Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-19
Run Down by the Turkistan Thi,
Morning.
ALL TEE PASSENGERS WERE RESCUED
The Disaster Occurred During q
Dense Fog.
FORTUNATELY NO PANIC

PLYMOUTH. England, September n
.1'he steamer Beresford has arrived here
having In tow the trawler vulture of Brix.
nam and four snips' boats, containing the
captain crew and passengers Of the Meth.
erland-American Steamship Company's
steamship Edam of Rotterdam, from New
York. bound for Amsterdam.
AT o'clock this morning the Edam .7ol.
hoed with the Turkistan when fifty miles
southeast of Start Point. The collision oc.
Cured in a a.dense fog. The Edam foun.
dered. The captain, crew and passengers
OF the Edam. who had taken to the boats
Immediately after the collision, were pick.
ed up by the trawler.
COIlided With Great Force,
The Edam and Turkistan came together
with great force, although they were pro-
ceeding cautiously in the fog The Tur.
kistan's PROV made a great hole in the side
OF the Edam- Both vessels Immediately
lowered boats, and many passengers were
transferred from the Edam by the Turks
tan's boats to those of the former ship.
Everything is being done at Plymouth to
make the shipwrecked people comfortable
and to supply them with clothing, as all
their baggage was lost. The Edam had on
board ninety-three steerage passengers.
The Turkistan's bows were badly dam
aged by the collision.
The trawler VuIture was on the fishing
grounds. fifteen miles from the Eddystone
Clear, but just before 1 o'clock thick fog
came up. Those on board the Vultnre
heard a great blowing Of whistles. and
then terrific crash. The vul.ure pro-
the sounds issued. and went alongside the
steamship Edam, which was rapidly 1ill-
ing.
No Panic Among the Passengers.
Capt. Br1nsma of the Edam requested
that the Vulture stand by. The ships
boats were then quickly lowered and tho
passengers were helped into them without
accident The passengers were greatly
alarmed, but there was no panic. among
them. The majority went on deck without
havffg g taken time to dress. The women
and children were first embarked in the
ships boats. The sea at the time of the
collision was perfectly smooth.
The steamer Turkistan, which did not
appear to have sustained serious injury
by the collision, stood by until danger was
passed, and then proceeded in the direc-
ton Of Cardiff. The Edam foundered at s
o'clock, two hours after the collision.
The steamer Edam was built at Rotter-
dam in 1888. She was $50 feet long, SO feet
beam and 2S feet deep. She registered
3.13O tons gross and 2,261 tons net. She
hailed from Rotterdam and was owned by
the Netherlands-American Steam Nayiga-
ton Company.
The Passengers.
The following is a list of the steerage
passengers who sailed on the steamer
Edam from New York September 5 for
Amsterdam:
Job Hull NJ. Manuirton, J. Wisnewki, M.
Okrasko, NJ. Sujectk, H. Densinger, w.
kazyZaninak, F. Goisler, c. Nalbach and
child, p. Bender, NJ Friedman, z. Breslin
and children, P. Worton, S. Nichols, L.
Saug, B. Waszil A. Haugh, d. Hencken, s.
Stachetcky, S. Schrocks, j. Ondovassin, v.
Korol, d. Gyorgy and child, d. Erzsebet, B.
Josef, j. Mundo. George Zincak, G. Haslak.
]. Zincak, r. Chaykun and three children.
F. Hensen, E. Hensen. NJ. Reynkiewlcz, H.
Walcki, J. Tono. j. Jung, H. d. Schmidt
and infant, L. Funnel
The Edam, Capt. Brunsma, sailed from
New York on September 8, bound for Am
sterdam. On this trip she carried no cabin
passengers.
The following is a list Of the officers Of
the foundered steamer Edam:
Captain Brunsma.
First Officer Barrel.
Second Officer Van Valkenburg.
Third Officer Taat.
First Engineer Eerliet.
Third Engineer De Boer.
Fourth Engineer Wageraadt.