THE WRECK OF THE ASIA.
STORIES OF THE
PASSENGERS.
The story of the wreak of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s str. Asia, on the Fingor Rock, near to tho Taichow Islands, some 200, miles from Shanghai, is as sonsu
Histor was journoying from Hongkong, tells the story in manner that requires no elabora tion. He stated that the voyage Wae of the usual naturo until 5.27. a.m. on Sunday niorning last,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 6 1911
The commissariat department of the Shnolulug was won derfully well stocked in view of the fact that she was returning from a round voyage. No fower than sixty-sevon foreign passen gors of the Asia, the crew, and Sixty-five Chinese passengers wore catered for, the supply of moale being continued throughout the Voyage to Shanghai,
PIRATES ON BOARD..
but he continued with his colleagues in saving the pas sengers and preventing the loot ing of the vessel. It was un- fortuusto that at the time the disaster occurred the docks were being washed down and it was with difficulty that the passengers and the crow could maintain their equilibriam on the surface
Friday Friday night and Satur day, the "good" ship, steaming easily and swiftly up the coast and the passengers enjoying the run vary greatly
Captain Gaukrogor retired to his room at 11 o'clock on Satur day night, leaving orders with should be called if the weather thickened or if anything unusual occurred. He also directed that under no circumstances was he
to be allowed to remain un-
knots, he slowed her down to half-spood. The really thick fog lasted only four or five minutes, and when it lifted again Captain Gaukroger saw to his liorror that the ship was hoading straight on for the Fingor llock.
ARRIVAL OF THE S.S." "SHAOSHING."
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CUTTING STEEL LIKE CHEESE
STRIKING DEMON-
STRATION.
To out through a pieco of stooil
Plenty of provisions of allsorte, cume discouraged, and to complete canvas for tents, wraps and rugs their troubles they were discover- were brought in abundance from od, pursued and attacked by the the ship, and the crew, aided by piratic fishormon Finally their the male passengers, and by a boat was swamped and they jump- number of the women as well, set od into a fisherman's boat along- about proparations for making side. Here they met witha dreadful everybody as comfortable as pos- reception, were knocked down, the officer on the bridge that hosible, but fortunately the camping kicked and stamped upon, so that fifteen inches wide and about two out was not to be prolonged, for Mr. Cozous, in desperation, at of soft sonp.
as events shaped themselves, help last pulled out his revolver and thick, in under thureo minutos, The vossol after striking the
was forthcoming boforo many shot two of their assailants. Mr. seemed impossible until our tional as anything that has occur After all the passongors Ind rocks rosted for ard on a ledge
hours had elapsed.
Cozona and his companions, how-representative saw it done on rod this side of Suoz for many a been got safely on board the of rock with ten to fifteen
over wore overpowored, bound Saturday afternoon. The scono long day. The incidents follow-luggage and the mails was fathoms of water under the stern disturbed after daybreak, at which
and taken ashore where they of this demonstration was Mr. F. ing upon the vessel's contact with transforrod from the doomed in a very dangerous position, botime he was to be called and the rocks, the light with piratical vessel, meanwhile the piratical ing about balf submerged. It is informed with regard to the state which had set the Asia off her entered into an agreement will East, where the Institution of
The same disastrous current were locked up all night in n
small prison. Next morning they Fernaut's workshop, 74 Praya Chinoso, the bravery of the pas-Chineso wore hovering ominously feared that she will braak in half of the weather. At daybreak an sengers, and tho hasty flight in i
course in the fog brought tho around the Asin. The captain, and although part of the valuable Sunday, the Third Officer, J. L. 8.3. Shaosling, Captain Wavell, tho fishermen to pay $300 gold, Engineers and Shipbuilders of boats to a secluded spot amongst chief officer and the chief en cargo may be saved, salvage is Johnson, who had relieved the into the immediate neighbour to be taken off to the Amorion Hongkong met to view the new the mountains of the scu, recall-gineer of the Asia remained on considered impossible. The loss bridge at 4 n.., want to the hood-of-Finger-Rock-Sho camo Maru. Two sampans wore launch-Oxy-Acotylene Welding Process. vividly the best stories of writers board their vessel throughout the sustained in respect of the ship Captain's room, woko Captain in sight about 10 am, and used for them, Arundel to go in.
