The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-21

the Hawke crushed in and wrecked tn,
place completely.
Passengers who were evewitnessc,
ali agree that the Olympic was not in tn,
slightest degree to blame.
There are two theories regarding tn,
cuuses Of the collision. One is thai
the officer of the deck of the Hawk,
miscalcuatcd the length of the Olympi,
and ondenvored to 90 astern and tina
the suction of the Olympic drew the m,icl
smaller vessel into her. The other theor,
is that the Hawkes. steering gear became
jatnincd.
The White star officials decline to max,
statements either with regard to the acci
dent or 10 the extent of the damage done
TO the big liner. They say that they are
endeavorinG to make arrangements tC
transfer the passengers to other ships
| leaving at once.
The greater number Of the Olympic's
passengers had gone on board at South
ampton. 1t is said that the amount paid
Tor passage on the trip to New York
amounted to s25o.OOO. The first class
bookings numbered 1872
The Hawke was on her steaming trial
after extensive repairs at Portsmouth
when the collision occurred. She is a
protected cruiser OF 1850 tons displacc-
| ment. She has a speed Of ~ knots. She
was built in 1891 and il attached to the
home fleet
| The tugs Rattler and Volcano were sent
| from Portsmouth to assist the Hawke.
| which, however. was in no danger OF
sinking. Her watertight bulkheads were
| closed Immediately after the collision and
worked effectively in keeping out the
water. She went to Portsmouth under
her own steam. arriving there at O'Clock
| this afternoon. The cruiser had a slight
list. having taken in a good deal of water
in the compartments at the bow.
| IL, l.
| unofficial report that the cruiser Hawke
| that rammed the liner Olympic is badly
damaged. The upper part of her bow
plates was torn off to the waters edge but
| the bulkheads remained secure and she
was in no danger Of sinking The Hawke
at 1850 this afternoon. The government
tug Volcano was alongside.
The damage 10 the cruisers bow ex-
tended To her hawse pipes and so damaged
the cables that 1t was not possible to let
90 the bow anchors. The plates were
only slightly bent to starboard. showing
that the blow was almost direct Viewed
| from the side the stem Of the vessel is
| driven back about ten feet out Of the
| perpendicular.
As the cruiser came into the harbor
| n collision mat was in position. just the
| top showing above the water line.
| Though il was evident that water had
slightly. or. as sailors say. down by the
head but little.
LoNpoN. Sept. 2O.-The Post Office
gave out the information tonight that the
| Olympic's mails intended for the United
States would be transferred to the Lusi-
tania and the mails for Canada to the
| Empress of Britain.
The Olympic holds the record as a
carrier of saloon passengers to this port
| and would have beaten il if she had been
; able to finish the trip she began yesterday
| ~ southampton for 2,os5 passengers. in
| Guiding 100 in the first class. We're booked
to come on her from Southampton and
! ChcrbourG. including many distinguished
| Americans. Among those who intended
to embark at Cherbourg were ". G.
| Brown, president Of the New York Central;
returning from the wedding of Miss
Whitney in Switzerland. and Felix War
| burg of Kuhn. Loeb 4, Co. A majority
| Of the cabin passengers were from South
| ampton. After touching at Cherbourg
| the Olympic was scheduled to go to
Queenstown. where she was to take on
mails and passengers.
In the list Of voya gers booked from all
three ports wore Charles Page Bryan
American Ambassador To Jaran: Robert
A. Taft, SOB of the President; Waldorf
| A-tor, J 4. Rurden. Sir Frederick Cawley,
| VI 30. tia'TN W lItftE, Y mai ItS VI NCIlN ~
| Mr and Mrs. Richard Croker. Jr,. Ethel
! Croker. Mrs. Isaac V. Rrokaw. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Carroll Mr.. and Mrs frank
, lin p. Duryea. Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland
Icnneld. Augustus Thomas, Clarence H.
Mackay Mrs, }; l. Havemeyer. Mr.. and
Mrs McDougall Hawkes.. Mrs. W. H.
Trpcsdale, Bronson winthrop, Cutler
f'aire. Eugene Zimmerman, Col. r. :.
Nhlte. NJ and Mrs Beverley Robinson.
Cen. and Mrs Charles Manderson. Mr.
and Mr. DreAel Godfrey, the Prince
Jaisinh Gaekwar. Benjamin Franklin
Hoagland, Mrs Lewis Lurkenhach, Or
and Mrs } Frank Crouch, Frank 4,
Munsev, Justice and Mrs; Lehman,
W. =. lhomI son. Gen and Mrs. George
fdwa ard lde George + Raker, MIR. and
Mrs. Columbus n'n. Iselin, Miss Adrienne
: A. McK-ever. Jesse Wa-sermann. MIR
and Mrs Ira +. Searle and Prof. j. Armand
Eouth
AT the ofiice Of the White Star liner here
| il was -aid that the possibility Of running
| the ship aground after she had been
rarnmed was probably not oonsidere 10y
| Can't. Smith. "a "a hole. however big. in
| one compartment would not have put
the ship in peril Of laundering. She is
rs Gardrd a. practically unsuitable. and
a wound IN one commitment only, such
a. that caused by the Hawke. would
IltI'lN tts.-f ltl ~ l!-l u DIt. ! ne tbllIk-
head doors of the compartment were shut
lautoHat ically from the bridge and no
| o her compartment could be seriously
affected hY tn" inflow Of water. This
i, was said at the Office here. seems t.
have beer done with the Olympic when
she wa ramnrd.
The mishap will upset the White Star
schedule for a time. or until the broken
and damaged plates can be replaced
The Olympic Will be sent to-day under
her own steam to tn" yards Of Harland 4
Wolf. at Belfast. and put in the hlg dry
dock there. II IL unlikely that she will
be able TO get back to Southampton under
two weeks Her passengers will b. trans
ferred TO the Adriatic, winch sails to-day
from Liverpool, touching at Queenstown
tomorrow; TO the Hamburg merican
| liner Victoria Luise, formerly the Deutsch-
| land, scheduled to sail from Southampton
and Cherbourg on Sunday: to the Atlantic
Transport liner Minnetonka due 10 de.
part from London on Saturday; to tho
American liner ST. Louis, TO sail from
Southampton and Cherbourg on Sunday.
and to the Hamburg American liner
Pres ident Grant to leave Southampton
| Tomorrow 1t will be necessary to dis
tribute passengers among all these liners
| because here is very little room on anv
| of them. this being the season for west =
| bound traffic. The immense cargo of
| the Olympic, except that which is perish
| able. may he kept on board until she is
| ready TO sail again
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