The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-22
STEAMERS COLLIDE INADENSE FOG OFF GALVESTON HARbOR There Was no Loss of Life
 But One Very Badly
 n Damaged
THEs-SSSEbS STRUCK
 Ss AT RIGHT ANGLES
CT Captain Signalled on Which de He Would Pass-Passengers and Crew of Both Vessels
 Panic Stricken

Galveston, Tex. April 21.-Wuh the ar rival in port this afternoon of the steam
 ships Denver and Fl Sud, which figured in the collision off Galveston bar at 4:So Saturday night, details of the accident
 were learned The Mallory vessel, the Denver, is not badly damaged, but the Morgan liner, Fl Sud, has hole rammed in her port side just forward of the for
 ward hatch reaching more than half way through the vessel from deck to
 keel. Though badly crippled with her
 forepeak full of water, she was still afloat and with the assistance of two tugs and the pilot boat Texas, was able to make her way to the Southern Pacific docks. No lives were lost and no one
 was injured.
 Confusion Reigned
 When the two vessels came together
 much confusion reigned on both vessels.
 The passengers aboard the Mallory liner
 were almost panic stricken, but they were soon assured by Captain Staples that there was no danger On the Fl Sud the crew of about 90 men were more ex- cited Several jumped overheard but were rescued Several boats were lowered by he crew and they took to the sea. All went li,aek to tea sessel.e howeeers when tlics saw that she was still seawortny, save
 one boat with IS men in it. This boat
 was later picked Up by, the Denver as she l lay at anchor to give assistance to the El Sud if needed. As the Denver lay at anchor she kept her whistles sounding and Fl Sud life boat, laden with It's IS
 men was guided by the sound of the whistles These men said they attempted
 to reach El Sud after they saw she was not sinking, but as this vessel put back | toward the bar they were left at sea and
 had to go to the Denver.
 According to the statements of the masters of both vessels, the collision occurred with the vessels striking each
 other at right angle The Denver was inward bound and Fl Sud was bound out. 1 There was a dense fog in which it was impossible to see more than a half ships length. Neither captain signalled to the | other on which side he would pass and each thinking the other vessel would pass on the opposite sideJ steered his vessel 10
 the collision.
 LACK Oi DetdilS Ghpidihcu l In regard to the refusal of the Denver's 5 wireless operator to send any details of | the collision last night, Captain Staples said that he had ordered the operator not | to give out any details In the first place, l he said he did not know to what extent | E1 Sud had been damaged, and thought | that if he attempted to give any details | of the collision by wireless these reports
 would be more CT less exaggerated ana
 would cause needless excitement. We would prefer coming into port today and giving a first hand story, he said ! Fl Sud, although badly damaged, was l seuworthy to an extent that she could be brought into port She has about 25 l feet of water in Ter forward hold, but the officers say Ter forward bull<heads have held watertight. The bulkheads saved the vessel The collision occurred in nine
 fathoms of water, El Sud at that time
 drawing IS feet of water forward and ZS l feet aft. As she came to the docls she was craving 27 feet of water forward
 and IS feet aft.
 l No Estimate of Damages
 l No estimate can be made at this tune of the exact amount of damage to me Morgan liner Fl Sud. The vessel is cut l iron. deck to keel, more than hall way | through. her forward hold. Her forepeak
 is almost severed. Capt. T. J. Anderson
 and other marine engineers have exam | med her, but as she Is now lying about [ % feet in the water. her exact damages cannot be determined.
 | Her cargo is also greatly damaged. In her forward hold was mixed cargo or cotton, lumber, mohsir, bales of hops,
 c, sks of wine and ether merchandise.
 Much of this was washed out and lost. | No inventory has been taken and the | loss to the cargo cannot be determined. | The work of unloading her is going for ward tonight and as soon as she is empty
 the damage can be determined.