The Washington herald., 1906-11-23
DROWNED IN WRECKS.
Place.
Drowned.

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persons were killed and nineteen We're Sc
riously injured in the collision near this
port last night between the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm DER
Crosse. bound for New York, and the
British Royal Mail steamer Orinoco.
bound for West Indian ports.
The bow OF the Orinoco ground into the
steerage of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. killing four persons and injuring
q score. A girl eleven years old. was
cut in Two.
The steerage passengers on the Ger
man steamer became unmanageable ana
swarmed all over the ship. On the
Orinoco three men and woman were
crushed to death in the collision and
hve members of the crew were drowned
in a mad rush TO escape from the ship
in a small boat
At the time o. the collision the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse was running al the
rate Of seventeen knots an hour, and
the OrinOco at about ten knots, although
the engines of the latter steamer had been
stopped when it was seen that a collision
was inevitable.
It is believed that several persons
jumped overheard and were drowned from
both vessels.
a searching inquiry as 10 the cause Of
the collision is already in progress, and
il is possible that at least one Of the com
manding officers viii lose his berth.
While il is claimed by the Kaiser's cap
tain that he was within his rights ia
crossing the bows OF the British steamer,
the Iatter's captain insists that he signal
ed 10 the Kaiser 10 pass to port.
OF the two steamships. the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse is said 10 have sus-
taineG the most damage, it being esti-
mated here that If will cost 100000 to
repair the vessel Her starboard quarter
shows a rent thirty feet long and fifteen
feet high. Besides having her stem
broken of. the Orinoco lost her anchors
and forward gear.
The passengers of the Kaiser Wilhelm
Ger Crosse viii transfer to the St. Paul
end La Lorraine, leaving Cherbourg No
vember q The Orinoco will go to South
ampton for repairs. and will be followed
by the other vessel as soon as temporary
repairs can be made here.
The Orinoco's cargo and passengers VIII
be transferred TO the Magdelna, leaving
Southampton November o.
Liner Was Crowded.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse left here
yesterday evening shortly after o'clock,
after her regular stop on the way to New
York. She carried a big list of steerage
passengers. and her first and second cabin
accommodations were well engaged.
The Orinoco. crowded with passengers.
left Southampton yesterday, bound for
the West Indies, and was TO have stopped
here last night.
The two vessels sighted each other about
two hours after the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse had cleared, and just outside Cher
bourg harbor. The German ship was get
ting up speed for her dash across the At
lantic
There was no fog, and the sea was calm.
The Orinoco's commander claims that he
signaled that he would pass To- starboard
Of the North German Lloyd vessel. He
charges that his signal was disregarded.
the Kaiser Wilhelm holding her course
across his bows. only turning To port
when it was too late to avoid collision
WashinEtOnians on Board.
Several Washingtonians were aboard |
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the North
German Lloyd steamship that crashed
into the British Royal Mail steamer Orf-
noco Of Southampton on "Wednesday
night.
one Of the passengers was Emile Ber- |
liner. the inventor and chemist. whose
residence is at 145S Columbia road. BIrs
Berlner received cablegram from her
husband yesterday saying he had oscaped |
injury. and would sail to~ home on the
next steamship. Mr Berliner has been
abroad almost two months. travelling for
pleasure through Germany and other
countries. He was a passenger on the
Kaiser Wilhelm when ne went abroad.
and reserved the same cabin for his re-
turn on this particular trip
Frederick A. Keep and wife. who have
apartments at Stoneleigh Court. were on
the Kaiser Wilhelm, bat met with no
mishap. and were landed safely in South
ampton yesterday. Mrs. Keep is a daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Boardman,
Of 1901 2 street northwest Mrs Board
man received a message from her daugh-
ter yesterday, stating that she and her
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