New-York tribune., 1908-04-17
TWO BIG LINERS CRASH
UNITED ST4TES BE4CHED.
Monterey, Which Hit Her, Put Back
TO Citg-Both OutzCdrd Bound.

While stearning out to sea in the main Ship
Channel almost abeam the West Bank Light at
/ D. m Yesterday, the Scandinavian American
liner United States with 500 passengers, was
rammed amidships by the out bound Ward liner
Monterey and was forced to run aground to save
herself from filing The Monterey, with
badly buckled bow and leaking below the
waterline put back to this city and landed her
passengers.
The Monterey. which left her pier at noon'
proceeded down the bay at moderate speed,
and the United States which left Hoboken at
the same hour followed close behind her The
Monterey the slower vessel of the two. kept
the lead until shortly before coming abeam the
West Bank Light. Passengers on the Mon
terey who were stroIling deck at the time
remarked that the United States forced the
Monterey as close to the West Bank as it was
possible for her to go without grounding, ana
that in attempting to pass the Monterey put
herself in a position where the Ward liner w.s
forced to her
Unable to slow down in the short space OF
time the Monterey bow crashed into the United
States on the starboard side aInidships. tearing
a hole at least 10 by II feet in the engine room
section The water poured in. and seeing that
his engines were practically out OF COMMISSION
Captain Jens Wulf put the big liner on the
| shoaI
The Monterey. thrust back by the terrific
impact which twisted her bow. dented ner plates
| and wrenched off her port anchor put pach
| to the city Immediately. She had some powder
stored away in her magazine aInidsnlps' and
! ran up q red flag s q danger signal
The report and conCussion Of the coihslon
caused great excitement on both steamers Sew
| eraI passengers on the Monterey were knocked
off their feet and the sound of crashing dishes
| in the pantry added to the excitement The
| officers of the Monterey rushed among the
frightened passengers. assuring them that there
| was no danger, but some OF the more tinid
women would not be pacified-
| The jar felt on the United States the heavier
| steamer was not SO severe and it was not until
| Captain Wulf his steamer on to the shoal
! that the passengers became alarmed He did
| not know how badly his vessel had been injured
| until the men from the engine room rushed
! up on deck and informed him that the engine
| room was flooded He sent wireless message
70 the company's Office il this city that his
vessel was taking water and that he was return
ing, but ten minutes later he advised the agents
| that he was forced to beach her.
| c. Hageman, Of Funch. Edye & Co. freight
| agents Of the line. returned from the United
States last night and said that the steamer was
| lying easily the bank and that the passen-
| gers would be taken to Hoboken in barges at 5
| o'clock this morning and sent across on the
Cunard liner Caronia, which sails for4AiverpooI
| at o'clock p. m. tomorrow. Mr.. Hageman
could give no official account Of the collision, de-
claring that he did not mention the subject
when he talked with Captain wutr.
-Four wreckng tugs of the Merritt Chapman
WreCl1ing Company went down to the United
States soon after she went aground, and diver
who made an examination Of the hull reported
that she was badly punctured below the water
line. When the passengers and baggage are
removed the United States Will be pulled from
the mud and towed to drydock. Should a strong
gale come UP from the northwest the steamer
would be in dangerous position. The was
smooth last night and the wind light.
Among the passengers the United States Is
Mrs Caroline Goddard, sister-in-law of Judge
William g. Choate Mrs. Goddard is on her
way TO Join her daughter, Mrs. Haakor e Dahr,
Of Christiania, Norway. Captain Road Amund-
sen, the explorer who discovered the Northwest
Passage, is also a passenger.
A late report received last night from the
United States said that the passengers partook
of a late supper. While there seemed TO be no
general alarm felt aboard many passengers sat
up while others walked the deck. a few pas
sengers retired before midnight.
The United States carried IS first 65 second
and 416 third class passengers. The Monterey
carried 25 first, II intermediate and second
class passengers They were permitted to re-
main aboard overnight, and have the privilege
Of living aboard the disabled Monterey until
the Saratoga, on which they will be transported,
departs for Havana Saturday. No person
was injured on either vessel
TTTCH IN DRAWING RECOUNT JURY