The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27
.RAMMED RYNDAM
and CUNEO IN PORT


voy of the battleship Texas and an
chored off South Brooklyn. There she
received all but dozen of her passen
gers and the rest of her crew from the
Millard. The last transfer was made
at 2 a. IN. aud later in the morning the
disabled steamer started up the river
to her dock in Hoboken The twelve
passengers who STAYED on the Millard
were landed at Hobokcn early in the
day. The Holland-Ameriean Line in
tends to forward all the passengers who
wish to 20 to Rotterdam on their steam
ship Rotterdam, due to sail Tuesday.
Four Battleships Answer Call
Fourt b.ttleships-South Carolina,
Louisiana, Kansas and Michigan-wer
on their way to Norfolk, Va, from the
war; game of the past week Off the
North Atlantic coast when they picked
up the Ryndam s 5. 0. s. call shortly
after O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Immediately they changed their course
and rushed at full speed to the aid of
the stricken ship sixty miles away.
One of the South Cardinals officers
said she made the sixty miles at an
average of 19A knots per hour, speed,
he said, better than her best previous
record.
Officers of the Ryndam said that
when the two ships collided it was day
light and rhat little fog or mist pre-
vailed. The Ryndam was rammed by
the Cuneo, they declared, and the water
entered rapidly through a large hole
and broken plates in her side, causing
her to sink to registered draught of
81 feet. Immediately after the blow
the Cuneo laid to and took aboard the
Ryndam S passengers and three quarters
of her crew, transferred in the Ryn
dam 8 life boats.
No Confusion Among Passengers
H. D. Bos, purser of the Ryndam,
said that the passengers were asleep
at the time of the accident.
In short time the passengers were
all awakened,' he said, land were
gathered on the promenade deck, the
lfeboats were swung out and suspended
at the promenade deck level waiting
word from the captain. AS the ship
continued to settled Captain Won Der
Heuvel gave the word to take to the
boats which was done without the least
confusion and in good order. Tsn boats
on the starboard side were used and
we rowed to the Cuneo.
''Shortly after o'clock the battle
ship South Carolina came up, soon fol-
lowed by the other war vessels. The
men of the South Carolina were ready
for the rescue and in an amazing short
space of time boats and steam launches
were in the water and all round the
Cuneo. We were taken aboard the South
Carolina in our own boats and the boats
were hoisted to the decks.
Only One Person Injured
"The only person injured was Adam
Yount, of Rotterdam, cabin passenger.
Mr.. Yount is cripple with cork leg.
The fastening to the leg gave way
while he was being transferred to the
Cuneo and he slipped and bruised his
knee.
Zone young woman left the Ryndam
clad only in her night dress covered
by rain coat. Her plight was discov-
cred on the battleship and the property
room of the South Carolina S theatrical
talent was called upon to supply the
need. The property room stock proved
ample with the exception of stockings
and this item was provided by one of
the Junior officers who found a pair in
his room--a souvenir of review week
in New York, which he had purchased
as present to relative
Cuneo Creeps in Badly Damaged
The Ryndam made her pier shortly
before Z o clock. The John j. Cuneo
steamed slowly into port, cripple, an
hour after the Ryndam docked. There
was no mistaking that the little steam
er had been in collision. Her bow
was smashed, her plates crumpled, bent
TO port and forced back till both an
chors were iamped in the hawser pipes
and she was down by the head where
the sea land rushed in the fore peak.
Her engines and machinery were not
damaged.
"What can l say!' inquired Captain
Aamodt when asked for a statement.
81 am glad no lives were lost and no
body was hurt. -