New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
"S1NKING FAST"
HER LAST WORDS
Tug Edward Luckenbach
Lost with Captain and
Is of Her Grew.
TWO BARGES FOUNDER
at Least Ten Men Drown When
Coal Laden Craft Arc
Wrecked in Blizzard

.liore than seventy ircS 1rero Lost
o. sea IN disasters dpe to the greet
storm, 1rhich Slcept vp the coast on
Saturday. The total may reach a
much larger figure.
The most serious loss so far
lnoCn ,cas the Disappearance OF the
Poyql Dutch West Indies M0l Line
steamer Prins Ma'U'its of Cape
H1tteros, iUith four passengers and
fle crer Of forty-fre-aU lcho rerc
on the ship. Sererol steamers that
yesDordcd to her distress call tcere
unable to md any trace Of her.
Fifteen Of the airteen men Of
The crew Of the occor-going tpJ Ed
tp1rd Luckenback 1cere dro,cncd
,Ohen that craft fo'ndered of False
Cope.
Al least ten men rere lost 9chea
tvo coal barges broke loose from
their to1U and 1Uere 1Creckcd.
The steamer Prins Maurts, Of the
ROYAL Dutc' West Indies Mail Line,
sank on Saturds. in the storm off Cape
Estteras, according to wireless mes
rsges received here las' night. The
crew of forty-fve members and four
passengers were drowned, 1t IS be-
lieved.
l'ersons outside of the crew on the
Prns Msurits wer,. Mrs. La Roche, of
Hayti; Mr.. and Mrs. c. IT, of Hsyti,
and Mrs. Howard T. Wallace, of Will
mington, Del.
The ship was in command of Captain
Vsn den Goot. The crew were Dutch
mel.
The steamer Algonquin, Of the Clyde
Line one Of several vessels TO hurry
10 the assistance of the Prins Mau-
Iits when she flashed the IS o s"
tirnal. sent wireless dispatch last
night saying there seemed little pos
sibility Of the vessel being afoat. The
last words the wireless operator on the
Algonquin caught from her were "Sink-
!ng fest
All Believed Lost.
When the position given in an earlier
fash as that in which the Prins Mau
rts had come to grief was reached no
sign Of the ship was seen. The Al
Eonquin's message last night added;
"No later news Was received from
her but all hands are supposed TO have
perished."
Tie Prins Maurits was Of about l.
800 tons burden, and ran between New
York and Caribbean ports. She was 285
feet long and of 50 feet beam. When
she sailed from here last Thursday
afternoon she carried a general cargo
OF 1000 tons. There were no explosives
Or other matter Of d dangerous nature
in her holds that mI/ht have been re
sponsible for her sinking. Agents Of
the line last night advanced no theory
for the disaster, but it was believed
the seas literally swamped the vessel
and forced her over on her beam ends,
mountainous wave breaking over her
before she recovered.
At least four steamships arc known
20 have rushed TO the assistance of the
Prins Maurits, but it is believed none
reached the spot where She sent the
IS U 5" call before she fouudercd
The Algonquin. bound ia from Hayti,
was one Of them. The Savannah liner
City Of Montgomery and the Princeton.
Standard Oil tank ship, also re
sponded TO her distress calls.
British Cruiser Sends Word.
The first word Of the Prins Maurits's
plight received in New York came on
Saturday morning, having been picked
up at sea and relayed by the wireless
Of one Of the British cruisers off the
coast lying in wait for the German
raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich. II WAS
reported by the warship that rcscuing
vessels were ploughing through the
storm TO aid the Dutch craft.
The Algonquin's message last night
discouraged all hope of rescue being
tSnected. Early in the morning wire
!ess messages were received from the
seamers Alliance and City of Mont
fVmery stating that they had attained
isutude $3.50 north, longitude 74.49
west and had circled about the spot
named by the sinking steamer, but had
S.en no signs OF her The City Of At
.snta, another Savannah Line boat, also
searched without success.
Inc message from the Algonquin
was sent by A. A. Boom, travelling
Inspector OF the Royal Dutch West
Ioies Company. lie is passenger on
sne Clyde liner, and responded to
| tpeqeest Of Funch. Edge & Co, OF 5
| iotoge Street, agents for the line, for
| lniormation.
| me position where the Dutch boat
s'hk Is believed TO be between Cape
tohtinusd on pass IL, column o