The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-29
QlEzoN, ONCE
MADISON, LOST
DURING STORM
Noted Trans Pacific
Liner Hits Reefs;
Passengers s aved.
One Crewman Lost

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The Philippine liner Prexi-
dent Manuel Qucxon. . former
American Mail lines ship max
ina her maiden voyage under
new ownership. grounded on
q reef and sank or the south
coast Of Japan today, with The
probable loss Of ono life.
The ukishima Maru. \ lap
anese vessel which aided in ~
moving = crew of la and IL
passengers. reported = second
cook was missing from the
lt.iS7-ton liner. formerly
known ~ the President
Madison.
AmnnK the passengers wsf~ hr.
and Mrs Cyrus Andersen. ~ San
Francisco. and Mr.. and Mrs Juan
Cos juanKeo. ~ Manila. Andsfpua
operates the Andersen Mstoon
shipping company: cscsjuanxve 10
ore ~ The recent purchasers n fhs
ou~san.
The sas-foot vessei w.s hurled
ON . reef by . gale whssh sxspt
down out Of the East China So
and caused distress 10 ~ least t~o
other ships
The American Mall liner rfssl.
dent TAFT was proceeding under
difficulty after losing Z tail SHAFT.
and the Norwegian frsishlsr ~
ouanx sank after rescue ef her ~
crewmen.
VIOLENT END
The onesen was On route fram
Los Angeles 10 Shanghai and Hsnx
Kong when II was driven aground
a. go NJ. today. Capt. Cfispulo
onrubls sent an soa. but ne sild
not believe his ship was In imme-
date danger.
lie advised the owners he hoped
10 proceed after repairs. but shirt
iy the number one hold and the
engine room began fiiIiar with
water. The ship Hated and the
heavy sea battered Il against the
reef, II was doomed.
The President Cleveland was
nearby and four Japanese ships
joined the rescue. Most OF the
passengers and crew were trans
ferred 10 the ukishims Maru ana
ikishlma Maru.
The vessel. which cost sb.ss7.-
iii.7s 20 build In 1874. was psr-
chased In Seattle late isst year ny
the Philippine syndicate for 1850
600. II began it, maiden voyage
under the new owners Dec. n. faap.
II paused ~ Vancouver. Portland
and Los Angeles and sailed from
thsrs Jan. with 10000 tons Of
general freight.
Her new owners lowed her from
Quartsrmsstsr Harbor. whsrs she
had been anchored for many
months, and had her drydocksd
and overhsuied 81 Seattle.
'FrRsT- TRsp
Al the Qssxon, the old President
Madison WINS making ia first WY
age since espsixing In Seattle hsr-
bor March 20. 1914. One man VAS
killed when the ballast WAS shifted.
thu ship kssisd over and tina holds
flooded.
A year later slipped her moor
ings At Seattle during . gale and /
was driven into . nearby dock,
where sbs rammsd and sank the
stsrn-wheeIer Harvester and dam
aged the cargo steamer North
Haven.
The Quszon sank near fame.
gashima island In the LAicho Island
chain
OFpICERs kNowN ugnE
Chief officer sas Capt. A. W.
Nygraa. formerly sf ths American
Mall line. : subsidiary ~ ths Dollar
line which vent out ~ business IN
ie3s. Chief steward wss Harry A.
Duke. . sstsrsn with Captain NY.
gran ~ Alaska. California and
trsns-Paeifie runs.
Ths chief engineer wss william
Gates. who hsid the same pess for
many years rh~n The snip vas IN
regular service, t.
A. the Madison u tb< Amsf-
lean Mall Lane. the vessel called
AZ Tacoma regularly every %
days for number u years. later