The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-24
INSPECTOR LEuaAN,s STORY.

TIE Kingston nas I'm command % c.
y. Hrandow the pilot. IIeT captain was
i. a. Anderson,
INSPECTOR LEHaAN's STORY.
Customs Inspector BTun Lehman was
on deck at the Tins. % the collision There
were no customs officials aboard the Glen.
ogie. and when she pu; back into port Mr
Lehman took charge He waE too busy In
his work to give a fuii explanation OF the
disaster
ia would be lmoessibie ID state just
how long tho Kingston remained after the
collision before her hull sank. IT may
have bsen flss minutes, and certainly not
more than ten
The offIeeFs of the boat quickly
AROUSED the sleeping passengers and MEM
berS of the crew a. soon as sufficient
force could be- mustered the nfeboats
were lowered. I do not know how msany
people were taken of In the boats Of the
Kingston.
II struggled on deck and out tn the deck
house. There were a number III passen-
gers and members of tbs crew with me.
and people were seramblng Into the rig
gsng and 10 the highest points they could
reach.
Everybody realized the boat was set
Hing and II was mad rush TO secure the
safest position. TO add 10 the confusion.
house and II WAS crushed. do not know
whether any one Was caught In the debris
bat believe two men must have been
pinned down, / do not know whether they
We're saved &
II Was afterward learned one Chinarnan
was caught b% the wreekage and he was
rescued by boat from the Glenogie
{ PASSENGER TELLS WHAT HE SAW.
A +. Won Etiinger. Of Portland Was one
OF the sleeping passengers aboard the
kingston His cabin WAS near the poin,
where the Gisnogie struck the Victoria
liner.
As soon as the Kingston was struck"
said Mr.. Won Etlingsr the purser ana
night Waterman went about breaking
wlntew tights anil smashing in the doors
81 awaken the passengers. Every enc was
reu!ied q The danger and ordered 10 get
on deck rapidly as possible Tie ne lse
Of the crash had awakened most ~ the
passengers. and they poured out ~ The
state fnofns IN yar.oes attires There was
set sime and NEST OF the passengers were
able 10 put ou their clothes
REV. n. ~. CHAPLAIN
The Rev. Horace H. Claphzin. rector Of
Trinity church. occupied the stateroorn
struck by shs Gienogie's prov and WAS
pinned ia The wfeckage for several min
utea. only hetng released by the parting
Of the ships His forehead was cut slight
". hus ne was not seriously hurt. ia
story n "a follows:
'MY cabin aAs No A. almost exactly
nmld&bins on the lower tier % staterosrfss
on the upper deck | Was awake. look
ing uut of the window and saw The Glen
oslr fer tuliy half a minute before tn.
crash. I Jaw she was coming straign.
for ne. but felt sure at nrst she would
sheer away.
'-The next moment there was crash
and was imprisoned I'm rsls OF spin
tsrs, | was pinned fast and struggled
bat - nn avail was certain then ,
had met death al last and resigned fsy self
10 God
'sfhcn as the shps slowed around an
opening 4nneagVi ia The debris AMI WAS
freed. took a piece ~ board 20 pry a
way out and Intended 70 Il as a life
passover, Reaching the outside I was
room and the rail- ana had trouel-
ciamhersrg aboard the Glenugle
r. w. WRIGHT.
T ". Wright. = Tacoma s.slles board
,nx aouse master. was &c claims me e0ly
man on a.sk Of the Kingston ~ she tia1s
Of tae accident. He said:
Il h<ld 10 trouble climbing from 20
floating deck IL shs, Cilenogle The haN 81
she kingston went aowu hSe saog al
NEST Immediately srter th@ collision, IN.
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ar arrcw saet tnte she water People ,'arsss
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