The Washington times., 1905-10-15
SURVIVORS PRAYED
ON KNEES ON DOCK
Arrival of Campania Causes
Wild Excitement.
SIX DEAD, THlRTY-Slx HURT
Great Wave Almost Swamped Vessel
and Swept Half Dozen Into Sea.
Stewardess Heroine.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Five persons
swept overheard. one dead after an
operation, and thirty-six injured is the
roster of victims of the tremendous
wave that descended upon the Cunard
steamer Campania as she was battling
with a hurricane off the great banks
of Newfoundland on Wednesday last
Terrible as is the reckoning. all who
were on board the vessel at the time
the main and upper decks were invaded
by the food and the men and women
were engulfed to be dashed against the
vessels sides or carried by the current
into the sea, agree that 1t seems almost
miraculous that the number of dead and
wounded is not far greater than 1t is.
Vernon III. Brown. agent of the Cunard
line. has officially placed the number of
the dead at six and OF the injured at
twenty y-nine, but the latter are said to
number thirty-six. the official returns
not including seven whose hurts were
Those Swept Into Sea.
The dead:
John Graham. thirty-eight years old.
of Milwaukee. Wis His wife and two
children were on board.
Mary Cosgrove. twenty-four years old.
of Aherlow. Ireland; on way to sister,
at 1867 Lincoln avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
Margaret cleary, OF Aherlow. Ireland.
on way to sister. Mrs. Hannah Cleary.
OF Tenth street. Brooklyn
Neil S. Eckberg, about thirty. Of
Shame. Sweden.
Elizabeth Crunadotter. about thirty. OF
Queenstown, England.
Unidentified woman. about thirty. died
| on board after legs were amputated.
Friends damned Pier.
Seldom has a steamship pier in this
citv had so large a thong Of persons
or been the scene Of such intense ex-
citement as marked the arrival of the
Campania. when thousands Of the
friends Of those who had heard OF the
disaster to the vessel, gathered on
and about Pier 90, North River, to learn
whether their loved ones were alive and
unharmed. or whether they had lost
their lives or sustained injuries In the
deluge Of water which swept the YES
sci from Bow TO stern
The Campania had, besides her crew
of about $50. 200 passengers on board
Most OF them had friends IN this city
who. knowing they were coming on the
Cunarder, and of the accident. made nc
! delay in repairing TO the scene on the
vessels arrival
When the vessel at last came in most
affecting scenes were enacted. There
were tears of JOY IN most instances, as
arriving relatives appeared safe and
sound. and sears of grief when the hopes
OF waiting ones were dashed by the sad
intelligence that their friends hnd met
death or been hurt In the deluge.
Scores OF those who were on the
steamer on reaching the pier dropped
on their knees and loudly and fervent-
| ly offered thanks to Heaven for their
deliyerancc.
Weather Good.
The Campania was plowing along un-
der full headway last Wednesday after
noon. A heavy quartering sea was run
ming. but the weather conditions were faI
from unpleasant and the big boat. {
decks were crowded with passengers.
The steerage deck was crowded with
merrymskers. and there was nothing to
indicate the approaching disaster.
| Then the big steamship lurched to port
and scooped up an enormous sea The