Eureka Reporter | 1906-12-21 | Page 4 | Ran Vessel onto Rocks

RAN VESSEL ONTO ROCKS passengers and crew landed safely but captain su des kingston jamaica the hamburg american line tourist steamer ann zessin victoria louise from new york dec 12 for this port went ashore monday night off port royal while on her way back to isea york in accounting for the stranding of the steamer it is explained that she was without a pilot and the captain was in charge he followed a wrong course and piled her up on the rocks just under the ise two hours later the captain locked himself in his cabin and blew out his brains the officers of the ship and the german consul here anade ineffectual efforts to hush up the news of the tragedy