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THREE DAYS OF DREAD.
Pago Pago, August Dramatic details of the sinking of the Tahiti were related to-day by passengers put ashore by the
Ventura.
Shipping
Intelligence.
room for 214, there should be no difficulty in accommodating the re- fugees.
Liner Settles Down, Twice during Sunday night Passenger's Story of Capt. Toten wirelessed that he was going to abandon the ship, but the Tahiti's End.
heavy swell apparently forced him 12,to change his mind. All through yesterday the Tahiti settled lower The Fenybryn at in the water, 6.56 p.m. laat right saw distress rockets from the Tahiti, and it was with intense feelings of relief that those on the sinking liner saw, the lights of the other vessel at 9 p.m. Thirty minutes later the Penybryn was close to the Tahiti, but as there was no immediate danger she stood by until the liner aank
Unlucky Vessel. The Tahiti has been a most up- When she was a lucky ship. troopship her whole personnel was stricken with influerza and on one day forty bodies were stretched out in her smokeroom awaiting
Their stories reveal how the Ventura Arrived 'just in time to rescue acores of men, women, and children who were clinging to the wave-swept decks of the sinking
liner.
Masterly seamanship by the captain and officers of both ships prevented disaster, for there was a heavy swell, and the relling might have proved fatal if the lifeboats had all been launched.
that water entering the Tahiti through the tall shaft tunnel finally food-burial. ed the forward holds, carrying the bows down, and it was bow fore-
A curious feature was
most that the liner took her last plunge.
Saved by Wireless. "The bulkheads were giving. way and water rose to the 'tween .ft. from the L. E. main deck," said Mr. Watkins, of Sar. Francisco, who described the last hours aboard the Tahiti.
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""A great good fortune attended us in this curious business which might easily have been a terrible disaster," said Mr. Watkins. "Be fore the days of wireless the Tahit! would probably just have disap peared, and it would have been a miracle if any of her passengers or crew had reached the shore.
"We passed three days of dread- ful anxiety. For 36 hours we did we not know at what moment should have to take to the boats.
Twice before the Ventura arrived
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the boats. Then it was found that the water was not gaining.
After the war the liner was the acene of another tragedy, when three men were asphyxiated dur- ing fumigation at San Francisco.
Again, while she was steaming from Wellington to San Francisco in 1921 fire broke out in her No. 1 hold. The liner turned back but when she reached port the danger over. Much damage was was done to her cargo.
Six years later the Tahiti collid-
Mr. C. S. Murray, from reserve, has gone, second angineer officer, Shenking.
Mr. P. H. Todd, second engineer officer, Shenking, is on reserve.
Mr. A. N. McDonald, chief engineer offker, Newchwang, is on reserve.
Mr. G. W. Clark, chief engineer officer, Kiuklang, bas gone chief engineer officer, Newchwang.
Mr. J. R. Mooney, third engineer officer, has left the service of the Mr. J, G. Davis, chief officer, China Navigation Co. Yusang, has gone, chief officer. Mr. J. R. Middenway, chief officer, Luenho.
chlef officer, Lusenho, has gone Kungwo.
Mr. C. R. Harris, chief engineer officer, Kungwo, has gone chle! engineer officer, Kingwo.
Mr. E. N. Campbell, from reservo, has gone third officer, Kumaang.
Mr. D. J. Thomas, third officer: Kumsang, is on reserve.
Captain C. Campbell, from serve, has gone master, Kungwo,
Mr. A. T. Morrell, from reserve,
has gone second officer, Slangwo.
Mr. J. Owens, second officer, gone second officer, Siangwo, has Yusang.
Mr. P. Studholme, second officer, Yusang, is on reserve,
Mr. J. J. McLeavy, from re- serve, has gone chlef officer, Yu-
Bang,
Mr. G. A. R. Powell, second officer,
Sulwo.
-Mr. C. Doulthwaite, from reserve, has gone second officer, Tiugsang.
Mr. T. Roberts, from reserve, has
gane third engineer officer, Kungwo.
ed with the ferry steamer Grey Tingsang, has gone second officer, cliffe in Sydney Harbour, when 43 people lost their lives, and more recently she was washed on to a reef at Papeete by a huge wave and then washed off again into Now she has sunk beneath the deep water.
accident waters, victim of an
marine engineers state which would cause the loss of a ship once In a thousand years.
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COASTAL OFFICERS.
LATEST CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.
"It was a mercy that the Ventura made such good speed, and appear-
Johnson, of the Captain E. ed hours before we expected her.
"We were all grateful for the Wanhsien, is on reserve.
Captain Y. N. Campbell. from steamer Pengbryn's standing by, but she bad not the equipment to reserve, has gone master, Wan- tranship us, and lacked accommo-hsien.
Mr. J. M. Brown, second officer, dation. Lives would have been lost if we had attempted to trans-Hupeh, has gone second officer,
Chungking.
fer to her.
Saving the Malls. "Seeing the heavy swell, we were the quite satisfied to stay on Tahiti until the Venturo drew alongside. First the women paasen- gers, then the men, and finally the crew were transferred to the rescue ship. When all were aboard an attempt was made to save the mailė.
