Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-05-18 | Page 1 | Rew Criticized for Conduct on Menaced Liner

fW CRITICIZED 1111 R Cm CONDUCT DUCT ON MENACED LINER v en n Handling Steamer Seneca neca During Crisis Accused of Intoxication TAIN OF BOAT HIGHLY PRAISED I yde e Line Agent Says It j. j Impossible to Keep I Passengers From Drink I EW YORK May 18 AP APi Ar- Ar enteen i of ot the passengers of ot ther the r liner Seneca who were wele Jong ong those taken from the steam steam- j when il it went aground at at Miami last Sunday morning mornin upon j lr arrival here today signed a charging that some of at Krew V were under the influence 1 liquor r signed statement also d d that members of at the cre crew I Ined ned life me preservers ahead of ot the i gers thereby causing m mUch ch cern to the women on board ih though hough gh the statement criticized Craters ers of ot th the crew the Seneca's Captain B. B W. W Leek praised A special train Pullman cars ears brought of the peca's as a's passengers to the r Penn Penn- rin terminal EMITS STATEMENT t f. f rA A A Edwards of ot Brookline iss 1st gave newspaper men theLt the Lt which read in part iw AV the tho undersigned being pas- pas gers aboard the S. S S. S Seneca n 1 from irom Miami to New ew York rIng ving May 15 at 4 p. p m. m hereby th that t the following state- state ts- ts are true In the affair of ot theCa the aea Ca being in la a sinking condition of ot May 15 and 16 and being removed In lI life life- eUs e- e its Us to te wit jNo No 1 Liquor l Liquor s sold ld openly OVerly nth n f ieca eca I No 2 A 2 A portion of ot ships ship's crew I Be te influence of at liquor l No O 3 3 Men 3 ten Men were taken ashore r tug while many ladies ladles to use small lifeboats ts t rNo No 4 4 Many Many members of ot the life lite preservers ahead of ot causing much concern ladles ies a IER I-IER R ACCUSATIONS fter tel reading the statement Mr 11 wards lizards ids was as asked ed do you ou mean when you ou of at ships ship's crew luence of ot liquor Walters and bell hODS he red ree re- re tW d e said a group of at boys ands and s the liner Intoxicated Elbert Ibert B 13 Kip Rip traveling passe tl gent of or the Clyde line who t turned with the party when ind in- in mcd d of ot the charges said It wa was Co Continued on page 6 CREW CRITICIZED FOR FaR CONDUCT ON ON MENACED LINER Continued tr from m page 1 ly Impossible to stop drinking among the passengers He lie said that the Seneca never was In danger that she went aground in In only seven feet teet of water and that there were any number ol of passengers he had spoken to who had praised the captain and crew of the liner While Mr Ir Edwards was voicing his and oth other t pass passengers passengers' complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints others on the train took exception but wh when n asked asker for tor their names declined to to- reveal their their identities