The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-04-30
CHANCE Of THE SEA
CsIlisien Of Cruiser and 03ar
Liner Was Unavoidable
MARsHlP WAS AT ANCHOR
aer Of least T~snir.t Fht 81 re'
Hsn After Berg Hstbsnes bf Amer
ssn ltner 81. psUi-Lsitsr kseApsf
With Baftsrsd Bo~

IAx saiAi ngnbtf " dead aud snAss
lus ~ lbe glaGiaiofs efeM - fet1ii
u iks salisi9n bstvren ihs Ansefifah
G4a.g NJ isHni and she liritlsA cruiser
90 la.r Isis ~ Wiatt y twenty figat
Tbs samHali1 has Issued . revised
Ari ~ tae naniea ~ fhe tieilif, whiea
lAtsasss So addttinnal death "a ihe boz
pliAl lflngiag ihs total - dcalhs
Anonn ~ 10 eve TwFnis ahses iaeh
ans missing. suofding ~ she let ana
ia ars suffering pevfip Injuries Ihs
etgeikfy ~ The admiralty etpfessei
fear tast eight uiheTp afe sliil missing
bot Il uaHtas 10 gise TIE names ~ yet
The ul8niaa saaong shipping alrn sd
naval officers and Uf'lelsls appears 10
D. unspltnouH tiaat toe aefisleul was nn
ataldahle. lWlns oge " the cbaness II
the sea nhit 80 sesmen must risk
There viii be the usual naval court
aud su Inquiry BY The l,s-sc q trade
Tbt Officers u both ships refuse 10 dis
eass the affaif uuul they haYe given
their testimony ofiiclaily. All wit
uesses u The disaster agree that both
crews behaved ~ well ~ possible
Coming 80 soon after the loss uf The
torpedo boat destroyer Tiger which
was sunk bs cruiser Berwick ofr the Isle
81 wight oa April . last, thirty sis
men being dmwHcd. the sinklng " the
Gladiator IL severe blow 10 the Brit
ish haty
No oue On the 81 panI was Killed o.
injured The 81 Paul lsft South
hampton " 1874 . ~ SATURDAY THIS
weather MSS comparatively clear 10
Southampton waters, bat Immediately
ID. ~ PAul turned into the Solent,
which runs parallel % the Isle Of
Wight. she encountered a fierce bllz
rard. Captain Passow and bis chief
anicer. with The American lines regu
lsr pilot. were on the bridge aud q look
out maB was posted ia the bows, sud
denly a ship appeared Immediately In
front u them. u was The Gladiator at
anchor Instantly "full speed astern'
was ordered In az endcayor 20 clear the
cruiser. but Il WAS TOO late.
The st. paufs sharp stem rammed
the anchored vessel amidships the
timer qulycrcd aud feeIed and her pas
sengers rushed on deck Ia great alarm.
The officers and crew acted with the
greatest GOODNESS and aliayed the ter
nor with as fine n display Of discipline
~ though she were the best trained
man ofwar Five lifeboats were low
cred within few minutes 10 rescue
the grew Of the Gladiator, which had
sustained o death blow
The cruiser began 10 sink almost az
once Her men gave magnificent
demonstration " discipline At the
captains command they formed In line
on the deck, and stood Ia ranks while
The cruiser settled down. In obedience
10 orders successive patches marched
ia the gangways and entered the ~.
raul's boats until practically the whole
crew had been taken on and landed NJ
Yarmouth, on the Isle OF Wight
The Gladiator soon settled down
Only her upper works are now visible. |
The st. Paul returned 10 Southampton
and her passengers were put ashore.
seeking accommodations at the various
hotels They will sail by The Teutonle |
on "Wednesday, special arrangements
having been made by the American |
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