The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-06
SAGINAW GUT IN
TWO BY HAMILTON.
Disastrous Collision i'm DerSe Fog
Off the Virginia Coast Results
i'm Great Loss of Life.

the names OF only is passengers are
known and IL is admitted by Second VI,
hcer Morris that Is colored women. all OF
whom are now dead, were in the swamp
ed lifebodt
The crew Of the Saginaw numbered 26
all told.
From the officers Of the Clyde com
pany here the following list of passen-
gers was obtained:
r, B, cole. Philadelphia; j. drevor'
Philadelphia: r.. b. lounghead. Chester
Pa: G b. Hood. Philadelphia; n, Il.
Winters Camden, ~ j.. all white. Mary
T. sanderson Windsor ~ e.; Rorris pSese
Norfolk; Miller Pennell, Norfolk; Judson
Seville. Berkeley, Va; David Roland,
Newport News Mary Robertson. Flor
L. Pedleton, a. Gilmore. ID. Jerngan'
Those known to be lost are:
Passengors--A. Gilmore, Il. j.. Pendle'
ton Florence Newby. Edna Ward. NJ. +.
Jones. Mary Robertson.
Crew--Edward GoslCe, first mate; VIII
liam Bites. first assistant engineer;
Mary Anderson. stcwardess; cook NJ.
Norris. steward; unknown colored walt
er; Peter swanson. lame member st
the crew is among the missing.
Just how many OF the above passengers
wore included in the IS that were lost in
the swatnped lfeboat cannot be deter
mined vet.
NO ACCURATE ESTIMATE.
a number of the passengers left Rich
mond Sunday on the Saginaw and until
tho list OF these Is obtained IL will be
impossible 10 secure an accurate esti-
mate of the dead.
The known saved from the Saginaw
are: Capt. J. s. Tunnel. badly injured
about the head and internally. also two
ribs broken; Chief Engineer Beltzer. Sec
ond Assistant Engineer Murray. Second
Mate w. l.. Morris, several colored deck
hands. iremen and coal passers
The passengers saved are: r. r. Cole
OF Philadelphia, j. Trevor of Philadelphia,
II. B. Younghead OF Chester, Pa, George
B. Hood OF Philadelphia Harry f. Win
ters Of Camden, n. j., Mary A. Sander
son OF Windsor. n. C., Morris Payner, Jr..
of North West. Va, John Reese OF Nor
folk. Miller Pennel OF Norfolk. Judson Sc
Vile of Berkeley and David Rowland OF
Newport News
The passengers and most OF the crew on
both ships were asleep when the disaster
happened. and when the terrible shock
and grinding noise awakened them a PAN
ic-stricken rush for safety took place
The discipline of the crews was admira
BILE. women first" was the initial COM
mand OF Capt. Tunnel after the lifeboats
had been prepared for lowering. The cap
tain of tho Saginaw did not leave his ves-
sci until the last minute. He was finally
taken from the rigging OF the sinking
ship, and when gotten aboard the Hamil-
ton was found TO be badly injured.
Inc Clyde company estimate OF tne
missing is six of the crew and nine pas
sengers.
The Saginaw was formerly a British
tramp ship of 2500 tons. and came In
here some years ago with her bow stove
In. having been i'm collision with another
vessel off the Virginia Capes She was
loaded with sugar at the time. She laid at
Portsmouth for some time repairing.
Subsequently she was bought by the
Clydes
The Hamilton has been In several seri-
Gus collisions since she was launched on
Thursday. Jan. 26. 1899, at Roach's yards,
Chester. Pa. on June l3. 1900. she struck
and sank the steamship Macedonia. seri-
ously damaging her own bow. Ten days
later the Hamilton ran into and sank the
schooner John II. Keer, and on Oct. Z OF
the same year she ran into the schooner
A. A. Shaw. also sending her to the bot
tom.