The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-06
STEAMERS COLLIDE AND
 SCORE MEET THEIR DEATHS
H. L. Pendleton. A. Gilmore.

H. l.. Pendleton,
 A. Gilmore.
 S. Jernigen, all colored. Those known to be lost are: Passengers-A. Gilmore, H. L. Pendle | ton. Florence Newby. Edna Ward, NJ. E Jones, Mary Robertson.
 Crew-Edward Goslee, first mate; VII liam Bittes. first assistant engineer; Mary Anderson, stewardess -, cook; Nor. | ris, steward; unknown colored waiter Peter Swanson, lame member of tho crew. is among the missing. The Total Not Known. Just how many of the above passen. | gers were included in the fifteen that | were lost in the swamped lifeboat can- not be determined as yet A number oi
 the passengers left Richmond Sunday on | the Saginaw and until the list of these is | secured it will be impossible to secure an accurate list of the dead. The known saved from the Saginaw are Capt. J. s. Tunnell, badly injured about the head and internally, also two ribs broken; Chief Engineer Selzer. Second Assistant Engineer Murray; Second Mate w. l.. Morris, several colored deck hands, firemen and coal pasesrs. The passengers saved are: E. B. Cole, of Philadelphia, who lost a purse con- taining $700 and a large diamond stud; J. Trevor of Philadelphia; R. B. Young head, Chester, Pa; George B. Hood. Phil adelphia; Harry K. Winters of Camden, N. J.; Mary A. Sanderson. Windsor. N. C.; Morris Payner, Jr., Northeast, Va;
 John Reese, Norfolk; Miller Hemnell Norfolk; Judson Savills, Berkley, and David Rowland of Newport News.
 Passengers and most of the crew on both the ships were asleep below when the disaster happened and when the ter rible shock and grinding noise awakened them panie-stricken rush for safety took place.
 The discipline of the crews was admir- able. women first" was the initial com mand of Captain Tunnell, after the life boats had been prepared for lowering The frightened colored women piled into the first boat Of the Saginaw and all lost their lives.
 The following statement was made to the press representative by Captain Boaz of the Hamilton:
 Captain Boaz's Statement.
 Tt was clear when we left New York yesterday afternoon, but we ran into a fogbank four miles north of Egg Har- bor, the fog lasting until we reached Cape Charles this morning It was about 4:40 this morning and We were proceed ing at about nine knots an hour We had been under reduced speed since en- countering the fog. We could not see a ships length ahead and when we heard whistle on the starboard bow two points ahead we stopped the Hamilton and then heard another whistle. Suddenly the Sag inaw loomed up three points on the bow, and the Saginaw attempted to run across the Hamilton's bow. We backed at full speed, but struck the Saginaw on the port quarter. In a very short time she went down. When the Hamilton backed of she was settling. We lowered two boats, but meanwhile tho Saginaw had lowered their boats and a raft. l picked up two of these boats and raft. The third was probably sunk"
 Engineer Selzer of the Saginaw reported to the Clyde officials here that the Sagi- naw Hes In fifteen fathoms of water. First Mate Goslee of the Saginaw is among those missing. The Clyde estimate of the missing is six of the crew and nine pas sengers. This Is the report that the Clyde officials sent their home office in Philadelphia.