Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-07
TERRIBLE COLLISION
Steamships Come Together During a
Fog Of Great Density.
TWENTY LIVES LOST
The knifeIike Steel Prov Of One o
the Vessels Struck the Other
and Cut the Entire Rim
Of That Vessel Away.

Norfolk. Va. Nay "a collision az
sen that cost the lives OF twenty peo
pie and the sinking OF the Clyde line
steam Dip Saginaw by The Old D0min.
Ion compauys liner Hamilton occur.
rel between Winter Quarter lighship
and Fcnwick island nghtshlp. on the
/ Virginia coast Tuesday The Hamil
ton left New York Monday afternoon
for Norfolk. and the Saginaw passed
the Virginia capes a. . o'clock thar
night bound from Richmond and Nor
folk for Philadelphia A dense fof
settled along the coast shortly after
nightlall aud while going through this
fos AZ reduced speed the Hamilton
crashed into the saeInaw's side about
twenty feet from the stern. The scene
of the collision IS about thirteen or
fourteen miles on shore. and between
$50 and 200 miles south OF New York.
and between l25 and li0 miles north
OF Norfolk.
The fog whistles or both. vessels
were distinctly heard boy each other
for several minutes before the collis
ion occurred According 90 Captain
Bolz of thc Hamilton hts ship was
making about nine miles an hour and
The r.-.ua. about .eI The log was
so thick that objects a ships length
away were invisible and when The two
crafts hove iu sight 0f each other.
bows on. there was but "a moments lu
terim before they met The Saginaw
FcerDi as dld the Hamilton. but they
bad not ume to clear each other. ana
the kniielike steel prov of the south.
bound vessel struck the Clyde shin
on the port quarter about twenty feet
from her stern. cutting the entire rear
OF the ship away The iurushing water
caused the Saginaw 20 settle rapidly
in the stern. and the impetus OF the
Hamilton took her out of sight OF the
crippled vessel Engines we're revers
etl were put fun steam 10 the rear.
and the Hamilton circlod 20 the scene
of the wreck. az the same time lowering
two iifeboats
There was CONSERVATION among the
passengers OF The Old Dominion ship.
and the first thought was for their
safety. but 30 soon 8s 10 was discover
Cd that the snip was uniniurcd save
that some bowplates were stove In. all
efforts were directed 20 the rescue OF
those on the Saginaw
When the Saginaw was again sight.
ed her stern was under water and her
bow high iu the air Panisstrickea
people rushed over her decks and
scrambled toward the bow. Lifeboats
were lowered. and into the first fifteen
col0red women we're placed according
10 Second Omcor w. l. Morris. who
svamped as % struck the water. and
its occupants were thrown into The sea.
an were drowned save the second OF
fcer and the colore1 stowardess The
latter died from fright before the
small boat reached the Hamilton.
The Hamilton h0rered around the
scene of The wreck for more than an
hour but no sign of life could be seen
among The mass OF the floating freight
Two bodies. one OF a man and the
other OF n woman. both clad only IN
might dress. we're observed drifting
between bales OF cotton and cases OF
goods
The first news OF the disaster was /
learned az Old Point where the Ham. /
ton stopped for a few moments on her I
way 90 NorfoIk.