The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-04
BERRY TELLS OF COLLISION.
THE NANTUCKET COMMANDER
MAKES HIS REPORT.
Was Not RespOnsiblc-Put His Helm
Hard ApOrt I'm Effort to Escape
Striking the Monroe.

Baltimore, Feb. 1.-The steamer
Nantucket, which was in collision with
the steamer Monroe Friday morning,
today docked here. In a written re-
port to officials Of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation company,
Capt. Berry said that while the
Nantucket was on her usual course
fog signals Of vessel, afterward
found to be the Monroe, were report
ed ahead. The fog was low lying
and at times clearer than others. The
fog signals Of the Nantucket were
sounding at regular intervals. The
fog signal of the Monroe again was
heard and this time on the Nam
tucket's port bow. The next whistle
she heard from the Monroe were two
blasts, which indicated that the Mon
roe was trying to pass the Nantucke ct
starboard to starboard contrary to the
rule.
Capt. Berry said in an endeavor to
avoid collision with the Monroe, the
Nantucket's helm was put hard aport
to keep to right but the Monroe pro-
ceeded at full speed and tried to cross
the bow Of the Nantucket. She sue
ceeded in getting partly past the Nam
tucket's stem when the vessels collid-
ed, the Nantucket's stem striking the
Monroe's starboard bow forward of
the pilot house at right angles.
The Monroe passed under such great
speed, according to Capt. Berry's re-
port that the stem Of the Nantucket
was bent sharply toward her starboard
side and the Nantucket slowed around
SO that her port side was scraped by
the Monroe, crushing one of the Nan
tucket's port boats. The Monroe
passed on out of sight. At the time
OF the collision the Nantucket's en-
gines were running at full speed astern
and had been running for some time
previous TO the collision.
Capt Berry's report continues AS
follows:
1.-The Nantucket appeared seriously
injured but was manoeuvred to aid
in the work of rescue continually us
Ing her searchlight. Wireless COM
munication was established and sew
eral vessels offered assistance, the
first to arrive being the Hamilton,
which conveyed the Nantucket to
Norfolk.
THE relief squad attending the pas
sengers was increased by those
who could be spared from atten-
tion to the navigation of the Nan
tucket, and under careful attention
those suffering most from the COLI
sion were removed with the exception
OF one man, who after great effort,
could not be revived. and also
Mrs. Harrington, who died after she
had been assigned to stateroom
with her husband and all possible
care and attention given her.
1T can be established that the stew
ard. stewardess and chief engineer
worked necessarily in an effort to aid
and revive Mrs Harrington. There
was no attack made 10y Mr.. Harring-
ton on any one and there is no foun-
dation for this report. After her
death her body was carried to Nor
folk and wireless instructions were
given To take care of ii.
Many passengers Of the Monro~
received ON board the Nantucket would
have died had they not been rcsusci-
tated by the vigorous, prompt and
successful work of those assigned TO
that duty The reported statement
indicating that one of the Nantuckct's