Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13
Was In Collision Wednesday
Week With the British
Steamer HarmonideS.
WAS GREATLY DAMAGED
Occurred Off Island
of AngleSey.


British steamer Harmonides, from
Brazilian ports, which was in collision /
with and sank the Red Star Line |
steamer Waesland Wednesday night |
about 10 miles southwest of Hollyhcad, |
and which was towed to this port early |
this morning by the tugs sent in search |
of her, has a great hole in her bows.
One of the rescued passengers of the
Waesland. who was on board the Har-
monides, 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 but two of the pas
sengers of the Wassland, a man and a
child, lost their lives appears to be
confirmed. In addition, one woman
was injured. Some of the Waesland's
boats were in the water two hours
before, owing to the Jog, they could
get alongside the Harmonides.
When the Harmonides arrived here,
her decks were crowded with half-clad
passengers of the Waesland. whose pale
and haggard faces told the story of
their trying experiences. so hurried
was the departure of the passengers
from the sinking ship that in some
cases they were only covered by
piStno'9' "hu h'i'a mo- 49,
only heauSear: , a., 49,
Wheh the uisaster occurree, ehe .wo
vessels were steamlng Slowly on M She
coast OF the lslaLa u Ansles ~.
Waesland, and backed away, but once
again stfuck tLle sinhiIg snrP, r,.s nl"Eti,S ti5
sea was perfectly smooth, the densencss
of thn fog added to the terrors of the
passengers OF the "aeslar i9 ~
women rushed on aeek, screal4itls' puU
were soon reassufea py Cne oi,ieIlsi
Inc noats were Iuiehls lomtteti, ~. NV
n Ine operation reslilted ~ ~ i"eoiioloo lI.'i
The end OF one OF tne liLSooats lippsu ltl
from lVS uaVl9; anu IIecll ,lVdleu Viie
occupants OF the poat III lhe sea. q
steerage passenger Edwara ''iisserheLu SET ~
OF hanSas. STRUCK MS neal aghlhsG ls.I, elle
boats httlngs,ana was instantly Killea,
snd Elsie Eillhget, fTaLs oiu' ING Sno
daughter OF the New a. hlllleIt' was
drowned. Inc otner persons VINO "eEe
in the hoat We're picked up
Ibe behaNlor OF the passengers, many
OF whom were scandinavian eliiisra!iies, !i
was exemplary. isecedence was given
to the women ana chllaFen.
AS the last Doats were leaving inc
fast sinking snip, whose decks were
already aWaSh' an explosion ailoulleeu
tlat her boilers had burst; and 40 mn
utes after the first impact the Maes-
land gave mighty lurch and disap-
peared beneath the waves, SINKING
about midway between Hollyhead and
Iuskar Light; Nothlhg was saved, eN-
cept what the passengers ana crew
wore. The boats containing Uhe pas
sengers were for time separated,
owing to the log, but eventually they
all reached the SIDES OF the fafmonlaes
and the survivors were taken on BOARD
that vessel, wheTe everything Possi.ple :.
was done for their comfort pllot
boat met the Harmonides OH the Island
| of Anglesey, and communicated the
news of the disaster to persons ashore,
with the result that tugs were dis-
patched to search Tor the iiafmonldes
and accompanied the steamer to TINS
port. Here the passengers were landed
and comfortably housed. They Will
| proceed to Philadelphia next Nednes-
day on board the Red Star Line steamer
| Noordland. The surviving passengers,
as u rule, escaped with but few slight
bruises. The Harmonides' stem and
bow plates were so torn ana twisted
that it appeared marvellous, that she
= L I
escaped sinking, she also mas deep
rent in her port side.
An officer of the Waesland, in an in
terview, gave u graphic description o.
the loss OF the steamer. He said:
IL saw the whole affair. | was late
in turning in, as the night was foggS
and we naturally were apprehensiye,
Practically all the passengers had re
tired. ] was taking a last look at the
weather, and in so doing leered oyel
the ships side, when, without The
slightest warning, there cam" 4 tear1u
crash, which made the Maesland staggel
from stem to stern.
My God, we are struck. y shouted
"Then there loomed right over ou
ships bow the steamer which had run
into us. 1t was terrifying. of course
We Immediately recognized the peril
The darkness at that time was impene
trable, but there was no mistaking tht
terrible consequences Of such an i'm
pact The nose of the Harmonides ap
peared to have eaten right into ou
side. We were going very slowly,
with no more speed than was necessary
to keep headway We We're struck a
right angles, tremendous hole wa
made, and for a moment the stem o