| Show TRANSPORT AGROUND U. U S. S Ship Sheridan in Dangerous Danger Danger- ous Position on Coral Rock Honolulu Au Aus Aug 31 n. The The he United States arm army t transport Sheridan Is aground on n a coral rock In d deep ep water St t t the tho southwestern extremity of or the Island of or Oahu on which this city is situated There are passengers and sixty soldiers aboard The steamers steamer's steam steam- ors ers condition Is serious but It is believed believed be be- she will be bo floated In the mornIn morn morn- In ing The Tile transport went last night but Its plight was not dl discovered until the wireless operator at Barbers Barber's arbe s Point opened his toda today and soon cau caught ht a message o asking help S Up p to a late hour It has lias been found Impossible to render an any a assistance owing to position of oC the ship and tho the dangerous nn-erous nn shore line but the revenue cutt cutter culter r Manning and the steamer are arc standing b by At dawn an attempt will vIll be made to transfer the tho passengers but the heavy swell and surf wilt will male make this a n. perilous Un undertaking d erta k I Efforts were cre made manic all nil da day to reach the transport but only 1 natives nall in their thell surf riding canoes were able to set iet ct near the vessel Ship Ship- Boat Bont Swamped S Late this afternoon the second of officer of- of fleer of or th the Sheridan and some of the crew reached shore after a thrilling ride The Tho ships ship's boat was swamped In iii the br breakers akers and then m men n only succeeded In reaching the shore b by swimming and with great difficulty The second officer sai said the transport Is hanging on a a. rock with deep water all around and swung back bacic and forth b by the heavy swell Perfect order erder has been maintained and the alarm among the passengers Is not great reat According to the tue officer Captain of the Sheridan assumes all nil responsibility for Cor the tile wreck admitting admitting admitting admit admit- ting that ho he hug hugged ed the tile dangerous shore too cIo closely cly The second officer said that after anel the vessel el struck Its life boats were launched and amI an effort made to reach the thc shore but this was found Impo impossible and the boats re returned returned re- re turned to the ship He lie says that the hea heavy swell will make the transfer of those on the tile transport to other ships a serious problem Among the passengers seng on the Sheridan Is Mrs Kennedy the mother of Mrs 2 J. J H. H Smailes North State street Mrs Irs Kennedy Kenned Is on her herway wa way from rom Manila ll to her homo home in Los Angeles o |
