New Britain herald., 1927-10-15
Collision at 1:3O

New York, Oct. Is (UP)-The collision occurred about 1:30 a. m. Harbor officials pointed out that the seven missing men may have been picked up by any of the 20 or 30 lighters and tugs which steamed toward the scene of the accident.
 Persons aboard ferry boats said that the liner Paris hove to, after the crash. and launched life boats. Searchlights from the Paris were played upon the scene, and they assisted boat crews in picking up eight of the men.
 After remaining at the scene for half an hour. the Paris steamed to Quarantine tQ await an investiga- tion of the accident. Officials of the French liner said that no estimate Of the damage to the liner had been made and that it's departure for Europe had been indefinitely de- layed
 A police boat just before a. m. brought the eight men who hau been taken aboard the Paris, to the Seamen's institute in New York.
 Among them was II. Brekke, the man who had been on watch aboard the freighter at the time of the collision. He and his companions said they believed the seven men still unaccounted for had been taken in another boat and landed on one of the Brooklyn piers. They doubted if any lives had been lost and said only one man had beeu injured. as far as they knew. He had suffered an injury to his art. while boarding a life boat.
 "Could See Wcll'
 T was on watch" Brekke told the United Press. There was no fog and we could see pretty we'll.
 The Paris was moving down the channel but, as many boats pass in and out at night, l thought little about it. l never had any idea the Parls was going 10 hit us.
 But all Of q sudden l saw that she was coming straight tovaros us. It drew nearer and nearer. but ! thought they would turn any minute.
 But the Paris never turned at all
 Finally I saw there would have to be something done quick or We would be hit
 T wasn't near the whistle so I yelled to attract attention, but the farls kept on coming.
 Then I yelled again and ran to call the captain.
 Before the captain could get on deck, the Paris hit us with a biz crash and our ship rolled and shiv- Nered
 T ran into the crews quarters and called all the sailors They came running out on deck. They pulled on any clothes they could get hold of as they came.
 When we got back out on deck Captain Hasseu and his wife and son were all on the bridge, but there wasn't anything to be done.
 Tn a minute our ship went down. We were thrown into the water and picked up by boats which came around.
 On board the Paris there was no one to talk to us, but We were given brandy and food and clothes and were warmed up.
 Nobody on the Paris would say anything about how it happened"
 Capt. H. W. Lockwood of the Brooklyn said he had launched q !ifeboa.t and sent it 10 the side of the freighter just as it was going down. He said the captains wife had gone under the surface twice. The Brooklyn plies between Man hattan and Staten Island.
 The Besseggen was a steel screw schooner of 2,95S gross tonnage, ac- cording to Lloyd's register of ship ping.
 It formerly was the Japanese Tov Maru, and was built by the Osaka Iron Works, Ltd, of Osaka, Japan. m 1916.
 The present owners of the vessel are Jens Folllman's Redcri of Skien. Norway. The vessels port of regis try is Skien, and it flies the Nor vegian flag.
 It is 305 feet long, A feet wide, | and 25 feet deep.