The Archive · 1926

Completely Defeated 3 London, Feb, 3

An indication of another revolt in Portugal is contained in a brief, cryptic report from Reuter's Lisbon Masters of trans-Atlantic liners report the roughest crossing in 40 years. The Aquitania and the La France arrived two days Into. The skipper of the former vessel speaks of tempestuous winds and moun-famous seas, the hurricane lasting expressed at an informal gathering, in the saloon of the Syeeches were'made by the Mayor of Plymouth and the chairman of; the Plymouth Chamber Com: merce.

The wife of the Antinoe's captain ardently thanked " Captain Reuter's New York correspondent} reports another fine rescue off the coast of Newfoundland, the Hamburg-America liner" Westphali saving all 27 of the crew of the] Dutch freighter Alkaid. Captain correspondent reading: "Threatened with investment and bombardment the revolutionaries surrendered unconditionally at eight o'clock."

Earlier despatches presumably) rave been held up by censor." Later continuously' for 72 hours. The Fried, who replied: "It's nothing.

Graalfe reports that, in response The telegram from Renter's cor-vessel was battling with seas 70 Its just what -we sail lors do for the Alkaid's $.0.S., he hastened; respondent at Lisbon mentioned feet high when she received the ore another. to the spot, which was found. by hove was despatched to-day. 8.0.8, call sent out by the Antinoc.

Feb. 1, means of wireless direction-finding referred to apparatus. the surrender of the She turned to the rescue but found A narrative rarely equalled out-that the President Roosevelt was side the pages of Conrad novel Heavy seas were washing over the Alkaid, her deckhouses "were morning after a quiet night. even nearer. The Roosevelt wire-told by Captain Rose of the carried away, boats smashed and Despatches of yesterday's di sed her ability to deal with the His account of the long, state that the revolutionaries con-he Aquitania the follow. series of almost super hu aman efforts decks damaged, but it was impossible to begin rescue work owing sted of radical elements including ced_up an 8.0.8. from. to keep the dis led, engineless civilians and a number of non-com-fon, but again she was rudderless ship afloat to the mountainous med officers of the Vandnsassured she was not required. apparently unending hurricane of following day, however, lower jovas Musketry School, ~Command-Later. unprecedented jolence contains alongside the freighter. The crew] by ex-Major Lacerda Almeida \d_and Amerien are ving-many poignant passages, such as vee ken ae eae (who was an instructor of heavy the hheroie rescue of the the desperate signal "A 'JY gent to The Albeld cant' Ace and was artillery in England during—the crew of the Antinoe, which in the the Roosevelt, mea: ish to all ablaze when the liner resumed War) they attacked the barracks terse seamen's language of Captain abandon ship' but have no means". her journey to New York-—Reuter's the Republican Guard in the Fried, the captain of the President The Antinoe's cargo of wheat in

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