The Minneapolis journal., 1902-03-07
HORROR OF A NIGHT
Steamer Waesland Sunk in Collision
Off Holyhead.
ALL ON BOARD SAVED BUT TWO
The HermOnides Badly Dnmaged-
Terrifying Experiences of the
People Rescued.

London. March THE American line
steamer Waesland, Captain Atfeld, from
Liverpool, March 5, for Philadelphia, and
the British steamer Hermoaides, Capt ain
Pentin, from Para, Feb. 1S, for Liver
pool, met in collision Wednesday night OH
Holyhead, Wales. The Waesland sank. Her
passengers and crew were saved, with two
exceptions. Edward Dangerfeld, steer
age passenger. and child, Rlsie Emmet,
ger, They were killed, probably,
at the time of the collision. The
Waesland carried thirty-two cabin passen-
gers. Fiftythree of the passengers and
crew of the Waesland arrived at Liver
pool on board the Hermonides this morn
ing. They were received by the agents
of the American line here and were quar-
tered at various hotels.
The collision occurred in a thick fog,
when the Waesland was forty miles
southwest of Hollyhead. The Hermoni-
des struck the Waesland amidship. The
Waesland sunk in thirty-five minutes af-
ter the collision. The passengers and
crew lost all their belongings.
Boiler Explosion, Too.
Liverpool, March THE British
steamer Harmonides, from Brazilian
ports, which was in collision with and
sank the Waesland, has great hole in
of the Waesland who was on board the
Harmonides, said the Waesland was run
into amidships, in fog at midnight, and
sank half an hour afterwards, her boilers
bursting as she went down.
The report that only two of the pas
sengers OF the Waesland. a man and a
child, lost their lives, is confirmed. In
addition, one woman was injured. Owing
to the fog, some of the Waesland's boats
were in the water two hours before they
| could get alongside the Harmonides.
When the Harmonides arrived here her
docks were crowded with half-clad pas
sengers OF the Waesland, whose pale and
| haggard faces told the story of their try
! Ing experiences. So hurried was the de-
| parture of the passengers from the sink
ing ship that in some cases they were only
I covered with blankets and handkerchiefs
| were their only headgear.
Ship Struck Twice.
| When the disaster occurred the two YES
! sells were steaming slowly off the coast
OF the island OF Anglesey. The Harmon
ides crashed head-on into the Waesland
| and backed away, but once again struck
the then sinking ship, making a great
gap in her side. Though the sea was per-
fectly smooth, the denseness of the fog
added to the terrors Of the passengers OF
the Waesland. The women rushed on
| deck screaming, but were soon reassured
by the officers "
The boats were quickly lowered, but
the, operation resulted in two fatalities
The end of one Of the Hfeboats Slipped
from its davit and precipitated the oc-
cupants OF the boat into the sea. A
| steerage passenger, Edward Dangerf1eld
OF Kansas, struck his head against the
boats fittings and was instantly killed
and Elsie Emmet, IL years old, the daugh.
ter o&Rev. E. Emmitt, was drowned The
Tyhn IN f1o hno
Ip1cked up. The bravery Of the passengers
many OF whom were Scandinavian emf.
grants, was exemplary. Precedence was
given to the women and children.
The Explosion.
sinking ship. an explosion announced tha
her boilers had burst, and forty minutes
after the first impact the Waesland CAV,
a mighty lurch and disappeared beneath
the waves, sinking midway between Holy
head and Tuskar light Nothing wa
saved except what the passengers ant
crew wore. A pilot boat met the Har
monides off the island of Anglesey an,
: communicated the news Of the disaster t,
; persons ashore, with the result that tug
were dispatched to search for the Har
! monides and accompanied the steamer t.
this port. Here the passengers wer
{ landed and comfortably housed. The
> will proceed to Philadelphia Wednesda
) on the Red Star Line steamer Noordland
3 The surviving passengers, as rule
3 escaped with only few slight bruises
) The Harmonides' stem and bow plate
9 were so torn and twisted that it appeare
marvellous that she escaped sinking. Sh
0 also has deep dent in her port side.
Y P. R. Ferguson, a saloon passenger, VIII
q was on the Waesland when she collide
r with a schooner not far from Philadel
q ph1a, say the principal excitement too
v the form of rushing for life BELTS H
: saw man who had seven life belts at
a tached to various parts of his body.