Show STORY OF A AT SEA AS TOLD BY SURVIVORS scandinavian emigrants bound for america displayed great self control boilers blew up and ship disappeared from sights liverpool march 7 the british harmonizes Harmo from brazilian ports which was in collision with and sank the red line steamer wednesday night about 40 miles southwest of holyhead Holy head aw which waa towed to port early this morning by tugs has a great hole jn her bows one of the rescued passengers of the who is on board the harmon idea said the Wa esland was run into amidships in a fog at midnight and sank half an hour afterwards her boilers bursting aa she went down the report that only two of the of the a man and a lost their lives is confirmed in addition one woman wag injured some of the boata were in the water a couple of hours before owing to ali fog they could get alongside ilie har cs when the arrived here her decks vero crowded with half clad passengers of tho choso whoso palo and haggard faces told the story of choir trying so hurried was alic of the passengers from the sinking ship that in some cases they were only covered with blankets and handkerchiefs were their only headgear when the disaster occurred wednesday night the two vessels were steaming slowly off the coast of the island of anglesey the crashed head on into the Wa esland anil lacked away but again the then sinking ship making a great gap in side though the sea was perfectly smooth the of the fog added to the terrors of the passengers of alic the women rushed on deck screaming but were soon reassured by the the boats were quickly lowered but the operation resulted in two fatalities the end of one of the life boats slipped from its davit and arc the occupants into the sea A steerage passenger edward dangerfield of kansas struck liia bead against the boats fittings and was instantly killed and Ero nutt 12 years old the daughter of the alev A 13 emmeit was drowned the other persona were picked up tho bravery of the passengers many of whom were scandinavian emigrants was exemplary precedence was given to the women and children As the last boa were leaving the fast sinking ship choso whoso decka heip already awash an explosion announced that her boilers had burst and forty minutes after the first impact the gave a mighty lurch and disappeared beneath the gaea sinking about midway between holyhead Holy head and light was aved except what alie and crew wore the boats containing the for a binic separated efting to the fog but eventually they all readied the sides of the Han and the survivors were continued on page 7 OF A COLLISION AT SEA continued from pago one taken on board that vessel where everyn thing possible was done for their comfort A pilot boat met the off alic aaland of anglesey and communicated munica ted the nawa of alie disaster to persons ashore with the result that tuga were dispatched to for the alar conides and accompanied the steamer to this port hero the passengers were landed and comfortably lio used they will proceed to philadelphia wednesday on board the steamer nordland alie surviving passengers aa a rule escaped with only a few alight bruises the harmon ides stem and bow platea were io torn and twisted that it appeared marvelous marv clous that she escaped sinking she alo has a deep dent in her port side an officer of the in an interview ter view gate a graphic description of tho loss of the steamer he said 1 I saw the whole affair I 1 was late in turning in as the night was foggy and we naturally apprehensive practically all the passengers had retired I 1 was taking a last look at weather and in eo doing peered over this ships side when without the slightest warning othero came a fearful crash which made tho stagger fro ui item to stern my god 1 we are struck I 1 then there loomed right over our bow alie steamer which had run into us it was terrifying of course we instantly recognized alie peril alie darkness at eliat time was but there was no mistaking the terrible consequences such an impact aljo nose of appeared to ha c eaten right into our aide we were going wry slowly with no more speed alian was necessary to make headway we were struck at right angles n tre hole was made and for A moment the stem of the was literally inside pur chip A of excited people from all pars of tho immediately ensued the passengers tumbled up just aa aliey had retired for the night the man and cli ildren were in their night drafes lira few moments the pawn gars had thrown a shawl or a blanket oscr their Ahou terror and bewilderment reigned for a few but alie passengers gradually ranged themselves in groups about the decka where they were best sheltered ana the crew worked like clock work in getting out the boats the only exception to the good behavior of the passengers was in the case of a saloon passenger who rushed hither and thither callin in turn on lihaven and earth to rescue him fortunately the other passengers were not affected by this mana pitiable men tal agony but were quickly and methodically into the boats tho experience in the small bonta was trying on account of darkness and cold we did not know exact y where we were and for a long time not discover alie whereabouts of the liar monid cs though she was nearby iho boats stood well away from the sinking for fear of being suchil down and we could hear the rending an tearing of her timbers as bho seemed to break in two then was a terri ble explosion as the blew ftp and all was over wo drifted and rowed for seemingly two to tour hours finally getting in touch with the wo had no difficulty in getting on board all our effects went to tho bottom the collision was terrific alike in the suddenness of and in the completeness of tho steamers tion and we wo are most fortunate in escaping as we did president fergson Fer gwon a saloon passenger who enough was on board the when she collided with a schooner not far from philadelphia says the principal excitement took the boim of rushing for life boats he saw a man who had seven life belts attached to various parts of liis body As the last boat in sir farguson was seated was leaving alie side cries for help were heard on board of her and the boat returned and bowd that two of tho lands crew had been left behind one of these toen had slept throughout from the first impact to iho last boat leaving the sinking and only discovered hii perilous position when tho water flooded his bunk gli the port holes |