The sun., 1916-01-08
PASSENGERS HERE;
TELL ABOUT REVOLT
ON CRIPPLED LINER
Blame StubbOrnness Of Thes'
saloniki's Skipper for Most
Of Troubles.
SHORTAGE OF BOTH
NEAT AND WATER

MEAT AND WATER
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Capt. John Goulandis. once master Of
She Greek liner Thcssaioniki. probably
anchored IN many fathoms nearly 400
miles cast-southcast Of Sandy Hook by
her nightly cargo of marble. was alluded
10 yesterday by Capt. Zagoras OF the
Greek liner PATHS. which brought In the
Thessaloniki's pa ssengers. as an infexible
navigator. Some OF the rescued called
him stubborn. Capt Zagoras knows the
young skipper. who used to be first
ofiicer OF the Patris. and who was COM
ing west for the first time as com.
mander.
The story Of all hands taken from
the Thessalonki by the PATHS agreed
that Capt. Goulands was the boss OF his
ship and that he had refused to listen
20 the advice OF his officers or his pas
sengers. Nobody ever heard OF an
English speaking skipper who would
do otherwise. but the Greeks seem to
believe that the Thessalonikl should
have been navigated by popular vote.
troubles OF the resolute young Greek
captain. Perhaps he was also ambitious
TO bring his ship IN through success
sion OF tempests the like Of which he
had never passed through when he was
merely an officer without help from any,
body.
skipper Due To-dmy.
One thing even those who opposcd
his methods agreed on was that he did
not want to save salvage, and that the
reason he refused rendered help was
because he believed he could patch up
his disabled engines and the leaks and
steam gloriously into port without the
loss of single soul As it was. not
one of the ships company was hurt. al
though all were pretty sore over their
long trip. entail!ng a shortage of meat
and water and much seaslckness.
The luckless young skipper's version
or his troubles may he heard to-day
when he arrives by the Anchor liner
Perugia. ce fulfilled the traditions Of
the sea by being the last man to leave
his ship when she was abandoned and
the crew was taken of by the Perugia.
Capt. Zagoras said emphaticaliy when
asked II the action Of the Thessaloniki's
ohicers. except the second mate, in send
Ing wireless call for help without the
sanction Of Capt. Qoulandis WAS not mu-
tlny. that 1t certainly was. but he would
give no expression Of opinion as 10 what
might be done with the rebellious offi-
GERS. all OF whom are with their skipper
aboard the Perugia. The impression OF
shipping men Is that the trouble will be
patched up before the skipper and his
stan arrive here.
There were two men aboard the Thes-
oaloniki who could talk the American
language In way that the average
American could understand. They were
Vasillios Vasillios, who spent three years
In the Second Cavalry under the Ameri-
canixed version OF his name. William
Williams. and who lived at 363 West
Forty-second street. and Nicholas Anas-
casopoulas. a grocer Of San Francisco,
VINO has taken out his first papers They
told the following story Of the Theses
Donilxi's misadventures:
History Of Voyage.
The Thessalsniki sailed from Plrmus.
the port OF Athens. on November ls,
With cargo consisting chiefly OF marble
and Turkish tobacco She stopped nj Al
giers two days and passed Gibraltar into
the Atlantic on the night OF December I.
She had good weather until December
81. when she encountered a gale lasting
twelve hours and shipped much water.
The plates Of the ship had started.
and with the crests that roared aboard
while she was in the trough the leaks
flooded stokeholds and engine room ano
the engines stopped. The skipper. fear
ful for the safety OF his passengers,
sent out wireless call for help, and
the next night the Italian liner STAN
pa!ia came along.
The chief engineer OF the Thessalon-
Xxi and his force. pending the coming
Of the Sampalia, had stopped the leaks
and started the engines going again
The skipper thereupon assured all hands
that the ship was making five knots
and would reach New York, and help
was declined.
Another smashing storm almost over.
whelmed the crippled ship on December
26. lasting twenty -four hours and carry.
ing away lifeboat. The passengers
cabin and steerage. III In all. appointed
committee to go TO the skipper and
ask him to call for help, The skipper told
them TO go to Tartarus. They fled from
ehe bridge in that direction.
Ofhccrs Ask for Help.
Meanwhile. the officers of the shir
had a consultation without the knowl.
edge Of the skipper and wrote a wire
less appeal to the world afioat, which
was received at the navy yard here
At 80 A. NJ on December 2s.
TIE coast guard cutter Seneca an.
swered the appeal OF the officers and
when she was within a half days sail
Of the supposed position of the Thessa
iontki she was told that her services
would not be needed. On December 81
the Red Cross liner Fiorizel appearec
and offered to tow the Thessalonik Ia
Bermuda, but Capt Goulandis refused
aid.
Then the PATHS Of the Greek Line hove
in sight. and the Thessaloniki's can,
tain boarded her and told his troubles
to the Patris's captain. Capt. Gou.
lands complained bitterly OF the conduc,
OF his officers, saying all were agains,
him except the second mate and two
seamen He took back TO the Patris
ten casks or water. the passengers hav.
Ing been several days on AN allowanrr
OF half cup day each.
Last Saturday forty-fve women. ff.
teen children and five babies were trans.
ferred from the Thessaloniki TO the
Patris before the men The transfer
was made in about an hour and n half
A brave effort to tow the Thessalonikt
resulted In two days of tough work
and the parting of three hemp hawser,
Another storm further crippled IN,
Thessalonik and the two ships LOST
each other In darkness
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