The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-24
STEAMSHIP CUT IN TWO
The Glenogle Crashed Into the
City of Kingston.
SIGNALS WERE CONFUSED
A Marvellous Escape From a Frightful
Loss Of Life-The Crew and Pas
sengers Saved by Prompt
Assistance Rendered.

steamship Glenogle of the North Amer
ma-Orienta1 line crashed into the
steamer City of Kingston about
o'clock this morning off Browns point,
cutting the City OF Kingston in two
just abaft the boilers. The II passengers
and the Kingston's crew We're saved
through the prompt action of the Off
GERS of the Glenogle and Kingston and
two ships lying in the harbor, which
lowered boats and assisted the people
on the Kingston to reach the Glenogle.
The Kingston is a total loss and the
Glenogle is damaged. The hull of the
Kingston sank Immediately, but her
upper works, cut in two, floated. They
were beached and at low tide tonight
an examination will be made to learn
whether any passengers were left in
their state rooms.
A bank of fog hung about Browns
point this morning. In the harbor it
was clear. The Kingston undoubtedly
lost her bearings and was in the course
of the outgoing vessel at the time of
the collision. The Kingston was evil
IDENTIFY proceeding toward Tacoma un-
der the impression that the GlenoSle
was lying at the dock. When the Vic
toria liner rounded the point and the
Glenogle loomed up just ahead the Off
GERS We're at least momentarily con-
fused.
1t is stated that the Glenogle signaled
the Kingston to pass outside and had
this been done the accident would not
have occurred The Kingston's officers
We're probably unable to distinguish
the whistles and in the attempt to pass
inside ran directly across the bows of
the Glenogle.
The Glenogle was acting on the theory
that the Kingston would pass as she
had been signaled to do. The result
was that both boats were headed in the
same direction and when the kingston's
engines We're reversd it brought her
! directly ahead of The Glenogle.
A story is told by one of the passen-
gers of the Kingston to the effect that
there were eight men seen in the smok-
ing room of the Kingston just before
the collision. 1t is said only three of
these were seen afterward, but there is
no confirmation of this story. The
smoking room of the Kingston is for
ward and is a portion of the upper
| works now lying on the beach.
The Glenogle cut the Kingston in two
| and the two parts quickly separated
and drifted apart The purser ana
night watchman went through the
| decks Weakening the sleeping passen-
gers and the crew. Many of the crew
| escaped only in their night clothes,
while those sleeping more lightly or
nearer the deck were able to seize
clothes.
The Glenogle made fast to the after
part of the wrecked Kingston and
started toward the Ocean wharf with
her in tow The tug Victor was sent
off after the forward house and towed
| it to the beach.
The officers of the Kingston got out
the llfeboats and the GlenOgle's crew
had one of their lfeboats into the water
before the big liner had been stopped.
The sound of the crash and the
shrieking whistles of the two boats
aroused the crews on the ships in the
harbor. Captain Powles of the James
| loading wheat at elevator A, ordered
out boat and went to the wreck with
Mate Dole The second mate was sent
for the tug and the Victor put off to the
scene. A boat from the Casta was sent
| out.
The position of the passengers and
| crew on the Kingston was perilous. The
hull filled with water and sank, but the
upper works remained afoat.
AS the passengers were being taker
off one of the masts toppled over anC
fell across the deckhouse, where g
number We're congregated, and the frai
structure gave way beneath the weight
A Chinaman was caught in the wreck.
| age but was afterward rescued. A
cabin boy hoated off on a piece OF
wreckage and was picked up by the
| boats.
r. w. Wright. Tacoma sailor board
ing house MASTER was, he claims, the
only man on the deck of the Kingston
at the time of the accident. He said:
Il had no trouble climbing from The
floating deck to the Glenogle The hui
of the Kingston went down like a sho
almost Immediately after the collision
the masts disappearing below the sur
face like an arrow shot in the water
People came out in all stages of dres
and undress and climbed as high abov'
water as they could Only one man
that I saw. jumped overheard, bu
three or four were in the water. | thinl
two women went down IN the nun, Du
am not sure Of it.
1T was clear enough to see every
thing plainly and the trouble seemed
to be lack of caution. The Kingston
was not expecting the GlenOgle and go
ratified"
The Rev. Horace H. Clapham, recto
| of Trinity church, occupied the state
room struck by the Glenogle's prov
and was pinned in the Wreckage TO
several minutes, only being released b.
the parting of the ship. His forehead
was cut slightly, but he was not seri
ously hurt His story is as follows:
my cabin was No. Al, almost exact
ly amidships, on the lower tier of state
rooms on the upper deck. I was aWak
looking out of the window, and saw tn
Glenogle for fully half a minute befor
the crash. l saw she was comln'
straight for me, but felt sure at frs
she would sheer away.
THE next moment there was crasl
and | was imprisoned in pile of splin
ters. | was pinned fast and struggled
hard, but to no avail. | was Certai1
then ! had met death at last and re
signed myself to God.
Then, as the ships Slowed arOunC
an opening appeared in the debris an
| was freed. | took a piece of boar
to pry a way out and intended to US
it as a life preserver. Reaching tn