The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-06
New York, Jan. g.

Ninety of the crew and Capt. John
Goulandis. all who had remained on
board the Greek liner Thessa1oniki,
helpless on the Atlantic for days. were
transferred between 1 and o'clock
yesterday afternoon to the Anchor
Line steamship Perugia, bound hither
from Sicily.
Nothing further was learned of the
whereabouts of the Greek liner Pa
iris, which, it is supposed, has the 800
passengers of the ThessalOniki and
thirty Of her crew.
The liner United States had been
in communication with her at p. M,
showing that the rurnor that the crew
had left her Tuesday night was the
result of a garbled wireless mess
age.
The Thessa1onik1 at that time was
reported to be leaking, with her en-
lgine room and buhkers flooded. The
coast guard cutter Seneca, despite
her exasperating hunt Of five days for
the Greek liner coa1ed last night at
Tompkinsville to go out and tow her
in or sink her, but will not have to
make the trip, in view of the latest
news.
Awaiting Full Story
The last position of the Thessa1oni-
XII given was 372 miles southeast from
Ambrose light vessel, off the harbor
here, at p. M, so neither the 4
PATHS nor the Perugia is expected
to arrive here before tomorrow morn
ing D
Then the first complete story of the
troubles of the Thessaloni1zi will bel
told. A wireless received at the Cape |
Race station yesterday said those on |
the ThessaIoniki had had little to eat
and nothing to drink. She had left |
Gibraltar Dec 1 and did not carry |
sufficient food for such a voyage.
1t has been bitter cold at, sea and |
coal ia not wasted for heat when |
every scrap is needed for power in a |
battle for life off shore; so those on /
the liner probably suffered from ex-
posture too.
There also will be the tale of Capt.
making his first voyage
rs master of a Greek, liner. His ac-
tons have been highly peculiar.
His determination to stick to his
ship in spite of the efforts of his offic-
ers to be rescued made his pluck
stand out conspicuously, but his blunt
refusal of a tow, which would have
meant the payment of salvage, and
his failure to give correct positions
70 several liners, thereby causing
them to~sacrifice time and money
for him, are Incompetent
sib1e to officials of the Greek line.
Got Misleading Messages
one liner, the United States, bent on
rescue, steamed from Nantucket
Shoals light vessel down to the 1atf-j
Jude of Virginia Goulandis gave
seven positions to the United States,
six OF which proved incorrect. Byl
1is own figuring he was $50 miles
rom the nghtship at a. m, on Tues
lay and 372 miles away at p m.
on which calculations the
must have travelled H. 4
niles further southeast in thirty
hours, an Incredible feat in moderate
Wind and with the Gulf Stream run
ling northeast
Capt. Ronald Gotsche's last message
rom the United States to the Scan
1inaviah-Arnerican line here express
ID his feelings. It read
Three o.. m Received news Anal
,hor liner Perugia rescued crew Thes-
alontki. Thank God! We proceed
IN our voyage
Two hours previously Capt. Gotsche
lad sent the message:
"At p. m. got Thessaloniki's OBJ
served position. This is the seventh
position that has been given. 1928
Y. $3.50 W., which is eighty miles
,ast OF. the sixth position. Our posi-
ion at 1 p. m. 1905 N. 68.17 W. Ex-
beet to find her at p. M
That position of the Greek, 372
niles approximately southeast from
1ere is at the angle of two lines,
me drawn south from Cape Fourchu
light, off the Nova Scotia Coast at
yarmouth, and the other east from
ne gO1V1OInS COAST line u 4J01o1WdI0
md Virginia. ISt
The Perugia, under Capt. Mitchell.
vas on her way here from Palermo
Without passengers, having left Glib
altar on Dec. 22. She is equipped
With wireless. Bad weather delayed
Ter three days
The first message yesterday from
he United States read:
'Have searched full speed all night
'ver vast area around five positions,
eighty miles apart, given by Thes-
without result yet, at Z a.. m.
Will continue search at our best. )
captain of Thessaloniki sends urgent ;
all. Engine, boiler rooms and bunk
RS flooded. Only little provisi ons.' -
Then came 'a-wireless from the
1ape Race station to the Marine and
fisheries Department in Halifax, \
which said: ''Thessa1oniki unable to ]
i've position. Apparently in great S
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