Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-20
CREW WAS ORDERLY.
: n 'HouGH THE VESSEL SANK
70 IDLY EVERY PERSON WAS
as ABLE TO ESCAPE.
The Pass Were Nearly All
Immigrants and Were Picked
Up In PitiabIc Condition.

ENetnerlhnu-Amer1can steamship com
pany's steamer Edam OF Rotterdam,
from New York bound for Amsterdam.
came In collision at o'clock this morn
ing with the steamer Turktstan, when
nifty miles southeast OF Start Point
and foundered. The collision occurred
in a dense fog.
The captain. crew and passengers of
the Eiam who had taken to the boats
Immediately after the collision were
picked up by the trawler vulture,
which was attracted to the scene of
the collision.
The Edam was struck amidships on
the port side, Captain Brunsma was
on the bridge at the time He had
heard the Turkistan whistle and had
replied several times. When at last
the vessel doomed out of the fog It
was too late 10 avoid collision but
the captain Immediately signalled TO
reverse engines and ordered everybody
on deck. He directed that the passen-
gers, officers and crew be divided into
four parties, one for each of the steam
ships boats. The boats were lowered
without any panic. The women and
chiIdren were handed down into Them
some OF them but half dressed. In the
meantime the boats from the Turkistan
had arrived and Captain Drew of the
Vuhure from Brixham. who had heard
the crash, brought his trawler along
side the fast sinking Edam.
Captain Drew Of the Vulture. in an
interview with a reporter OF the A,so-
,iatad prass said that ba had tust
eis'eu fress' saiu 'nat ne hau JUST
reached the hshing ground about
fifteen miles northwest Of the Eddy
stone light house when the foe bank
''V''1 a.
came up nearing the souhu OF WHIST
ling and II little later the crash OF the
vessels in collision he bore down in
,ho 5,roo,io, 90 ,ha noise rha nIo,h,
e'e " - -. ~.
how large the vessels were or where
tho T,rl,istan strucls tba Edam ua
ala not 'niiih that Tue iuih's'ah ""s
| much damaged, but he ascertalned
| that her stem was somewhat injured.
80, a 80 ~. -, -
rue 'i'iVe's VI '"S i-N"'.,
| give any details OF tine disaster De-
| yond saving that there was no panic
| on hoard the steamship but that every
| -, -. s.saa,, at r,,o,,, a,har
booy kept perieu''y oooi' floih other
sources IT was learned that the Edam
| sa,tIed do yn stem first. and sank about
| ,,.....- ~. 1881. .,,,,,,t,
forty minutes "i.ef '"o 'essV'S
| by which time all the poats hau got
ten clear of the doomed ship Capt.
Brunsma tried to board her again be-
roo great. When the fog bank came
nm the speed of the Edam had been
reduced.
Seeing that the Turklstan was APP
preaching, the crew OF the Edam shout
ed to attract the attention OF the other
boat.
Capt. Brunsma said that the Turks,
tan ran into the Edam. Being pIesseu
for further particulars, CAPT. ~ lta
ma said that he and the second ONT
Ger were on the bridge at the time
of the disaster. He did the best ne
could to avoid the collision. lie Wouiu
say nothing more. however, giving ms
reasons. first, that he MAD NOT the
ships log. and second. that ne ue-
sired to consult ais lawyer
The passengers were AL lHlhlgIants
of the poorest class, and one OF mem
could speak English When they rsaeI-
ed Plymouth they presented pilaple
spectacle. the most torauna,e oi snen'
pelIls oiN' ro,,iisd xylth clothes. Eng
llsh yachtsmen commune s,ress and
the local tradesmen gave senerous'iy
for the same purpose, Al .se LINZ tit
passengers nave peeh taa,s ani
housed In the saiiots noie a,,a bear
the women and ehliuren hn a,-,rga.