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ATLANTIC LINER Sunk off Coast of Anglesey. COLLIDES WITH 8.8. HARMONIDES, And Goes Down with Two Passengers. EXCITING SCENES: THRILLING EXPERIENCES. Late on Thursday night it became known in Liverpool that a disastrous collision had occurred off Anglesey between two big liners. The Liverpool agents of the American line. were surprised to receive a telegram handed inatAmlwch, Anglesey, at 6.30 p.m., from Cap- tain Apfleld, master of their liner Waesland, stating that the Waesland had collided with the steamer H;irmonides, of the Houston Line, and that the Waesland had sunk, the passengers and crew being saved. The Har- monides rescued them, and was bringing them to Liverpool. The message created great alarm, but the news of the safety of all on board wae received with infinite satisfaction. Tugs were at once despatched to meet the Harmonidee. The Waesland was bound to Philadelphia, and left Liverpool on Wednesday about one o'clock. The fact that she had got no farther than Anglesey at the time of the collision shows that she must have been greatly delayed by the thick fog over the Irish Sea. The Waesland had on board 114 passengers, 32 cabin and 82 steerage, while her crew con- sisted of 89 all told. She also carried a large miscellaneous cargo. Her gross tonnage was 4,752 tons. and she was 435ft. long. The Harmonides belongs to Messrs. R. P. Houston and Co.. Liverpool. She left the River Plate, with general cariN, on January 25, and TenerifTe on February 27. The passengers and crew of the Waesland arrived at Liverpool this morning at half- past three- in the steamer Harmonides. They were received by the American line agents. Messrs. Richardson and Spence, and quartered in various hotels in the city. It appears the collision occurred during a thick fog, at half- past eleven on Wednesday nifeht, when both vesaels were about 40 miles south-west of Holyhead. The Harmonides struck the Waes- land amidships, the impact being terrific. Most of the passengers on the Waesland had retired for the night, but perfect order and discipline prevailed among the crew and officers, who, in turning out the passengers hurriedly from their berths, managed to assure them that their lives would be saved. The passengers were evidently influenced by the remarkable coolness of the crew, and obeyed the instructions quietly and speedily. The Waesland's boats were got out. and in less than half an hour the entire ship's com- pany, comprising 32 cabin, 82 steerage, and 90 of the crew. were transferred to the Har- monides, which, of course, stood by ready to render any assistance. Unfortunately, two lives were lost, namely, a steerage passenger named Edward Danger- field and a child named Elsie Emmott, the daughter of a cabin passenger. These two were killed most probably through the first effects of the collision, but at present it is not exactly known how they met their deaths. It is believed that all the others of the crew and passengers were saved. The Waesland sank within 35 minutes of being struck, and, of course, the passengers and crew lost all their belongings, except the clothes they stood in or managed to slip on in the scurry after the collision. The Waes- land carried no mails, but a large quantity of baggage, as well as the entire cargo, has gone down with the vessel. The passengers speak in terms of high praise of the behaviour of Captain Apfleld and the crew of the Waes- land. and also the treatment extended to them by Captain Pentin and crew on hoard the Harmonides. It is expected, if the pas- sengers are agreeable to that course, that the company will send them to their destination next week in another of the company's vessels. Interview with a Passenger. The Central News Liverpool correspondent telegraphs:—When the passengers from the Waesland landed at Liverpool this morning they presented an extraordinary spectacle, being in nearly every instance only half- clad. From the stories told by the passen- gers, most of whom were foreigners, it appears that the Harmonides struck the Waesland full amidships twice over. The greatest order pre- vailed whilst the passengers were being transferred to the boats, but one regrettable incident occurred. One of the boats contain- ing women and children was being lowered, when an emigrant made a rush to get in it, with the result that the craft was over- turned at the level of the steamer's deck, and a number of women and children were flung into the water. A young girl. believed to be the daughter of a clergyman, named Emmett, was drowned, and the man whose wild jump caused the accident was crushed to death against the ship's side. He was about 60 years old, and