"The old Tahiti was sugging and staggering in the restless sea, but ahe managed to remain afloat. All the letters were saved.
"The boats were returning for the parcels mails when suddenly the Tahiti lurched and took a more sinister roll. Waves swept over
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"Then white spray, flew as the waves dashed against the bridge. The bridge disappeared, then the stern rose, with the lone port pro- peller hanging idle, and we saw. one dripping aide engulfed in a boiling whirlpool. Then only an acre of splintered upper work floating on the rolling sea remain ed of our ship.
The Ventura turned and steam- ed away."
An earlier message concerning the disaster stated:
The Tahiti'a letter mails
were
Mr. D. L. Campbell, second officer, Chungking, has gone acting chief officer, Wanhalen.
Mr. H. D. Taylor, second officer, Whangpu, la deceased.
Mr. J. G. R. Gow, from reserve, has gone second officer, Wuhu.
Mr. J. H. Hodgkies, chief officer, Tungchow, is on reservé.
Mr. J. J. Spring, second officer, Hulchow, has gone second offer, Kanchow.
Mr. A. Turnbull, from reserve, has gone chief engineer officer, Kwongsang,
Mr. A. Kinross, chief engineer officer, Kwongsang, has disappeared at Sea.
Mr. A. Buntain, chief, engineer officer, Pingwo, is on reserve..
Mr. W. Jack, from reserve, has gone third engineer officer, Hong- sang.
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The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empresa of Asia, Capt. L. D. Douglas, R.N.R., (from Manila) is due here at 8 am. on October 12 (Sunday), and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon
Wharf. She will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver. B.C., via Yokohama at 6 a.m. on October Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and 15 (Wednesday), connecting with Duchess of York, due at Liverpool on November 15.
The P. & O. s., Kidderpore loft Singapore for this port on Octo her 5 at 4 p.m., and is due here on October 11 at about 3 p.m.
The P. & O. 5.8. Kashmir from Hong Kong arrived at London on October 5 at 7 a.m. The Ben Line 8.8.
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vessels appear to have been con- has gone second officer, Taiyuan.
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Mr. A. M. Buchanan, second officer. Kanchow, has gone second officer, Hulchow.
Mr. D. M. Blackwell,
Changchow... has officer, second officer. Ichang,
Mr. J. A. Johnson second officer, Ichang, has gone spcond officer, Changchow.
gone
Mr. T. Gofton, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Fatshar
Mr. M. Byrne, second officer, Tai- yuan, has gone acting chief officer, Shantung.
Mr. F. N. Booth, chief officer, Shantung, has gone master, same ship.
Captain P. J. Green, of the Shan- tung, has gone master, Shuntien.
Captain C. A. Christiensen, of the
all saved, excepting six bags lost Shuntien, is on reserve.
during transhipment to
•
the
Mr. AG. Parker, from reserve,
AND Ventura. Newspaper, package, has gone second officer, Shantung.
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and parcel mails were all lost. It Mr. D. Smith, second officer, Shan- ELLERMAN
la understood that passengers' tung, his gone second officer,
the cabins was Cheklang." luggage from
Captain A. H. Bathurst, of the Klukiang, is on reserve.
Mr. T. Norman, second officer. Kwalyang, has gone second officer, Antung.
placed aboard the Ventura, but Mr. C. Winterbottom has been that no attempt was made to sal appointed extra second officer.
Chuntlenes vage, her hold luggage. W
Some of the 128 passengers spent a short period in the lifeboats. As the Ventura hove in sight, at 9.80 a.m.; the buikhead separating the engine room, from the boiler room was in danger of giving way, and Mr. J. Hankin, from reservo, the passengers and crew were has gone second officer, Kwelyang. ordered to the boats.
Captain T. Newton, of the Sul- G. 8. Graver, Mrs. A. Jane, Ray Five boats were in the water in yang, has gone master, Tean Father Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Ha a heavy awell, when the Ventura Captain R. Allinson, of the Tean, approached the badlylating has gone master Sulyang - Mr. Euer 0 A Momber, Mra N. Myles, Potter, V. Priestwood, Tahiti, in which the furushing Mr W. E. French, second officers JF. Shea, N, Shimosato, H. Van water had almost reached the Antung has left the service of the Ferms. Chichibu Maru from der Floe, Rev. G. TE Waldegrave, tween decks China Navigation Co. Mrs. U. Mrs. BT Auyang, J. J. Boyce, The Ventura was manoeuvred to
Rev. W. Downs, Mr. and Mrs, the side of the Tahiti, and the y M. Hansen, Master Hansen, mainder of the passengers trans Mise Hanson, Mrs. A. Hughes,ferred without the use of lifeboats. Mrs. F. M. Ide and infant, Mr. and The captain was the last to leave Mrk. S. R. Jones, Rev, H. E. Lang, the ship. Mr. Lang and three children. If the distance that separated the Ventura when the was sent our amer achi
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