New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
WhenFlag-Draped Collins
Touch Destroyer Hello
graph Flashes ''An Off,
Men Succumbed as
Waves Rocked Craft
$50 Wounded From the
Northern Pacific Reach
Shore on Hospital Ship

flag drapcd collins in rope sings this
afternoon were lowered down the list
ing side of the transport Northern Pa
ciiic, stranded on Fire Island beach.
two miles southeast of the lighthouse.
When the boxes were secured on the
pitching deck OF the submarine chaser
alongside the Photograph on the bridge
Of the transport flashed sunlight
message that the coast guard signaller
IN the beach translated as "Al off
It Was the end Of one Of the most
succcssful and dramatic shipwreck res
cues in the history of navigation.
From that moment the Northern Pa
citic ceased TO be hulk full Of poten-
al tragedy and became simply an in
teresting and difficult problem in ma
Fine salvage
he navy and the coast guard, work
ing together, had completed under the
most trying conditions imaginable the
transfer of $3.50 members of the army
and navy. many of the soldiers badly
wounded litter cases" To-day $50
itNA WI : tdhSu Ou, uOSt VI AiSul III
Stokes litters-wire baskets
Tonight the Northern Pacific, begged
twelvc feet in the sand where the water
has an average depth of FIVE feet, is
cared for by 275 members of her crew,
who will remain aboard until every
thing movable has been lightered on to
scows, After that they may aid in the
effort to get the boat off the beach into
deep water, or they may go over her
side at the order abandon ship"
Died as Ship Pounded
The two bodies taken from the ship
we're those of Private Howard II. Ash
bridge, c Company, 314th Infantry,
and Private James A. Newell, 4 Com
pany, 32sth Infantry, who succunbed to
their wounds during the hours the big
ship was pounding on the bar. The
dead soldiers are now aboard the hospi-
tai ship Solace, which locked at Ho-
boken last nighA with hundreds OF
Wounded lying in her beds.
"Sand suckers dredging boats
will make fast to the side of the North
crn Pacific early Monday and then an
attempt will be made to "eat9 the big
vessel out of difficulty. Her keel is
buried III sand to a depth that aver
ages close to ten feet. The sand will
be sucked out from under the ship
until the vessels floats free. At least
this will be done if the plans of the
seagoing portion of the coast guard
work out. Rope wrapped steel cables are
TO be slid under her hull, after which
every available tug and battleship viii
struggle TO drag the boa. into deep
water.
Two powerful wrecking tugs made an
unsuccessful effort to improve the yes
sells situation yesterday morning.
Hospital Ship Comes Up
Early to-day four naval launches
side Of the Northern Pacific. At the
same time the hospital ship Solace
weighed anchor and steamed closer IL
shore until figures on her deck we're
distinguishable without the use o.
glasses. The $50 men to be brough-
of were nearly all stretcher cases.
On the beach the tireless coast
boat into the water. Snow had been
falling ftfully all night, but at 8
O'Clock the air cleared and long before
noon the sun was cleaning welcome
70 the shlvering army officers. Red
Cross workers and others budding
around bontires built on the sand
Then submarine chaser slipped in
beside the transport and the dag 8
work OF rescIe began. Soldier after
soldier. wrapped in white and lying in
2 basket, was lowered down almost forty
feet to the deck of the little Eagle
boats. Others, minus legs OF arms. or
otherwise crippled and on crutches
cautiously descended the after star
board accommodation ladder. With her
decEs covered with men, the chaser
packed ont and ploughed through the
breaking seas to the sid, of the Solace.
#here the men were transferred with
even greater difficulty
Chaser Strikes Transport
After many such trips had peen made
one Of the four chasers, No. 29I. wss
'oSsed against the side Of the North
en- racine ny heavy sea so that hc,.
mast snapped off close and crashed 10
the DECK: Il any aboard was injured
~ the failing mast no word os it was
,eho ashore and the boat continued ne,
trips TO the Solacc.
After all had been transferred. Can
IAN connolly sisnalled 70 shore re.
quest that tents and supplies sufficient
for ms crew be kept on the beach IN
pro3'de against future emergencies. A
teiepnoac inc was hauled out TO the
ship by surf boat, 50 that during the
salva%irg operations there VIII be no
oifiepity about communications with
ne shore
IN TIE afternoon Captain Frans Orr
q the Red Cross, sent ten gross OF bcxes
IT safety matches and four gross OF bars
n soap aboard, following an appeai
from Captain Connolly.
BY o'clock Colonel w. S. Valentine.
me cavalry officer who mas beer in
rnarge on the beach, and Lieutenant
s<oionei Pierce, in charge OF the med.
,sai corps preparations, departed for
nc mainland with their stafs and aids.
fheir task vac finished What work
remains - task Tor the navy. the
eoass guard and the Red Cross.
Workers Pay 81 for Meals
Incidentally, while Bay Shore and
Babylon residents generally have lent
every sort of assistance 10 the work
the Boatmcn's Association has beer
having wonderfully profitable time OF
~. There vas . loud cry from nearly
one hundred army officers and Red
Cross women early Thursday mornino
when, after seant breakfast III the
staple Street dock. consisting OF in
different coffee and bacon and bread
the check war q dollar apiece. Normally
~ Bay Shore such meal would cost