The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08

26, all told. From officers of the Clyde
Company here, the following list Of
passengers was obtained: z. 3. Cole,
Philadelphia; J. Trevor, Philadelphia:
r. B. Younghead, Chester. Pa; George
B. Hood, Philadelphia; H. F. Winters,
Camden, n. J.; all white: Marv 4.
Sanderson, Windsor. n. c.; Morris Pay
ner Northwest, Va; J. Reese, Norfolk,
Miller Pennel, Norfolk; JudsOn Sevills,
Berkeley, Va; David Roland, New
port News; Mary Robertson, Florence
Newly, Edna Ward, M. E. Jones.
p. l. PendletOn, A. ]. Gilmore, S. Jer-
nigan, all colored.
All those known to be lost are:
Passengers-A. J.. Gilmore, P. L.
Pendleton. Florence Newly, Edna
Ward, NJ. E. Jones, Mary Robertson.
Crew-Edward Goslee, first mate,
William Bites, first assistant engineer.
Mary Anderson, stewardess.
The cook, William Morris, the stew
ard. an unknown colored waiter, Peter
Sampson, a lame member of the crew,
is among the missing. Just how many
of the above passengers We're included
in the fifteen hat were lost in the
swamped life boat. cannot be deter
mined as yet. A number of the pas
sengers left Richmond Sunday on the
Saginaw and until the list of these is
secured it will be impossible to secure
an accurate estimate of the dead.
The known saved from the Saginaw
are: Captin J.. s. Tunnel. badly IN
jured about the head and internally,
also two ribs broken: Chief Engineer
SETTER: Second Assistant Engineer
Murray; Second Mate w. L.. Morris,
several colored deck hands, the fire.
men and the coal passers.
The passengers saved are: f. B.
Cole. of Philadelphia, Who lost Il purse
containing 500 and q large diamond
| ct,,I Il UV-or-D- <f DH,1a1a1DISn ID
YOunghead, of Chester, Pa: George B..
Hood, of Philadelphia; Harry F. Win
ters. of Camden. n. j.: Mary a. San
derson. of Windsor, North Carolina;
Norris Payner, Jr., of Northwest, Va;
John Reese, of Norfolk; Miller Pencil,
of Norfolk: Judson Sevills. of Berkeley
and David Rowland, of Newport
News.
The Saginaw was in charge of first
Officer GOslee when the collision oc-
Cured, and the first officer of the Old
Dominion steamship was also at the
wheel of his vessel.
From all accounts o~btainable the
denseness of the fog made high speed
| perilous and both ships were going at
reduced rates. Their fog whistles
We're kept blowing regularly and were
distinctly heard by each other before
the crash.
The passengers and most of the crew
on both ships were asleep below when
the disaster happened and when the
J terrible shock and grinding noise
awakened them, a panic stricken rush
for safety took place.
The discipline of the crews was adj
mirabIe and the women first was
the initial command of Captain Tun-
nell after the life boats had been pre-
pared for lowering. The frightened
cOlored women piled into the first boat
of the Saginaw and all lost their lives.
NJ Cot ---- ~-+- f-~~1 49, -~1s
ton first made a brief survey Of that
vessels condition and seeing that no
! serious injury had been sustained,
FASTENED to the Saginaw.
The following statement was made
to the press representatives by Cap
tain Boaz. of the Hamilton. this at
ernOOn
1T was clear when we left New
York yesterday afternoon, but we ran
into Il fog bank four miles north of
Egg Harbor. the fog lasting until we
reached Cape Charles this morning. 1t
was about 4:4O O'Clock this morning
and we were proceeding at about nine
knots an hour We a been under
reduced speed since encountering the
fog. We could Tot see a ships length
ahead. when we heard a whistle IN
the starboard bow two points ahead. 1
stopped the Hamilton and then l heard
another whistle. Suddenly the Sagi-
nav doomed up three points on the
bow and the Saginaw attempting
to run across the HamlltOn'S bow.
We backed at full speed, but
struck the Saginaw on the port quar-
ter. In a very short time she went
down. When the Hamilton lei off
she was settling. We lowered two
boats but meanwhile the Saginaw had
lowered their boasts and 4 raft. 1
picked up two of these boats and 4
raft. The third was probably sunk"
IlNvu-A- rhn IL
estimates that the Saginaw sank with
in ten minutes after the collision,
though there are others who say that
the time was probably longer. The
purser stated that life boats were low
cred from both vessels Immediately
after they struck. One of these from
the Saginaw filled with passengers
was overturned in the suction n all
hands were thrown into the water.
The passengers and crew Of the Sagi-
nav were rescued in all ways Some
were taken from the water and others
from the boat just before she went
down.
Captain ]. S. Tunnel, Of the Sagi-
nav did not leave his vessel until the
last moment. He was finally taken
from the rigging of the sinking ship
and when gotten aboard the Ham
ilton was found to be badly injured.
At this writing he is now on the Ham
iltOn under the care of a physician.
His injuries are serious. but not fatal.
Engineer Seller. of the Saginaw, re-
ported to the Cylde officials here this
! afternoon that the Saginaw lies in fiji
teen fathor1s of water. First Mate
Goslee, of the Saginaw, is among
those missing. The Clyde estimate of
the missing is six Of the crew and nine
passengers This is the report that
the Clyde officials sent their home Of
flee in Philadelphia.
The Hamilton was in command of
Captain r. B. BoaZ. No one on the
Old Dominion boat was hurt and the
! vessel was only damaged about the