New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-11
STEAMERS CRASH;
NO LIVES LOST
ONE SINKS, THE OTHER
GOES ASHORE.
Horatio Hall and Henry F. DimocE
Strike IN Fog IN Nantucket
Sound. 3

dense fog and proceeding at half speed. the wen
known coastwise steamers the Horatio Hail. OF
the Maine Steamship Company. Portland for
New York. and the H. F. DimOck Of the Metro
politan Line New York for Boston. met in the
middle OF the narrow channel known Pollock
Rip Slue In Nantucket Sound. to-day with
crash that sent the Hall TO the bottom within a
half hour and caused the DimocE 10 run ashore
six hours later on Cape Cod beach, where the
passengers and crew Of the Hall were landed
without the loss Of single life.
brief wireless message which the operator
Of the sinking Hall managed 10 send broadcast
spread the news OF the collision. which occurred
at a. m. but as he failed TO give the position
details Of the disaster did not become known
until the Dimock came ashore, half mile south
Of the Orleans Hfesaving station. shortly after
2 .. m. During the six hours Of silence half a
hundred wireless stations. government prOfes-
sional and amateur. from Portland to New Lon
don, were vainly endeavorng TO obtain some
news Of the wreck. while the revenue cutter
Gresham scurried up and down the coast in a
vain effort TO render assistance.
AS the fog cleared away in the early after
noon the Dimock was seen heading for the
beach, and half an hour later boat crew with
the five passengers from the Hall. including two
women landed safely on Cape Cod beach and
told the story Of the thrilling scenes OF the
early morning
last night with five passengers, a crew Of about
forty and four hundred tons OF freight The
Dinock left New York yesterday afternoon. and
both ran into the fog of the southeastern Mas
sachusetts coast about the same time a m
SIGNALS Misunderstood.
The Dimock had rounded Pollock Rip Light
ship and was heading toward the north While
the Hall was coming down through the slue and
preparing to swing the westward The fos
was very dense but it was daylight and ooth
CAPTAINS were whistling frequently Atnoush
accounts vary it is apparent that there was
| misunderstanding OF signals. for shortly a1ter
| O'Clock the two steamers suddenly loonned out
/ of the fog. and before either could sheer OF
/ they met in what seemed more like crusninS
! Jar than a terrific crash. The sharp nose OF the
/ Dimock went through the side OF the Portland
/ boat abreast bf the rnafnmast and had sufficient
/ force 20 penetrate fifteen or twenty feet into
/ the Halls hui Captain Thompson OF fhs
/ r,rnock started TO back his steamer. but seeing
that he might save those on board sent her fulI
| sraad ahead. held her nose into the Jagged rent
| IN the Hail. and he pushed the latter over
| toward the shoaI water on the Side OF Ine sue
! the five passengers on the Han were uiAss
over the tangled mass OF wreckage to the deck
of the Dimock
| ne cha A,-a Messengers two were women The
1s, vras made I'D as follows: NJ. E Marks, OF
| New York; W. S. St Marie. Of Biddeford' Me-
| Michael Dolan OF New York; Miss Ruth En-
| strono OF Brooklyn. and Miss Guriie EInstrorns
Of Brooklyn.
| As soon as the passengers reached the Dinock
| the latter backed of few hundred yards WINE
| the Horatio Hall slowly sank until she strucA
| bo++or, her hurricane deck remaining Just above
water While she was sinking a greater paTt
| ~ the crew left her on six HfeoOats, and ro"ed
| over 70 the Metropolitan liner. but Captain
1s,,,arl his pilot mate and two seamen decided
| 20 remain in the pilot house Of the Hai' al
| though only a few feet above the water
| DIMOCK STARTS NORTH
The Dinock remained near the scene until
/ 11:15 o'clock and then started slowly noi'i-
| Her forward huIkheads held. but on her star
| hoard side few feet from the bow was hole
| etgb+ feet long by two feet wide. which reached
| 80 tho v-aterline She had not gone far when II
uas seen that she was listing badly and. fearing
| that the buIkheads might collapse Captaln
/ Thomson ordered the two women from the
| HALL and two other women passengers Whorn
| he had on board. into one OF the hfeooatS, anu
| told the men that II the steamer went DOWN 10
would endeavor TO clear away the rest Oh tie
rfoboats but that the women must be saved
/ first Under these conditions tie Dinoek erept
| SLOWLY IN toward the back side Of Cape Goa
| ,+u inst before reaching the Orleans hfesaV-
| ing station when her head was turned ana she
| was driven we'll on the beach
| II was 2:15 D. m when the DimOck grounded
| and q few minutes later Captain Charles and
| bis uresaving crew from the Orleans stauln
| ,,,,Iad alongside in their surf boat Captain
/ thompson asked that the passengers and crew
| oS the Hall and some Of his own passengers and
| won bA taken OF. but said that all but one OF
tba Halls Ifeboats had been swamped on her
way into the beach
| Captain Charles then rowed ashore and sum
| -,o,ed 70 his aid the crew and boats OF the Old
IIor,or and Nauset stations and all three life
| savirs crews in spite Of the heavy surf driving
IN ~, tba beach landed seventy men and women
before dark
NEW YORKER TELLS. OF CRASH
=, ,he Messengers Of the Hall NJ E
| Marks, OF No. 561 Broadway Ne" iOiN' -
speaking Of the wreck. said;
| .1 u.as dressing myself in my stateroOm on
! .be usu and had just glanced at my watch.
| -. ,v,orled s.o7 o'clock when there came a
/ ,or and a ripping sound like a buzz saw gong
| .I.o,,e,b wood I heard the collision bell and
oIa-rn sound. and grabbing my clothes and val
ah,as ran 20 the deck where finished dress
ing go ~
/ =. 80 hs was still with her bow in the great
a+ IN the port side OF the Hall Captain
7r,or,,son on the Dimock shouted for the pas
.sngers ON the Hall to jump aboard The Two
,,o-osn who had been reused out Of their state
or,s b,- the steward had rushed up on deck III
.cantv attire with their clothes in their arms
o,-arroats we're hastily wrapped around them,
ord they were assisted up and swung by nand
On to The deck of the Dimock. We three men