The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-20
DISASTROUS COLLISION AT SEA
The Edam and Turkjstan Col
Tide in Fog.
The Former Soon Found cred end tho Eat
tor Picked Up Some of tho Passepcere
and ew,But Soon Disappeared Ia the
FoE-Tho Trawler vulture Reseues the
Remainder-There Was NO Panic,

PLYMOUTH, Eng, Sept. l9-The
steamer Beresford has arrived here
having in tow the trawler Vulture, of
Brixham. and four ship boate, contain
Ing the captain, crew and passengers OF
the Observation-Disclosures Steamship
Company's steamship Edam, of Rotter-
dam, from New York, bound for
Amsterdam. AT o'clock this morning
the Elan collided with the Turkistsn
when fifty miles southeast of Start
Point. The collision occurred in the
dense fog. The Edam and the Turkistan
were lost to view in the fog. The can
tain, crew and passengers Of the Edsm
who had taken to the boats imme-
diately after the collision. were picked
up by the tranler.
The trawler Vulture was in fahin0
grounds, fifteen miles from the Eddye
stone lighthouse last nj hit. The night
had been clear, and just before o'clock
thick fog came up. Those on board
the Vulsure heard great blowing of
whistles and then terrific crash. The
Vulture proceeded Immediately to the
spot st which the sounds issued and
went alongside the Steamship Edam.
which was rapidly filing. Captain
Brunsma, Of the Edam, requested that
the Valture stand by. The ships boats
were then quickly lowered and the pas.
sengers were helped into them without
accident.
The passengers were greatly alarmed,
but there was no panic among them.
The majority went on deck without hay-
Ing taken time to dress. The women
ana children were first en- bsrked In the
ships boats. The sea at the time of
the collision was perfectly smooth. The
steamer Turkistan, which did not apI
pear 20 have sustained serious In ;nrvh
the collision, stood by until the danger
was passed and then proceeded in the
direction of Cardiff. The Edam found.
cred at O'Clock, two hours -fter the
collision.
The Edam and Turl1issan came to-
gether with great force, although thew
were proceeding cautiously in the fog.
The Turkistan's prov made great hole
In the side OF the Edam. Both vessels
immediately lowered boats, and many
passengers were taken from the Edam
by the Turkistan's bosta. Another ac-
count says that the Edam foundered
within half an hour after the collision.
Everything is being done at Plymouth
to make the shipwreoked people COM
iortaole and to supply them with cloth
ing, as Gil their baggage WAS lost. The
Edsm had on board ninety three Storage
passengers. but no cabin passengers.
The Turkistan's boats were badly dam
aged by the collision. The officers of
the Edam refuse to give any details of
the disaster beyond saying that there
was no panic on board the steamship,
but that everybody kept perfectly cool.
From other sources 1t was learned
that the Edam settled down stem first,
and sank about forty minutes after the
vessels struck, by which time all the
boats had gotten clear Of the doomed
ship. Captain Brunsma tried to board
her again before she sank, but the
danger was too great.
The passengers were all emigrants of
the poorest class and none of them could
speak English. When they reached
plymouth they presented o pisiaSle
spectacle, the most of them being only
half Glad. They were, however, soon
provided with clothes. English Yachts
men contributed money for the allevia-
tion Of their distress, and local trades
men gave generously for the same pur-
pOeo,