The Washington times., 1902-03-08
RarnonideS Reaches Liver
pool in Badly Damaged
! Condition.
PASSENGERS LOST EVERYTHING
Remarkable Goodness of All
on Board Sinking
Steamer.
ABOATS DRIFTED FOR HOURS
BOATS DRIFTED FOR HOURS
How the Two Lives Were Lost-Abso-
lutely No Panic When News Was
Known-Water Tight Compartments
Saved British Vessel.

LIVERPOOL. March THE Har-
monides. under her own steam and with
the assistance of the tug Knight Templar
brought the Waesland's passengers along
side the wharf here this morning.
Her decks were crowded with half
clad people, mostly emigrants from the
Continent. Their pale. hagsard faces and
the suppressed excitement everywhere
among them plainly indicated that they
had undergone the ordeal of an ocean dis
aster.
The agents of the American Line quar-
tered them in various hotels in this city
and then the tale of their tragedy was
told.
Both Steaming Slowly.
The Harmonides was bringing 2 general
cargo here from the River Plata and had
left Teneritie on February q, homeward
bound. The fact that the Waesland had
got 10 further than Anglesey indicated
how greatly navigation was delayed by
fo-.
The two vessels were steaming slowly
along the Anglesey coast at midnight on
Wednesday when the Waesland appeared
directly in the course of the Harmonides.
Nothing could avert a collision.
The Harmonides crashed into the Waes-
land amidships. Immediately she put full
speed astern and backed out of the liner,
but in some way she again ran into her
and again fell away.
Boats Quickly Launched.
There was much excitement on both
vessels at the double collision. and the
anxiety was increased when it was ap-
parent that the Waesland could not float
long. Water rushed through a great gap
in her side and she at once took a de-
cided list The order was given to lower
the boats Immediately. The passengers
were transferred with extraordinary
quickness and the greatest order reigned
on both shics.
The Only Accidents.
The only accidents in moving the 800
and crew who were on the
Waesland was in the lowering of a life
boat, when Edward Dangerfeld fell and
was killed by striking an iron bar, and
the child, Elsie Emmett. who missed the
boat and was thrown overheard and
drowned.
Nothing could have been better than
the behavior of the passengers, includ-
ing the Scandinavian immigrant fami-
lies With them all it was exemplary.
Precedence was willingly given to women
and children.
Could Hear Explosions.
AS the last boat, containing officers
and crew, left the Waesland the water
rescued in the boat could hear the ex-
plosion as they were making for the
Forty minutes after the i'm
pact of the first collision the WaesIand,
with a mighty lurch, disappeared into the
waters.
1t was impossible to save anything. All
the passengers had robed hastily, many
using their handkerchiefs as headgear.
No one attempted to carry property from
the sinking liner. On board the Har-
everything was done to make
them comfortable.
Sent Word by Pilot.
The vessel subsequently spoke pilot.
which communicated the tidings to Aim
wich. Tugs were despatched from Liver
pool, and they accompanied the Har-
monides to this port.
She is seriously damaged as a result Of
the collision. There is huge rent on
the port side and her bow plates. from
the deck to the water line are torn and
twisted to such an extent that her jour
ney here from the scene of the collision
was attended with serious danger The
American Line will forward the Waes-
lands passengers TO their destinations as
BOON as possible.
Words Of Praise.
All praise Captain Apfeld and the crew
of the Waesland and also the treatment
they received from Captain Pentin, of the
Harmonides. Several passengers sus-
tained injuries during their transference
from the sinking liner. Robert Liveseay,
OF Rochester, had deep cut on his head,
and others showed lesser injuries.
The passengers relate thrilling narra-
tives. In one instance a boat full of res
cued passengers lost4the other boats in
the fog. but fortunately recovered them
through her occupants uniting in shouts.
n fdS3engeIS SlOry.
Mr. J. E. Southall, of Birmingham,
saloon passenger, says:
AT 11:3O o'clock Wednesday night
undressed preparatory to turning in. Most
Of the passengers had already done so.
heard slight concussion. which seemed
and hastily put on my
clothes again and mounted the deck Here
digrnNargd & htF
ing about, trying to keep order among the
who were streaming up to the
deck.
II went down TO the saloon and saw
deep gap in the ships side. When / got
on deck again ! found that the Harno
hides had made n terrible mess Of the
WaesIand.
All Kept Calm.
when the real state of affairs was
made known everybody kept perfectly
calm, as they saw she sailors working
admirably in getting out the H.,s."
Another passenger, PattizOu Il. Fergu-
son, of PEBBLES, who was going oG a tour
IN the Far East, said there was not
nearly so much excitement as might
have been expected, but there was a
great rush for life belts. II was found
hat some passengers were wearing them
upside down. He saw man wearing
seven life belts.
Returned for Two Men.
AS the last boat left the Waesland
.ries OF help we're heard. boat re-
urped and found that two men had been
eft behind. One of them was sailor,
Who had been asleep and discovered his