Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-05-13


thai cost the lives OF 20 or moro peo-
pic and the sinking Of the Clyde steam
snip Saginaw by the Old Dominion
Ste2 mship CCmpany's liner Hamilton.
occurred between Winter Quarter
L!ghtship and Fenwicil Island Light
ship, on the Virginia coast. at 4:4O
O'Clock Friday morning The Hamilton
ie:t New York at 8 O'Clock for Norfolk
ana the Saginaw passed out OF the Vir-
ginia capos at . o'clock Mondsy night
bound from Richmond and Ncrfolk for
Philadelphia. \ dense fog settled alon-
tho coast shortly after n!ghtfall and
both vessels were gons at reduced
spec when the crash occurred Tho
;sccnc of the collision is about Is or If
mi,vs of the shore and 1etwccn $50 and
POO miles south ol Now Norl, or be-
tween l20 ana $40 miles north Of Nor
iola
IAe sog whistles OF both vessels were
distinctly heard by each other Tor sev-
'er2i ninntes before the collision occur
rcd. According TO Captain Doaz. OF the
Hamilton, his ship was going about
nine miles an hour and the Saginaw
about ten. The fog was SO thick that
objects ships length away were in
N'~I3lc and when the two crafts hove in
si&at of ct"h other there was but
moHoat before they met. The Sa;.i-
now veeicd rs the Hamilton hove in
sigat but they had not the time to
clear each other and the knjie-like
stcsl Prov cf the south bound vessel
struck the clyde snip on the port quar-
ter about 20 feet from her stern. cut.
tins the entire rear of the ship away
The .n-rus ing water caused The Saei.
n@v . settle RAPIDLY in the stern and
the impetus cf the Hamilton took her
or %. sig"t Of the crippled vessel. En-
su g. already reversed. were put full
steam to the rear and the Hamilton
'ci- ..cI the scene of the wreck. at the
same time iowcring two liie-boats.
"-en the Saginaw was AGAIN sighted
bcr c.n was under water ana her bow
h'S3 n the air. Panic-stric&cn pconle
i'.-a'd oyrr her decks ana scrambled
''E@:i t'c ho%. Life beats were being
iovc.cd ana into Che first - cclorci
woAen were placed. according to See
On. OT.ccr W. l.. Morris. who was in
command. Tie boat was swamped as
1t e,9uck the water and it, occupants
were thrown into the sea. All were
drowned except the second officer and
the tolored stewardess. who was caught
by .'irst Officer Goslce and held until
4 roat from the Hamilton reached
them. The woman was pulled in. hut
the gallant mate sank Immediately.
~ woman died before the small boat
Ieachea the Hamilton, more from in
JrI!os received by the impact of the
collision than by drowning In the
H;e2iiiac the rush of waters into the
bow OF the Saginaw had caused the
ace Hs to burst their fastenings with Il
rear like Inc report of big guns and
t"As or freight OF all descriptions soon
Atterci the sea. To this the struggling
people IN the water clung ana many
We:e rescued by the boats from tho
f.&r,ilton and Saginaw.
h5:orc The Iife-boat of tho Hamilton
..a- 2chcd The Saginaw shc latter bad
disappeared beneath the waves and
ArtE'@S but her topmaSts were visible.
% ,aese several men were clingin2.
-oA' Ci whom was the aged captain OF
iae saginaw, j. S. Tunnel When he
"A
sustained severe. If not serious. inter
Ha: injuries. The Hamilton lowered
aioind the scene of the wreck for over
an -FOUR but no sign of fife could he
seen among tie mass of floating
i'eisAt. Wo bodies. one OF q man and
t"' otcSr or woman both clad l,
h'*"t dress. were observed drifting he
tween '>'a bales OF cotton and cases c.
so is. "
According to Clyde officials the
names Of only IS passengers are
EEe"A ana 1t is admitted by Second
Uiiccr Morris that l. colored women
an @! Whon are now dead. were i'm tbe
ewampod lie boat.
he Grew OF the Saginaw nurnborod
Is al to!d. From the cn,ccrs or the
C.yGo Company here the following lisf
q! passengers was obtained: % y
Ccle Philadelphia; J. Travor. Phila-
G'lphia; II. 3. Younghead. Chester
"a Geo. B. Hood. Philadelphia: H. f..
Winters. Camden, n J.. all white.
Nary A. Sanderson Windsor. \. C.:
Norris Payner. Northwest Va: John
H.esc, Norfolk: Miller PennelI. Nor
i2!G; Judson S. Wills. BerkIey. Va;
DAvld Howiand. Newport News. Mary
:tSoa. Florence Neby, Edna
O. IA Y. Jones. T.. 7. PenGleton, A.
Gilmore. ). Jernigan. all colored.
tiose known to he lost are: G. A.
t5iiaer. i. l.. Pendleton. Florence
NtW0y, Edna Ward. NJ. E. Jones.
Mary oRbertson. Crew. Edward Cos
leF' first mate; VIM. Bits. first assis-
iaAt engineer; Mary Anderson, Stew,