Evening journal., 1907-09-04
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SINKS SCHOONER
in The DARKNESS
Lord Baltimore Crashes Into
Sailing Vessel Godfrey
Off Wilmington
SEAMAN RESCUED BY WOMAN

-Four hundred excursionists return>
ing from the jamestown Exposition~
were thrown into a panic early yester<
day morning when the Ericsson Ling
steamboat Lord Baltimore, on board of
which they were. ran into the three-
masted fishing schooner Annie God<
frey opposite this city, while on hef
way up tho Delaware river. The bows
of the schooner was ripped away By
the impact Of the steamer and a great
hole was torn I'm her starboard sidQ
near the stem through which a deluga
OF water rushed endangering the livea
OF her crew and nearly sinking her.
The scenes enacted on board the
Lord Baltimore, In a downpour OF rain
and Intense darkness. her passengcr4
are not likely soon to forget. Most 4
them were asleep in their berths when
/ the collision occurred, between th4
mouth OF the Christiana river and Edgd
Moor, shortly before 2 o'clock. Awaks
ened by the shock Of the two vessela
meeting with terrific force In mid<
stream, and by the grinding terrifying
sound as the port side Of one scrapcd
along the starboard side OF the other.
men, women and children fed. scantilN
clad and crying out In terror. 70 th(
upper and lower deck. There they
huddled together while members Of thd
steamboats, crew mingled among them
and assured them that they were in M
danger.
Struck the Schooner
Other passengers were on deck whom
the accident happened. Among them
were Miss Glare Baeuerle of 2Sf0
North Twelfth street and Dr. William
Armstrong Graves. OF 3O33 Germans
town avenue. both OF Philadelphia.
Hurled from their chairs by the force
of the collision, they helped ono an
other 20 regain their feet. and then
they hastened to the side Of the steam
boat. Below them in the darkness tho
schooner was still staggering from the
blow she had received with no hand to
guide her tller. A cry for help came
from her deck and then there was "A
splash. as one Of her crew fell over
board. Just then a searchlight aboard
: the steamboat was brought into play
and its rays revealed the disabled
schooner, with a torrent of water pour
Ing into her wrecked bow and a sea-
imam swimming in the water near her.
Miss Beauerle, who Is a pretty and ath-
letic young woman, realized the seas
mans peril and she quickly flung "
life preserver TO him. He grasped IT
: and with It sustained himself upon tho
rivers surface until boat was lower
ed from the steamboat and he was
dragged to safety.
Collision Bow-on
The Lord Baltimore was speeding up
, the river at about twenty knots an
hour when she collded bow-on with
the schooner. The weather was thick
and in the darkness and rain the two
vessels came together with awful forcei
There was a crash OF splinteeed tins
Der. followed by rim .Ag sound as tho
. steamboat tore along the schobner's s
side. The latter was shaken from
stem 20 stern, her masts being dan-
aged as well as her bow. and her creW
was badly scared. Those OF the crew.
! who were in their hunks were lung
out. while those ON watch on decle
, were hurled in all directions, the man
at the tiller being thrown half across
, the deck Captain George Beckley OF
the schooner. realized that there was
= danger Of his vessel sinking, and ha
responded quickly to the halls that
were coming from the captain OF thu
i, steamboat. Then the latter's search
light pierced the darkness and showed
the damaged schooner drifting down
stream with her bow torn to the water
line.
= The captain Of the Lord Baltimore
< had his men fling a hawser TO the men
> on the schooner who quickly fastened
5 It 10 the latter which was then towed
j to the New Jersey shore. The seamen
d who had fallen overheard had already
7 been rescued through the promptness
u OF Miss Beauerle in throwing him life
preserver. The Godfrey later was
towed to the Jackson and Sharp
wharves for repairs.