From 2.30 p.m. until 6 p.m. of advontures-on-the-doop-
Mr. H. Cooper, who with his night to provont hor being looted, and her cargo is estimated at Gaukroger and informed him tliat soon as Captain Wavell saw the one and Cozens in the other, but demonstrations wore continually
The boats were undermanned and, alxout £300,000.
the weather had cleared and that masts of the Asia he know that many fishormon sprang into hold. With a mixture of Oxygen the third officer and an engineer, WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, nothing was in sight. Soon after something must be amiss and them to go off to the ship and id Acetylene a flame has been either owing to the strong-wind-The-efficacy of wireless-tolowards a thin dog began to settle so stood right in to nacurtain in alto in the coward that Arundel Produced, which will molt which had arisen, or to their ox-graphy and the advantage that down, but it lifted again very what manner ine could be of became alarmed and insisted on stool in a very confined aroa, Bo hausted condition, were carried the wreaked vessel would have shortly, only, however, to come on assistance. Ho lowered his boats, going in the same boat an Cozens. that it is possible to reduce the out to son. The black night hung enjoyed is reflected in the opinion again quickly and thickly at about but they were not required,. for The fishermen refused to transfer motal to a fluid state whore, play- when the vessel ran on to Fingerheavily over the water, but the of Capt. Bayos-Davoy, of the 5.20. The Captain then went on the Asia's passongors net off him and those who had Cozensed upon by the flame, while a fow Rock. The officer of the watch until it had cleared, and took the Lloyd's goats, who was also une running along at full-speed, 15 ed out to the British steamer putting off from the land. Instead paratively little change in tem- captain of the Shmohsing lay by firm of Paulson and Bayes-Davey, the bridge, and as the ship was in their own boats and pull in their boat settled the mattor by inchos away, the iron shows com- had called the skipper about five officers off the Asin. Hardly had of the passengers. The wireless
where they were most hospitably however, they made for the Asin
of going to the America Maru, peraturo.. or six minutes before she actually the latter loft their vessel ere the on board was operated until
and sympathetically received. which by this time was abandon ignition of a mixture of the above The flame is produced by the went ashore, but on going on to Chinese surrounded it and in a about nine o'clock when it failed.
They brought along with them his bridge the skipper perceived twinkling they were busy loot, The Sumatra could, however,
all the mails and luggage and ed and would have gone aboard named gases at the small nozzle that he was too lato. He, however, ing it. The enptain of the only love been a little way off
ship's papers, which had all boon to loot her had not Mr. Cozens of a jot similar to one usod in an did everything that could be done Shuohsing then cruised about and had she been equipped the
takon, as we should have mention shot one of the men and compel- oxy-hydrogen blow flame. The and seeing that an accidont was inevitable
looking for the boats containing could have rendered assistance. he had the the missing scumon.
ed before, off the "Asia" in the led the others, at the point of his nozzle of the jet is then placed in One of the Tho America Maru was about a
THE WRECK.
first boats that loft her.
revolver, to take him to the close proximity to the iron and by engines reverso. Just bofore
mon was found in a Chinese junk, hundred miles off and could not
"America Maru." the vessel struck the skipper had
Arundel was drawing it along on two support- So close was the bow of the but he owed his safely to the fact huge reached the distressed ship Asia to the formidable cliff which
never seen again, and whether he ing whools the thick piece of stool the engines turned on to full that, with his revolver, he per- until threo p.m.
