Wireless signals had been sent out by the operator, and were answered by half a dozen' ships. The Ellerman These appeared to be able to take care of the situation and others within a wireless radius did not have to come to the scene.
Although the Colorado appeared jon the horizon about an hour after the first boat put off, the darkness precluded any possibility of an immediate rescue, About dawn the pilot ship appeared as did the Hsi fung. The three vessels, when daybreak made it possible, picked up the lifeboats, of which at least four carried passengers and crew. The pilot ship laid alongside the No. 1 ife-boat and before 7 o'clock had all on board, including the women and children and most of the foreign male passengers. The Colorado picked up the majority of the officers and a large number of Chinese passengers. The Hsinfung got a boat load of Chinese passengers and three or four foreigners, The occupants of the lifeboats in the meantime had done everything possible before the steamers arrived getting into their craft Chinese from the lifeboat which had found itself in difficulties and in saving other Chinese who had fallen oF jumped into the water in their excitement and from the life-rafts. Some of the Chinese wore life-belts,
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