On the night of Dec. 11, 1916. U.S. Army Transport Sumner was heading north, parallel to the beaches of LBI, bound for New York City from the Panama Canal. The official Coast Guard report sets the scene.
“She carried a crew of 142 and 190 passengers, a number of the latter being women and children. … The Sumner struck the shoals at 10:40 p.m. Her whistle, calling for assistance, was heard shortly after midnight by the patrol from station 113, but as the fog prevented him seeing the vessel, he…
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