Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-27
PARISIAN IS RAnnED.
Big Liners in Collision Of Halifax
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 HALIFAX, x. S., March 27.-Near- ly 2,O00 passengers on two ocean steamships were in peril of their lives Saturday evening off the entrance to Halifax harbor when the Parisian of the Allan line and the Albano of the Hamburg American line crashed to- gether. Both vessels were seriously damaged, and the passengers on each were thrown into panic.
 The two great ocean steamers pas sengers were saved from possible death at sea after the collision be- tween the two vessels by thrilling fifteen mile race for shallow water. The damaged steamers now show plainly how serious was the accident, the Parisian resting on the bottom at her dock and the Albano's forepeak be. ing full of water. The Parisian, which came up the harbor at o'clock with a gaping Hole in her starboard side from the Albano's sharp bow. filled gradually during the night, and at dawn her engine room had been hood- ed, her fires extinguished, her lower deck was awash, and her keel rested on the docks mud.
 A large part of her cargo has been damaged by water, but the bulk of the mall, consisting of 400 sacks, was re- covered in dry condition. The state- ments of the two commanders of the vessels as to the probable cause of the collision are conflicting. and the courts will be invoked to place the responsi. bility. Proceedings have been begun in the admiralty court against the Hambnrgu American company, owner. Of the Albano. and that steamer has been libeled for $150OoO damages in behalf of J. & A. Allan. owners of the Pari. sian. Later it was announced that . counter suit would be brought by the German company.
 Captain Kukenhold of the Albano in speaking of the accident said:
 "Just before the collision the Pari. sian, which had reached the harbor mouth ahead of us, was sighted hove to and taking on pilot. We came up to get a pilot also. It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather was perfectly clear. As my ship approach ed the Parisian we started across and in front of her, but before we could range ahead the Parisian started up and the collision followed. The Pa risian, it seems to me. committed a clear breach of international regula. tion in attempting to pass in front of the Albano instead of going astern. I saw the course which the Parisian was taking and realized at once the danger of collision. rang full speed astern. and this greatly reduced the speed of the Albano. but it was not enough to entirely check tile vessels progress. "As we came up on to the Parisian her helm was thrown to port instead of starboard. and this sent her star board quarter still farther in the direc- ton of the Albano and added greatly to the force of the collision"
 Captain Johnson of the Parisian said:
 'The captain of the AIbano signaled that he would pass astern of the Pa risian. but the signal was apparently misunderstood by the Albano's bridge. as the German steamer came directly on and would have struck the Parisian abreast of the engine room had not our speed been increased in an en- deavor to escape"
 Although the Albano's peak was full of water last night because of her twisted stem and bent bow plate, 1t was thought that she would he able to proceed to Philadelphia after giving bonds and being surveyed by the port warden.
 Both steamers were from European ports. the Parisian from Liverpool and Neville and the Albano from Ham, burg. The Parisian had on board 1000 passengers. many of whom were bound for her other port. St. John. \. B. The Albano carried over 500 passengers. nearly all for Philadelphia. to which port she was to have proceeded after calling here