Connecticut western news., 1903-05-07
LINERS COLLIDE IN FOG
Steamship Hamilton Sends Sag
 inaw to the Bottom.
A SCORE OF LIVES WERE LOST.

Early Morning Crash on Virginia
 Coast Nearly Cuts Clyde Liner In
 Two - Lifeboat SSvampa With All
 on Board.
 Norfolk, Va, May 6.-According to the latest estimates, at least score of lives were lost. in the early morning resulted in the sinking of the Clyde liner Saginaw by the steamer Hamil- ton of the Old Dominion line.
 The scene of the collision is about thirteen or, fourteen miles off the shore and between 1S0 and POO miles south of New York and between 125 and 40 miles north of Norfolk.
 At the time of the accident an i'm penetrable fog hung over the sea, fog so thick that objects a ships length away were invisible, and when the two crafts hove in sight of each other, bow on, there was but a moments interim before they met.
 The fog whistles of both vessels were distinctly heard by each other for sev- eral minutes before the collision oc- cured. According to Captain Boaz of the Hamilton, his ship was making about nine miles an hour and the Sagi- naw about ten.
 The knifelike steel prov of the south bound vessel struck the Clyde ship on the port quarter about twenty feet from her stern, cutting the entire rear of the ship away. The inrushing water caused the Saginaw to settle rapidly in the stern, and the impetus of the Ham ilton took her out of the sight of the crippled vessel. The engines, already reversed, were put full steam to the rear, and the Hamilton circled the scene of the wreck, at the same time lowering two lifebOats. There was con sternation among the passengers of the Old Dominion ship, and the first thought was for their safety, but so soon as it was discovered that the ship was uninjured save that some bow plates were stove in all efforts were di, rected to the rescue of those on the Saginaw.
 When the Saginaw was again sighted her stern was under water and her bow was high in the air. Panic stricken peo- pie rushed over her decks and scram- bled toward the bow. Lifeboats were lowered, and into the first fifteen col ored women were placed, according tc Second Officer Morris, who was in com mand. The boat was swamped as it struck the water, and its occupants were thrown into the sea. All were drowned save the second officer ana the colored stewardess. The latter died before the small boat reached the Ham ilton more from injuries received by the impact of the collision than by drowning. She had been held up by First Mate Goslee, who sank himself as the small boat from the Hamilton reached them. ..
 The Hamilton lowered around the scene of the wreck for more than an hour, but no sign of life could be seen among the mass of floating freight.
 The known saved from the Saginaw are: Captain J. S. Tunnell, badly in- jured about the head and internally, also two ribs broken; Chief Engineer Beltzer, Second Assistant Engineer Murrey, Second Mate W. l.. Morris, several colored deck hands, firemen and coal passers.
 The passengers saved are: E. B. Cole of Philadelphia, who lost purse con taining $T00 and a large diamond stud; J. Trevor of Philadelphia, R. B. Young head of Chester, Pa; George B. Hood of Philadelphia, Harry F. Winters of Camden, N. J.; Mary A. Sanderson of Windsor, N. C.; Morris Payner, Jr., of Northwest, Va; John Reese of Norfolk, Va; Miller Pennell of Norfolk, Va; Judson Sevills of Berkeley, Va, and David Rowland of Newport News, Va. The Hamilton was in command of | Captain R. B. Boaz. No one on the Old | Dominion boat was hurt, and the yes sel was damaged only about the bow. l This damage is comparatively small when all things are considered.