Evening star., 1928-03-10

ing near the State pier to take the
rescued passengers either 70 New YORK
or back 10 Boston. according 70 their
preference
A message 70 the Coast Guard boat
carving the first batch Of rescued pas
sengers, which was intercepted BY one
Of the Navy vessels and relaysd 10 ti1s
Boston Navy Yard. read:
Suggest patrol boat take passengers
direct 10 Plymouth 20 avoid transfer g
ships, and 20 set them ashore as soon
as possible"
Naval officials were unable 70 isSr1
the source Of this message
A message TO the Maror.es PciTs
Coast Guard station at a n from tIIs
steamer said that AZ that hour tsleFs
was TO water in the engine r0cEa. when
a few hours earlier had been fioocsc
The weather was improving ard th2$s
aboard were considered in no danger,
Surf Boat Reaches Side.
At GAS am. after several attempts,
a crew from the Coast Guard station
succeeded in launching a surf boac and
after furious struggle with she re0ga
sea pulled alongside ct TIE Lee.
The dangerous trip. X Was said Al
the Coast Guard station. waS made -
establish oirec, Communication with ths
Lees commander.
The George Washington, coming tvona
New York. halted in the v!cs0lty ~ Ine
Lee this morning. eIt after S1 sct1y
wait IL was found thar iGs numerous
reefs and shallow water made Il 1rE's>aS~
Sloie for her 70 set near &fSS stranded
vessel and the sea was tc1 ros3SSs al
attenp. the transfer. The (fSCcss
Washington proceeded 10 Boston,
Several rescue vessels were S.a-1tssas
by at distance ot about mile Ts,sv
included the Coast Guard CATERS TED
Wing and TNiScarora, the submarine
tender Bushnell. the naval salvage SasS
Falcon and the niDeSwSerer N3lsSvSs,
The binding SllowS;cv,i in which tfea
steamer struck ceased early today. This
forenoon the sale had shsteG consider
ably. but the $ea was still rnsIsA Nogss
was seem III y shift o( the wind from the
southeast 20 north. with indications
that it would swing acound - ths weSs
later III the dav With an osE<Ners
wind. il was believed the <FsS wV>,s'S
Shate materially and permit yr>Ssss
work.
Outline Re>cue rtau,
Several officials Of the ESSt>r;> Syeams-
ship ('c, arrived here ear.v t<s<sAv atFev
an automobile trip fgpN SNSsSn. Aftee
surveying the scene they g>sstfUlea 4
tentative plan u have ste paSeGsevS
of the Iee taken otF latNy IN shs cav IN
Navy tugs aud eyVUShs ashore Tbs
plan MAS gieI$Ddrns ulN>n tire Weather,
Radio messages fvp;Ss tNS $rx early
III the night Indicated thai she WAS N
great danger, ous t2.fE WCI0 ~2S gl&9E
The first fears ~ I>apt II W. RlcyHS.Nf,
had aoats& that all tAe lsaSSsy.Ees> NSrss
ami that eh,rr VAS ~ coH~
fltSstNli AeeAvS
The Iee sr>,,nSiea eag,y hast nsShg
during fo~n,tse southwestern sale
and newSsofm which blinded Cart
Robinson on his cN0tSr. fAe Vessel
struck u nile ~ Manonsst rstng. IN al
almost dtgScs lsoe gycm she Maaoeaes
Coast Guard StattNN
Radto messages frrm the lee Qsslx&sv
the WcllG cs s{S pttSAt eyeN
A. y k>ckcut At the C,>aSs lsgay,s SA~
.,an was attempting ~ Sienea ssN As.
II the danger IL its r>s>AtSA~ :. "
easentsy had grounded wSee fsgss
slsosed faso0Sa She >wsrshsS >Aew sryY0
,Aore.
faSseascrS IN No nanxeF.
fA$S myers and crew WSgS in ~ isn~
%sNNtstfN &NNANAN &AtN St$4sSNx&sa Sae% sSN
Mas gsssststsgNS heavily u SsseWSd tsc SSztsS
n @SAkuAS Ne, Capt kcAaaSN,A ne
,SNgted
fhe I<AaSt QasaCA Cutters lEsSsarsxa
slhd Ne<sWhlS were early arrivals ea the
'SsAe and SN<sa after mlsE@At &AsS
morning, tsls naval SALVAGE Ship S>aleoe.
he submarine tender AgsSiasNea and ths
NtallAyd eanle,
fhsy had made 4 GusS& yNn frcsa
aN tAe tsp NJ CAl~ ISNA
shege Tor the lNNSt several Wea,tAS they
nave nSSsn engaged M SAlVage MoEk nsa
ne submarine Sea
Shortly after their arrival tae Sgaaw
.esaa ~ tAn heAvtS ami vtSseasisS Was
,hafpy lNWeEcd II Mas pNNSSinNS -
slnnlNSe tights ~ the stranded vessel
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