Geneva Express in Geneva, Wisconsin

Wreck of the ship John Tutledge and rescue recounts

Reports describe the sinking near lat 40 31 and lon 50 56 of the ship John Tutledge from Liverpool with about 150 passengers. Only one crew member saved from the vessel Hocheist details a grim scene of frozen hands and feet, with survivors taken aboard by the Germanic and later dispersed, while the Germania searched for additional boats amid a severe snowstorm and cold weather.