South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
Steamship Ryndam, Bound
from New York to Rotter-
dam, in Crash During Fog
Off Massachusetts Coast.
US. BATTLESHIPS HEED
CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE
Squadron RuSheS to Aid of the
Rammed Ship and Finds
Passengers Safe Aboard the
Joseph J. CuneO.

NEW YORK. May 26.-The Hol-
land-America liner Ryndam. bound
from New York 10 Rotterdam with a
passengers on board was rammed and
badly damaged lbs the tramp fruit
steamer Joseph j. CuneO. IN "A thick
fog off the Massachusetts coast early
today.
Wireless calls for help were picked
up by the United States battleships
engaged in war maneuvers on the At
lantic coast and the battleships South
Carolina. louisiana and Texas sped 10
the assistance of the crippled liner
All the Ryndam's passengers and
100 members of her crew Of 200 were
transferred 10 the Cuneo, as water
was pouring into the liners hold from
rents beneath the water line.
The following radiogram was re-
ceivcd by the Holland America officials
in this city shortly before 9 o'clock:
Eight a. M 150 miles from Am
brose channel Hold 30. >. full OF wa
ter. Hold 30 Is. water gaining En-
PrOceedins 13 knots. Passengers and
I go Of crew aboard CuneO. American
squadron standing by.
tSigned) "HEUNEI4."
The Cuneo's bow was smashed by
the collision.
AdfIle0 - IN--tti8tf>.
The Ryudam carried 90 first cabin
passengers. 80 second class passengers
and % passengers in the steerage. ac-
cordins 10 figures given out at the
HOlland-America offices in this city
The collision occurred about 4
o'clock and at once the wireless op-
orator on the tyndam began lombard
ing the Atlantic coast with IS. o. s
calls.
The manager of the HOlland-Amer-
lea line stated that if the Ryndam
kept up her present speed she would
reach New York by y o'clock tonight.
The first distress signals from the
Ryndam which began to filter in
shortly after 4 o'clock were picked up
by wireless stations all along the
coast from Cape Cod 10 Sandy Hook.
These early reports stated that Hold
No. OF the iNndam was full OF
water and that Hold 30. and the
engine room were rapidly hlling with
water The Holland-American liner
was then feared TO be sinking The
United States battleships Louisiana
and Texas were reported 20 have de-
tached themselves from the Atlantic
fleet and were on their way TO the
scene.
The position of the RSndam was
given as latitude 40.l7 degrees north
and longitude 7O.4 degrees west. in the
neighborhood of Cape Cod.
The South Carolina reported that
she would make for the nearest port.
probably Newport. r. I.
Passengers Reported Hurt.
Several of the Ryndam passengers
wcreeFepOrted 20 have been injured 10y
the collision.
From the nature of the Ryndam's
damage. as indicated 10y the wireless
messages received up 10 o'clock,
MN ,a1 Inv
the fruit steamer. This would nave
accounted for injuries 10 passengers
ON the Holland-America liner
The early radiograms from the
scene of the accident were cOntradlc-
tory. one wireless said that all the
Ryndam's passengers had been taken
off together with part Of the crew, but
this tas followed 10y another stating
that the passengers we're still on the
liner and that the Ryndam was ahle
70 return TO port under her own
steam
a later wireless TO the Charlestown
navy yard SAYS.
THE South Carolina took off all the
passengers which had been transferred
20 the Cunco. and part OF the crew"
This message would indicate that
the Ryudam's passengers had first
been transferred 10 the Cuneo and
later taken Off that vessel by the
South Carolina. The wireless says that
the battleships Louisiana Texas and
South Carolina were i'm the battleship
fleet that rushed 10 the aid of the
damaged steamships
ElieS Dutch Flag.
The FEndam flies the Dutch flag.
She was built in 1901 and is one OF
the slowesr boats plying between New
ork and Amsterdam She Is $50 feet
long. g. feet wide and her tonnage is
.-st6- she has four water-tight bulk
mead compartments and is ttted with
ample life boats and RATS.
Ine Joseph j. Cuneo is one-tenth
The size OF the Dutch liner. 4 small
tramp steamer carrying fruit between
the West Indies and Boston she is 210l
feet long 80 feet wide and her ton
mage is 500. She flies the NCN.wegian
fag. and belongs 10 ". W. and &. W.
isQyes Boston