The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-06-13
NAVAL EXPERTS
EXPECT TO SAVE
GRAF WALDERSEE
Divers Patch Up Transport
and She May Be Floated
in Record Time.

Naval c1perts had hopes this morn
ing of getting the Gpf waldersee
on stone Pile Bar where she was
grounded yesterday twenty miles west
of the spot where the Northern
Pacific went on the beach on the
night of last New Years Eve. The
wreckers OF the Merritt Chapman
WreckIns Company are less oonhdent,
Capt. Il. @. Dennison. who Is ID charge
OF operations at Long Beach, ex-
pressing the opinion that Il would
be fully a week before The transport
can be budged and toUed TO Ambrose
Channel. ..
The pumps Of the stranded ship
were kept going all night as well as
the suction pumps OF the tugs Reso-
lutte and Relief. which wero drawing
the water out of her. Divers have
been sent. to the Graf waldersee TO
patch up the big hole in her amidships
section, nd with this done. no doubt
Is expressed OF pumping her dry.
According 10 Commander c. s. Ker-
rick Of the transport, his ship Is per-
fcctly safe, lying IN smooth water
and the glass showing a .contlnuAice
OF fair weather. He says that IL the
conditions remain the same there Is
every chance Of getting the vessel
on In record time.
A high compliment was paid this
morning TO Commander Kerrick for
the manner in which he handled the
Graf Waldemee by Lieut.. c. n.
Glldart, one OF the army passengers
on board on his way 10 join the Army
OF Occupation in Germany. He said
that the Captain was on the bridge
when the collision occurred and
calmly smoked a cigarette as he
gave his orders for $50 men TO imme-
diately take to the boats. When all
lights were extlngulshed he had Inn
provised oil burners made and per-
sonally superintendsd the work OF
getting the mon away from the ship.
The shipping Board freighter yam
kee, which sank after being in COLI
sion with the Argentina. has beer
abandoned as a complete loss. The
Ywater she went down is too deep fol
salvage. sefTe 8.
Capt. Dmniak of the Argentina, u
a statement given out by Howard
Phelps, OF the arm OF Phelps Brothers
agents for the Argentina, declared
that the Yankee remained afloa
three hours and five minutes aftel
she was struck. Portions OF Capt
Dmniak's statement follow; IA
Captain and crew aOandone'
Yankee without making any attemp
to save her. Picked up cap
tain and crew aud sent my own chic
officer. chief ,Signeer and crew :
endeavor 10 savetYHnkee. The crsH
were taken 70 the Cardinal LightSfhI
twenty mine miles 'SsoUtUast. OF Am
brose Light"
The captain OF the Yankee WAS 1
conference this afternoon with Off
cials at the Shipping Board, Gus
lUNnN Ahouht ~ - bNlAcNS
he will make a statement later.
Capt. ID. A. Mugan OF tho Yanke
told his story of the sinking TO "
Davis Conrad, Admiralty Counsel ft
the United states Shipping Boar
to-day. r.
r 1--WE were hit about 1910 A. \
wednesday night" said Capt Nj
: gan. twenty-five minutes later v
+, quit the ship. sent men below
: stuff mattresses and tarpauiins In u
j hole. trying valniy 10 stop the lea
a Because the vessel continued TO les
we decided 10 quit the shin. v
lowered our boats and We're pick
e up by the Argentina, The Yank
I sunk nj S.l5 A. M" '..'
: The agents Of the Sprague Cor
n pany, Boston, owners OF the vesf
Il which sank. say that no effort will
made 10 raise her,