The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-07

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LIVERPOOL. March THE passengers
OF the lost American Line steamship
Waesland, were landed here at o'clock
this morning
They presented an extraordinary ap-
pearance. Most OF tn m were clad in
their night clothes. over which they had
thrown blankets or old garments, some Of
which were loaned them by members D;
the crew Of the Hermouides. the steamer
that crashed into and sank the Waesland.
Passengers Were Asleep.
The collision occurred at 1880 O'Clock
at night, when most Of the passengers had
retired. The accident happened in a dense
fog. The Hermonides struck the Waesland
amidships. cutting great hole into the
saloon and several cabins on thoS side Of
the boat
The Waesland careened from the force
or the collision. AS she righted herself
again, her momentum carried her forward.
and she crashed into the bow Of the Her
mOinides.
Several members Of the crews Of both
vessels were badly cut or otherwise in
jured during the crash.
It seems d miracle that the fatalities
should number but two. The victims
we're Elsie Emmott. the young child Of
the Rev. and Mrs. Amos Emmott, who
were passengers on the steamer. and Ed
ward DangerfeId. a brewer Of Kansas. a
steerage passenger.
Leaped to HIS Death.
DanEerneld jumped into a Ifeboat while
II was stiH in the davits. causing the boat
70 tip and splitting the occupants into the
water. Elsie Emmott was one Of those
in the boat. She was drowned.
Dangerfeld's leap caused his death. His
skull was crushed in the fall. He was
about sixty-one years Of age. and hailed
from Scranton, Kan. He had a wife and
four children aboard the Waesland.
All the others were saved. but it was a
narrow shave While the passengers were
embarking in the small boats, the water
was rushing into the big gap ripped in
the side Of the waesland. The last boat
had just pushed Of when the Inflated
vessel listed and sank just half an hour
after the collision.
NARY Narrow Escapes.
There were many narrow escapes dur
ing the transfer OF the WaesIand passen-
gers 10 the Hermonides.
While lowering one OF the lifeboats one
end dropped too soon. precipitating all
who had crowded into in into the sea.
The boat was quickly lowered and rightei
by members Of the crew. and the people
who had b.en spilled into the sea were
pulled back into the boat
The discipline on the Waesland was per
feet throughout the trying time. Women
and children were given the hrst places
in the boats. all the men. including a
number Of Scandinavian emigrants. stand
ing aside until the women and children
had been provided for
Passengers Save No Baggage
The last boats leaving the sinking
ship contained the officers and crew On the
doomed steamer.
All were Just fairly we'll away from the
ship when the water reached the boilers
Of the Waesland and they exploded. Tn,
vessel trembled as IL in death agony. and
then disappeared beneath the waves
The Hermonides was within sight al
the time. and took the shipwrecked peo
PIE on board. Her officers put the limited
facilities Of their craft at the dispose
Of the WaesIand's passengers. None o.
che passengers had saved any OF thell
baggage.
Names Of Passengers.
Among tine passengers aboard the Waes
land were Dr.. E. II. Thelmerdine Of Phil
adelphla. who was returning to AmerIe
after two-years' stay in Vienna. wher
he was following special studies: tn
Emmotts. already mentioned; Heral
Cooper. George Chadwick. oliver CLARK
4 Goldman, wife and daughter; Margare
Cawley. Albert Dcnniscn ". r. Evans
Michael and C. J. Hughes, Ernest Jolly
David Lewis, Robert Livsey. Agnes Mack
Miss T. NIFTY. Mrs Eliza Morris. Miss
Matthews. Mrs. Ellen Murphy. Miss Kat
O'Brien. George and Perry r. sandersor
Theodore r. Seasort, John r. Southa
George B. Seggons. Benjamin Wilkinson
and Burton p Wade.
Many OF the passengers belong in Phil
adelphia.
Discipline Highly Praised.
J. z. southsI, OF Birmingham. spoke &
words Of praise Of the remarkable disci
pline which helpted 10 save so many live.
He said.
Like most passengers. l was already i
bed when the collision came. ] rushc
out and found that great hole had bee
torn in the ships side. reaching to n
deck / saw at a glance what an awi,
mess the colliding steamer had made.
when the real state Of affairs wa
made known. everybody assumed a pei
fectly calm denieanor. The sailors hal
died the boats admirably"
The bow plates OF the Hermonides al
smashed and twisted from the deck to Il
water line.
While most OF the Waeslands sma
boats found the Hcrmonides easily. OF
took the wrong course IN the fog. and
was two hours before il could be -four
and picked up.
The Waesland's passengers will be 70
warded by the steamer Noordland ne
Wednesday.
Waesland Formerly Russia"
The waesIand was formerly the Cpnal
Liner Russia. She was built in Glasgo
in 1867, and has seen thirty-hve years