Arizona republican., 1919-01-03
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 RESCUE TROOPS
Northern Pacific Battles Rough Sea = Few Men Taken Ashore By Buoy Earnest Effort Today To Convey All To Land Ships Engines Affected Is Also Leaking.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Battling today against a rough sea which capsized three of their boats, coast guards from many stations aided by crews from nearly twenty naval craft, had by nightfall, taken safely to shore + navy nurses and 237 of the 2,4S0 homeward bound soldiers, on the United States transport Northern Pacific, hard aground for two days on a sand bar near Fire Island light.
 When many barrels of oil spread on the waves had failed to make the water surrounding the vessel measurably until morning. Remaining aboard the Northern Pacific are most of the sick and wounded. Naval officers deemed it too hazardous to attempt to remove the 'stretcher cases"
 Vessel in no Danger
 The vessel is in no danger, accord ing to a wireless message from her commander. Captain Connolly, re- ceived tonight by the Associated Press.
 At daybreak it is planned to renew the work of rescue in earnest. Life saving crews from Sandy Hook and Rockaway are planning to leave at midnight, in their power boats, to be on hand at dawn. With the aid of the squadron of cruisers, destroyers and naval tugs now guarding the stranded vessel, it is planned to transfer the wounded to the hospital ship Solace and take them direct to Hoboken.
 4 message rec Jved tonight hy Vica Admiral Gleaves at authorization head quarters, in Hoboken, stated that the Northern Pacific had enough boats of all classes to land passengers if the 1oY ,n1 predicted, would happen tomorrow. Life savers stopped work at 6:30 D. m.
 The 155 men of the eighth trench mortar battery were the fidrst to go over the side. They were followed by the fifth anti aircraft battery, con- manded by Major Finley, and other units.
 After the surf boat used to ferry the men ashore twice had been capsized by the high waves, it's use was aban- doned for the brooches buoys, in which soldiers were landed two at a time.
 Has Settled Tn Sand As soon as they were landed, the troops were taken in a small boat across the great South Bay shore where the naval air station had been turned into a huge emergency hos pital. From there. 134 men and 15 of- ficers were transferred to Camp Mills at Mineola.
 It was reported tonight the vesse' has settled in the sand and that heI engines are affected. A heavy ground swell sprung some of her plates and . slight leak in her bottom was repaired late today. The rescue fleet tonight is riding at anchor in a great semi circle ornnnd tho ct fr1n n6ad n rTh nj | lights seen from the shore make { | luminous half moon of the sea, whil, on the beach, patrolled by soldier. from Camp Upton, huge bonfires ar, blazing. In few shanties to the req of these beacons are statitnode nor | than a hundred medical officers an, nurses.
 Tonight those standing around tn fires are swapping yarns of tn bravery displayed today, when the sur i boat and naval launch capsized; o the gallantry of a naval lieutenan who in full uniform, dashed thre times into the waves to bring mel ashore, and of how a sailor name Vanderveer, from the transport Celtic had been commended for his fearless l ness.
 Roy Arnett, a bay pilot. saved live of seven men who made an unsuc cessfu1 attempt to reach the Mortimer Pacific in a small boat. When, tn frail craft capsized, Arnott, who wa watching from the shore, knotted, rope around his waist and plunge into the surf. On reaching the over turned boat, he made the rope fas and those on shore pulled it taut The Arnott assisted the seven men, found dering in the water, to reach the TOT and they pulled themselves ashor hand over hand.