Evening journal., 1914-02-07
QUEEN LOUISE
FASTACROUND,
IS In DANGER
Life Savers Ready to Take
Tramp Steamer Crew Off
If ship Breaks
HITS JERSEY SAND
DURING NIGHT FOG
BY The United Press.


MANAsQUAN, n. j., Feb. 7.-Fast
aground of Squan Beach with great
waves breaking over her the English
tramp steamer Queen Louise was
being closely watched by live-savers
today who we're ready to take of her
crew OF twenty men by means by the
breeches buoy if the vessel showed
any signs of breaking up.
The Queen Louise went aground be-
tween 4.SO and . o'clock this morn
ing. A dense fog prevailed and the
vessel was nearly forty miles out Of
her course when she struck. Her
rudder was disabled and she was
helpless as the heavy seas drove her
in toward shore.
The wireless operator snapped out
-. 0. $" signals which were picked
up by half a dozen stations. Captain
Andrew Longstreet, of the Manasquan
lifesaying station, Immediately order
ed out the Lyle gun and a line was
shot to the vessel after it was found
that no boat could live in the heavy
sea.
lt was expected that the entire
crew would be taken off the Queen
Louise. bur Captain McDOnough sent
cabin boy ashore on the breeches
buoy with a message that the crew
was in good condition and as there
appeared to be 10 immediate danger
OF the ship breaking up, they would
remain o. board. Captain Longstreet
was then drawn to the vessel and
after a conference with Captain Nc
Donough. Il was decided no attempt
would be made to take off the crew
until high tide late today unless the
position of the vessel became more
dangerous.
Three cabin boys. all 16 or Il
years old. made the trip to shore dur
ing the early morning on the
breeches buoy. One was sent ashore
with a message to the owners. The
sea. which was running at tremen-
dous height. began to quiet somewhat
during the morning.
The cabin boys declared the Queen
Louise drifted for hours in the fog
last night before she finally struck.
She is on the sand between the inner
and outer sand bars off Manasquan,
however, and II the storm abates viii
not be in great danger. The vessel
is bound from Cardin 10 New York
with tin plate consigned TO the stand
ard Oil Company.
Ernest Row, one of the boys who
came ashore. denied published re
ports that Captain McDonough wa'
forced TO quell a mutiny of Chines'
members Of the crew after the boa
struck. He said there we're no Chin
csc in the crew There was som'
confusion after the Queen Louise
struck. Row said, but under the di
rection of Captain McDonough th'
men fell to work and made speed,
prearation for leaving the ship il
case It should be found necessary.
Young Row claimed that the gov
ernment lighthouse at Seagirt wal
not lighted until after they had gOnl
ashore, at least the light could no
be seen. he said.
"For four days we did not sight
ship" said Row, "and for the sam
length Of time did not see the sun
It was extremely foggy and the Queel
Louise was merely cropping her wa
through the darkness. Yesterda'
we lost three Of our sounding lead
and were then unable to take sound
ines in determining our course. Tn
steering gear did not break, however
until after the Queen Louise struck.
The revenue cutter Seneca, wa
standing by the Queen Louise thi
afternoon and a wrecking tug of tn
Meritt-Chapman Company also arriy
ed. The vessel has sunk six or eigh
feet in the sand. however, an
though an attempt will be made {
float her at high tide this afternoon
the greatest doubt is expressed a
to the success of the venture.
Mariners here do not believe it wi
be possible to pull the Queen Louis
off until high wind has cut IN
sands from around her.