Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-24

'a-se steam to start pumps Is known.
ASKS For TUGS TO BE SENT.

ASKS FOR TUGS TO BE SENT.
Colonel Mitchell IN charge of the
amy transport Office asked the nav
nj "Gthortncs at Halifax 20 send tugs
TO The assistance OF the distressed YES
SO, immediately.
At wa. un li.e Powhatan that form
CT Emperor Wilhelm visited England
i'll 1906. AT this tine he was rcputed
to have Daid the Hamburg American
L.no $s,250 u day for the use of the
liner which was then known az the
HAMBURG
A.;c. the vessel wa. uscu [. ,ar
ry Theodore Roosevelt and MS party
to Euro.c i'll March 1909 when he
made his trip to Africa hunting big
game. In 1914 the liner was cha, tered
Wy tao American Red Cross to take
doctors and nurses to the European
war zone and made anuu.ber OF trips
IL this CAPACITY under tho name Rel
Cross.
Wncn tho United States entered the
war Ill l9I7 the he'd Cross Was re-,
n"liteu II Snutdn anu paced IN tho
transport service. The vessel carr. ed
thOusanus OF soluic.S to Eulose and
return without nClucnt making nerI
last trip Oh September %, 1919.
CUTTERS SENT TO AID SHIPS.
Three revenue cutters from the Bos
ton district, two dcStroycrs from New
port and the two army transports
Northern Pacific and the Martha VISA
ington have been ordered to proceed
Immediately to the assistance of the
powhatan. Colonel Mitchell announc-
cd.
The Northern Pacific and Martha
Washington aro homcward bound
from Brcst, France with the last con
'ingcnls OF the American expedition
airy forC'J.
Tho coast guard cutters Ossipcc at
Portsmouth, N. H., Acushnct at W,od,'
hole and Gresham at this port arc the
other ships ordered tonight to the
assistance OF the Powhatan.
A wireless message received tonigl
from the Powhatan stated that ncr
passengers would be transferred to
the White Star Liner Cedric as soon
as tho weather permitted. The message
asked that tugs with heavy towing
gear lie dispatched as soon as pos
sib!e.
YARMOUTH OWNED BY NEGROES
The Yarmouth flies the colOcs OF
Black Star Line Steamship Corpor,
ton, the first company OF It's kind III
officers and crew are OF that race,
and tho original intention Of the com
pany's founders was that cargocs
would go to Negroes only.
The cargo OF liquor carried on the
Yarmouth cons sting OF whisky, gin
and champagne, Is valued ut $4,000
900. She left this port yesterday Mt
crnoon for Havana with n heavy list
to starboard owing to the haste with
which longshorcmen loaded her in an
effort to get her away before prohl
hilton became effective at midnight
Thursd ~.
Revenue agents were ut the per
watching 20 see If the ship would pn-
t., sen before the amendment went
into effect, but at mdn. ght there were
still two barges filled with cases OF
liquor alongside and largo stacks OF
1t OH the pier. The entire shipment
was stopped by the revenue agents,
but yesterday afternoon the Yarmouth
was permitted to proceed with what
had been put aboard. About 5000 cas-
os OF liquor said to he worth between
$25O.000 and $500 900 Mt present Pre-
cs were on the Ter under police guard
when the steamship moved out.
The communication officer of the
fhi';drlph'G navy yard said tonight
that the coast guard cutter Itasca,
stationed at New York and two steam
crs had gone to the assistance OF the
steamer Yarmouth. The distressed
vessel sent her S. 0. S. from n posi-
ton twenty four miles st of North
END Lightsh.p or about thirty five
miles east OF Cape May. N ].