The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-19
LENAPE STILL
FAST IN SAND
OFFST. JOHNS
247 Passengers on Grounded
Liner Taken to Jacksonville
Yesterday by Steamer
ArapahOe.
(By Associated Press)

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 1S.-The Clyde
liner Lenape, aground off the st. Johns
bar since Tuesday morning, remained
fast tonight while her PAT passengers,
brought into port by the Arapahoe of
the same line today, scattered fer their
destinations, their experience summed
up in the inconvenience and attendant
worry.
Once they put foot on solid ground
they drew up a mass resolution COM
mending the work of Captain L. c. TulI
and the crew of the light house tender
Mangrove. The Mangrove first went to
the aid of the Lenape yesterday morn
ing when that vessel. several miles off
it's course. drove hard on the sands off
Nassau sound approximately two
miles off shore. She stood by all day yes
terday and last night, broke two haW-
sers and chain, lost her two bits and
stern rail in trying to pull the Lenape
off, and this morning took the 247 pas
sengers aboard. The passengers were
| later transferred at Mayport, a mile UP
the river. to the Arapahoe which Went
! out from here. The resolution, it was
announced by spol1esmen for it's signers,
will be forwarded to the Chief of the
| Lighthouse service at Charleston, S. c.
Officers and men OF the Lenape, too,
l were commended for their work during
the vessels plight
| Excitabie Scenes
! Some eXcitable scenes attended the
| transfer early today of the passengers
! to the AIangrove, according to w. r.
Carter, former publisher Of the Florida
! Metropolis, who with his wife, was
aboard.
Elderly women and small children were
list, he said, and the strain OF events
~teld hard on the119.sl=Ii1- taking the, pas.
! sengers aboard the Mangrove the order
p. Of the sea--chiIdren, women and mem
| was followed.
In the separation Of families there
were many pathetic scenes.
I The sea was somewhat rough at the
! time which, coupled with their pent up
emotions caused excitement among the
| less staunch.
The Lenape was in charge of First
Officer Reginald Dexter at the time of the
! accident, according to II. G. Winsol
Florida passenger agent for the line,
| who was aboard the vessel
| On DUTY IL Minutes
The first officer had been on duty only
II minutes, however, having taken over
the watch at 4 a. IN. from the second
| officer The vessel ran on the sand at
Alp. A number OF the passengers were
| awakened by the shock, but their fears
were quickly allayed by the ships Off
GERS who also made the rounds OF the
Quarters and called everybody to the
decks.
Efforts are still being made by tugs
to pull the Lenape back into stream but
with the exception of q 10 foot move
Yesterday when she took line from
! the Mangrove and tug, she has re-
,mained fast. She is not pounding. how
ever, Mr.. Winsel said, and no leakage
has developed. At low tide her DO"
stands in only five feet of water.
The vessels plight and consequent
holding here Of the Arapahoe, scheduled
To sail for New York today. has dis
arranged schedules of the line some
what. The Arapahoe will leave tomorrow
.IJ,B Raymond president OF the line
vas in the city today and went down the
river with the Arapahoe today
Captain Grant Bunneli, master OF the
iT,enane in the absence Of Capt. klmball'
itbe regular commander. has been III the
C,lvd4 line service for approximately 90
Years. Mr.. Winsel said.
| Of the four or five vessels that nave
1ona aground in the vicinity of where
tho I.enape is fast. only one has ever
co,,a off il was said today In local
marine circles. This after week WORK
A government investigation VIII be
Launched into the Lenape's trouble II
was said today.