The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-13

cording TO the Clyde officials, the
names OF ouly lS passengers are known
and it is admitted by Second Otficer
Morris that 15 colored women, all Of
whom are now dead, were in the
swamped lifeboat.
The crew OF the Saginaw numbered
26, all told. From the officers of the
Clyde company here, the following list
OF passengers was obtained:
T.. Ii. Coles, Philadelphia; j. Trevor,
Philadelphia; r. b. Younghead, CheS-
ter, Pa; George b. Ho,d, Philadel-
phia; III. +. Winters, Camden, ~. j. 3,
all white.
Mary y. Sanderson, Windsor, n G
Morris Payner, Northwest Virginia.;
John Reese, Norfolk; Miller Pnell,
Norfolk; Judson S. Willis Berkeley,
Va; David Rowland, Newport News;
Mary Robertson, Florence Newby, Ed
ma Ward, NJ. f.. Jones, y. l.. Pendle-
ton, A. Gilmore :. Jernigan, all col
ored
Those known to be lost are:
Passengers Gilmore, +. L. Pen
dleton, Florence Newby, Edna Ward,
Nj. E. Jones, Mary Robertson.
SiS" bSb"dib NhOSltC, uloO iudIC.
VIM. Bites, first assistant engineer:
Mary Anderson, stewardess; - Cook,
cook; VIM. Morris, steward; unknown
colored waiter.
Peter Swanson, lame member Of
the crew, is among the missing.
Just how many of the above paSSen-
gers were included in the ID that were
lost in the Swamped lifeboat cannot bc
determined as yet. A number of the
passengers 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 discipline of the crew was
admirable and women first" was the
initial command OF Capt Tunnel after
the lifeboatS had been prepared for
lowering. i he first two boats from the
Hamilton first made brief survey of
that vessels condition and seeing that
no serious injury had been sustained,
haStened 30 the Saginaw.
9. *. Berwin of New York was one
Of the passengers on the steamer Ham
ilton, which was in the collision HIS
account OF the wreck is graphic. lie
said:
Fog settled down like pail on the
ocean about o'clock Tuesday night.
Suddenly when we were two hours
late Wednesday morning, six bells
rang and knew something was wrong
The crash came next and a grinding
which made the snip shiver. Nothing
had happened TO our ship below. The
Saginaw appeared with 20 feet of her
stern torn completely away. II could
look right into the steamer. At that
time she was still aiioat, but she quick
ly disa ppelcedsn the Uepse Sog and
sank just 10 minutes after the crash.
The first thought was for our own safe
ty and our own boats were lowered and
the hull examined. When it was
found that she was not injured then
the captain and his crew turned to-
ward the other boat, hoping to save
some human lives. When the Hamil-
ton circl9d and we again saw the
steamer through the fog and mist only
her two maStS were showing, as she
had Scuttlcd and was resting quietly
on the bottom. 1t was providential
that the sea vas quiet. Our boats
brought of Is people, four Of whom
were white. The captain was laShed
TO the mast with one white passenger,
but two OF his ribs were broken. So
great was the confusion that one man
put life preserverS on his feet and
when seen later was drowned floating
feet up. f.. b. Cole OF Philadelphia.
who was saved from the Saninaw, had
just sold out his business in Newport
News and was en- route home He
placed 500 and Il diamond pin be-
meath his pillow before retiring When
the crash came all thought Of valua-
blcS was forgotten and he sought safe
ty On deck. When he remembered his
money he started below, but he was
driven back by the waters. Mr.. Cole
graSped piece Of wreckage and man
aged to reach one OF the topmaStS,
from which he was rescued by one of
the Ilamilton'S boats.