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The Commoner.
Lord ia my shepherd; I shall not
want and our voices blended In
unison over the fourth verse, 'Yea,
though I walk through tho valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil.' Then followed several solos by
members of the party, the entire
company joining In singing 'Nearer
My God to Thee.' The exercises
closed with the Lord's Prayer and
the Doxology.
"During the day funds were raised
for the seamen who had endured
special hardships, and for loving
cups for the three captains.
"The passengers appreciated very
heartily the courtesy extended bv the
captains, officers and crew of the
three vessels, and they feel that they
were fortunate in that the vessel was
so situated that they had time for
escape. And the circumstances which
have attended the rescue, have been
as favorable as could have been de
sired. The passengers appreciate,
also, the interest that the Hamburg
American company has taken in
them, and they are grateful to the
Ward line for its prompt and hearty
co-operation.
"We do not know anything about
the condition of the vessel, but we
all sympathize deeply with Captain
Fey, who attached all the passengers
to him by his untiring efforts on their
behalf. We hope that some good
will come out of the wreck.
Lessons Taught by Disaster
"There are three lessons which in
the judgment of the passengers the
disaster ought to teach. The first
has been already mentioned, viz..
that there should be two wireless
operators on each ship; second, that
some of the lifeboats' ought to be
motor boats: If we had had some
such boats, the transfer of the pas
sengers could have been made with
much ess danger to the crew, and
they would add also to the security
of the passengers. Third, there ought
to be a lighthouse at Atwood's Key,
and possibly at all other key3 in that
section.
"Atwood's Key is. only a little
more than thirty miles off the line
of tho shiD3 RoinK south from New
York to the east and of Cuba,
and the current has carried other
vessels besides our own far off the
traveled route. There are often
several days at a time that cloudy
weather makes it impossible for the
ships to find their location by the
sun.
"I need not add, in conclusion,
that we are all glad to reach the
land. The man who wrote 'Life on
tho Ocean Wave' would not haye
been cordially received had he met
the passengers after the wreck.
"I think I have told you the whole
story," said Mr. Bryan, smilingly.
The. newspaperman expressed his
thanks, and assured Mr. Bryan that
the interview would be read with
great interest throughout Jamaica,
particularly coming from him.
1 "Are you going to remain in
Jamaica any length of time?"
queried the interviewer.
"I-may remain here for a few days
or a few weeks. I have not quite
decided yet.
"Mrs. Bryan is with you on the
voyage?" ,
"Yes, my wife and my grandson
are -with .me. We will bo staying
with my daughter, Mrs, Owen, dur
. lng our visit to this island.
"Did all the' passengers come
over?"
"No, eighty-eight passengers were
transferred from the Joachim to the
Seguranca. I think something like
twenty returned to New York, and
quite a number were bound for Cuba
a dozen at least, and possibly as
many as twenty. The rest have come
on here." .. e
Mr. Bryan spoke for all the pas
iengors. He was the acknowledged
leader. of the party, and was the life
f all on board before and after tne
unfortunate accident that marred
what promised to be one of the pleas
antest voyages, on tho moot popular
ship of the Hamburg-American Atlas
line service.
Mr. Doubleday'g Opinion
Mr. Doublcday, United States vice
consul at Montego bay, and presi
dent of tho Citizens' association of
that town, was also ono of the pas
sengers who arrived at Port Antonio
yesterday morning from tho stranded
Joachim.
On account of cloudy weather, he
said "no observation could be taken
of the ship's location, and as we got
near tho island as a result of the
strong current, we drifted on the
rock. There was no wind to help us
on our course, and without tho op
portunity of being able to take the
location, it was impossible to know
where we were. You could not see
more than 50 feet ahead of you when
the boat struck. Immediately after
the occurrence, Captain Poy held a
consultation with the officers, and
preparations were made to take off
the passengers in the life-boats,
should the necessity arise. Wo laid
where we were, however, till the
wireless got in touch, first with New
York, and then subsequently with
the Ward line steamer that came to
our assistance.
"When we left the stranded vessel
her position was good, but every
thing depends on the weather. If
bad weather set in, then it is very
possible it will be difficult to save
her.
"Yes, I leave by train in tho morn
ing for Montego bay," said Mr.
Doubleday.
Mr. Burke Interviewed
"I can not toll you anything more
than Colonel Bryan has done," re
plied Mr. T. M. Burke to the Gleaner
man's request for a statement. "But
as you seem determined to get my
version of the story, I will tell it
to you in as few words as possible.
"We left New York at 2 o'clock
on Saturday, the 18th inst., with
eighty-five passengers, bound for
PnKo TTtnfafnn nnrl Snnfh American
ports', via Colon, and 5,000 tons of
cargo.
"The ship glided gracefully out
into a calm and smooth sea, com
mencing under the most favorable
auspices what eventually developed
into an adventurous voyage.
"Sunday brought us some rain,
which came along with light winds,
and then it got foggy. Monday and
Tuesday were uneventful, and all of
us were looking forward to getting
into warmth and sunshine the next
"I was up early on Wednesday
morning. I had occasion to leave
my cabin, and on returning I heard
a grating sound like the ship's
anchor was being dropped, and I
felt a bumping and a shivering of
the good ship that left no doubt in
my mind as to what had happened.
It was exactly ten minutes to four
o'clock, and I hastened to my cabin.
"Nearly all of the passengers were
i otii linii n ho roused. And
we remained in our somewhat peril
ous position until the day dawned.
I can assure you that it was witn
longing eyes we looked for the dawn.
We saw the blackness of night hang
ing like a pall over us for what
seemed eternity. I never will for
get the two hours of waiting. Then
we saw the ashen gray of the dawn
lighting up the blackness, and we
en more Relieved. The best order
prevailed. There was no excite
ment. Everyone was as calm and as
Collected as could be, for we all had
the greatest confidence in Captain
Fe"Meanwhile the wireless was at
work We succeeded in speaking to
SMunSon line .teamor OHnda, and
she promised to be with us oy vwo
o'clock as she was then nearly 70
miles off. Two hours later tho
steamer Seguranca, of the Ward
lino, from Santiago, bound to Nas
sau, got into communication with us.
She i was 20 miles off, and would bo
With US at 3 O'clock wan thr mno-
sago the wireless brought, and sho
kept her word.
"She could not got closer in to
us than three miles, and wo were
takon by eight boats ovar the reef
to her and transshipped safely. Wo
took our light baggago with us, and
by five o'cloclj wo wore steaming for
Nassau, arriving thoro at 4 p. m.,
noxt day (Thursday.)
"Tho rest of tho story Colonol
Bryan has 'told you much bettor than
T can. I, however, desire to say
great praise is duo to Chief Steward
j. Baimor, for tho splendid manner
In which ho looked after the comfort
of the passengers. Breakfast and
lunch wore served at tho regular
hours, which without doubt had a
re-assuring effect on everyone. Mr.
Balmer had charge of tho disembark
ing of tho passengers, and he stood
on the gangway of the Joachim and
saw everyone assisted down tho lad
der Into tho boats.
"After tho vessel struck, tho cap
tain found that ho was 35 miles off
his course. The roof on whjcji we
struck is from 12 to 15 feet under
water. As I told you before, wo
had tho greatest confldenco in Cap
tain Fey, who has our greatest
sympathy.
"Yes, both my wife and myself
are glad to bo back home after this
untoward event in the voyage."
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