He and the other passengers certainly had a lucky escape...here's an extract from the Orcadian 28th April 1900:
And here's a photograph of the wreck:
As I said before, a lucky escape...but everyone was safely evacuated from the steamship.
One lady said:
You'll be pleased to know that our distressed luggage bereft gentleman did not get his luggage back, but did get compensation in the end.
Archive References: SC11/5/1900/21; Orcadian Newspaper April 28 1900; Photos TK410 & TK2983
