The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
Crew of W-Fdted Liner Perfect,
SGu SURVIVORS of Atlantic Disaster

Champlain said they believed sew
eral passengers and seamen we're
killed in the collision and that
others later drowned.
Joseph Schrader, Cleveland man
ufacturer, and his wife, a se1nl-ln-
valid, who were rescued by the AL
gonquin, displayed with sarcasm a
pamphlet given them on the Mo-
hawk a few hours before the crash.
which described the cruise as the
door to new friends and adventure. ;"
Mr.. Schrader said he was in the
/ smoking room when the collision
occurred and was advised by an Of
fcer of the ship that there was no
danger" Nevertheless, he said, he
went to his stateroom, got his wife,
donned life preservers and went to
a lifeboat.
Grew Acted Like He Men"
Our lifeboat was only about 300
yards away when the Mohawk went
to its grave" he said. 1T was
terribly cold in the lifeboat We
couldn't make any progress because
of the terrific waves and it was only
by the merest accident or miracle
that we drifted to the Algonquin.
We had no lights in our lifeboats.
!. The crew of the Algonquin did
everything humanity. possible to
make us comfortable and the crew
of the Mohawk acted like he-men!"
Mrs. Schrader described the crash
as Jolt like an automobile being
sideswiped only heavier" She said
the decks we're slippery because the
snow had not been cleared.
IF this had been done it would
have expedited getting passengers
into lifeboats," she said.
Cocktail Party Disturbed
James HOWE, %, Brooklyn,
first-class passenger, told how his
cocktail drinking at the bar was dis
turbed by the crash.
Il was sitting at the bar with
couple of other fellows when there
was a sudden jar and the boat ap-
peared to come to stop. A moment
later there was a crash I ran out
on deck. My first impulse was to
run aft. saw the freighter stuck
with the Mohawk. There must have
been some mysterious fascination in
the sight because l stood there and
watched it.
Then the freighter appeared to
back away slowly, releasing its grip
on the Mohawk. Then 1 walked
amidships saw a member of the
crew. l asked him if there was any
serious damage.
He said it didn't look too good
and that he heard two men had
been killed in the crash and four
other members of the crew washed
out of their hunks through the hole
made by the freighter.
Whole Crew Orderly
Everything was amazingly quiet.
The members of the crew were or
derby and apparently obeyed orders
at all times. They guided us to
our boat stations and they lowered
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diflculty. There was a year-old
baby in my boat. There also were
about 20 other people
Most Of them were women, Mr.
HOWE said.
He added:
Several of the men took up oars
and we rowed around for about two
hours before we were picked up.
When he had rowed a half mile
from the Mohawk heard at terrific
blast. I looked at the sinking ship
and saw one of the smoksstacks
blow in the air
Apparently a boiler had burst
The boat was then at a 90-degree
angle into the sea and it gave me
a sick feeling. I didn't have the
heart to see it 90 down and turned
my head away"
Crew FunctiOned Perfectly
1--WE got to hand it to the crew
Of the Mohawk. They functioned
100 per cent" said Harry Sidlett.
Here's what happened as I re-
member it. At 9:22 last night, the
cruise director had finished a
speech. I remember his last words
we're: That's all for tonight. folks
The orchestra struck up a popu-
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