The "Shaoshing" was not tho. hus boon killed, or is merely hold is cut in two, to the acc speed ahead, to koop hor from stared the pirates to refrain from
The officers and the crow of the was looming straight up out of only vessal that came in the for ransom by the piratical fishermont of spluttering slipping off the rocks and to pro-louting and to hang about in the Asia realized the position immo-tain Gaugkroger at once perceived the "Asia" struck, the wireless THE "ASIA STRIPPED,
the water right ahead, that Cap stranded vessel's aid. As soon as mon is not known.. grand display of sparks. Bo- vent her falling back into the wake of the ship. His colleague diately. The greatest danger was there was no hope of avoiding the operator (G. F. Hubbard) haston-
sides cutting in a straight line deep water where who might was not "fortunato enough to manifested in the first hour when peril. He did reverso his engines ed to his station and sent out a Oflicer and Chief Engineer did holo through the same Captain Gaukrogor, the Chief the flame was utilized to bore sovo and a half fathoms of possess a revolver and the scen- was impossible for anyone toby for a moment, put the helin over series of urgent calls for help. An not finally larve the ship until thick piece of steel, and for making easily have sunk. Thoro vero lying under the stern and if the he joined, took him, it is surmised, un the rocks or not. The pluck part of the rocks which seemed from the T. K. K. 9.a." America that they were able to step right welding.
pants of the Chinoso junk which whether the vossol would remain slightly in order to head her for a answor was promptly received she had settled down so deeply
bovallod edges. preparatory to she would in all likelihood Juve along with thom on their thioving of the Captain, the Chief Engineer to offer a bottor chance of hold- Maru," which said she would from tlio saloon deck into the
could not be found and, while the applauded. After all the pas-was jammed in among them, this stage the" Asia's" apparatus the America Marn whence and proved a great success. expedition.
This process was also carried The missing man and the first male was loudlying the vessel tightly, once she arrive about three o'clock, but at lifeboats which conveyed them to out by the oxy-acetylene flame Vessel was cruising round, the songers had been sufoly landet
and then turning the telegraph to went out of order and no further they wore subsequently trans- Amerien Maru arrived. It appears they stool by their ship and kept Full speed ahead" for the last communication was to bo had shipped to the Shaoshing Cap-in a very even join, almost im
~~~~Two pieces of metal were united “ It was daylight, but a heavy fog that she had picked up the wireless the marauding Chinoso at bay. time, drove the Asin onward to either with other steamere or with tain. Gaukroger was the last to perceptible save for a different hung over the you when the crush message of the Asin which was They had a most trying time her doom. camo, and the passengers were all directed to the Island of Formosa, especially when it is considered
shore stations. The "America leave the wrecked vessel. As coloration at a juncture. Tho asleep below. The terrifle im-The America Maru also lowered that they had had a busy day after
She struck at 5.30, or it may Maru" duly arrived, took many soon as all the white men had welded piece was subjected to pact, however, awakened them alia boat and took up the search leaving Hongkong: The fullest have been a minute or two carlier. of the "Asia's" people on board left her, the pirates, headless some very rough treatment, and simultaneously. There were no for the missing seaman and the mood of praiso is also due to the So terrific was the force of the. temporarily, and stood by as long of tho rato at which the elup with a heavy piece of steel, that it was only after 'reposted blows, Captain intimated thint ho would officers and crows of the Sho- impact that a huge hole was ram-
as she was wanted. On Monday was settling and listing to port, the joint broko. It was then soen stand by for a few hours. Still being and also to the wrecked hovory 60% of the afternoon the Indo-China Coss..
that the juncture had been soen another vessel hove and thero- passengers.
cliff which consists of some soft, "Wosang" came into the little upon the Captain of the Shao. TRIBUTE TO THE CAPTAIN. friable rock, rising sheer out covo, and as soon as she arrived
pletely effected though the haing reprosented to the other
The following testimonial from of the water to a great height and the "Shaoshing," which was run
section of the joint showed Captains that he was running the passengers was presented to with a number of smaller rockening short of water, informed her short of water, and as ho hod å ¦ the Captain of the Asia;-
scattered around about the buse, of what had happened, and then large complement of passengers On board the steamship Shao-inong which the "Asia" Gnally set out for Shanghai. he could remain no longer. hising, April 24, 1911.
came to a dead stop, withshattered bows and stem, and a grout jagged spur-penetrating the starboard eide amidships and holding the strickon steamer fast among the
Asia had slipped off the rocks gone down in ten minutes or loss.
