The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-27
Two Ocean Liners Crash To-
getber Is Miles From Dock.
PARTISAN AND ALBAN0.
Get Their Passengers Ashore With Great
misunderstanding Scenes on
Board - Admirable Discipline
on Both Ships.

Halifax, n. s., March 27.-Two great
Transatlantic liners, the Partisan Of the
Allen line and the Albano, d Hamburg
American boat, both bound ia and heay
lily loaded with passengers, collided Of
the harbor's entrance Saturday night.
Both received fearful wounds, but man
aged to reach their docks and land their
panic-stricken passengers in safety. The
parisian's stern touched bottom as she
ranged alongside her wharf, while hard
pumping kept the Albano free Both
steamers were from European ports, the
Partisan from Liverpool and Neville,
and the Albano from Hamburg The
Partisan had on board thousand pas
seugers, many of whom were bound
for her other port, st. John, n. b. The
Albano carried about 500 passengers,
nearly all for Philadelphia 20 which
port she WAS to have proceeded after
calling at Halifax
The Partisan arrived OIL the entrance
To The harbor at dusk and was taking
pilot on board when the Albano was
seen coming in from the sea- As the
German boat approached the officers Of
the Partisan realized that there was
danger OF Il collision, and the engine.
rooms We're signaled for full speed
ahead, Before the Partisan could get
under way, however, the Albano struck
her on the starboard side, a short dis
lance astern Of the engine.room. crush
ing in the great steel plates and open
ing up a hole through which the water
poured in tons The bow plates Of the
Alhano were bent and the stem was
twisted, but the water-tight compart
ments were promptly closed and hel
pumps We're set vigorously at work.
Immediately following the collision the
steamers headed into the harbor at full
speed, the Partisan with 4 heavy list
TO the starboard and the Albano some
what down at the head The Partisan
had considerable water in her stern,
which was also sinking deeper as she
steamed along Every tug ia the har
Dor responded, and as the Partisan an
peared ia greater danger, several ranged
themselves alongside that vessel and as
sisted in the pumping.
The pa sengers ON board both vessels
We're fairly panicstricken and begged
loudly of the tug boats to take them
off, but the little steamers chung tenac.
iously to the side of the great line and
never left her until she was safe at
her dock. Many Of the passengers rush.
ed excitedly about the decks. while 9th
ers knelt In prayer. The officers were
unable to thoroughly reassure them, but
within a few minutes after the collision
all had been supplied with life-preseryers
while the life boats were hoisted out
ready for instant launching in ease the
vessels showed signs of laundering. The
suspense Of those on board the Partisan
was intense. Great volumes OF water
were pouring from the vessel and the
engines quiyered not only with the exer-
ton OF running the numerous pumps.
but in keeping the vessel blowing along
at full speed. Halfway up the har-
Dor her stern had settled many feet
and the list to the starboard had be.
come more pronounced, but the steamer
kept on with her faithful fleet Of tugs
alongside working theoretically 10 keep
her ahoat
At last the bright light On the dock
was seen and those On board realized
that the danger was all but passed
The great vessel ranged alongside her
wharf, lines were thrown out, gang
planks lowered, and 1000 passengers
rushed to land as the stern Of the vessel
touched the bottom The Albano, which
was behind the Partisan, had a some
what similar experience, although her
pumps were able to keep her bow com
paItments fairly free 40 that the alarm
on board was not So great. The Albano
reached her dock a short time after the
Partisan. and all passengers, only few
OF whom were booked for Halifax. hur-
ried ashore. The discipline exhibited
on both steamers following the accident
WAS admirable. The s miles from the
scene Of the accident to the dock was
covered in 40 minutes.
The weather at the time was quite
clear. According to Capt. johnson IF
the Partisan, the Alhan0, on approaching
from sea, signaled that she would pass
astern Of the Allan liner, but moment
later headed straight for the Partisan.
Capt johnson said that he rang quick
orders to the engine room to 20 ahead
full speed and that his vessel had lust
attained Roadway when the Albano
struck the Partisan just aft No. hatch.
The bow Of the Albano smashed hole
12 feet wide and extending from the
rail to below the waterline. After tbeT
collision the Albano drew Off, and basti-
1y securing pilot, followed the Partisan
into port. Meantime the passengers Of
the Partisan became panic stricken. The
deck was well filled with passengers
many Of whom were immigrants bound |
TO the Canadian Northwest. These rush- /
ed about the deck, women tainted ana
there was mad scramble for life pre-,
servers.
The Partisan is one of the finest
steamers in the Allan fleet, and carried |
on this trip 400 sacks of mail and loo +
tons Of general cargo. An examination
Of her last night showed the entire after
hold to be flooded as far forward III
the engIneroom compartment. SbaI
rests on mud bottom On Tie opposite
side Of the same pier is berthed the Al- /
bano with her twisted stem and dam.
aged bow plates It Is believed that Sra
can be temporarily repaired So as Ia T
proceed on her voyage to Philadelphia.
On her passage over, biz wave boarded
the Partisan and killed q steerape pas