The record-union., 1895-09-20

he arrived he found the Edam rapidly
settling. The boats had been lowered and
the passengers and crew were EN- mbarklng.
There was plenty of time to work, and all
those on the steamer were transferred to
the Vulture with little danger. Officers,
crew and passengers behaved with the
greatest coolness, and there was not even
an approach TO panic.
Fifty passengers and fortythree men,
bers OF the crew have been landed at
| Plymouth. Captain Brunsma, COM
mander of the wrecked vessel, says that
the Edam was struck on the port side
amidships. The vessel, he says. had
favorable weather throughout the voyage
across the Atlantic, and no trouble of
any kind was experienced until the chan
mel was reached. when thick fog was
encountered. A sharp lookout was kept
on board the ship, and for time all went
we'll. Then one of the lookouis suddenly
saw through the fog a vessel bearing
down on the Edam, and gave the a,arm.
The signal to reverse the engines was
quickly given, and the order was
promptly obeyed, but it was too late to
avoid disaster, and almost Immediately
came the crash that resulted in the found
ering or the Edam. An inspection showed
that there was no hope of saving the YES
sci, and the order was given for the pas
sengers and crew to take to the boats.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
CARDIFF, Sept 19-The steamer Turk
estan, which came into collision with the
Edam, has arrived here with some of the
Edam's passengers and crew on board.
The master of the traWler Nulture,
which picked up the three boats of the
lldam, and with them was towed to
| Plymouth by the steamer Beresford,
says that, hearing the crash in the collis-
! ion, though not able to see anything ow-
| ing to the fog, he made for the spot from
which the sound came, he found the
! Edam filling rapidly. but there was still
ample time to rescue those on board.
! There was no panic whatever, ana the
/ officers, crew and passengers alike be-
! haved with admirable GOODNESS.
| The following details of the collision
were obtained from passengers on :he
| Edam, who were brought here in tow of
! the steamer Beresford: 1T was pitch
dark at the time the collision occurred,
and at first intense alarm was manifested
! by those Oh the steamer. As soon, how
ever, as it was seen that the Turke estan
was standing by TO assist and the
| trawler NultuTe was near at hand, the
anxiety became less. The Edam's boats
were rapidly lowered, and 1t was found
there was ample room IN them Tor all on
board the steamer. There was hardly
LllDO, however, LOT buS pdSS6uH6fS W
clCthe themselves fully, aud the women
threw on the clothing nearest al hand
and made their way TO the deck, whence
they were lowered to the boats, they be-
ing first to go over the vessels side.
Fortunately the sea was smooth, and the
transfer was carried out without diffl-
Guilty, and perfect order was maintained.
The Turkestan stood by until all were
clear of the sinking steamer, which went
Z t4 1atn tn.ty ct "A m
was badly damaged"
Captain BrunSma Of the Edam states
/ that his ship remained ailoat two hours
and forty-hVe minutes after the collision.
1 After leaving the Edam he boarded the
/ Turkestan, and found that the stem Of
/ that vessel had been badly damaged by
/ the lmpaci.
The Turkestan, which collided with the
! Edam, belongs To the Anglo-Arabian and
! Persian Steamship Company Qimited) of
! London. She was built in 1894 at Lint
/ house, is of steel, SIS feet long, 47 feet
! beam, 20 feet depth of hold, measures 2,6l2
net and 1000 gross tonnage.
! THE EDAM's PASSENGER LIST.
/ NEW YORK, Sept. 19-The steamship
! Edam carried no cabin passengers. In
the steerage were forty-One adults, seven
children and one infant. Following is
the passenger list: Job Hug j. Wies-
! nl6WShi, Vi. ouJ6CAl, w. hsLy LduIdk, y.
Naleach and child, Friedman. p.
Worton, l.. Haug, 4. Haug, S. Stachet-
/ cky, J. Ondovassin, d. Gyorgy and child,
/ B. Josef, George Zincak, j. Zincak, f.
/ Hensen, L. Reynkiewicz, j. Tono, 6.
/ Gribus, NJ. Manuirtion, NJ. Orkrasko. II.
/ Densinger, F. Geisler. p. Bender, Il.
Breslin and child, S. Nichols, b. WazziI,
! D. Henckon. >. Krocks, V. Korol, ID.
/ Erzsebet, j. Munde, q. Haslak, K. Chak-
yum and three children, L. Henzen. S.
Walicki. J. T'ung, d. Schmilt and infant,
and l.. Funnel.
Agent Van Der Toom of the Neither
lands American Steam Navigation Com
pany. had received only maritime ex-
change advices or the loss of the Edam
up to 1920 A. NJ, ana these corroborate
/ the reports sent by your correspondent.
/ All hands had arrived at Plymouth.
The Edam carried seventy-five in her
crew all told. She was fitted solely for
/ steersge passengers, and had carried as
many as 200. She could steam II ! knots
an hour, and took fourteen days for the
passage between New York and Amster-
dam. The company values her at $3.50
/ 600. which is fully covered by insurance.
Her cargo comprised 2,000 tons of corn
900 tons of flour, 1900 bags of coffee. 173
cases Of sewing machines, lS3 cases OF to-
| bacco and general merchandise valued
approximately at Sl20,000