Evening star., 1915-05-27
RYNDAM SAFE IN PORT
AFTER COLLISION At SEA
Passengers. After Four Transfers.
Are Back on Damaged
Dutch Liner.
Freighter Cuneo Also Reaches New
York With Bow STAYED In-South
Carolina Makes Record Run.

NEW YORK. May % The Holland
American liner Ryndam is safe In mort
here today with passengers and crew
once more on board after a collision
ana narrow escape from destruction
early Wednesday morning OF Nam
tucks' shoals lightship The Norwegian
freishter Joseph j. Cuneo. which ram
ned tae Ryndam abaft the forenas,
erept into port with ten feet of her
"ow c;umpied by the impact, an hour
after The Ryndam docked
After four transfers. two a, sea and
two in New York harbor, sixty-two or
the seventyfour passengers, who sail
ca from New York on the R,ndant
tuesday afternoon. are again aboard
the Dutch liner. These passengers and
l'6 members of the Ryndam's crew were
taken aboard by the Cuneo at So
O'Clock Wednesday morning. half an
hour after the two steamers collded
At $50 am. the Cuneo transferred the
rescued passengers and seamen to the
United States battleship South Caro-
una. which distanced three other bat
tleShips of the Atlantic fleet I'm a race
started by the call for help from the
wireless aboard the Ryndanl
The South Carolina brought the shin
transferred them at 30 am. today IA
the steamer Thomas J Millard, Off
Tompkinsville. Staten Island Mean
while the Ryndam with fifty of her crew
still aboard, came in under convoy or
the battleship Texas. and anchored IN
the harbor of South Brooklyn. There
she received all but dozen of her
passengers and the rest of her crew
from the Millard. This last transfer Was
made at am, and later in the morn
a. ed ST o. atp VI ted n,
river to her berth in Hoboken. docking
shortly after 4 am. The passengers who
stayed on the Millard were landed at
Hoboken early in the day.
The Holland American line intends to
forward all the passengers who wish
to go to Rotterdam on their steamship
Rotterdam. due to sail Tuesday.
Battleships Hurry to Rescue.
Four battleships. the South Carolina.
Louisiana. Kansas and Michigan. were
on their way to Norfolk, Va. from the
war game Of the North Atlantic coast
when they picked up the Ryndam's
IS. O. $" call shortly after 1 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. Immediately the,
changed their course and rushed at fun
speed to the aid of the stricken ship
sixty miles away. one of the South
carolnas officers said that she made
l9as knots per hour. a speed. he said.
better than her best previous record.
Officers of the Ryndam said that when
the two ships collided it was daylight.
and that little fog or mist prevailed.
H. y. Bos. purser of the Ryndam, said
that the passengers We're asleep at the
time of the accident. II was in bed
and asleep myself" said Mr.. Bos. 81 was
awakened by the jar of the impact. and
got up to see what it was. ! looked out
through my port and saw the cuneo
backing away from us II was day
light and quite clear. there being but a
slight mist in the air.
Passengers Calm.
I'm a short time the passengers were
all awakened and were gathered on the
promenade deck. the lffeooats were
swung out and suspended at the prom
enade deck level As the ship continued
to settle Capt. Van Der Heuvel gave the
done without the least confusion ana
in good order. Ten boats on the star
board side were used. and We rowed TO
the Cuneo. where everything possible
was done for our comfort
shortly after o'clock the battle
ship south Carolina came up. soon
followed by the other war vessels. the
men of the South Carolina We're ready
for the rescue, and in an amazingly
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"
One young woman left the Ryndam
clad only in her night dress covered
by raincoat. Her plight was discov-
cred on the battleship and the prop
erty room of the South Carolina's the
atrical talent was called upon to sup
ply the need.
There was no mistaking that the Gu
neo had been in collision. Her bow
is smashed. her plates crumpled. bert
to port and forced back till both An
chors are jammed in the hawse pipes.
and she is down by the head where TIE
sea had rushed in the forepeak. Other
wise. her captain pointed out. sh" %
all right, her engines and machinery
being undamaged.
What can | say" inquired 'apt
Aamodt. when asked for statement.
Il am glad no lives were lost and no.
body was hurt"
The Cuneo will be repaired here