New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
Gale hlperils
200 Wounded
On zroopship
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coast gnarnsmen reached the Northern
PRriflc at O'Clock this morning. The
otheT cosSt .guard boats and several of
The ships boats were used much of the
dzy to pick men off rope ladders and
ferry them 10 the chasers- Sometimes
the power boat, occasionally the "sea-
blGgh1s, carried the men directly to
the destrDyers that eventually brought
the rescued to Hoboken.
On shore there was even more &C
tdv11y than on the two preceding days
of the rescue There was no rain, but
IL WAS much colder
Babylon Women Serve Food
a Large white tent with two big
heating stowe5 in it. was crowded with
soldie,r, Red Cross canteen workers
and ecastgnard men, resting from their
STRENUOUS work in the surf, while
stza1nY vapors rose from their drenched
clrslalng. The women Of the Babylon
cna-fter' IF the Red Cross were there
dlgpeagang not coffee, chicken soup,
sandwiches and dry wooden socks to all
suzneEF
C-rAs5t6e The tent was Il big bonfire
oG dTlftwoods on which steamed huge
saald1onH of coffee being prepared by
Ma's- Charles M organ, Miss Marion Hol-
linz and other women from nearby
lNng Island places, for whoever
r4eeded it,
Toward afternoon the upper struct-
use Of The troopship was all but de-
serted
At intervals through the night the
Northern Pacific signal platform
bl1nked "all's we'll and the flagship
Columbia with her fashlight answered
standing by More than score Of
,wsarships, large and small, stood by the
liner during the night, brilliant spec
tacle for thls bleak and almost unin-
habited coast
Around the beach bonGres army.
navy and coastguard officers united 10
praise Of the scamanship and co6pera-
t1oa which. it seems likely, viii save
not only, the company Of 5000 passen-
gers and crews, but possibly the liner
an well Colonel Valentine a regular
army Gfnce1, representing Major Cen
.srai1 f5hAnks. Of the Army Transport
Service praised the navy for its fine
work Cooperation between the two
branches Of the service has been per
Iect.7 he SAID. "and by tomorrow noon
L am confident dcbarkaton and trans
sh,pfntnt will have been completed. a
splendid achievement, with 80 many
seriously wounded"
{. 1ohn A. Wilbur has opened tho Now
p e motel. q summer resort owned by
n,n shd located at Ocean Beach. three
ffaareerS Of a mile away. Today he
Dtousht over staff Of help and those
~tN"' onicets and Rcd Cross workers
~, ,,o are Obliged TO spend the nipht on
'n'"tio van do It for the frat time
10 something approximating comfort
Fourth Ship Ashore Since 1870,
Ny. Wilbur, who Is the pav Sh,,r.
frpfe@Fntatiyc Of the War Camp Cn,n-
munity Service. said he had openod bia
hotel ut the request Of Major Gcnoraj
Shanks. lie has provided accon,rnod" -
tions for 100 people, practically All hit
have been permitted 10 remain on W.,
izIand, With the exception Of nn.r,y
100 coaet guard2m>n who arc quartnre1
in two of the nearby stations and En-
no fire Island Li9nthcusc,
NJ. wilbur 8aid to-day that since
1909 three otne/ anips have gone
M2hoYe on the J.onclyville bench An
NJ them we're hauled off in fnjrly good
shape. he eaid, but the weather has
usually been more favorable. The
boats we're the Antonio Lopez, in 1905,