New Britain herald., 1930-06-11

Lyons. local inspector and officials Of the company.
 The oil fire had left it's mark from stem to stern on the port side, the side which sho| I the dock. Paint was blistcrcd and b. --cd away, win doUs and portholes smashed by the heat, and 1t was obvious that no life boats could have been lowered on thG side of the vessel for the davits and ropes were h''rned away and the boats warped One was smashed
 No statement as to the number of the crew lost wa3 immediately avail able. but the crew and officers were being looked crcr by the inspectors and questioned
 Happens at 7:05 P. NJ.
 IL was 7:05 p m. z. s. l.. when the crash occurred, barely two hours after the Fairfax had left her pier and crept down the harbor.
 The steamship Gloucester of the same line followed her out three hours later and was first to receive word of the accident. Racing through the fog she drew alongside the Fairfax and the passengers Of the wrecked ship were transferred 10 her. Shortly after daylight they landed at the pier in Boston
 Not until the arrival Of the pas sengers did the full horror of the disaster become known.
 Before the ships broke apart, the tanker. apparently loaded with oil. burst into flames, Blazing oil poured out upon the surface of the sea and swept by the waves enveloped the forepart of the Fairfax.
 The tanker sank within 20 min utes, carrying with her her entire crew ~hichsseamen said proba bly, numbered at least 40 men.
 No Chance for Rescues
 There was no opportunity to rem der aid either 10 those who jumped overheard or 10 those aboard the wrecked tanker. The ,flames and the fog swept them from sight.
 Passengers aboard the ship were In confusion, but order was restored within a, short time and, according 10 officers of the Fairfax. all fur ther danger had passed within 30 , minutes Of the collision. Confusing reports as to the iden- tlty of the tanker arose as soon as news Of the disaster reached Bos- ton. A wireless message picked up by the Coast Guard reported it as the Grecian and later reports gave It as the Pinthis, operating out of Fall River. Neither report could be immediately confirmed or dlsproved
 The Fairfax vas stopped immedl- ately and then anchored until the extent of the damage could be de- | termined. IL vas found that a large hole had been ripped in her side by the impact with the tanker but that i she was in no danger of sinking. She l remained there until after daylight and then started slowly for her pier Tn Boston.
 Relatives At Dock
 Soon after radio news broadcasts 1 had spread the report of the dlsas- ter relatives of passengers began to gather at the company's pier here. Details of the accident were meagre and It vas not known who had been injured or lost. AS the Gloucester i slowly picked her way through the fog to the dock the relatives search ed the faces of the survivors lining the rail Of the rescue ship. Doctors, nurses and ambulances were at the pier awaiting the i Gloucester
 The arrival Of the rescue ship witt its cargo of injured and stunned wit nesses 10 the tragedy was vastly diff ferent from the return of most ship! carrying vacatloners. Nurses. theil hair disheYeled and their face. showing the strain of their work stood beside their patients. They haC worked hard on board the Fairfa1 tending the injured with never a thought of what might be their owr fate
 Carefully but hastily the injured were carried or led down the gang. plank 10 the waiting ambulances anC were taken to the Carney hospital Then the unlnlured came 10 Joir friends and relatives or to seek tel. ephone and telegraph stations te wlra news of their safety home.
 Woman Mentions Names The body of q woman, who dieC aboard the Gloucester while the lat. ter was coming up the harbor. va! taken to the Northern Mortuary. She was said to have declared she came from Maynard and 10 have mention ed the names of Ellsworth and either Dearborn or Osborne No suct names, however, appear on the pas senger list. A checkup Of the passen ger list was started by the compan, officials as soon as the passenger! had been landed in an effort to de termine who was missing.
 Mrs. M Brooks. who had been re ported by her son as missing wheI he did not see her come off the Gloucester. later was found ar th' Carney hospital. Her daughter Mar, was not at the hospital and was be lieved among the missing
 The first to be taken off vas ; woman Uhase face and head were badly burned. A young girl with hel hand bandaged was led down ant then followed a negro who tried tt smile in spite of his pain.
 Most of those on board were We cationers who but ] 2 hours betor' had started out for Philadelphia Baltimore and Norfolk, They hat left behind them, anchored Of Scituate, the Fairfax. which had st suddenly changed from a carrier 0 happy people to ship standing GU in a flaming sea while the cries 0 dying persons rang over her deCl instead of laughter.
 :. Members of the Gloucester cre7