Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-22
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
And British Royal Mail
Steamer 0rinoco.
THE SHOCK WAS TERRIFIC.
Impact Threw the Wilhe|m's Pas
sengers OF Their Feet,
Killing Several.
German Vessel Worst Dnmaged--Great
Hole In Starboard Bow---SIust be
Repaired Before Proceeding.

Cherbourg. Nov. "details OF the
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse and the British Royal
mail steamer orinoco, show that it
occurred az 8 o'clock last night Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse and the onnoco
were both outward bound via Cher
bourg for New York and the West
indian ports respectively. The shock
Is described as having been terrific
causing panics among the passengers
on board the two vessels, especially
among the emigiants. on the OrlnocD
three men and woman were killed
six women and a man were injured
and five persons were Knocked over
board and drowned.
or the two steamers the Kaiser vii
helm der Crosse is said TO have sus-
tanned the most damage but beyond
tho fact that she has hole IN one
side. the nature OF her injuries has
not been ascertained Four OF the crew
OF the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse are
reported To have been Killed aud IL
injured, but the exact number OF the
killed anu wounded on that vessel
nave not been reported here.
The damage 10 the Orinoco was con-
fined to her bows.
Both vessels remain in the road.
sted here.
When the collision occurred the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse was steam
ing at the rate Of Il knots an hour from
Cherbourg after having touched here
on her voyage out. The Orinoco was
bound for this port when the accident
happened. The commander of the
Orinoco claims that he signalled that
he was going to starboard OF the North
German Lloyd vessel but that the lat
ter held her course across the Orlnoco' \
bows and only went TO port OF the
Orinoco when II was too late. Tho
engines OF the orlnoco. II Is added, were
reversed as soon as II appeared likely
that an accident would occur but she
crashed into the starboard bow of the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. making a
breach 10 feet wide. The stem Of the
Orinoco above the water line was car
rled away ms the vessels cleared after
the collision. The shock threw all the
passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse off their feet and the grinding
Of the Orinoco's bow into the Storage
Of the German vessel. instantly klle |
-four persons, disemboweling a girl II
years old.
Tho captain OF the Ornoco ordered
boats TO be cleared but the panic on
board OF her wa general. Some OF the
crew jumped into and launched two OF
her boats and several frenzied women
attempted TO get into them as they
were being lowered over the side. One
boat was swamped when il struck the
water. Az soon as the accident oc-
Cured n number OF small boats from
Cherbourg put out TO the scene OF the
collision, and succeeded in rescuing
some of the sailors and passengers who
were struggling In the waves. but FIVE
of the crew OF the Orinoco are believed
TO have been drowned.
Some OF the bodies of the persons
drowned were recovered during the
day.
The pilot Lesage had just left the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse when the
accident occurred.
CANNOT PROCEED.
Paris Nov 22.--At the offices of the
North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany here It IL stated that as the in
luries TO the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
by her collision with the Orinoco VIII
make Il impossible for her to pro-
coed. the passengers will be transferred
TO the American liner st. Paul and the
French liner La Lorraine, leaving. re-
spectlVoly. Southampton aud Cher
bourg and Havre Nov. "a,
According to reports received nj tho
offices OF the company here four emi-
grants on board the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse were killed and IL were
wounded. two of them seriously.
MAKING NO WATER.
London. Nov. a2.-rhe report OF the
collision between the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse and the orinoco received
by the North German Lloyd Steamship
company, says that the formers star
board bow Is damaged. that several OF
her plates were pierced between decks
and that four steerage passengers were
killed and Ave injured.
The steamer IL not making any wa
ter and the damage done IL regarded as
nor being very serious. She probably
will be repaired at southampton.
WILL 60 TO SOUTHAMPTON.
Southampton, England, Nov. 2e,--Both
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and the
Orinoco which were In collision or
Cherbourg last night, are expected To
come 20 this port for repairs. The
former must be temporarily repaired
before leaving Cherbourg.