The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD.
MISS IRENE CAMPBELL. of Pan.
anna. passenger.
CHARLES II. sCHwEINLER. po.
liceman, of Panama.
HENRY MULLER, railroad conduct
OF, Of Panama.
WIN. H. TODD, third assistant ell.
gineer, dazed by ammonia.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Investiga-
ton was begun today by the United
states government through it's inspec-
ton service department into the
causes OF the wreck OF the Panama
Railroad Steamship Finance, wrecked
on Sandy Hook yesterday in collision
with the White Star frelghter Georgia,
in which four persons lost their lives.
Although the Finance had three water
tight compartments and only one was
punctured, the ship sank.
Shipping men say that under nor
nal conditions the Finance should
have remained afloat. Her condition
Of leaving port will bee losely inquired
into. The vessel was inspected on
Nov. 20. before she left her dock to
start on the trip to Colon.
A few repairs were MADE and one
new life raft installed, upon instruc-
tons from the Inspector who went
over her. and she was given a clear
bill Of health"
The Finance was valued, according
to Vice-President A. F. Drake, of the
Panama line, at about 100000. Her
cargo is worth from 100000 to $500,
600, not including 100000 In specie
which was being shipped to the canal
zone for the monthly payroll.
Survivors Cared For.
Thrilling stories OF heroism were
told today by survivors, who are teu.-
porarily housed aboard the steamship
Alliance, off West Thirty-fifth-st.
According to the survivors one OF
the chief reasons for the small loss
of life was that during the days that
the Finance was fog bound the pas
Sengers had been fully instructed how
TO use the life preservers, so that
when thee rash came they experienced
little difficulty in putting them on.
Probably the most dramatic s.ory
told is that OF Captain Mowbray of the
wrecked vessel When some of his
crew seized lifeboat intending TO
embark in it to save themselves, the
courageous commander flung himself
among them and, drawing a loaded re-
yolver. threatened 10 shoot the first
man that tried to lower the craft
THE women and children go first"
he shouted as the men backed away
before the pistol thrust into their
faces.
Detroit Girls Bravery.
One of the greatest feats OF heroisr
was that Of hospital nurse, Miss May
Blanchard, of Detroit, who threw her
hystericai companion into the sea asd
then jumped after her and held her
up until rescue came. Not content
with this the young woman swan
back to the sides OF three children
floating about in life preservers and
dragged them TO the side Of life raft.
Miss Blanchard today said:
IL am a good swimmer and was not
very much heightened when the acct
dent occurred. Mrs. William McCul-
loch, who was my roommate, con-.
pletely lest her head though. and
would't leave the cabin until dragged
her out.
When we got TO the dock | saw
that the only thing to do was to jump
overheard or we would be dragged
down with the vessel. We had wasted
so much time downstairs while was
trying to get Mrs. McCulloch TO go on
deck that there was no time to put
on q life preserver. | felt sure that /
could have saved Mrs. McCulloch. who
had told me she couldn't swim. so I
told her to jump into the water and
| would follow her"