The Dollar" Line: round-the-world finer President Harrison went aground on a rock just off Bonham Island in the northern part of the Ghusan: group~ about 80 miles from Shanghai at.1.45 asin, on Saturday. Reports wirelessed to the Dollar Company offices by Captain Porta of the Harrison on Sunday stated that the vessel had been refloated at 10 o'clock that morning during high tide and was proceeding under her own power to Fairway Buoy in the mouth of the Yangtz.
When the news of the vessel's plight was received in Shanghai on Saturday morning, the tugs Victoria, Saucy and St. Aubin, belonging to the Shanghai Tug & Lighter Ca., were gent to her assistance. The Victoria took off the 250 passengers ind the rest steerage) as well as some gold and part the more valuable cargo and these arrived back in Shanghai on Sunday morning early, Few details of how the vessel happened to run aground have, so far, been officially received' in Shanghai, the Dollar Company, "officials saying that, they were not '4s much interested in that phase at present ay getting the Harrison off the rocks and back safely into Shanghai, Neither is the extent. of the damage definitely known. It believed, however, that only the two forward holds were damaged, re-jor te stating that there were several feet of water in these compartments, The fact that she is returning to Shanghai under her own. power, however, leads to the conclusion that she was not as much damaged as was at first thought.
Fortunately for the officers of the ship and the tugs sent to her assistanize the weather was calm throughout the time she was on the rocks, thus strengthening the chances of getting her off and back:
Shanghai successfully, A Sucprise at. Night 'A. description of the position of the rock on which the Harrison ran. aground as related by passengers who returned on the vessel yesterday, was that it was about 300 fathoms from one of the smaller islands of the group which, in turn, was about the same distance from a larger island on which was a lighthouse. At the time of the accident the was steaming in a calm sea ard clear weather when, without warn. ing, the vessel hit the rock, and th passengers and crew were throws: into a panic, whioh lasted the rest of the night and until it was known that she was in no immediate danger. The S, 0. S. signals were sent out immediately and the rescue tugs dispatched from Shanghai.
The waters in which the Harwison was sailing at the time are said to be scme of the most treacherous in this part of the world, all vessels: in their journey to Hongkong by the route being forced to travel through wnyriads of islets. At this time of the year, too, the tides are running particularly "high, thus making navigation of the straits more difficult, as a vessel is likely to b> carried off her course a small way, Just enough to get her into difficulty.
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