The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
LINER PRETORIA RAMS BIG
HOLE IN NEW YORK IN FOG
Ships Crash at Night 100 Miles East of Ambrose Light
Both Keep on COurse-Officers Prevent Panic
Anchor Is Left i'm Rent.


wireless equipment is OF only. the 200 |
Tile class" and that 1t would be late at
sht before he would be within wireless |
range Of Cape Race or Cape Sable.
OF the 200 cabin passengers ON the New |
York all OF whom were asleep at the time |
OF the collision almost all except the |
twenty-five children were on deck In a |
few minutes, most of them wearing life |
belts. Capt Roberts and his officers as
sured them that the New York was not |
leaking and that the ship would imme- |
dlately proceed on her way here.
The New Yorks officers and the 400
members OF the crew pulled themselves
together admirably after the first few mo-
ments OF excitement and went among the
passengers to quiet the more nervous ones
The coming of daylight allied to soothe the
timld. ~.
The smoking room was thrown open i'm
mediately by Purser Matthews. Coffee
stewardesses passed out the cups and
plates of light refreshments.
The matter of fact conduct OF Mrs. Ben
S. Allen was noticeable at u time when
even men passengers laughed Il bit hys-
terically while they congratulated one an
other over their coffee cups.
where are your children?' some one
asked Mrs. Allen.
ASLEEP. Of course" she answered She
had come on deck and learned that the
danger had been very grave. but now was
all over so she sat down to her coffee and
chatted until 7 o'clock In the morning
Then she went below. awakened her chill
dren and when they were seated comfort
ably the breakfast table told them OF
what had happened.
of great assistance to Capt. Roberts and
the crew In quieting the more excitable
were the Rev. Francis Il. Clark Guy
Hoppe. an actor. and Augustus Barrett, a
~
moment after the New York had begun to
settle back from her starboard list, and
they stood at the companionways to greet
the wildeyed folk just joted from
sleep, assuring everybody that everything
now was all right.
Evidently my time hasn't come" said
Arthur q. Miller. with note of solemnity
during the gayety of reaction when the
coffee was being drained.
Mr.. Miller liz grandson OF William
Harris. the theatrical man. whose son,
Henry Harris, went down on the Titanic.
One Ship Out OF Her Lane.
Just how the two ships happened to be
In the same lane yesterday morning could
not be explained yesterday. Maritime eX-
perts reckoned that the Pretoria must have
been out of her course, probably owing to
the thick fog. Where the collision oc-
CURED the lines Of travel OF east and west
bound vessels are many miles apart.
Capt. Roberts, report Of the accident
to the American Line offices here was very
brief. This Is the message that came
from him yesterday morning:
The steamship Pretoria collided with
the New York. None injured. Damage
slight. Fog
Some time before the ships came to-
gether Capt. Roberts had sent wire
less here to tell his line that the New York
would dock this morning between and
o'clock. c. W. Thomas, manager of the
steamship department of the American
Line. said yesterday that the only mes
sage sent throughout the day to Capt.
Roberts was wireless telling him to
let the company know In case the col
lision would result in the New York
docking later than the time first stated by
him.
Late yesterday afternoon a radiogram
was received from Capt Roberts In re-
ply. At II 80 o'clock yesterday forenoon,
said this second message. the New York
was 3l7 miles east OF Ambrose light and
would come UP to Sandy Hook about
o'clock this morning. This means that
the New York should dock about o'clock
this morning.
New York Once Noted ship.
Back in the 'sOs the New York was one
of the cracks OF the American Line. She
is vessel of 1928 tons and rs 576 feet
long and has a beam OF So feet. She was
launched in the Clyde in 1855. The Pre-
toria IL a 1850 ton ship. IL 562 feet
long and GO feet beam She was built in
1897.
Among the New Works. passengers are
Nr. and Mrs. w. +. Bowker, William Bur
rows the Rev Francis II. Clark and Mrs,
Clark. George Carterct. John Il. Cook,
Mrs. Emma Hinton and Master Arthur
Hinton. Mrs. Elmer p. Lane, Mr. and Mrs,
: Henry II. Moore, M. and Mrs c. J. Mar
tin, Mr.. and Mrs Roswell G. Parker W
r. G. Pinkham and the Rev. Il. A. Thomp-
son and Mrs. Thompson.
/ The Pretoria, which carries crew of
| 400. as against the 900 men handling the
New York. has among her passengers Mr..
! and Mrs W. NJ. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
V. Britton. Dr. Walter Busher. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Berg. the Rev. Paul h. Clark,
the Rev. C. T. Caldwell. j. J. Weaker, Dr..
and Mrs. J. s. Dill. \. and r, Barrios,
! the Misses Mary and Eleanor Carothers.
!. Cassel and family, Miss Alma Won der
! Fecht the Rev Julius Frank. Prof. and
Mrs. j. T. Henderson. the Rev. l. l. Jenett,
Prof w. W. Lands. Charles thinner
mann. Mrs. c. Wertheim, Miss X. OCon-
! nor. Thomas b. Patton. Jr.. the Rev. J. VI.
Rowland. Fred Baer and Miss Inge Berg,