New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14
VEENDAWS OFFICERS GO HOME.
PASSENGERS WITH THE RESCUED Ckh" ''
THE sPAARNDAM-AN INNESIldA liO'
OF THE ACCIDENT TO BE MADE.

Most OF the rescued passengers OF the ho'''''"
America Line steamship Neendam went OF '"''.
various ways Yesterday morning. Inc ohhce's "''u
the crew OF the vessel left New-fork at oe'00n
IN the morning for Rotterdam, on the seai's
spaarndam excepting T. G.. McGrath. the snip
surgeon All the steerage passengers saw se'e,''
vera released OF these seven, Michael di Jorio Is
held on the charge OF serving time IN prlso" '0'
poaching faggots from the estate OF an lla''a"
nobleman lie denied that he had oeeH c'''
Tho exact cause OF the accident that resulted j"
the loss of the Neendam remains mystery. NdP
tain Stenger and the American agent OF the "'o
insist that II was due 20 striking a derehct
Said w H. Vandentoorn the agent, yesterday
"Our companv will make investigation III hO'
land. We have there what we can 'oui' y,
Inquiry and Punishment, but this court WIZ ~.
Investigate except upon specific Complain, - 10
the investga Tor made by our company VIII pr
ablv o., the only one made AS 70 he cause oi
tho occidor, cannot speak definitely. Captain
stoneer savs tina, be felt distinct shock ana ta'
Immediately aftcrward the water poured IN 'hrous"
the shaft tunnel. The engine ana All the " .,,
.r,. IN ,ba englne-roo,n were In good order Inc
captain at once sent al assistant engineer ~ 10"
into the shaft tunnel and investigate Du' ne "a'
washed out OF the tunnel by the food OF water 'u
poured in Wa suppose that the propeller s'i
como obstructior and that the tail OF the s'ii''
was wedeed into the sh3ft-casihs ~ '''''
f,rce - the machinery broke II 10 pieces az, allu
eura she'd hole In the Stern DtioN t'N
have seen II stated that ONLY one BOAT " aS 'o i,
cred This the captain tells me was Az, r on ,b,
u,ae necessary 10 keep all hands al WORN on w
pumps lie says h." 'ould nov sPdi' '''
lover the boats at thdt tHe. . 80 ,no Consul
.'rbc cantsin and TIE crew went 10 the 'uNsuii,
General OF Holland he-e yesterday ana uauc d" ~
statement of the circumstances at'"IuI"s -. %, .s
dent and the week. AMI this statement VII az a
A nro'es. ag1ins: any suit being DioiFI, asotia az
Tie comparv T., wiling pay any Iehsohd'lc -
rcnsss incurred by the passengers a. Il I'S"'' ~
wre~k bur does hold itself reSpJsIue Lot .,i,
loss OF TIE baggage, the accident w. ,.-'t',y
not caused bv any neglect OF theirs h. t.
bod ms, beeu oyerhauled and rated "a ~ iQi ip'F
years In the British floyds and the Bureau d
s5e has besides been inspected ono" a yr'E j.. .'o
I-nite5 states Board OF Steam Nef<tl inspectors
We have a boa drill on each or our NS9'', ~,
ever they are in any port. ana once On - -
age no warning being given 10 the ere" OF INC ''''
when these drills are to occur. 49,. -
Mir NandenioOrn further SAID that Wlen re l's
eangera were taken from the Neeucam all the ior.
warI biilkLcads were perfectly dry. TIC burning OF
her woodwork would tcrd 20 make ner Hs I.'eI; -
That II j. possible that she may yet De FOUND dnoa.
ana her hulk iowcd in 10 some port me as'l1
added tina. her cap,aif. cOut.ent that ne coulH
have kcpt the Ncondain af0at least twelve hours
longer II IL had been necessary.
Tne Holland-Anerica Line has chartered me
Brush steamship Totterham which IS now IN tnls
rrt, 10 take out tho cargo THAI was 10 De slfpei
on he Veendam next saturday.
The American Line steamship -. Louis, whose
officers and splcndldy rescued the ~ NJ
man beings aboard the Necndam sailed ont OF the
Nar-ows early Yesterday morning on hcr way TO
Newport News where she will undergo her annual
overhauling Her next sailing date is March -