The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
Conveyed by Two U. S. Bat.
tleships That Raced to
Answer s OS.
PASSENGERS TAKEN
on SOUTH CAROLINA
Biz Hole Ripped in Liners
Side by Stem of Fruitcr
Joseph j. CuneO.

Joseph j. CllneO.
The Holland America steamship
Ryndam, which sailed for Rotterdam
on Tuesday and was rammed in fog
Of Nantucket yesterday morning by
the Norwegian fruiter Joseph j.
Cuneo, reached port under her own
steam last night and anchored of
sixty-ffth street, South Brooklyn.
She has wide and deep rent in her
port side abaft the foremast and two
Of her holds are flooded. increasing her
draught. which was 80 feet when she
headed seaward. to 3S feet. wrecking
boats will stand by her over night and
size will dock after discharging some
Of her cargo at high tide this morning.
The battleship South Carolina. with
oil the passengers and forty Of the
crew OF the Ryndam aboard, passed in
Sandy Hook at 1856 last night. She
went to the warship anchorage of
Tompkinsville and all hands from the
disabled ship were transferred from
her to the tug Mllard. The majority
OF them were put back on the Ryndam
to pass the night. About q dozen were
landed at Hoboken.
million Dollar Cargo.
The sea was fog enshrouded yester-
day morning when the Ryndam. bound
from this port for kirkwall and Rot
terdam. groped her way Off Nantucket
lightship with "a million dollar cargo of
foodstuffs and general merchandise.
twenty-one cabin, thirty-four second
cabin and twenty-three steerage pas
sencers.
Heading south across the course OF
the Ryndam was the little Norwegian
.ruiter Joseph J. Cuneo. light, for
Baracoa. The two ships came to-
sether in the fog at 1855 a. NJ, the
sharp steel nose Of the fruiter cutting
q gap amidships on the port side of
the liner.
The shock of the impact aroused
The whole ships company that had
turned in. The Cuneo drew out of the
wound swiftly, having reversed her
engines when her commander saw the
high side of the Ryndam looming close
hp
cent the big ship listing to port. Be-
fore this the wireless operator had be-
sun sending out 5 o 5 appeals.
WRrship. 10 the Rescue.
The Atlantic fleet, mannuvring of
The New England coast, caught the
message. The Admiral aboard the
louisiana. flagship of the fourth di-
vision proceeding from the neighbor-
hood Of Boston To Narragansett Bay,
ordered his ships to steam full speed
for tuc position of the Ryndam. 1t
Was race for honor and glory among
the Louisiana, Kansas, South Carolina,
Texas md Michigan.
The South Carolina won, arriving
acncs!de the Cuneo at 80 \. NJ. Gre
atlng now record for herself under
forced draught. Her commander learned
mat the Ryndam was unlikely to foun
Ger although badly damaged. and that
s1 hor passengers and most of her crew
except the engine room staff had been
laNen aboard the Cuneo. whose nose
tAd hecn badly stove and twisted.
Zap, 4. l.. Russell of the South Caro-
Una, after a conference with Capt. Van
ter i'cuvel of the Ryndam, transferred
NE passengers and sixty of the Ryn-
cams crew from the Cuneo 70 the battle
taip. Capt Van der Heuvel had found
out by this time that he could make
PFt without rlsklng his ship and he
proceeded at about twelve knots.
Ihe pumps kept the flood from rising
u nodS five and six and the engine
I'oNl' which was partly flooded, was
pumped clear and temporary repairs
made that enabled the ship to reach
ae Hook just before o'clock last
hight
Conveyed to Lightship.
The Texas and the South Carolina
ephfoytd the liner to Ambrose Channel
hshship Then the Texas returned TO
sea ana duty and the South Carolina
brought the passengers and that part
VI the crew that had abandoned ship,
-r'' Ft'NdIuS, WI NVIc III tnt way
'oird the Ryndam. into the bay.
No ltlndam was met of the light
snp by three Dalzel tugs. the wrecklng
sedmer W. II. Chapman and two steam
ho' boats, After taking "a pilot aboard
Me Hyndam passed in the Hook and to
snmnorage of Slxiy-tfth street. Bay
,,ge' nlge' She will go into dry dock for
Inc story of the collision as told by
Nv OF the passengers gives credit to
t'e skipper, officers and stewards of the
,nhnam for calming the passengers.
n'epets we're put on by most OF the
passengers. The Cuneo stood by the
..er ana the wireless operators OF both
sIIS exchanged messages about their
s.specuFe damage. The sea was smooth
pa lfeboats were lowered from the
snuam without mishap after the Gu
heos skipper and Capt. Van der Heuvel
.aa arranged for the transfer.
,h Al hands know that United States
w'ueshlps - were on the way to give help
needed 10 the Ryndam and the Gu
~. w" ;iis acted like Il soda:.vc OF
Nc ne passengers When the South Caro-
, -" ana tho Texas hove In sight the
.sa ana women aboard the Cuneo
cfu Them with a cheer. Other cheers
' up when the passengers noted the
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