New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-26
THE ARDANDHUs GREW HERE.
THEY SAY THE CAPTAIN OF THE WINTER
DID NOT TREAT THEM WE'LL


Twenty-eight men who composed the crew OF the
steamship Ardandhu of the Munson Line, which
was sunk on January "a off Vineyard Haven by the
Boston liner Herman Winter arrived here yester-
day morning under the charge of Mate John Lee
on the Fall River Line steamboat Pilgrim The
men were in a sorry plight. All their belonging
in the Sound and they had to borrow clothes in
which to come here They tell story Of battle
for life after the bow Of the Winter had nearly cut
their vessel in two, and they charge Captain Grove
of Winter with dlscourtesy and with not giving
them assistance.
AS to the of the collision tic who was
at fault all believe that that will not be known
until after a thorough investigation. Captain
George Dundas of the Ardandhu is staying by his
ship and an effort will be made soon to raise and
repair her.
Il was in bed when the accident took place" said
Lee III telling his story land before could get out
the captain opened the door and called me. 1 went
deck and managed to climb aboard the Winter
At the time the other men began to pour
out from below and scramble up the side of the
Winter. 1t every for himself The two
vessels together about quarter of an hour
and every one except Second Mate Dowd and CHIEF
Engineer Henderson managed to get aboard we
lost every stitch OF clothing that we had The men
on the Winter did not offer a stitch Of clothing
though three of the men who were in the engine
room were naked. Two of the 1remen went INTO
the engine of the Winter to dry themselves
and though they were wet to the skin and very
cold they were ordered out of the During
the whole time that the two vessels were together
Captain Grove of the Winter did not offer us any
assistance nor did he even throw a rope over the
side of his ship for to in getting on MS
deck"
The two men who had perhaps the most mario"
escape from death the two fremen VINO
were on duty in the freroom at the time Of the ac-
cident They were further down in the hull OF the
Ardandhu than any other members Of the crew and
they had to go the furthest to reach the deck.
They were Alexander Stevenson, of Halifax. and
Edward Goodwin of Glasgow. Stevenson tells this
story:
Ny partner and I were at work in the hreroom
when the crash came. We did not know at hrst
exactly what had happened and were hesitatlng
The grinding noise continued and suddenly the
line with where the Winter struck and the DOW
of the steamship broke down the partition which
separated us from the coal. l saw the black ava
lanche coming, and knew thai we must go Tor
of the Ardandhu began tc Chamber, and behind
the coal. never want to have snch an
experience again. We managed to get on deck
and to climb up the side of the Winter. Both my
hausted when finally climbed over the side. We,
like the others who were board. lost everything
we had but tell you are very glad to be in
New-York this morning.
There is dispute between John Earl, the look
out of the Ardandhu. and Francis Mullin, the man
who was at the wheel, to the giving of sig
nal by the latter when the Herman Winter hove
in sight.
The men went to the Sailors Home after being
paid off at the British Consulate, and the mate
went to his home in Brooklyn