The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-20

PLYMOUTH. Eng. Sept. 19.-The
steamer Beresford has arrived here,
having in tow the trawler Vulture, of
Brixham, and four ship boats, con-
tanning the captain, crew and passen-
gers of the Netherlands-American
steamship company's steamship Edam,
of Rotterdam. from New York, bound
for Amsterdam.
At l O'Clock this morning Edam col
lided with the Turkistan, fifty miles
southeast of this point. The collision
occurred in a dense fog. Edam foun-
dered and Turkistan was lost to view
in the fog The captain, crew and
passengers Of Edam, who took to the
boats Immediately after the collision,
We're picked up by the trawler.
Struck Amidships.
The Edam was struck amidship on
the port side, Captain Brunsma being
on the bridge at the time. He had
heard the Turkistan whistle at the
time and replied several times. When
at last the vessel doomed UP in the fog
it was too late to avoid d collision, but
( the captain Immediately signalled to
reverse engines and ordered everybody
on deck. He directed that the pas
sengers, officers and crew be divided
into four parties, one for each of the
steamships boats. The boats were
lowered without any panic. The wo-
men and children were handed down
into them, some OF them but half
dressed. In the meantime, boats from
the Turkistan had arrived, and Cap
tain Drew, of the Vulture, from Brix-
ham, who had heard the crash,
brought his trawIer alongside the fast
sinking Edam.
Captain Drew, of the Vulture, in an
interview with d representative of the
Associated Press, said he had just
reached the fishing grounds, about fif-
ten miles northwest Of the EddystOne
! lighthouse. when the fog bank came
up. Hearing the sound of whistling
and a little later the crash, he bore
Immediately down on the noise. The
night was so dark that he was IN
or where the Turkistan struck the
Edam. He did not think that the
/ Turkfstan was much damaged. but he
ascertained that her stem was some
what injured.
There Was No Panic.
The officers of the Edam refused to
give any details of the disaster beyond
saying that there was no panic on
/ board the steamship, but that every
body kept perfectly cool. From other
sources it was learned that the steamer
settled down at the stem first and
4 sank in about forty minutes after the
/ vessels struck. by which time all the
1 boats had got clear of the doomed
ship Captain Brunsma tried to board
/ her again before she sank. but the
danger was too great. The passengers
I were all emigrants of the poorest
class and none of them could speak
/ English.
When they. reached Plymouth. they
| presented a pitiable spectacle, the
most fortunate of them being only
| half-clad. They were, however, soon
1 provided with clothes. English yachts
| men contributed money for the ale
/ Walton of their distress and local
/ tradesmen gave generously for the
( same purpose.
The Officers.
The following is a list of the officers:
| Captain Brunsma, First Officer Baret.
! Second Officer Van Valkenburg. Third
| officer Taats, First Engineer Erlict.
4 Third Engineer De BOrs, Fourth En-
gineer Waageraat.
The body of Admiral Del Gado Pa
] ItiO mes III SleLle III the Cudpei OF the
marine hospital on an imposing Cata-
falque watched over by a guard of ma
| rines. Several masses were said to-
day. The dead admiraPs funeral
chamber was visited by thousands Of
all grades of society, the stream of the
mourning population being uninter-
rupted throughout the day. Eight
magnificent floral wreaths from the
municipal authorities. public institu-
tons societies, clubs and particular
friends Of the deceased were laid on
the bier.
This afternoon. Captain Francisco
Ybane, the commander of the Inflated
cruiser was buried with honors due
his rank. During the passage Of the
funeral procession along the streets.
vast throngs of people filed the
streets, and the funeral carriage was
filled with wreaths from the author
tiles and from friends of the deceased
A battalion of volunteers. with a band
acted as an escort, and a long line of
carriages, filed with mourners, fol-
lowed the body to the grave.