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Princess Anne Stranded Of Long
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Rushing to Rescue.
LIFE CREW poWERLEss
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

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New York, Feb. G.--The s,earn.bir
Princess Anne Of the Old Dominion
! Line, carrying 32 passengers and n crew
of ~ from Norfolk, Va. to New York.
ran aground one mile off the coast Mt
Rockaway Point on Long Island in a
heavy storm early today and sent out
SOS calls for assistance.
Tugs from army transport headquarters
Mt Hpboken, wrecking tugs and n police
patrol boat went 10 the aid Of the stranded
vessel.
Wireless reports said that Captain
Soay Of the Princess Anne had been
seriously injured, but no details were
gwen The vessel position was considered
bad on account Of the gale that had las he'd
the cost for the past two days. A stiff
nnrterhly wind and rain added discomfort
To the situation.
Members Of the coast guard at Rockaway
Beach endeavored to launch a boat 10
GO To the steamer but gave up the at
tempt when giant rollers nearly battered
the craft To pieces.
In response 10 n wireless inquiry from
police headquarters the Princess Ammo
reported not in imminent danger Of
breaking up. She requested however.
that her passengers be taken of by tugs
as soon as possible.
The Princess Anne left Norfolk Wedne~-
day evening and was due here yesterday
afternoon, but she encountered terrific
storm of the coast and was delayed. Thee
first SlS message was received af the
office Of Naval Communications here at
I. 30 O'Clock this morning. II stated that
the boat was off Roamer Shoals and
needed immediate assistance. Messages
IF this nature kept coming every five
minutes until four o'clock
In response 10 the early messages. two
Jugs started for Roamer Shoals Later
messages showed, however. that the
,ositiOn Of the steamer was incorrectly
itated and that the boat was aground on
he Long Island cost off Ambrose light.
he two tugs, which were headed for i
foarncr shoals received word Of her correct
position and started for her assistance +
Several Others also answered the steam 1
RS distress calls.
An attempt to launch iifebnat from
oast guard station %. near Roekasav
'oint, failed because Of the heavy sras
our mules were procured from Fort 4
Ii'den, and the Ilfeboat vas dragged i
long shore q mile to point OPPOSITE. 4
iockaway Inlet, where another effort
Ill be made To launch IT,
Reports from the stranded ship sent
Trough coast guard observers shortly
tier 10 a. m. were that the hull was badly
through the pounding of the
Irf and that No. 3 hold WAS full Of water.
ut there WIS no water IN ho.ds I or 2.
l he sea WAS running high and a call
as been sent TO the coast guard to send
II available assistance, waves 30 to 25
ct high were washing over Brockaway
each at clock, and 1T Was considered
n.ikely that q transfer OF the distressed
Gamers Passenger would be attempted
lder these conditions unless il was afrso-
tely necessary
A larger vessel viii put out from Rock
way Point to deep water where the life
'at Will be launched TO try TO reach the
randed ship from the off shore side.
The passengers on board were reported
no immediate danger.
Two navy cutters and coast guard
tier are standing by the disabled shin
ID other vessels could be seen approach
z her IN the distance, attracted by the
rly SOS calls
Later reports received shortly after
on from the stranded ship were that she
IS taking water rapidly and the captain
at message ashore asking that the
ssengers and crew be taken off before {
sht. t
The coast guard cutter and navy tugs .
, stu standing by and efforts to reach I
, ship with surf boat are being made T
: the life guards {