Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-27
Three Passengers and One Member Of
Crew Drown.
ONE VICTIM CIINes TO WRECK
Miss Irene Campbell Carried Down
Despite Efforts of Rescuers.
AMMONIA
TANK
BURSTS
Firemen and Engineers Are Driven
from Posts by Fumes and one
Engineer Jumps over
board.

NEW YORK. Nov. 26-In the thick fog
off Sandy Hook today the stout steel
freghter Georgia of the White star line
rsmmed and sank the lightly laden Pan
ANA line steamer Finance. outward bound
with eighty-five passengers. The Finance
went down within ten minutes. carrying
TO their death three Of the passengers and
one of the crew. The rest of the passen-
gers. who included nineteen women and
fourteen children, as we'll as others Of the
Grey, were rescued by the boats of the
Georgia. The freighter was not damaged
OF the passengers lost one was a woman,
Miss Irene Campbell of Panama, who clung
frantically to the rail of the sinking ves-
sci and could not be persuaded to release
her hold, nor were the men who manned
the small boats able forclbly to remove
her, She was seen clinging deteminedly
as the vessel was engulfed. William H.
Todd, third assistant engineer, jumped
overheard and was lost When a roll of
the passengers OF the Finance was called
1t was found that Charles Il. schweinler, a
policeman of Panama, and Henry Muller,
a railroad conductor of Panama. had dis
appeared, and there is little doubt that
they were drowned.
The disaster occurred in the main shin
channel off Sandy Hook at O'Clock this
morning and as both vessels were cropping
their way through fog that has held up
maritime commerce in local waters for the
last three days.
Panic ON the Finance.
The Finance had weighed anchor ana was
going down the swash channel when Cap
tain Mowbray. who was on the bridge.
heard the whistle of an approaching liner.
the Finance Immediately ordered astern
and SLOWLY
Unbound from Liverpool, loomed out Of the
fog, and moment later crashed into the
port side and just abaft the beam of the
Finance. The prov OF the freighter pene-
trated the side of the Finance nearly ten
feet' The Panama steamer heeled over TO
starboard. while men and women. many
or whom had been awakened from a sound
sleep, were thrown from their births. Hast
liy covering themselves with bed clothina
these rushed in panic TO the main deck
which was fast sinking to the surface OF
the water Many OF the passengers jumped
overheard before they could be restrained
by the crew of the injured steamer. some
not stopping even to provide themselves
with life-preservers That more were not
lost was due to the discipline Of the crew
OF the Finance and the prompt and intelli-
gent work of the sailors from the GeorEic
Immediately after the accident t,e
| freighter backed Off and anchored. its conI
mander. Captain Clark, in the meantime
| having ordered the iifeboats lowered. The
boats of the Finance were also cut away
as quickly as possible. Attention was
first given to those who had Jumped over.
/ board and a score or more were picked up
| by the small boats To add 10 the con
fusion a moment after the IMPACT there
was an explosion of an Ammonia tank I'm
the forward hold OF the Finance and the
| fumes drove the engineers and firemen to
the decks. William Todd. the third assist
ant engineer was partially overcome, and
staggering to the rail. threw himself over
board. He was not seen again.
Woman Holds 10 RaiI.
Probably half Of the passengers with tho
crew, stood by the ship awaiting rescue.
and these were gotten OFF with remarkable
expedition. when II was believed that all
had left the vessel and the water had
reached the rail. Miss Campbell was dis
covered holding tenaciousy to post Ap-
peals TO her TO throw herself into the water
or TO allow herself 10 be taken into small
boat failed. Then two sailors clambered
onto the half submerged deck. and SELLING
the terror-stricken woman. one at either
arm, struggled to force her from her posi-.
tion. powerfully built womAn her
natural strength seemed magnified BY mad
ness and neither nor force could break her
hold The men abandoned her only IN time
to save themselves, the vessel sinking under
their feet as they climbed into a iifeboat
Captain Mowbray refused 10 leave the
scene and after the Georgia had Steamed
away he and several OF the crew remained
In lifeboat near the sunken ship.
The passenRer will depart on the next