The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-04
Over Two Thousand Troops
Are Taken Off Northern
Pacific Without a Single
Loss Of Life, Despite Cap
sizing Of Lifeboat.

FIRE ISLAND. y. Y. Jan. S.-tNcept
Sor 200 wounded men. veterans Oh IN
ropean ta;tlefi"ids and more than haA
OF them helpless on ih"tr COTS. Az ene
500 soldiers who wer" passengers on
the stranded army transport N"r'"e'n
Pacific were safe ashore or aboard naval
vessels tonight ut the close OF the sec
ond day OF one ot the most remarNao'e
marine rrscues in the history or the
Atlantic coast
Uhen darkness began To fall at four
o.c,ock steam. motor and oar propelled
craft Of the navy and coast guard hao
taken Off the liner 2.o+1 troops IN al
d;,ioa to ESQ soldiers ard Rcd Cross
nurses carried ashore yesterday In SURF
boats and tho hrecches buoy.
The operation was completed without
an accident. except for the capsizins OF
, 1irchoet. and withou; the loss or
single lif.. Tho hardy veterans or the
Long island coast guard. with hundreos
ri rsscurs to ,hcir credit during the past
d,c,dc Y,,n ,h,, honors III E'1Sterua! =
-escue work and performed valiant scrF-
go in assisting n" navy TO-DAY. iou1 Il
vas tho saiiornlcu with sturdy ooa'S
skilfullv r1aneuTr~d In q cnoppE surf
who carried thr;c ihaki-ciad hrotherS IN
arms ~ safety.
r-o,, earlv morning until dusk the
rrsc,,. crart---light draft submarine
ch,s.rs rnw.r !aucrhe$ and w!al"hoe'S
piled h"twern th+ stranded tro"pSh'P
a,,i tnr flo;;iir Of cruisers. uFSiEoEr'"
and tuSs anchored j"St "ut$:GH ti'H
,reachr.cus saadnars thA: hr3uSht 'hS
Northern Pacific to grief WlIhih '''''
Of Fire Island light
~. I-e,sars uosct, against ;hH steel
s;f.s GY -he liner and took off 100 men
ar "a Ina. Th. launches carried 10 l"
cn -. = .r;o and tho wiralrhnata and IL"
S,.crs. surf boats a lesser number. ac-
cord;ns TO tha!r st:".
Six:r.n ladder. wcrr dropped over m"
transports bow and down thcm tne
ahle-bodird soldiers scrambled me
wounded werr lowered oversize N naS-
Ie,s or il! a scw cases. where Shattc7''s
limbs had not knitted. were carried down
ganGwa%s.
Hour after hour The trans-shipnent
wen, on with a cold WIND driFlnc on
rescur~s and rescued ard with Snun'S
d-o~cbin- all hands Tho wounded
us-. hoisted aboard tho hospital snip
Solare without ~" injury Of man.
raya1 officers said. and thr well soldiers
climbed, the sides OF lac de$troYHrs
yachts ard tugs. six Of vhi'n Stratneu
toward N.:1x York before niCht-Cali
II III. present weather c"nt'nn's--a
north wi2d was Moving or shnr" anu
rho snrt was moderate as night set Ill
tho transfer Of :hc r>T,a:ntnE 2"0 men
will hc comrl"sad h"f"rN E""n tortorrow'
naval officers Operating on shore win
the coast guards said. Some "t thrSe
are difficult litter cases or men WIN
limbs strapped IN curat;r" POSITIONS ana
a rough s.a would prcclud" their remor-
al ,
The Northern Pacific. standiaS almost
s,;orirhc in tho sands 2n0 Yards oCE shore
.ras IN no danger tonight. according I"
cap.a!r :. n Meade. coast Suard "Ericer-
sac was taking vrry it'll" water T." al
Isd and. unless severe storm sets IN.
would s.ard the pounding of the seas
Until wreckinS company. who's" tuS
n. already stad;ns aloncSid" upon tne
orders o: tho navy department. cou'd
-nli her free. This work would ne
started. hc asserted. as soon as IN" snip
was cleared OF passengers.
Aside from roal IN" liner has aooern
ONLY o light cargo rf baggage and mails
Thlrr, Will bc removed after the troops