The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-07
SHIPS COLLIDE N 4 F(l3
Clyde Liner Saginaw Sinks
With Twenty or More.
RUN DOWN. sy THE HAMILTON
Crew of Old Dominion Steamer Makes
Every Attempt to Rescue Those on
IIl-Fated Boat, but Fog is TOO Dense
for Quick Work.

Norfolk, Va, May Ga collision at
sea that cost the lives of twenty or
more people and the sinking of the
Clyde steamship Saginaw by the Old
Dominion Steamship company's liner
Hamilton occurred between Winter
Quarter lightship and F'enwick island
lightship, off the Virginia coast.
The Hamilton was bound from New
York for Norfolk and the Saginaw
from Norfolk for Philadelphia A
dense fog settled along the coast
shortly after nightfaN, aid while go
ing through this fog at reduced speed
the Hamilton crashed into the Sagi-
naw's side, about twenty feet from the
stern. The scene of the collision is
about thirteen or fourteen miles off
the shore. When the two craft hove
was but a moments interim before
they met. The knife-like steel prov
of the southbound vessel struck the
Clyde ship on the port quarter about
twenty feet from hei stern. cutting the
entire rear of the ship away
The in-rushing water caused the Sag
inaw to settle rapidly at the stern.
and the impetus of the Hamilton
took her out of sight OF the crippled
vessel. Engines, already reversed;
were put full steam to the rear and
,sthe Hamilton circled to the scene Of
the wreck, at the same time lowering
two life boats. There was consterna-
/ ticn among the passengers of the Old
'cminion ship and the first thought
/ was for their safety, but so soon as it
4 was discovered that the ship was unin-
4 jured, save that some bow plates We're
! stove in, all efforts were directed to
Il the rescue of those on the Saginaw
When the Saginaw was again sighted
Z her stern was under water and her
bow was high in the air. Panic
1 stricken people rushed over her
decks and scrambled toward the bow
Life boats were lowered and into the
first fifteen colored women were
placed according to Second officer w
l.. Norris who was in command, The
boat was swamped as it struck the
water and its occupants were thrown
the second officer and the colored
stewardess. The latter died before
the small boat reached the Hamilton,
more from injuries received by the
impact of the collision than by drown
ing. She had been held up by First
Mate Goslee, who sank himself as the
; small boat from the Hamilton reached
them.
In the meantime the rush of waters
into the bow of the Saginaw had
caused the decks to burst from their
fastenings with roar like the report
of big guns. and tons OF freight of all
description soon Uttered the sea- To
floating wreckage the struggling peo-
pie in the water clung with despera-
ton. and many Of them were rescued
by the boats from the Hamilton. Be-
fore the life boats of the Hamilton
had reached the Saginaw the latter
had disappeared beneath the waves
and nothing but her topmasts were
visible. To these several men wer-
clinging. one Of whom was the aged
captain, j. S. Tunnell When he was
taken off 1t was found that he had
suffered severe internal injuries. 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
Those known to be lost are-Passen-
gers: A. Gilbore. P. L. Pendleton,
Florence Newly, Edna Ward, M. E..
Jones, Mary Robertson. Grew: Ed
ward Goslee. first mate; William
,Puttes, engineer; Mary Anderson,
{I.5tewardess.
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