Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-02 | Page 2 | Oil Tanker Burns and Goes Down

hr OIL TANKER BURNS AND GOES DOWN Dollar Liner Hits Vessel Miles North of Carolina Caronna Caro Caro- S lina nna Coast D Br Dr Associated Press NEW YORK Sept 2 Thirty six men w were re saved sa from death by the fire theor or drowning when the tanker Coldwater t ter r burst into inlo flames llames and presumably sank after a collision with the liner President Wilson wireless messages announced early today The he coastwise tanker and the liner Uner bound for the Orient collided about miles off olt the coast of North Carolina Caro Caro- lina at 11 p. p m. m last ni night ht a message from the master of the latter vessel to toRadio toRadio toRadio Radio Marine corporation said On September 1 I about 11 p. p m. m the message said S liS S. S Coldwater caught tire ire after a collision with the st steamship President Wilson and presumably pre sunk The position given was latitude north longitude w west st which is I approximately miles of off Cape I Fear N. N C. C The first message did not say what happened to the tankers tanker's crew but shortly aft afterward the vessels vessel's owners announced at Savannah Ga that she had saved all of ot them and was taking them Va The liner owned by the Dollar Steamship company of ot San Francisco was en route from New York to Caribbean Cari bean ports Honolulu and the Orient when the accident occurred The Coldwater Coldwater Cold Cold- foot vessel sailed from I water a Jacksonville Fla Fia on August 26 for a trip up the Atlantic coast Her home port is Savannah Ga Editors Editor's note The associated Press Commander Makepeace Ridley master maiter of the S. S S. S President Wilson for his own story of ol the collision collision col col- col between his vessel and the Cold Cold- water Following is the account of the accident t received from the President President dent Wilson S. S S. S PRESIDENT WILSON en Route to Norfolk Sept 2 Last 2 Last night about 11 p. p m. m 80 BO miles mUes south of or Cape Hatteras in a very sudden and unexpected cloudburst of ot rain the S. S S. S President Wilson collided with the S. S S. S Coldwater The latter vessels vessel's cargo on deck deckand deckand deckand and in the holds immediately took fire and soon the ship was in a mass of ol flames lames sinking within an hour All on the vessel were saved including ing lug one lady passenger and two chil chit dren The vessels Gulf Breeze Christy Payne and J. J C. C Donnell arrived and stood by until assured of all being saved aved and that no help was required The President Wilsons Wilson's bows are damaged and the ship is now proceeding proceed proceed- ing toward Norfolk safely and expects i lo to arrive this evening g. g