Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-19
BOILERS FLOODED
ON FORMER Liner
Powhatan, With 500 Passengers,
Reports Water Gaining and
Pumps Out of Order.
LIQUOR CARGO is DOOMED
Ship Owned by Negroes in
Jeopardy-American Vessel
Founders OFF England.
LIQUOR CARGO is DOOMED

BOSTON, Jan. 1s.-Two steamers are
in distress and another foundered I'm
the Atlantic tonight. according to
wireless messages received at the local
station. The army, transport Powhatan,
with 500 passengers aboard, sent u
radio stating that her boilcr-room was
Hooded. with the water gaining momen-
tarily, and help from the pumps uncer-
tain. She gave her position as SEQ
miles east Of New York.
Another radio announced that the
British freighter Yarmouth, which LETT
New York for Havana yesterday, vita
n cargo of liquor. is sinking. She gave
hcr position as latitude 80 north, longi-
tude "A west. and that she was twenty
four miles northeast OF light vessel No.
%. The message also stated that tho
forward ballast tank Is leaking into
the engine-room. heavy mist is pre-
vailing. according to the message.
Hits Rocks and Founders.
n message received tonight from
London announced the sinking of the
American steamer Macona. The ves-
sci sci, struck truck q rock or Nidlngen light
yessel of 5,s11 tons, and was owned by
Barber Co. She sailed from New
York November "a. and was last ro-
pairing to proceed to Copenhagen.' M pre-
n,,.n In reP9SortinE the accident to the Pow
1ia, hintan. CSptain Randall gave the posi-
longitude 6.01 west. - 80
Theirs The first message said the Transports
choked and water gaining. In a seconi
message CAPTAIN Randall said: lt'-
no,ise. i've rnan nave 900 2asssenssrs on board,
stand Us until results OF attemptltot
rnse steam TO start pumpsiis known.,'t
Asks for Tugs to De sent.
Colonel Mitchell, In charge of the
authorItes at Halifax to e send dhf tura Gava, a.
inc &c, assistance Isl OF the dist. essed vessel
1t was on the Powhatan that forne =
Emperor iam.p wilhelm visited England In
i,o h9oo. AZ this time he was reputed to
saye ~ s paid the Hamburg-America Line
which was then known as the Ham.
., Later the vessel was used to carry
Europe in March, 1908, when he mnde.
MS p trip to africa hunting big game.
American Red Cross to take seu doctors Hy ers
and nurses to the European war zone
al ana a, mad, made a number OF trips in this
When the United States States entered @ rIJs, ths
war In 1917 the Red Cross was renamed
sowhatan ser~ina r,. and placed in the transport
Of soldiers to Europe and return WITT.
out incident. making her last trim on
SSPSS"oSI 1919, Z.
Cutters Sent to Aid Ships.
Ihree revenue cutters from the Bos
ton district. two destroyers from New.
port and che two army transnorts ,oMs
Northern Pacific and the Martha Snniss Wash
Immediately to the assistance Of tSc
towhatan. Colonel Mitchell annonncaS
wasSiDs rhi Sorthern or .s. Pacific and Martha
gents of the American oSpedItionar, s,r
The coast guard cutters ossipee a,
Portsmouth. y. n. Acushnet at Woods.
mole. and Gresham at this port. arc the
sistance of the Powhatan.
wireless message received ton,,
from the Powhatan stated that ba,
the W5ite stsr @ona 1iaeI be est transferred to
the weather permitted. The message
ASKED that tugs with heavy towinc.
gear be dispatched as soon as nos
Yarmouth Owned by Negroes.
The Yarmouth nies the colors OF th.t
sack star Line Steamship Corporatton
on. ome nTst company of its kind to be
Msea eers a,d ddnt.rely nrsl by negroes; The. Off
the original intention OF the com.
panXs founders was that carsoes
would so to negroes only
The cargo OF liquor carried an +hs
iarmouth. consisting OF whisky. gin
nno csnampagne, is valued at $4,000
wv oHc ieIt TINS port yesterday nft.
nrnoon for Havana with n heavv yist -
Sthr6oard shiaS owing to tho haste witt,
effort to get her away before prohibit
rt, ION became effective at midnight
=, Revenue agents were at the pier
W. ~ascnihg @ & 10 see If the ship would put
70 sea before the amendment went ,ntn
fweet fwe but at a, ,midnlght there were still
ALONGSIDE and large stacks OF IT on the
@ @nlar. Ihe entire shpment was stop
neu oy the revenue agents. but yester
any afternoon the Yarmouth was per.
m,.ten MI 70 proceed with what had been
ssan ssnd d6o 20 be worth between s25o,ooo and
nier under police guard when the
steamship moved out. '"o
The communication officer OF t,o
phiiadelphia navy-yard said tonight
mar the coast guard cutter Itasca.
stationed at New York, and two steam
s srs had gene to the assistance OF tho
, Steamer Yarmouth. The distressed
f1Wenty-f fS,S four miles eastlof North End
lightehip or about thirty-ive miles
east of Cape May. ~ J. g