Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-21

case will take some time to complete.
The damage to the Assaye is so seri-
Gus that fresh transport will have to
be chartered to convey troops to India.
The Assaye left Southampton Sat-
urday afternoon. with 500 soldiers on
board, for Bombay, but anchored over
night off Netley owing to a haze.
When the New York's bow crashed In
to the transports forecastle on the
starboard side the Assaye. according
to one account. heeled over. and for a
few moments its position appeared to
be desperate.
Without moments unnecessary de-
lay the crew of the troopsnip closed its
water tight doors and lowered its boats.
Meanwhile the troops were assembled
on deck. and to- women and children
were placed aft on the vessel. There
naturally was much excitement, but
the troops behaved rs If on parade.
each man marching to his post and
clamly awaiting orders. The boats
were lowered, but it was found unnec-
cssary to resort to them, Only for the
promptitude with which the water
tight doors of the transport were
brought into use it must have sunk.
The passengers OF the New York,
according to another account, tell an
exciting story. James Sellers, who was
coming over on the liner from America
stating that he and his fellow voyagers
were asleep when the vessel grounded
at Cape La Hague.
1T was about a quarter after 3 in
the morning" he said, when we
stranded, but did not hear the shock
and when I awoke l found we had re-
hoated. We had been aground an hour.
Much damage was done and the w,tec
tight compartments We're closed. After
putting in at Cherbourg we made our
way to Southampton and shortly after
midday we We're nearing port at l.: 80.
while we all We're seated at lun-
cheon there was a grating noise and a
tremedous shock. Every one ran on
deck and when we got there we found
that the bow of our ship was firmly
fixed in the side OF another great vessel
which afterwards turned out to be the
transport.
Il learned later that owing to the
fog, the Assaye was not seen till it was
only "a few hundred feet away. 1t SEEM
ed to be crossing our bows. Our engln-
es We're at once reversed. but it was i'm
possible to avert a collision. We cut
into the side of the aropper about ten
feet from the bows
when arrived on deck" Mr.. Sell
ers continued, "the two ships still were
glued together We We're close enough
to see the marvellous discipline on the
trooper In the course of few seconds
we saw the men coly. but quickly pre-
pairing the life boats. while the sold
iers were mustered on deck with the
quickness and precision of the ordinary
drill. Not second was lost, but there
seemed hardly a sign of hurry. Every
one was much impressed by the sight.
Under the pressure of our screws
our vessel receded and we saw a great
gaping hole In the Assaye ten feet wide.
Part of our bow was left behind and in
exchange we took something else"
Nothing of the New Yorks accident
was known in London until a late hour
Saturday night. kilograms from the
American lines agents at Southhamp-
ton posted at all the hotels in the af-
ternoon announced that the liner had
been sighted off Hurst Castle and that
its passengers would arrive in London
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