she Is 4
now in low water. and no fear Is felt
for the lives of Captain j. Houson and
the eleven men who are sticking with
her until tomorrow, for a rescue ship
is standing by.
The sea and wind which hurled the
Cobeauid against the precipitous rock
formation at ) o'clock yesterday morn
ing was battering her just as heavily
when the Westport came upon her.
When she was tumbled against tho
ledge before dawn and the wireless op-
orator flashed his appeal for help.
neither he nor anybody else on board
knew her location, and that held help
away. The pounding waters had
flooded the engine room, had disabled
the wireless, had banged her furtner
up on to the stabbing rocks and had
sbipped most of her cargo into the sea-
Westport Greeted with Shouts.
In the half mist that fought the wind
the captain Of the Westport could not
tell whether or not the crew and pas
sengers were still aboard, but he was
soon encouraged by the shouts that
came 10 him when the rescue vessels
nose poked into the ken Of patient
watching eyes.
Getting within a reasonable distaucs
Of the wrecked liner. the Westport
lowered lifeboats, but their manning
was difficult not only because Of the
blizzardly weather but because OF the
Cobeauids freed cargo that the sea and
wind rammed into them.
Five or ten minutes after the West
nort had begun her work the John l..
cam. also a coastal steamer, was on
hand and number Of her small boats
were dropped over the side. Soon came
the government steamer Lansdowne
and the oil steamer Rappahannock.
which did such noble work in the VOL
turno disaster
Many of those aboard the Cobequid
were below when the Westport and the
cam came in sight, but the joyful
cries from above quickly brought
everybody on deck. and when the res
che vessels came close there was raised
a cry of frenzied thankfulness that did
not die down until the first OF the pas
sengers had been taken into the life
boats.
Women Passengers First.
or the los persons on the cobequld
twelve were first cabin passengers.
There were twelve second cabin pas
sengers.
AS the first boat left the Westport
decision was made on the order IN
which the Cobequid's passengers were
to be taken off. Captain Howson Sc
lected Mrs. W. {. Zoler and her child.
Then came the Misses Marguerite and
Dorothy James. daughters Of the late
r. n James, Mayor Of 81. Georges.
bermuda. from which port most Of the
passengers had come in their journey
to st. John.
This selection had TO be made on the
assumption that some Of the liteboats
would probably be lost in their trip to
the ship. Tor the elements seemed de-
termined 10 wind up successfully what
they had started out TO make tragedy.
And for d time it appeared that the
rescuers would in turn need rescuers,
with the tempest in full blast and tear
ing away alike OF the plunging wreck
tobbing against the rocks and tho
boats bound for her The sea romped
With the little boats and constantly
switched them from their course. while
those aboard the Cobequid cried in
swiftly alirnating hope and fear
After Two Days and Night.
4 longer time than seems possible
ELAPSED before the first lifeboat got
near the CobeQuid. and the sailors
shouted up to Captain Howson and
Chief Officer r. W. Kirby TO prepare to
lower Mrs Zollcr her child. and the
other passengers. Though the feat Of
transfer involved extreme risk it made
no impression on the waiting men and
women who had gone through two ter
rife days and night.
AS With the Volturno rescuers. the
vessels that came after the Wextport