JANDING AND THE
SHAOHSING..
loud alirisks, no wild. rushes and no panic of any description: A number of people ran about the corridors looking a trillo anxions, but five minutes after the affair had lippened everybody was calm and collected. Not a cry disturbed the work of rescue, which was being speedily pushed forward. Most of the ladies even made so bold us to dress and pack up their belongings. The crow worked with great energy albeit coolly and with discipline, and very quickly all the port-sido boats were lowered, but the cant
Tho Shaohsing then proceeded to Shanghai where she safely landed her passengers at p.m. yesterday morning,
INCIDENTS OF THE RESCUE. The breakdown of the Asia's
sidered to be due to the
gonera-
it
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To Captain Harry Gaukrogot and the officers and members of the crow of the steamship Asia.
Sir and gentlemen,We, who were passengers on the steamship Asin when the vossel mot her fate on Finger Rock in the China Sea on the morning of April 23, take
OTHER HELP.
PIRATIO FISHERMEN. But while all this lind beon
fr
swarmed on board in hundred and proceeded to strip the vossal so thoroughly and systematically that in a very short time every-. thing portable, both on deck and down below, hand heon removed to the fishing boats and junks and conveyed ashoro.
A WOMAN SHOT. going on Captain Gankroger and During the transfer of the pas the officers and man who had songers to the Shaoshing one of remained with him on board the the first-class Chinese passengers, Asia had been having a vory a lady named Mrs. Ching Dong- THE LANDING.
lively timo indeed with the she, was accidently shot by one No warning was necessary to piratic fishermen dwelling in the of the Asia's officers who fired in summon the crow and passengers neighbourhood. Thesomarauding the direction of the marauders to
boulders as in a cradle.
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rather crystalline brightness" indicative of the fact that the nature of the metal had under- gono, a change in the intense heat,
Howover many commenta of ap proval were expressed and the whole of the experiments were followed with great interest.
SAD TRAGEDY IN HANKOW.
employ of Carlowitz & Co. The
some frionde and returned home in apparently good spirits. How- over, in the early hours of the morning a shot was lieard in his bod-room and his mess-mates. rushing in found him stretched on the floor with a bullet wound through his heart and a rifio alongside his body. His death
landing place. Eventually, aftor have been invited to a dinner to persons wish to thank you for sengers off to their rospective or three other engineors and the second and third prizes must have been almost instantan-
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The results were as follows:- 1. Colleen, Hon. Mr. Pollock, won on time.
cous,
The funeral took place in the evening and was attended by a large number of friends of the docensed.
LAWN TENNIS.
of the ship made it very difficult wireless communications wás con- this opportunity of expressing to on deck. Everybody sought the gentry, to the number, Mr. Healy stand them off, but whose bullot indeed to lower the starboard boats,
The residents of Hankow wore After a stiff struggle, or giving out probably when the you our appreciation of your na-open air at once, but, although estimates, of about 1,000 at least, unfortunately richochoted and however, all these boats wore ship darte forward and filled questioned courage, your romark there was naturally considerable descended like a flight of ravenous struck the poor woman, who was deeply shocked to hear, on the lowered but one.
