New-York tribune., 1894-06-28
rApT4IN JAMIESON'S STORY.
THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE DELANO
AND THE NETWORK.
HE THINKS THE LATTER VESSEL DID MOI
KEEP A PROPER LoOKOuT-No PANIC On
THE NETWORK AND THE 'hs'Hh
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE NEw-YORK AND THE NEs'hh
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Southampton June 27.-The American Line
steamer York from New-forK June ~ a.
r,vod here ut 4:5O D. III. to-day As result OF her
u,s,or near Nantucket soon after midnight on
rure q with the Neptune Line steamer Delano'
hound from Rotterdam for Baltimore 'he we"
York shows only slight damage on her port siic'
under the bridge and above the water-hhe' ii'S
feet OF her main deck rail and a few stanch'ohs
,,,ore carried away. her first boat was smashed
and the paint was scraped from her DO" " inc
water-line Judging from the appearance OF 'he
shin II IS not likely that she was in any danger
from the collision. 49,.
Captain Jameson. her commander MADE a STATE
mcnt in substance as follows;
bridge until about Ii:55 when left It in charse rS
~ the second senior officer 1ir. Roberts ana tne
Whnn felt the collision started at once for
the deck The promenade deck was exannneo nee a nn,i
nnS T%s Mort anchors and forward part OF the other
vessel while she only dented our port side; btoKe
ninetv Toet OF our bulwarks both on the upper ana
the lower deck ordered that the boats be looked
,f,sr so they might be ready in case or need.
Aftcr We had taken soundings and found that we
not making water we itbln Speafng dis
ance Of her and asked II she wanted ,hn
of their boat but thought 1t sounded M nke Eiio 10
RADIO" After the usual courteses We sa'd soo'oy
and proceeded , ..o >,or,.yoru showed that
v.s bod both of the other vessels anchors on our
Gccks 4 large quantity OF her chain dangled over
our Side and threw IT overheard lest u get en-
tangled in propellers The vessel ~nte . lsns"
head and other things from her Do" were S"e""
Fro,n rho statements have from the officers and
lookouts Il appears To- that tho other snip coul
not have had any lookout watch. Nheh we hIS
sighted her she was at an angle OF about about - Ic M
grN"s 10 our port SIDE. WIN no slr nsl'S -t,,h ~
seen She was then about two niles distant Thlnk-
Ing to give h.I n".r Io5Ia ~ @ "ur ,rnrise aho thnn
showed green HIGHT. As we were approaching her
rapidly our engines were ordered 10 St9P ana VIII
we saw that collision vas Inevitable we almost
turned right around south. so as to :lake the con
tact as HIGHT - possible We DID this by WORKING
tho starboar1 screw only. thinking to make IL Il
broadsiIe bump. but II too late. 10. she came
head against our port side win = crash. Ih"r'
was very if,lc excitement The officers and male
The ladies who had rooms forward. \ great man '
of those n 3id not know OF the collision until told
/ am satisfied that had there been less compe-
tent man on the bridge the result would have been
be sail not 10 exceed 5000 or Sb"N 10 not thlnk
that hcr scaworthiness has been affected I'm the
Least Tho conduct. activity and prompttudc or
chief Officer Brynor and Pursor kins'y after the
collision cannon b." too highly commented. ~ II IS IA
a great measure due 10 their untiring efforts that
tho passengers were convinced thcrc was no canser
of sinking. with this assuranc" they returned 20
their cabins
Judge Roger \. Pryor and Miss Pryor had rooms
The port sid" Of tho hurricane deck. close the
spot where tho New-York struck. Judge Pryor
said that tho passengers behaved we'll Not a
third - them know OF tho collision unrii the next
morning Miss PRYOR said:
Whom hetri tho crash ana felt tho blow. which
seemed 10 lif' m" New-York part way out o. the
water wrapped up and went out deck. 4 fcN
lndi'e were frightened and hystcrcnl but the pur-
s"r earn" along and qu"t"l them los saying that
IN hour The crash and blow were starting but /
was not frightened"