Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-02-25 | Page 2 | Baron Rothschild Meets with Mishap

BARON ROTHSCHILD MEETS WITH ftEf Yacht of French Banker (Joes Aground South of Cape Antonio, Cuba. CAPE SAN ANTONIO. Cuba. Fob. 24. Baron Rothschild's yacht Atmah, with tho baron and a party of friends aboard. Is aground Iwelvo miles south of Capo San Antonio on the south side of the island. The Atmah went aground la.te yesterday yester-day while on routo. from Jamaica to Havana. Ha-vana. She lies In twelve feet of water on a sandy bottom with a slight list. Although she is In an exposed position, the sea Is moderate and she Is In no danger of breaking up. Her first officer arrived at the wireless wire-less station here today In a launch to gel assistance from Havana. The accident resulted from miscalculations, miscalcula-tions, due to heavy weather encountered In the early part of hr passage. HAVANA. Feb. LM. The French minister min-ister hero has received a wireless from Cape San Antonio, saying that the French steam yacht Atmah has been wrecked at that place. No particulars of the accident have been received here. The French minister here has arranged ar-ranged to send a steamer to Capo San Antonio to assist the Atmah. NEW YORK, Feb. LM. A United Wireless Wire-less message received from Tampa lo-nlqhl lo-nlqhl also reported the yacht Atmah ashore near Cape San Antonio. It was added that assistance had been asked of Havana, but no further particulars, were available. The steam yacht Atniah Is owned by Baron Edmund do Rothschild, a member mem-ber of the banking firm of "Rothschild Brothers of Paris. She flies of the flag of the- Yacht club of France and was last reported In southern waters at Barbadoes. January 30.