New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-25
nrrAu.s OLE TIE DISASTER.


Noth,rlonds-Atncrcan Steam Navigation Com
many. Only two lives were lost by the accident
All fine passengers were saved. The Edam when
WIS one oi the finest steamers in the trade was III
command Of Captain Hcndrck Taat' she had
crew OF hfty-thrce men, and passenger Il't "h'c"
included five in the cabin and sixteen III inc
steelaec She sailed from her pier at the loo' ol
Sussex-st., jersey City, on "Wednesday inorInnS
last under the most promising circumstances iHo
AGENTS Of the line ana the friends OF the passengers
were at the pier to bid the departing vessel ana her
living freight q "God-Spccd.' The weather was
most favorable until Thursday evening, whom q
thick haze set in This lasted a few minutes only
and was followed by clearing weather and then
dense fog. Ii was impossible to see the LOOKOUT
ON the forecastle from the bridge where
First Otticer LackmOoy keeping watch. Inc
engines were slowed down. and warning whistles
were blown at intervals of TWO minutes.
I'm less than an hour after the haze set IN, OF al
o.55 o'clock, there sounded through the impenctra-
BE fog the whistles Of another steamer on the star
board side which proved to he the Lepanto IN com
naud of Captain Rogers, of the Royal Naval
Reserve. No sooner were the whistles heard thah
.be first officer of The Edam called Captain laat ana
ot tie same time blew two quick and short blasts oi
,Le whistle to indcate mat the helm had Deeh pu1
hard a. starboard. and that the Lepauto would 90
the same II Noud seem that If this hal been done
promptly the collision which followed might
have been avoided. Before another TWO
minutes had passed the lookout on tne
Tbam sbreked: Light on the starboard
bealn close aboard" 1t was then too late to make
any change i'll the course of either vessel the Le-
n,nto being only feet away with her great ih-
midable bows heading toward the side Of the Edam.
The only hope was that the Edam might get Dy
before the Lcpanto reached her
In an instant however. the Leranto struck the
Tdm amids1ps abreast OF the machinery depart
mcuts cutting through the boats at the davis the
hull the deck and the bulkhead around the engine
room. forcing the Edam over GU her side and
threatening to caps,ze her. The Lepahlo re-
bonpded only 70 strike the Edam again little
further att cutting another boat IN TWO
and breaking through the hull. She again
r,bounded and struck the Edam once
more. this time further aft. and another great
one,inp WAS made in her hull The Edam's eugi-
neer was signaod to stop the engines, but as he
made no response 1t is supposed he was kiIed out
right 10y the srst collision. Another engineer Was
observed running to close the compartment oOoIS'
aud as he WAS not seen aftcrwad II Is supposed DC
was washed out through the holes made by the
Lcpau,o. The people on the Edam most ol whom
baIirtired. were called up Tho three remaining
hoats were lowered and all the pass myers and crew
were out INTO them. excepting three Of The crew VINO
went into the Lepanto's boat. The captain ana nIst
officer searched the vessel 10 see II any one remained
ou b ard. They then abandoned the ship. Mean
while the LepantO stopped and three OF Ael
boats were lowered and sent TO the Edam's assist
auce One of the DO IS had gone alongside
of the Edam and had taken of the first officer,
cuartermastcr and cabin steward. After gropmg
about IN the log for nearly an hour The boats
arrived alongside OF the Lepanto where the passen-
gers were taken Oh board. Two OF the bolts Of the
Tdam We're slowed Oh the de H. tie LepantO' boats
being hosted To the dayts.
SINKING OF TIE EDAM.
few minutes after the Lepdnto had been reached
n luud explosion was heard and il was evident that
the Edam had sunk. The Lepanto laid by until
morning making repairs TO her bows, which had
been crushed. Her forward compartment was filed
with water At 7:30 o'clock on Friday morning
when nothing of the Edam could be seen except
ing a lot of wreckage. the Lepanto laid her
course for New-YOrk aud steamed ahead at full
soeed the weather being clear. short time
atterwaTd Pilot Boat No. vas sighted and, III
view Of the fact that there great danger of the
Iepanto slnkiug, an agreement made that
the pilot boat should accompany the LcpdntO 10
port. Auvlng D. port Yesterday morning ne Le-
pdntO went L. Pier new NO. 46, North RIVER he
survivors of the Edan, rather than take the ferry
to Jersey City, lowered the two boats saved from
the wreck and rOwed across the North River ~
them. In the meantime word was sent TO ii.
Cazaux, general agent of tie Netherands-Ancncan
Line. Mr. CaZaux hurried to the per where he
made arrangements for TIE accommodation and com
fort of the Passengers and crew. They VIII be for
wardcd to Rotterdam on the steamship W. A. SchOl-
ten OF the same line. which Will sail on Wednesday.
lie cabin passengers OF the Edam were: Joseph
!. StottweTks, Jacob Schusler, john {. ilaase,
\V,lf',,u Fhret and C. j. StTader. The two officers
lost were First Assistant Engineer Jan Van Geyt,
eighteen years old, single and a native OF Auster-
dam and Third Assistant Engineer Nicolas Leycm-
becker, twenty-tOur years Old, single ana natlNe
Oi ROTTERDAM.
CAPTAIN ROGERss STATEMENT.
When applied TO, Captain Rogers declined TO make
any statement other than that which he had writ
ten to the Associated Press. That statement is as
follows>
september 21 &. p m.-Steering west by pole
compass calm, line, ciear weather, and smooth
water. 8 p. m.--Leht >W. airs the weather be-
came loggy warned chief engineer that il the fog
continued we should g slow. aud TO ease steam
down at once also began 10 blow steam whistle at
intervals ctJwO muutes. $3.50 .. m.-Fog lifted "A
lite lOp m-rhck Jog engines at half speed
1910 y. m--ic,ud a whistle close 10 port bow ::
stopped engines; hclm hard-a-pOit aud iull speed
aslern. lO:12-lieard whistle ana saw mast
eTose,ng eTaso "5aG oaT bows a, from 5. toN loI5~
Came 1o '9 m % e GOsSn e,ng W. "n wa whd iIr%s5 ayer
stopped crossing. but dragged right across our
bows. al the same time swinging TO the wc9iwaId
her propeller gong ali the time. l0:l7-Aiter
petung clear Oi the steamer, stopped engines,
SodnGcd th5 compartments, soundlugs beng feet
forward, feet midsnp. and 3 ait making no
water; Immediately sent away boat
III cnarge OF second officer TO her assisaucethis at
1920 cot OGt three other boats sending
away two more with all our crew and Officers 10
Iender ae,is ancr making three boats Ia all. lO33
Saw the steamer close tOOuI port side ab'am slow
ahead engines: tuned ship 10 :. l.. ana stopped.
l13O-l he D0ats oI he EdHin, thre" ~ all arrived
aOngside with ne passengers and crew, who were
al once c.nbJrird II:4O-Onc O1 our own Ooats
returned iiup,0 tbr c!lIct officer OI the Ed8In, a
quIrteTlnastcI. the steward and two passengers.
l145-AIl our boats returned AMI were hO!stod up,
as were also Two Oh The LOalns boats On eXaIhiha-
ton Of the forward compartment next the stern