Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
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Nantucket Safe
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circles today when her safe arrival at a
southern port was announced. The boat
was due to land at Spruce street pier
yesterday and 1t was feared that she had
fallen a victim to the German sea raid
ers .
The Nantucket was bound for Phila-
delphia from Jacksonville and Slvan-
nah with passengers and valuable
cargo. Her crew number thirty.
It is believed by officials of the COM
pany that either the passengers will be
sent to Philadelphia by train or else
will come to the city in the ship. The
Nantucket in such case will be con-
voyed to the mouth of the Delaware.
The tanker Herbert L. Pratt was
towed into the Delaware Breakwater
and later put to sea again One report
said she was gone to Philadelphia an
other that she was bound up the coast.
Huron and Mohawk Seek Haven
The Clyde liner Huron, which was
only fifteen miles astern of the ill-fated
Pratt when she was attacked, put into
port yesterday to escape the U-boat
menace. She was on her way from
Jacksonville TO New York, and ninety
passengers were sent to their destina-
ton by train. .s--
Sdptdii dSheI, OIL tle huron, reported
that the Clyde liner Mohawk is also
in an Atlantic harbor He also reported
| sighting two small schooners, bottoms
up, in his trip up the coast. Whether
they had been torpedoed or not the cap
tain could not ascertain, as there was
no wreckage in the vicinity.
One of the small schooners was sighted
northeast of Hog Island Light. off the
Virginia coast. Its rudder was all right
and there was no damage to the bot.
tom. There were no boats or wreckage
in the vicinity.
Another of the wrecked schooners
was sighted by the officers of the Hu-
ron three miles off Cape Henlopen
lighthouse. The head was down and
stern up. About thirty feet of the keel
showed above the water Whether these
were victims of the submarine or not,
Captain Packer said he was unable to
ascertain. The wreck off the Virginia
coast was reported to him before he
sighted 1t
Passengers Unaware of Peril
The passengers Of the Huron knew
nothing Of the presence of submarines
until landed at Pier 8 North wharves
The first news of the presence of under.
sea boats was caught by the wireless
operator when the Huron was north OF
| Cape Hatteras. When nearing Cane
Henlopen cannonading was heard and a
Hash of light seen, and 1t was decided
to seek Philadelphia as a harbor OF
refuge and take no more chances.
One OF the passengers on the vessel
was arrested before he left the pier by
agents of the Department of Justice
charged with impersonating a Federal
officer. The prisoner. some of the pas
| a6 H,,han h.
boarded the vessel at Jacksonville 9th.
ers said he lost his mind coming up the
river when the first news or the sub
marine raid was told him.
-. Vessels scurry Into Port
Fear of falling victims to the Ger.
man submarines raiding the Atlantic
coast brought not only the Huron. but
also the Merchants and Miners Line
to Norfolk. scurrying into port. The
Ontario had also been warned by wire.
less of the presence OF the U-boats.
1t was shortly after eight o'clock last
night when the ontario, carrying sixty
passengers. poked her nose into the pier
at Spruce street. All the passengers
as we'll as the officers and crew of the
liner were jubilant that they had sue
cessfully eluded the Germans.
The Ontario. according to F. A. Cor,
bett, of Boston, who. with his young
wife, was the only passenger Il
| land, left Boston Sunday morning. Wher
well out to sea the following day warn.
ings of the raiders were received by
radio. The news soon spread through
the ship and frightened most Of the
passengers, but there was no realpanic
all hands soon taking It as an exciting
incident Of the trip @i