An item dated London the 20th referred to tidings received from New York reporting that the steam tanker F.D. Asche
during a hurricane first stranded on the Bahamas
reefs and than via the Manila reef was smashed
into water with a depth of just 5,5 fathoms water loosing her bottom partly.
Despite this disaster she managed to arrive at New York with the fore ship almost equal to
the surface, the aft part still had some bottom left allowing this part raising
above the surface. With all efforts succeeded her crew in the darkness to keep
the dynamo working alarming the company via the wireless sending device. A
salvage company sported her and her tanks were airtight closed and full with
air pumped making it possible to pass the reef and continuing her voyage
towards New York.
