The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-26
Passengers Ran Excitedly About.
Decks, While Many Krlelt
in Prayer.
SUSPENSE INTEN Sc, BUT
NOBODY WAS HURT
Partisan Was Lying al Entrance
to Harbor$ When Ranlncd by
A1bano B 9th Ships Badly
Damage Raced for
Land al F,:s 81
Speed. 81. 5ss
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HI HALIFAX n. 8 81. March 25,--75TyoI
great trans. Atlantic liners the Patisian,3
sof the Allan Line. and the & bano. q
Hamburg AMERICA boat. boil bound ~ lin
heavily loaded with pa ssenge rs. coll ided$
of the harbor,s entrance tonight Both
were seriously damaged, but reached
their docks and landed their passengers
safely. The Parisian'sI stern touched
& bottom as she reached her Nhar RI. While
hard pumping kept the a lbano free INT Az #
s{s Both steat1ie rs X we're II from European
! ports, the Partisan from Liverpool. Eng
land, and Neville. and the Albano from
Hamburg. The Partisan had on board q
Thousand passengers. ma ny OF whom
were bound for her Their port. st. j Ohm
N B. The Al bailo car led bout $50 .N
passengers n early Sal for Phtlad elphta.s;
to Whichspor she was to have proceeded
after calling here u.s. S
Crushed Hole in Side.
The srssiar FL the entrance
sas piIo, 81, board swhens the Alnano ynsi
ssesir coming In from sca:t AS the IA ibnriol
approached the off cers Of the Partisan
realized that 1creg was TIA ngcr8o f "a coll
Slision. and the engine rooms were Sig
nailed fora fill speed al head .Sis Before the;
Partisan could BE I ,ind er WI q however
tho a lbano8 struck her on the starboar q
side, n short distance astern Of the en-
ggine room, crushing in the great steel
plates and Eopening up a hole through
whichithc tier poured I'M tons. Do
s5 The bow plates OF the EA1banoa we're bent
ario }rne stem asYtwlsted. but the Wa
tertight compartments were promptly
closed, and liers pumps set vigorously at
work. Immediately folio wing he 81 c c'1l-i
slision the steamers headed into he hars.
5bor at full speed, I he Partisan Wit 9.
heavy list the sta bonrd and the q lbano
somewhat down at the head. T he Partisan
had onsidera BILE wa Tar In her stern, which,
was also sinking deeper as she steamed
along. $ a 3 Il n
Tugs TO the Rescue.
f Bot ii vessels wl,istled for help. and every
tug lin the harbor responded. and AS the
Partisan appea red In create II dan GER sew
aerai ranged themselves alongsid de that
vessel and assisted In the pumping.
The passengers on board both vessels
begged that the tug boats take them OIL,
but the little steamers chung tcnaclously
&tosltho side OF the liner, and never left
hcr3until she was safe Mt her dock. Many Ia
Nof{thek pa ssengers rushed excited about
Athe decks. while others knelts In prayer.
Within a&few minutes all had been sup
piled With life fpreservcrs while the ifeJ
boats were ready for instant LAUNCHING
lease the vessels showed signs o found nd
tcring. ~ s5s Il N
e. The suspense OF those on board the
Partisan was intense. Great volumes Of
water We're pouring from the vessel. and
the engines lquivered With the oxerhonE Of
running the numerous pumps and keep
ing tho vessel at top. speed Half way
sups the harbor her stern had settled many
feet, and the list 10 the starbonrd had
become most pronounced, but the steamer
kept on with the fleet Of tugs ALONGSIDE
working to keep her float % II d
Stern Touched Bottom.
las the vessel came alongside her wharf.
&l1ess were thrown out, gang planks low
cred ana a$thousand passengers rushed to
land as the stern Of the vessel touched
the bottom. is & ss F 3,is &
.Tho Albano had also a somewhat sim
liar experiences, although herspumps We're
able to keep her bow compartments fair
8lyS free, so that the alarm on board was
not so great. - ag3
5The Alhano rea ched her dock a short
time after tho Partisan and the passen-
gers hurried ashore,