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Show - ' V . Wireless f lessages of Distress Asliino j for ; Help Cease; Vessel Sent to' the Rescue Hay A vent Loss of Life; 1 ; V. .; ; - : ' ' ": ; ' NEWPOBT, E. L, Dec 11. Word is anxiously awaited from the Man- tucket lightship, which is Anchored far oat in the Atlantic, with a serious ' leak in her hull which threatens to swamp her. Wireless messages 'hay been received asking for help, which has been sent. ' The messages hare ceased, and grave fears are entertained for the Vessel's safety and that of the fourteen men on board. . f . . latest messages was apparently. Just above the n re room plates. , So rapidly did the water come in. al- . though the pumps were kept constant- ,' ly at work, that late yesterday after-noon after-noon the flreroom was flooded and the j fires had "been extinguished. . ' . Wireless Communication Ceased. , Wireless communication then ceased, and.it was supposed that nothing fur-, ther would be heard directly from the vessel, as the dynamos probably - had given out.. Early today, however,, came the brief, apparently unfinished message, mes-sage, again askinjc for aid. This time , it is thought the wireless system, must i have become completely crippled. f The wind shifted to northwest ' late I yesterday., and .this-had the effect of causing the great seas to moderate per- . ceptibly. so that less anxiety was felt here .before . noon for . the lightship's -safety.- - . - - ' Fourteen," on Board. On board the lightship are CapL Jot- .-gensen .-gensen of Dennis, Mass., commanding; two engineers, three naval electricians operating the wireless apparatus, and eight seamen. .-. .( - - j NEWPORT, R. I;. Dec. 11. A half-flmshed half-flmshed message sent just before the batteries are supposed to have become exhausted came here by wireless from the Nantucket lightship early today, asking for "help from anywhere.' ' The message was timed 2 a. m., and was as follows: "Nantucket -shoals' lightship in dis tress. . Send help from anywhere." Here tho message broke off. The United States gunboat Hist left here for the lightship at 3 a.' m. today. The wind is west-northwest and moderate. mod-erate. The eea is subsiding. Hay Keep Her Afloat As the lightship's design includes water-tight compartments Intended, to save her in just such stress as she is now In, the lighthouse officials declare that there will bs little difficulty on the part of her crew in keeping her afloat until aid can' reach her. The lighthouse tender Azaiea, which left NewbedfOrd at 7:30 o'clock last night, should reach the vicinity of the lightship during, this forenoon. , , , When wireless messages were received re-ceived at the naval torpedo station here yesterday from the lighthouse reporting report-ing that she had sprung a leak and that the water was . steadily gaining, the officials prepared to rend help. Gunboat in Bad Condition. The gunboat Hist was ordered to proceed pro-ceed to the scene, but as she was about to start, a defect in her steering geaT was discovered, which made it neces-rary neces-rary for her to have repairs madt immediately. im-mediately. Word was then sent to Newbedford, where the lighthouse tender ten-der Azalea was lying, and that vessel was dispatched to the lightship. Early today the steering gear of the Hist again was In proper shape, and at 6 o'clock she left the naval .. training station under orders to make the best possibla speed to the lightship. The distance she will nave to cover is about ninety-seven miles. .. .. Ieak Above Flreroom Plates. The leak in the lightship's hull, while Tnt wlttv iwmM iifmrHln to th |
