The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-19
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Ed ] ION
4.45 O'CLOCK.
A COLLISION.
ASteamship Sunk
at Sea.
The Passengers and Crew
Saved in Boats.
Turkistan and Edam Came Together.
The Edam Foundered.
Turkistan and Edam Came Together.
The Edam Foundered.
Owned by the Observation-Disclosures
Steam Navigation Company.

PLYMOUTH, Eng, Sept. 9-The steam
er Beresford has arrived here, having in
tow the trawler Vulture OF Brixham, and
four snip's boats, containing the captain,
crew and passengers OF the Netherlancs-
American Steamship Company's steam
ship Edam of Rotterdam from New York
bound for Amsterdam. At O'Clock this
morning the Edam collided with the
steamer Turkistan, when 80 miles south
west OF Start Point. The collision occurred
in dense fog. The Edam foundered,
and the Turkistan was lost TO view in the
fog. The captain, crew and passengers
of the Edam, who had taken TO the boats,
Immediately after the collision were
picked up by the trawler.
The Edam, captain Brunsma, salied
from New York on September 5, bound
for Amsterdam. On this trip she carried
no cabin passengers.
The steamer -Edam was built at Rotter
dam, in 1893. She was $50 feet long, 80
feet beam, and 2s feet deep. She regis
tered $3.50 tons gross and 2276 net. She
sailed from Rotterdam, and was owned
by the Netherlands American Steam Nav
igatlon Company.
The following is list OF the steerage
passengers who sailed on the steamer
Edam from New York September for
Amsterdam:
Job Hug. M. Manuirton, j. wisenswski,
NJ. Okrasko. NJ. Suleccki, III. Designer,
W.'K. SzyaZnika, l.. Geisler, c. Nalbach
aud child, p. Bender, NJ. Friedman, q.
Beslin and children, II. Norton. ;. Mich
OILS, c. l.. Saug, B. Naszil A. Haugh, ID.
Henckeu, s. Stachetcky, S scroeks, j.
Ondovassin, V. Korol, ID. Gyorgy and
child, B. Jose. j. Mundo, Joe Zincak. G.
Hastak, j. Zincak, B. Cahykun and three
children, +. Henson, T.. Henson, M. X.
Reinkwch, III. Wallicki, j. Tono, j. Jung,
G.. Gribus, ID. Schmidt and infant, l.
Funnel
The trawler vulture was on the fishing
grounds 10 miles from the Eddystone
| lighthouse, last night
The night had been clear. Just before
| ] o'clock thick fog came up. Those on
| board the Vulture heard great blowing
of whistles and then terrific crash. The
| Vulture proceeded Immediately to the
! spot rom which the sound issued and
! went alongside the steamship Edam which
was rapidly filing. Captain Brunsma OF
| the Edam requested thar the Nulture stand
| by. The ships boats were then quickly
| lowered and the passengers were helped
| into them without accident. The passen-
gers were greatly alarmed but there was
no panic among them. The majority went
| on deck without havilg taken time TO
| aress The women and children were
first embarked in the ships boats. The
sea at the time of the collision was per-
| fectly smooth. The steamer TurKistan,
| which did not appear 10 have sustained
serious injury by the collision, stood by
until the danger was past, and then pro-
ceeded in the direction of eardiff. The
Edam foundered at 8 o'clock, two hours
| after the collision.
The Edam and the Turkistan came to-
| gnether with great force, although they
were proceeding cautiously in the fog.
The Iurkistan's PROV made a great hole
in the side of the Edam. Both vessels
Immediately lowered boats, aud mlny
passengers were transferred from tn
Edam by the Turkistan's boats to tn, Sc
OF the former ship
| Another account says that the Edam
foundered within half an hour after the
collision.
Everything is being done here to make
shipwrecked people comfortable and 10
supply them with clothing, as all their
luggage was lost. The Edam had on
board about 90 steerage passengers. Inc
Turkistan's bow was badly damaged by
the collision.
The following Ia list OF the officers oil
the foundered steamer Edam:
Captain Bruinsma, First Officer Bari,
Second Officer Vanvalkenburg, Third
Officer Taat, First Engineer Van Deut.
kom. Second Engineer Eerliet, Third
Engineer DE Boer, Fourth Engineer
Wageraadt.