with water. It was presumed able solf-control and the highly excitomont, nothing whatever in birds upon the wrecked ship, carrying an eleven months old 21st April, of the tragic death of Whilst this was taking place a that the missing nian
had satisfactory handling of a situa- the nature of a panic took place. She had no sooner struck than child at the time, in the breast. Mr. Ernst Buchholz, a young miniature fleet of Chinoso janks been found, from the fact tion that puts to the sovereat tests As will be seen from the they swarmed around her in scores She was promptly attended to, and emerged from out of the fog, but that the American gunboat, evory quality of manhood. lists, a large proportion of the of sampans, attempted to rush taken to hospital in an ambulance Gorman of 24 years of ago in the they were kept at bay by the Helona, which lind procoded and to point out to the world our men and children, and there were keep sufficiently far off to allow Shanghai, and we are glad to say docansod had been dining with
We desire to thank you each foreign passengers consisted of woher, and were only persuaded to as soon as the Shaoshing reached ship's officers who at times fired off the tug boat by
un hour, their revolvers to frighten them. returned to Shanghai yesterday appreciation of the coolness, court-also about 70 Asiatic passengers, the transfer of the Asia's pas she is now doing well. Without a
hitch the women morning. The warmest praise is osy and great ability with which 57 of whom wors Chinese. But songers to the life-boats by a free and children were lowered into due to the officers and crew of the we were cared for upon the wreck everybody belzave most admirably display of force, in the course of
YACHTING. the lifeboats and after those lind Asia and the Shaohsing, who and taken from the Asia in the The Captain, the officer of the which revolvers and shot-guns
KESWICK OUPS, put off, the male passengers and worked heroically throughout. hour of great danger to the beach watch and a couple of quarter-were fired into the air by the the Chinese climbed down to the The passengers of the Aain sub-and there protected and provided masters were on the bridge-ant ship's officers. After the boate
On Saturday afternoon twenty- boats. The boats proccoded more seribed several hundred dollars on for in every manner possible and remained there doing their duty left the ship there remained on five boats of the C.Y.C. and R. or less in company round the the journey to Shanghai and the with a thoroughness that.com-like good seamon to the very last. board Captain Gaukrogor: the 11.K.Y.C. competed for the cup corner of the rock to look for officers and crow of the Shachsing mends you to the esteem of all The officer and crow went quietly First Ollicor, Mr. J. Hill; the given by the Hon. Mr. Keswick and
to their stations and told the pas Chief Engineer, Mr. Aitken, two proceeding for half a mile, a patch he hold at the Astor House this
We also
presented by Mr. Bane. of shingle, protected by the cavern-avening, when the inoney and a
the caro with which our possos boats. Mr. Aitkon, the Chief M. H. Hunt, the Purser. These. The race started from opposite ous rocks, was located and the suitable present will be given to sions were cared for and transfer, Eugincor, saw to it that all the men immediately found them the Corinthian Yacht Club, wont whole of the ship's party landed. the Captaink
rod from the Asia to the riscuo passengers had life-belts and that solves engaged in a regular battle the usual yachting course and The bouts that were not required Captain Koford, who was re-ship, the steamship Shaohsing of the belts were properly adjusted, with the fisher people, who finished up at the Royal Hong- for passengers followed shortly turning to Shanghai by the ill- the Chian Navigation Company, and every boat on the elup was swarmed around again as soon as kong Yacht Club;": afterwards laden with provisions, fated steamer, warmly eulogized The circumstances were such as promptly lowered. There was no the boats had loft, and at last, sails and a supply of water. The the heroisin of the ladies, and he to offer us little hope in any direc- fuss, no hurry, but there was also despite "repeated fusillades, scene in the hollow was a memor-observed that he hail never pre- tion and the safety and comfort no delay. The ship soon began which, they were quick to able one, for some of the passon-viously witnessed such commend- we have onjoyed is due to the to settle and list to the port side, see, were boing fired chiefly into gers were only partially dressed able behaviour in the face of a heroism of the officers and crew of so the boats were all got to that the air-fairly rushed the strand- and a few of then woro still grave danger.
the Asia.
side and then the passoned ship and cume on board. Cap wearing their night attire. Tho It is to Miss Cooper that the Gentlemen, we wish you all the gers were put over the rail from tain Gaukroger and his little, male passengers quickly got to greatest praise is due and accord- good fortune that men of such the main deck and sent down following, reduced in the course work and built up a tent in which ing to Mr. E. W. Davies she was storling qualities should reap ne pilots laddors to the boats. The of Sunday to the Firat Officer and the ladies dressed, and another the last lady to leave the vessel. thoir reward and plodge our sea was calm, the wind light and Chief Engineer, stood them off ag
SUNDAY'S RACE. temporary structuro was erectal Her coolnese won great admiration undying gratitudo to you for your steady, and no difficulty whatevor best they could all night and Twelve boats started yesterday for the accommodation of the and not only did she proceed to
was experienced in getting the male free use of their revolvers, for the Cruisers Race and the A, G. File beat H. A. Cor, 0.1, provisions and the doling out of pack hor own things, but she
people into the boats, and before with which they fired no fewer course commenced opposite the 0.1. rations to the children.
afterwards assisted other ladies to
they left the ship it is only due to than 500 rounds.
