Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
COLLIDE IN A FOG.
The Turkistan Strikes Netherlands
Liner in the English
Channel.

Plymouth Eng, Sept. 1J.--Ihe steamer
Beresford has arrived here, having in tow
the trawler Vulture of Brigham and
four ships boats containing the captain,
crew and passengers of the Netherlands
American Steamship company's ship
Edam of Rotterdam. from New York
bound for Amsterdam. At o'clock this
morning the Edam collided with the
Turkistan when forty miles southeast OF
Start Point. The collision occurred IN
a dense fog. The Edam foundered. but
the Turkistan survived the accident.
The captain, crew and passengers OF the
Edam, who had taken to the boats I'M
mediately after the collision, were picked
up by the trawer.
Heard a Terrific Crash.
The trawler Vulture was on the fishing
grounds. fifteen miles from the Eddystone
lighthouse, last night. The night lad been
clear Just before / o'clock a thick fog
came I'D. Those on board the Vulture
heard a great blowing of whistles and
then terrific crash. The Vulture pro-
ceeded Immediately to the spot from
which the sounds issued and went along
side the steamship Edam, which was rap
idly filling. Capt. Brunsma Of the Edam
requested that the Vulture stand by. The
ships boats were then lowered and the
passengers helped into them without acct
dent. The passengers were greatly
alarmed, but there was no panic among
them. The majority of them went on
deck without taking 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 APP
pear to have sustained serious injury by
the collision. stood by until danger was
passed and then proceeded in the direction
of Cardiff The Edam foundered at 3
o'clock, two hours after the collision.
81 The Steamer and Her Officers.
The steamer Edam was built at Rot
terdam in 1883. She was $50 feet long,
80 feet beam and % feet deep. She reg
istered 3130 tons gross and 2267 tons
net. She sailed from Rotterdam and
was owned by the Northumberland
can Steam Navigation company.
The following is.a list Of the officers
of the foundered steamer Edam; Capt.
Bruinsma; First Officer Barrel; Second
Officer Van Valkenburg; Third Officer
Taat; First Engineer E. Erliet; Third
Engineer De Boer; Fourth Engineer
Wageratt.
Captain on the Bridge.
The Edam was struck anidships on the
port side. Capt. Brunsma was on the
bridge at the time. He had heard the
Turkistan whistle and had replied sever
up in the fog it was too late to avoid
collision, but the captain Immediately sig
nailed to reverse engines and ordered
everybody on deck He directed that
the passengers 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
children were handed down into them,
some of them but half dressed. In the
meantime boats from the 1urkistan had
arrived and Capt. Drew of the Vulture
from Brxham, who heard the crash,
brought. his trawl alongside the fast
sinking Edam 53
resentative of the Associated press. said
that he had just reached the fishing
grounds about fifteen miles northeast or
the Eddystone lighthouse when the foG
bank came up. Hearing the sound o:
the whistling and a little later the crash
of the collision he made for the scene OF
the noise He did not think that the
Turkistan was much damaged, but he
ascertained that her stern was somewhat
injured.
Officers of the Edam refuse to give
any details of the disaster beyond say
ing saying that there was no panic on
board the steamship. but that everybody
it was learned that the Edam settled
down at the stem first and sank about
forty minutes after the vessels struck.
by which time all the boats had gotten
clear of the doomed ship. Capt. Bruins
ma 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 a pitiable spectacle, the most
fortunate of them being only half clad.
They were, however, soon provided with
clothes. English yachtsmen contributed
money for the alienation of their dis
tress and local tradesmen gave generous
ly for the same purpose.
All the male passengers have been
comfortably housed in the sailors home
here and the women and children haze
been placed elsewhere, pending arrange
ments for carrying them to their destina
tons.
List of Passengers.
New York, Sept. 19.-The following is
list of the steerage passengers who
sailed on the steamer Edam from New
York September 5 for Amsterdam:
Job Hug, NJ. Manuirton, j. Wisnewski,
NJ Okrasko, NJ Sujecki, H. Densinger, w
KazyZaniak, f. Gersler G. Nalbach and
child, F. Bender, Nj. Friedman. z. Breslin
and children, p Worten s. Nichols, L.
Saug, B. Waszil "A Haug, d. Hencken, S.
Tac i On6ON0cSin