his name is understood to be Dangerfield. All the other passengers were aafely transported on board the Harmonides. The rescued passengers will be taken on to their destination by the steamer Nordland next Wednesday. Mr. J. E. Southwell, of Birmingham, a first- class passenger by the Waesland, in an inter- view, said: "At 11.30 on Wednesday night I was undressed, as. I suppose, were most of the other passengers, and getting ready for turning in. All at once there wae a slight concussion, which seemed unaccountable at the time. Hastily putting on a few clothes, I immediately made my way to the deck above, where I found the stewards and sailors hurrying about, trying to keep the passengers, who were streaming on deck. in order. I went into the saloon, and there I found a deep gash in the vessel's side. Again going on deck, I discovered that the other ship had crashed right into ns. making an awful mess of the Waesland. When the real state of affairs was known everybody assumed a perfectly calm demeanour. The sailors were soon hard at work getting out the boats, which was done admirably. One or two of the passengers sustained slight injuries in being taken off the sinking ship. One man had a deep cut on the head, which was attended to on his landing. When the Waes- land went down, about half an hour after the collision, there was a loud explosion. It may be mentioned that she was formerly a Cunard liner, and know as the Russia. She was 35 I years old." Exciting Scenes. The Press Association Liverpool correspon- dent telegraphs that the Harmonides, although under steam, was brought alongside the landing etage by the tug Knight Templar. On the port side of the vessel there was a deep rent, while the plates at the bow, from the stem down to the water-mark, were torn and twisted to such an extent that it appeared marvellous that she could float. The Waesland was bound for Philadelphia, and the Harmonides inward bound from South America, the latter having a general cargo. The bows of the Harmonides crashed into the Waesland right amidships. The Harmonides then backed away, but once more ran into the Waesland, and then fell away again. Water rushed into the side of the Waesland through a great gap. and she at once took a decided list. The order wae given immediately to lower the boats. The crew got to Xo. 1 boat, and some dozen per- sons were put into it, but one end of the boat slipped from the davits and fell into a perpen- dicular position, hanging by one end, thus pitching all the occupants into the sea. The boat was quickly righted, and, aided by other boats which had been lowered, all the occu- pants but one were picked up. This was the young girl Emmett who was drowned. It is stated by some of those on the Waesland that the child was crushed between the boat and the vessel. but this "is not certain. It was remarked" on all hands that the behaviour of the passengers, who included a number of Scandinavian emigrants, was exemplary, pre- cedence being willingly given to women and children. As the last of the boats, containing officers and crew, left the Waesland, the water got through to the engine-room, and as the laden boats were making their way to the Harmonides an explosion announced that the boilers had burst. Then, 40 minutes after the first impact the huge vessel gave a mighty lurch and disappeared beneath the waves. In some cases only a blanket covered the nakedness of the passengers, while in a k.rge number of instances handkerchiefs were made to serve as headgear. What could be done on the Harmonides was done to make the rescued as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. The Harmonides, subse- quently fell in with a pilot boat off Anglesey, and, through this boat, communicated the tidings and disaster to Amlwch. Tugboats were despatched from Liverpool, aud these were despatched from Liverpool, and these accompanied the Harmonides into port. where she arrived at three o'clock. The narratives of passengers were in many cases of a thrilling description. In one instance a rescue boat full of passengers "became separated from the other boats in the Log. but. fortunately, after the little crew of the boat had witnessed the sinking of the Waesland, they were picked up and safely berthed on the Harmondes. Waterford Mail Boat Overdue. The Irish mail boat due at New Milford at five a.m, yesterday morning had not arrived up to a late hour last night. Owing to the denoe fog the boat was detained at Water- ford until nine a.m. yesterday morning. Under these conditions she was due at New Milford at 3.30 p.rn.. but up to a late hour no tidings had been received as to her whereabouts.

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