O.Y.C., round Lamma Island
F. A. Biden boat J. McEwen;" Some time afterwards-it was get their belongings together.
them to put the fact plainly on CAPTURED BY MARAUDERS., Starboard, Kochow Island Star 0.4, 6.2. porhaps two hours the C.N.S.. The Chinese in the janks some- The story of the wreck is most record that no one murmured, no The last boat that loft prior to board, finishing off Police Pier, Shaolising love in sight and came what hampered the work of rescue, graphically told by Mr. Timothy one wept, no one misunderstood, the final abandonment of the Kowloon, to the rescue. Immediately this for each time a boat put off for the E. Henly, City Editor of the "San or hesitated to obey orders--no steamer had some very trying passengers wore taken on board, shore they conducted a fresh Francisco Evening Fast, who one, neither man, woman nor adventures. In it were Mr. A. J. and the kindly hospitality of the assault upon the ship. Boveral, was a passenger on board the child, Caucasian or Asiatic. Cozons, First Assistant Engineer; officers and crew of this vessel shots wore fired at them, and a Asia. We will put the narrative The first boat to leave the ship's a man named Arthur Arundel, gained golden opinions from the bullet unfortunately lodged in a ne nearly as possible into Mr. side got away at 5.40, the seamon boiler tender, thres Chinese and alipwrecked passengers, The Chinese woman's back. She was Healy's own words.
of the Asia rowing this and all the one Japanese sailors. It carried Captain and officers turned out of brought to Slunghai and her · THE "ASIA'S”. LAST other boats that were to follow, the Anis's mail smoke. The sea, their cabins and accommodated condition is not
not regarded
DEPARTURE.!! The boste were pulled to a little was getting rough and night was the ladies. It is striking as BOTIQUE,
stomming The Asia left Hongkong 1 p.m. cove around the island, where a settling down when she started The plogno" having entirely sammentary upon the success one of the attacks by, the on Friday, April 21, on what has smooth beach allered a convenient for the shore and it was not long disappeared
pon the faille, arrangements that Chinose in the junks, one of thus proved to be her last voyage Isnding place, and hero the batere she found herself in dife Japane all the ladies and the the officers sustained, a somewhat The weather was fine and all went ahipwrecked people stopped as foultios 304.continued to Mukde children were
serious wound on the forehead well during the remainder
ofloris,
The foregoing was signed by all of the passengers.-N. C. 1. Nowa."
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· 2. Kathorino (R.F.) 3. Dione, Mr. Fletcher. This boat finished first but got third place owing to handicap.
Iris, Com. Eyres, ran ashore off North Point,
The results were as follows: 4. Aileen, Mr. A. Snowman, 3 hours, 20 m. 20 socs.
2. Deivin, Hon. Mr. Henry Koswick, 3 hrs: 30 m, 51 seca,.-- 3. Maradin, Mr. Bratton, 3 hrs. 47 m. 45
from Manchuria, the agus Committee in withdrawn to Port
Several contests in tho Civi Service Club's tennis tournament
were brought of on Saturday,
and the results to date are as follows
Championship.
W. Pitt beat N. Railton, 6.0,
10.8.
Handicap Singlos, "A" Class. J. Mackay (scratch) beat H, T. Juckman (owe 15), 0.4, 6.1...
W Pitt (one 15) beat J. McEwen (owe 3.0), 6.4, 4.0, 6.4.
Handicap Singlos, "D" Class H. J. Ling (owe 30) beat I. Beaumont (owe 15.3), 0.3, 8.0.
Handicap Doubles.
Woolley and Spittles (res. 15) beat Ellis and Phillips (owe 3.5) 70 6.8
Melwen and Pile (owe 30) beat Railton and Tillman (owe 15,8), 80 6.2
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