Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-10
IN DENSE FOO
SHIPS MEET |
At SEA
HARMoNIDEs, or BRAZIL. AN
RED STAR LINE STEAMER
COME TOGETHER IN A
DENSE FOG.

LIVERPOOL, March S-The BIRTHS
steamer Harmonides from Brazilian port
which was in collision with and sank II
Red Star line steamer Waesland. Wed
nesday night, about 40 miles southwe4
Of Holyhead, and which was towed to tn
port early yesterday by the tugs Sc
in search of her. has a great hole in he
bows.
One Of the rescued passengers Of II
Waesland, who was on board the Harmd
hides, said the Waesland was run in I
amHships during a fog at midnight an
sank half an hour afterward, her boiler
bursting as she went. down.
The report that only two of the passer
gers OF the Waesland. a man and chill
lost their lives appears to be, conhrmed
In addition, one woman was injured
Some Of the Waeslands boats were in II
water a couple of hours before, but owin|
to the fog they could not get alongsic'
the Harmonides.
When the Harmonides arrived here nd
decks were crowded with shalf-clad pad
sengers of the Waesland,N whose hasgarI
faces told the story of their trying expo
riences. So hurried was the departure 4
the passengers from the sinking ship thd
in some cases they were only covered 81
blankets and handkerchiefs were theI
only headgear
When the accident occurred the tvl
vessels were steaming slowly eff I'll
coast Of Anglesys The Harmonidd
crashed head~on into the Waesland an,
broke away. making a great gap in nd
side. Though the sea was perfect,
smooth the densenessrof the fog added 4
the terrors of the passengers Of the Waed
land. The women rushed en- decl
screaming but were soon treasured by I'll
tiki Tr.~w~ VI
but the operation resulted in two fatal
tiles.
The end Of one Of the life beats slippe
from its davit and precipitated the oceq
pants of the boat into the sea-. A steerag|
passenger, Edward Dangerheld, Of kan
sas, struck his head against the boat
fittings and was instantly killed and Elsl
Emmett, u years old. the daughter
the Rev. A. Emmett, was drowned. I'd
other persons in the boat were picked M
The bravery of the passengers, many d
whom were Scandinavian immigrant,
was exemplary. Precedence was given
the women and children.
AS the last boats were leaving the fas
sinking ship, whose decks were alread
awash,. an explosion announced that Id
boilers had burst, and 40 minutes aftd
the first impact the Waesiand gave
mighty lurch and disappeared benead
the waves, sinking about midway betwee
Holyhead and Tuskar light
A pilot boat met the sHarmonides o.
the island of Anglesy AID communicate
the news of the disaster 70 persons d
shore, with the result that tugs were dis
patched to search for the Harmonides an
accompany the steamer to this port
The Harmonides' stem and bow plate
were 90 torn and twisted that II appear
marvellous that she escaped sinking. Sh
has a deep dent in her port side.
An officer Of the Waesland, IN an intel
view, gave a graphic description Of tn
loss of the steamer. He said:
"I saw the whole affair. was late /
turning in, as the night was foggy an
we naturally were apprehensive- Pract
cally all the passengers had retired.
was taking a last look at the weather an
in doing so peered over the ships side
when, without the slightest warning, ther
came a fearful crash which made tn
Waesland stagger from stem TO stern.
Z" My God We are struckr I shoutet
"Then there doomed right over our ship
bow the steamer which had run into u
II was terrifying, of course. We instant
~ recognized the peril. The darkness a
that time was impenetrable, but Their
was no mistaking the terrible conse
quences of such an impact. The nose {
the Harmonides appeared to have cate
right into our side We were going yer
slowly. with no more speed than was net
essary to keep Roadway. We were struc
at right angles, a tremendous hole wa
made and for a moment the stem of th
Harmonides was literally inside our shift
"a rush Of excited people from all part
of the ship Immediately ensued- The pas
sengers tumbled up just as they had r
tired for the night.
Terror and bewilderment reigned for
few moments, but the passengers gradua
" ranged themselves in groups about n
decks where they were best -sheltere'
and the crew worked like clock work
getting out the boats. The passengers wel
quickly and methodically marshalled INF
boats. --h- -Fs.- So
THE experience in the small boats wa
trying on account OF the darkness an
cold. We did not know exactly whel
we were. and for a long time could NJ
discover the whereabouts of the Harmon
ides, though she was nearby. We coul
hear the rending and tearing Of the doom
ed ships timbers as she seemed to brea
in two. Then there was terrible expls
sion as the boilers blew up and all wa
over.
I'VE drifted and rowed for seemingl,
two or three hours, when we finally gG
in touch with the Harmonidesv
I'VE had no difficulty in getting Q
board. All our effects went to the bottoi
with the Waesland."
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