Evening star., 1920-02-06
Old Dominion Line
Boat Going to NY.
From Norfolk.
STORM ON COAST
ADDS TODANGER
Passengers In No Inn
mediate Peril-Cap-
tain Injured.
Ey The Associated Press.

~ he Associate Press.
NEW YORK. February 6.-The
steamship Princess Anne of the Old
dominion line, carrying thirty-two
passengers and a crew of seventy-two o
from Norfolk, Va, to New York. ran
aground one mile off the coast at
Rockaway point on Long Island in a
heavy storm early today and sent out
s o. :. calls for assistance. Tugs from
Army transport headquarters at Ho-
boken, wrecking tugs and police pa
troll boat went to the aid of the strand
ed vessel
Wireless reports said that Capt.
Seay of the Princess Anne had been
seriously injured. but no details were
given. The vessels position was con-
sidered serious on account of the gale
that had lashed the coast for the past
two days. 4 stiff northerly wind and
biting rain added discomfort to the
situation.
In response to a wireless inquiry
from police headquarters. the Princess
Anne reported that she was not in
immediate danger of breaking up.
She requested. however. that her pas
sengers be taken off by tugs as soon
as possible. She was reported to be
taking water rapidly.
Hull Badly Strained.
NnVlceS from tne Strdnueu suip
sent through coast guard observers
were that the hull was badly
strained through the pounding of the
surf
The sea was running high and
word Was sent to the coast guard
to send all available assistance.
The keeper of the Rockaway sta
tion reported that he had loaded his
surf, boat onto larger vessel and
would put out around Rockaway
Point TO deep water, where the hfe-
boat would be launched to approach
the stra nded ship from the off-shore
side
comfortable
Two Navy tugs and coast guard
ship and other vessels were approach
ing her.
Passengers Ast In D.nses.s
A message from Capt. Seay received
by the Old Dominion line requested
that relatives and friends of the pas
sensers be Informed they were in no
Immediate danger. He asked. how
ever. that supply of fresh water be
sent to the ship, as there was no more
drinking water aboard.
Four Passengers From Norfolk.
NORFOLK. February S-Of TWEEN
ty-five first-class passengers on the
Princess Anne four were from Nor
folk They are Harry Myers, H. D.
Pasternet and wife and Nick Ernest.
The addresses of these passengers
were unavailable at the offices of the
Old Dominion in this city.
Capt Frank Seay was the only
member of the crew from Norfolk
whose name could be learned here,
officials stating that the crew lists
were kept at the main offices of the
company in New York.
Wy
the company here. who received his
first information of the accident in
the Associated Press dispatch. imme-
diately got in touch with the New
York offices of the company by tele-
phone. He was informed that the
was apparently in no Immediately
serious danger
Henlopen Light lndermined.
WILMINGTON. Del, February O.
Although Henlopen light one of the
famous landmarks of the Atlantic
coast. has been badly undermined by
the battering of the heavy seas and
storm of the last two days. it was
said by shipping men here today to be
in no Immediate danger The velocity
of the wind decreased considerably
during the night and it is believed the
light would again weather the storm
in safety. \ report that the structure
NdS ItdnluS COuiQ not De NeTlueQ as
the telephone wire there is out of
comm misssi on Harry Palmer chief
keeper. and three assistants refused
10 leave the lighthouse.
For years the water has been creep
ing up on the light until it is only $50
feet from the base of the structure at
low tide The foundation of sand and
1oam is being eaten away by each sue
0eeding storm. Talk of moving it
back has been heard from time to
time, but il is always declared the cost
was prohibitive. The lighthouse was
huilt by the English in 1854