Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1930, Page 5

12 N SHIPWRECK AWAIT RESCUERS Steamer Admiral Benson Fast in Oregon Sand, After 34 Are Taken Off. By the Associated Press. ASTORIA, Oreg., February 17.—At- tempts will be made again today to rescue the crew of 65 and 7 or 8 pas- sengers aboard the steamship Admiral n, fast ashore on the sands of Peacock Spit, off the mouth of the Co- lumbia River. Thirty-four passengers were taken ashore yesterday by lifeboats and a hes buoy before rising seas forced Coast Guardsmen to halt the rescue operations. The Admiral Benson, en route from California ports to Portland, went ashore Saturday night in a dense fog. Although the exact cause of the wreck was not determined. some of the Laurel on Peacock Spit was mistaken for the first buoy which guides vessels into the river. The Laurel went aground on the spit last Summer and broke amidships with the loss of one life, Hope to Float Vessel. Hope that the Admiral Benson could be &:aud was expressed by Carl Strout, district superintendent of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., owner of the vessel. Strout said the ship, val- ued at $700,000, was fully insured. The combined freight and passenger steamer was at the mercy of the ele- ments during the night. W. M. Rob- bins, commander of the Point Adams station, believed all persons aboard the vessel could be removed before heavy seas began to run. Comgr. Robbins said the Admiral Benson was grounded so fast that 50 tugs couldn't move her.” Efforts of tugs from Astoria_yesterday to move the craft, even at high tide, seemed to | confirm the seaman'’s opinion. The 34 passengers were removed without untoward incident with the ex- ception of Mrs. A. B. Reynolds of Port- | land, wife of a Standard Oil Co. offi- | clal, who was rescued by a breeches |buoy when seas grew heavier and forced a halt on rescuing by boat. For | boat to the shore Mrs. Reynolds was | hauled beneath water. She was taken to a hospital at Point Adams, but was reported recovering. Children Are Rescued. ‘Two children, Amita, 7, and Wini- | nearly the entire distance from the +HY, EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930 with their parents in the Benson’s life- boat, whlchpworked its way through the breakers along a breeches buoy line shot across the stranded steamer. “It was lots of fun even if we did get a little wet,” the children said when they reached the North Head beach. A graphic picture of the wreck was told by Mrs. J. W. Weinrabe, San Fran- cisco, wife of the chief steward aboard the craft. She said the Admiral Ben- | son jolted over the sands just as a farewell dance was being given aboard. The festive event became suddenly a scene of terror as the vessel struck. Passengers dashed to the decks, but the officers circulated among them and scoffed good naturedly. GLIDER ACCIDENT FATAL. University of Michigan Sophomore Hurt in Fall Saturday. ANN ARBOR, Mich, February 17 (#)—Edgar F. Siekemeyer, of Muskegon Heights, Mich., died here Saturday night following a glider ac- cident. He was a sophomore student of the University of Michigan. Siekemeyer was at the controls of a glider being towed by an automobile over the ice of Barton Pond. The | glider went into a tail spin and fell 150 feet to the ice. His death is the first| DRY LAWS SCORED BY NOTED PASTOR Sees Hundreds Who Are the Worse Because of Prohibition, Says Dr. Ray. By the Associated Press. 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