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Show THE GIANT LINER CLVMfrC IS DISABLED IN COLUSECN r. ' - ' : ' : - .. ; . . . ' . - j. ; ; f w .: , ..:........ .- , k . " v- . -"-. '" - ; ' 1". j " : ' : L : L WhtU Star liirar Olympic, larprt atMmahip afloat. ' '.'.. tKJl'TH AMPTON. Bept. SO. The Olympie, the proudest of the White Star compsny's trans-Atlantie liners and the biggest passenger vessel afloat, returned to this port this afternoon four hours after she had sailed for New York, with a hole in her starboard, star-board, bat with her mora than 20tiO passengers unharmed. The passengers had an'eiciting atory to tell of a'eol-lision a'eol-lision with the British cruiser Hawke off the Isle of Wight. The steamer took considerable water wa-ter aad it was thought at first it would be necessary txwch her, and . Captain Cap-tain Hmith made for a mud bank in the (owes roadstead. The prompt clclSing of the collision doors, however, effectually effect-ually stopped the inrush of the sea. and her .Yortirsnndcr.' convinced, that there Beached on Isle of Wight but Later Docked at Southampton. was no immediate danger, brought his vessel about and headed for Southampton. Southamp-ton. - Watchers saw the ateamer atart for shore and then stop, and. thinking that the vessel had been beached, sent out the report to that effect. lter. when she drew away, it waa supposed that the liner had been floated without assistance. as-sistance. The Olvmpie was off Osborne bay, on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, en route for Cherbourg, her first stop on the wsv to tueenstowa and New York, when the accident occurred. An eve witness of the collision sgld later York by wav of Cherbourg and Queens-towa. Queens-towa. 8he sailed with the largest list of . nrst-elsss passengers that . ever started across the Atlantie ia one ship. The first cabin passengers numbered 742. twenty-four more then her best Erevlous record. Amons them were etween twenty and thirty Amencaa millionaires, and something like $2A0,-0" $2A0,-0" had been paid ia passage money. All told, there were nearly 3000 parson par-son on board The Olvmpie, which wa launched on October 20. 190. ia the largest pas senger "vessel afloat. 'Her length over all if feet, breadth orer all 1)2' feet and ah has a anmhsr of steel deeka .and watertight bulkheads. The Hawk ia-a protected cruiser and was launched at Chatham,. England.' in 191. Hhs ia .180 feet long and aa a displacement of ?M0 tons. , . that the Hawk waa undergoing meant trials, following extensive repair at Portsmouth, and was traveling at great peed when she overtook the Olvmpie. The cruiser was passing the liner to starboard when suddenly the former drew in and crashed into the steamer's quarter ' about twenlv feet from the stern: Taw witness ttmoght th worship wor-ship had been draw against the ether easel ky the snrtion. After the impact im-pact the Ilwk drew astern and her, crew threw the collision mala o.vr a badly damaged bow. ' The Olympic, as she drew away from the cruiser, exhibited aa ngly hole, into which the water poured. Captain Smith ordered the collision doors closed and tnrned his vessel toward the beach. At the same time he signaled for aa-airtanc aa-airtanc to Portsmouth and (.'owes, both of which porta sent tug, hut their id wss not required. A oruirk examination exam-ination ahowed that the Olympie was atill seaworthy, snd-ehs wss brought about and steamed slowly for thia port. The Hawke waa also able to mak port without aid. There was eoasidersble excitement, bnt o panic, on hoard the liner, the pasengera of which were quickly reassured re-assured by the officers. The weather waa somewhat thick and there waa a rain squall at th time of the accident, but the hat was aot sufficient to obscure ob-scure either vessel from the other. . Th Olvmpie sailed from Southampton Southamp-ton at 1 1:2.1 o'clock, bound for New |