Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-17

/ DR.. Agwein, of Copenhagen, a young
dentist, who was on his way to Philadel-
| phia TO complete his studies, was among
| the Thingvalla's passengers. He made the
following statement 10 an Associated Press
| reporter: The voyage was uneventful un-
til early on Tuesday morning. | had left
my berth, and looking out saw there was
dense fog prevailing. I could hear our
steam whistle blowing, bat heard no other
signals 1t was exactly 4:36 o'clock when
l was hurled to the floor of my stateroom.
There was terrific crash, and L knew in
stantly that collision had occurred. /
ran to the deck, and found we
had run into the steamship Geiser As
l reached the deck the Thingyalla drew
out of the rent she had made in the Geiser's
side. Captain Lamb of the Yhingyalla
was in his berth when the accident oc-
CURED. He was one of the first to reach
the deck. His arm was broken two weeks
ago, and he was in his berth when the
Thingyalla crashed into the room. The
Thingyalla's crew did all they could to
rescue the unfortunates, and obeyed orders
promptly. The Thingvalla's upper deck
was not injured, but her bows were broken
in from point ten feet below the deck
The dent was about 81 feet in length
and ran back above and below the
water-line 10 the collision bulkhead.
Had it not been for that bulkhead
the Thingvalla would have gone
down like a shot. Captain Lamb, first
officer Petersen and third officer Jorgensen
were on the Thingvalla's bridge at the
time. | afterward learned that Captain
Moller of the Geiser had gone to bed. and
left first officer Brown in command of the
vessel. Brown was lost. Life-b boats were
promptly launched from the Tningvalla,
and the work of rescue began. Some of
the Geiser's passengers and crew had
reached their boats, but most of them were
picked up from chicken -coops, camp stools
and anything else that would suit. The
survivors had to hurry, as the Geiser went
down stern-fir in about five minutes af
the crash.
LIST OF THOSE LOST.
The following is the best list of the lost
which could be obtained tonight. 1t is
made up by striking off the names of those
saved from the list of passengers, as stated !
in the books Of Passenger Agent Jensen.
1t will be seen that the total number of
names in the list of lost is rs, 6 more than
II should contain, as there were only Sc |
passengers aboard, aud IA were saved
Captain George n. Hammer, mentioned |
among the lost cabin passengers, is said to |
be an old shipmaster, hailing from Cali
fornia.
Cabin passengers -Clusen L. Hammer. |
Captain Trenfeld, Bertha Lind, two children |
and Mrs. Hilda Lind, of Melberg, J. G. |
Olsen, Albert Seehus, Mrs. Ellen, of Chi !
cago, wife OF the editor of the Scandinavian !
Srelborg-Hild.
Steerage sengers-Amanda NJ. Ander- |
son, Andrus Anderson, Johan Anderson,
Louisa Anderson, Magnus Anderson, Mrs.
Elizabeth Berg and child, Hilda Bergstrom,
J. Bocklund, G. Broath, @. Carlson, Mrs.
Charline Christanoen and two children,
Ole Christophersen, Mrs. Julia Frederick
sen and two children, Soren Gabrielsen,
kitthe Gullicksen, ]. Gustavsen and child,
JAMS Hansen, Pete Hansen, Mrs. Karen
Hansen, MAIDS Hansen, Andrew Ingebright-
hansen, Mrs. johnson and infant, A G.
Johnson, Mrs. John II. Johnson and in
fant, J. G. Johnston, Maria Joseppsen,
Gina kjeldass, Christian Knudsten, Chris
tina KnuGsten (sister of above) Mrs. Bertha
Kostraple and child, 0. H. Lie, A. Us.
Lind, VIM. Jnntstraw, Astrid Lund, Mrs.
Ida Mangeane and child, Peter Miller Pc
ter Marston, Nelson Ellen Hansen, Nico-
lini Nina, o. W. Orlander, Helga Olsen,
Mrs. Ann Petersen, E. Petersen, wife and
child, Fl. Randbin, Andrew Soderholm.
Stevenson and friend, Anna Thompson,
Carl E. Tuneberg and wife, Mrs. Anna
Wicker and child.
Officers and crew-Henry Brown first
officer, Grigersen (the purser), Aksell Foss
(chief engineer). Larsen (first engineer),
Engelbrecksten Second engineer), Hansen
third engineer), w. Sevensen assistant
engineer); Raum of Copenhagen Ga young
student in the officers mess).
Seven men in the engine-room, 10 sailors,
catering department stewards, stewardesses
n nd in
These are the latest and best estimates of
the lost