Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-25
orrn ONE HUNDRED LIVES lose
Coilision OF sable Island Of the Steamships
Gsissr and Thingeaiia.

line, has just brought news OF COLLISION
off Sable Island between the Geiser ana
Thingvalla, of the Thingyalla line, which
occurred at A o'clock on the mora
ing OF August IA. The Gelser Sahk
in five minutes after the collision,
and 105 persons were drowned. tie
Thingyalla was so disabled that shs had 10
put into Halifax after transferring all her
passengers.
The Geiser had eighty-six passengers
aboard, seyenty-two Of whom were
drowned or killed in the collision, and
fourteen were taken first on the Thingvaiia
and then on the wieland. The Geiser's
crew numbered fifty; seventeen were saved
and thirty-three drowned. Captain hoiier
Of the Geiser was among those saved. Inc
passengers Of the ThingValla transferred to
the Wleland numbered ass.
THE GEIsER
left this port on August IL, bound for stet-
tin. The Thingvalla was on her way to
this city, and was advertised to leave here
on August %. A heavy sea and dense fog
were experienced through the night and
early morning of August II.
Stories differ as to where the liabilities
lies, if not wholly due to the fog and heavy
sea, but the Thingvalla struck the Geiser
/, the starboard side amidslip', about 4
o'clock in the morning. The boats then
parted, and within five minutes.
THE GEIsER SANK.
The crew of the Thingvalla did all they
could to save the GeiseI's crew and pas
sengers, but owing to the heavy sea only
thirty-one were saved. No other vessel
was near at the time.
The wieland, on her way to this
port, was 100 miles away. At 1880
O'Clock on the morning Of tho
14th the wisland was sighted. Signs Of
distress we're made by the ThiugVallA, and
che transfer Of passengers began. The sea
was then very heavy, but no mishaps oc-
cured in the transfer Of passengers.
THE FOLLOWING is LIST
Of passengers who are saved from the
steamship Geiser
Cabin-Mrs. HildA Lind, from New
York to Calsham, Sweden.
steerage- Johann Larsen, from New
York to Risor, Norway Alfred Anderson,
from New York to Grimslad, Nor
way; ChristofEer Eliasser, from Chicago
to Bergen, Norway; Peter Fohansen,
from st. Paul, Mimi, to Gosborg, Sweden !;
Johanna q. Thohansen, from Iron Noun.
tain, Mich, to Stockholm; Paul Panlsen,
from Ironwood, Mich, to Copenhagen;
Anders Wilss, from Minneapolis, Mimi,
to ChristianI; John Tenwald, from Hud-
son, Wis, 10 Thondhjein, Norway, and
Fred Hansen, from Perth Amboy, y. j., to
Copenhagen; Fens Anderson, from Phila-
delphia TO Christiana; Anders q. Peterson,
from st. Paul to Gosborg, Sweden; Lauritz
Romerdehl, from Lansing, Mich, TO Copen-
hagen Johann ADJUST, from Iron Noun.
tain, Mich, to Orlando, Finland.
CAPT. A. ALBERs,
of the wielaud, tells the following story:
Alto o'clock on the morning OF August Il,
we passed some wreckage floating in the sea
and suspected that an accident had
happened som1where near us. A
or oil and sighted broken boat OF tho CialaRr.
About ll:3O We sighted steamer TO tue wind
ward, ab Jut eight miles OF, and seeing ahs
hadIa flag OF distress up, we ran down % her
IL proved TO be tho Thingvalla, and Captair,
Lamb, OF the vessel, came 70 uM in a small
boat and begged us 70 take of his pasMsn GERS
and those ne had saved from tue Cie,4er
he expected her 10 sink any moment tils
forward compartment had been completely
low the water line. We sent out three OF our
boats and the Thingvalla lowered two Of hers
and in nye hOuls we had tran
sfeirsd the sayei passengers and crew
passengers OF the rhIngyalla. Tho apa was
very rough ut the time. and the NO ~
transferring the passengers was very difTiculi.
The Immense hOlein the ThiuEyallas bow
was then patched up az we'll Sc possible Rnd
she started for Hallfiy. The collision, so far
as known, was eau ed by fog
ANOTHER STORY
The chief officer Of each vessel was on
deck at the time Of the collision. The
third officer, Peterson. told much the same
story Of the occurrence. He said
The fog was very dense. Through the nIght
rain had fallen at intervals. The first we
knew Of the Geiser's approach was when sh .
appeared on the starhOard side right uuUn
, us. The GCiser was struck opposite thp
engine room amidship. This Gelser bcinz
heavily loaded was very low In the
water, so that the Thiugvalla carried away
| her own compartment Tho upper part III
her bow ran over the deck ~ the tieiser Tho
| Geiser's deck houses were carried away and
the state rooms were smashed IN and the &c
cupants killed. lie heard the boil rim
| In the GeiserS engine room, IA
could not ell what the order va
| Oficer Peterson wasun deck at the time He
| then heard the bell ring again, this time Ia
| back, and the steamer had lust com
menced u rev rse when the Thing
yalla struck. The Geisers whistle wa
| blowing at the time. Second Offlcsr
| Figensen jumped for the Thingvalla when
1 they struck and WAS hauled on the Thing.
| vail deck by some of the latter's crew. One
! OF the Geisers passengers wHs picked up with
| q broken leg.
As soon as the Wieland arrived in the
lower bay, Captain Moller, Of the Geiser
left the steamer on revenue cutter. II,
went directly to the Office Of the agents q
the company, where he was closeted 4
few moments with the agents. n,
only left word that the accident
was due to the weather, and left without
stating his destination. The rescued crew
| OF the Geiser weIe taken TO Hotel LEN
mark on the arrival Of the Wieland.
Stories Of Survivors aud List Of Lost.
NEW YORK, Aug 16.-Twenty-f four O
the passengers and crew of the Geiser
under charge Of Second Officer JorRensop