New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-19
ANOTHER GERMAN
LINER ASHORE
The Buelow on Rocks with
800 Passengers, and
Held Fast.
KAISER PASSENGERS
TELL OF COLLISION
One Saw the Incemore'S Prov
Bearing Down and Ran from
Point of Impact.

london. June lS-Fog. which has been
falling and lifting internationally over u''-
f.ront parts OF the British coast oui'"s
,nc last two DAYS has caused an u''
,.-e,edented number Of accidents TO SNIP
,.,,. The North German Lloyd Com
many has been the principal sufferer
whsle The company's stats at London
nd s,,,,b.-rrton were busy docking the
49,. v.lY,clvn II which was badly
-. s,, collision with the Incemorc
,.,ster5av and disembarking her passen-
GERS they received second shock IN '"e
,eu.s that the company's steamer BueloW'
from Yokohama. with more than 900 pas
s,,rors. had stuck her nose tightly into
clio rocks Of Blacknor Bay and was held
fast there.
Hsuu.ly. this accident also was without
loss of lifo as in the case Of the KAISER
Wilhelm. because the sea was perfecuy
smooth. The Buelow resisted an attempt
g., null her of with three tugs. Her IN
rer skin has not been penetrated but II
v,S considered advisable 10 transfer ire
rsssaDscrs and baggage 70 tugs. Later
,bo r4ssencers were sent TO Weymouth
and from there by special train to Lon
don. ,s
Colonel Theodore RooPevelts LONDON
friends were startled by q message which
local news agency circulated this az
,.rr,ou that the Hamburg American
mammoth steamer Imperator on "t'''"
,bo colonel was 10 embark, had gone
ashore of Bembridge, Isle OF wight Inc
1mperator soon disproved this report oy
stsaminc into southampton. Her oe-
r,-trra from that port was delayed Tor
e,-srsl hours by the embarkation OF most
NJ fine Kaiser wilhelm ITs passengers
American Yacht Ashore.
Tho American steam yacht Utow&na'
t11.,rir. 20 Allison V. Armour, OF the
>-ou York Yacht Club, bound for South
.,,r+or after an extensive tour went
shore Al Chapmau's Pool, between "or-
p, b,rro,g and St. Adams heads. 4 wireless
rqu summoned tugs 20 her assistance and
A. 90 evpected that she will be relocated
tonight.
The British yacht Cariad also grounded
Cd, the fog near ST. Adams Head and
laval mine sweeper went ashore on
Atherfeld Ledge, near Cowes
Wilhelm II and the passengers stories
show that good construction, as well as
good management and fair weather saved
her from a tragic end. She lies AZ her
SOUTHAMPTON dock with two rents IN her
side twenty-four and eighteen feet long
below the waterline with two compart-
ments flooded.
The Incemore. which cut into the Kaiser
Wilhelm On Wednesday afternoon mas
slso bs.n locked. with bows badly dam
sesd The collision almest duplicated
hat between the Canadian Pacific liner
Frnrress Of Ireland and the Storstad' and
rro,nises 10 furnish the courts with
similar controversy to settle. The Kaiser
Wubelr's boats were swung out and lie
belts distributed 10 the passengers so
great was the force Of the blow
Two Bulkheads Smashed.
The collision actually opened two oulN-
heads. but the flood of water was confined
10 these compartments.
narrative Of the collision between the
1Dcsr7ore and the Kaiser Wilhelm II was
given by 4. C. Eames, Of Chico, Cal. lie
said:
81 was in my cabin when / heard
sound like the report Of cannon MY
steward entered Immediately afterward
and began speaking German. l said; for
Gods sake. get out Of here" as L wanted
Il 10 dress. but he caught hold OF me ana
4 pushed me out. saying they were closing
the watertight compartments, and that II
did not hurry should be shut in
when I reached the deck I found the
o,s, and second class passengers behav-
Ing very coolly, but there was great eN-
element among the Storage passengers.
The women were shrieking and crying
and tha men running about aimlessly
waving their hands
zone woman, who ] believe was an
Italian tbreT her arms around my neck
and had TO force her on.
.I cannot understand how the collision
occurred. because our fog signal was
sounding all the time. We had come al
most 10 a standstill and had just started
moving again when we were struck"
Saw Bow crumple UP.
I. NJ. Won Schilling, OF Hampton Va
Who was on deck when the vessels struck
said:
Il was In the smoking saloon when l
heard two blasts Of a whistle on the star
bca.d si6e Of the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Immediately went on deck. Our vessel
was blowing single blasts. heard two
moro blasts little closer and then about
900 yards OFF saw the dim o"tline Of a
steamer coming out OF the fog.
81 could see instantly that the vessel
was bound 20 hit US, and. as she was
heading for the spot where / was stand
ing l ran.
she struck US smidships and dis
unctly saw tho bows of the Incemore
crumple up. while the men on her deck
were thrown fat by the force OF the i'm
pact
n. Tho discipline on board the Kaiser
Wilhelm n was perfect The nfeboats
had been cleared and were ready for
lowering within ten minutes.
The Kaiser Wilhelm II stopped for
half am hour after the collision. while
The mcemore slipped back into the fog
and We did not see her again"
Newcastle. New South Wales, June 18-