LOSS OF 130 LIVES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1792, 20 September 1888, Page 4

LOSS OF 130 LIVES.

The steamship Geiser, of the Shinvoglla line, which left New York early in August with a large passenger list, was run down by the steamer Thing valla, of the same line, on Tuesday, August 14th, off Cape Race, and 130 lives are reported lost, The Geiser had her sides completely stove in. The Thingvalla put out her boats as rapidly as possible, and made every effort to rescue the passengers, but, in spite of almost superhuman efforts, the list of the lost is frightful. The Thingvalla was badly injured, her bow being knocked off, and all her provisions, which were carried in the bow compartment, were swept away. There was nothing wherewith to feed the rescued passengers, and when the steamer Willand hove in sight she divided the passengers with her, and bore away to Halifax to repair. The vessel was so seriously injured that for a short tune it seemed us if she would follow the Geiser, which sank five minutes after she was struck. Captain i\loiler, of the Geiser, was picked up nearly exhausted by one of the Thingvalla's boats, and also Mrs Hilda Lind, the only woman who escaped from the wreck. The scene beggars description. The boats pulled till after daylight over the place where the Geiser went down, picking up all those who could be seen, guided often by the voices, growing fainter and fainter each moment, of those appealing for help. The collision occurred at 3.30 in the morning.