The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-11
PASSENGERS
ALL. ESCAPED
Those on Steamer Madiana
Had Thrilling Experience.
WENT ON THE ROCKS
Passengers Rush on Deck In Their
Night clothes-Heavy Sea Was
Runnlng and Il Was Hours Be-
fore They Gould Land. ii
WENT ON THE ROCKS
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(Dy Associated Prcss.)
HAMILTON. BERMUDA, February 10.
The Quebec Steamship Comphnys
steamer Madam. Captain Frazer which
sailed from Now York last Saturday
with party Of cxcursionists for q spe-
cial cruise around the Caribbean Islands.
went ashore on tho reef off this island
at 3 o'clock this morning Tho passen-t
gers had thrilling experience. Tho;
ship Is total loss. but all on board were.
rescued. and brought safely to land.
after perllous trip In life boats from
tho wreck to a tug standing q mile OFF,
The malls and tho passengers baggage
also were saved.
According to statements made by those
on board the Madiana was threading
her way In the night through the mar
row channel between the Coral Reefs
which leads to Hamilton harbor, when
she struck a reef one and half miles
northeast Of North Rock. The only In
formation obtainable from the officers
Is that the light which is in the chan
mel, for some reason. could not DO seen.
ALL IN THEIR BUNkS..
All the passengers were In their hunks
when the N1adiana struck the rocks, but
the impact awakened them and they
rushed on deck. the majority Of them
without attempting to dress. Consider
able alarm, though not panic. pre-
vailed among the passengers, but the Of
Ulcers went among them and Gained
them, although number did not Ven
ture below again to see to their, cloth
ing. y part of the crew did not share
the GOODNESS Of the officers, but the lat
ter soon restored order among the trou-
blesomei seamen.
Signals of distress were sent UP and
the passenges passed an anxious time
during the latter part OF tho night. The
Madilna listed heavily after a time and
When morning broke lay broadside to the
Wild. The passengers were huddled to-
gether on tho hurricane deck and the
sea breaking over the steamer drenched
them to the skin.
AS soon as the news OF the wreck be-
came known here government and other
tugs proceeded to the scene to endeavor
to render assistance.
HEAVY SEA RUNNING.
heavy, sea, however was running,
and they dared not approach too close
to the reef on which the vessel was
pounding. For some time no commune
cation with the Nfadiana was possible.
The tug Gladisfen stood about a mile of
awaiting an opportunity to assist, but It
was not unit! II O'Clock this morning
that 1t became possible to effect a, rescue.
\ Inc Grew OF the t.Madlanal launched a
boat, but 1t could not live In the sea
then running, and was dashed to pieces
against the steamers side. a second
and moro successful attempt was made
a little latef and some of the passengers
were lowered into II. and after much ex-
ertion 1t succeeded in reaching the Glad
isfen. Other lfe-boats were then
launched and the remainder of the pas
sengers and the captain and the crew
gained the salvage tug in safety.
BY the prompt action Of Engineer Mel
son, who had the Madiana's bulkheads
broken through. the mails and the pas
sengers' light baggage were taken out
and brought in the last boats to the
! Gladisfen. which landed the passengers,
crew, mails and baggage here this at
| ternoon. So ms
let TlieItboats' crews had to pull through
out the heavy seas, but no mishap oc-
| CURED, and were all safely embark ed
on the Gladlsfcn The officers and the
remainder of the crew, with some of the
| passengers light baggage followed u.s.
| The wreck was abandoned and we were
| landed here.
Theodore w. Noyes. Of the Washing
ton Star; Otis H. Luke, OF Boston, and
many other passengers confirmed the
| particulars given above. and emphasized
especially the fact that there was no
| panic on board.