I ordered the helm hard a port and blew three whistles. Although I had not seen the steamer, I made of my mind that she crossing our bow, and with the helm hard a port and back full speed, I was trying to stop the ship headway, and get her head enough to starboard to pass around her stern. A few seconds later we sighted the SS Selja about two ships lengths ahead and a little on our starboard bow, and heading right across our bow. It was after we sighed the Selja that we answered our three whistles. I saw there was great danger of a collision and ordered the 2nd Officer to ring the telegraph two or tree times for full speed astern; this was to notify the engineer that I wanted all the power he had to back. Our head was swinging very fast to starboard, and I thought we were going to swing clear, but just as we had lost our headway, but had not gathered any stern board, the Selja being in the trough of the swell and our head point just forward of his midships, she was lifted on a big swell and carried hard against our stem, and as the Beaver came down with the swell, she crashed through the side of the Selja, going into her about 10 or 12 feet. This was at 3:16 p.m. I stopped the engines thinking to keep the Beaver in the hole, but she had gathered sternway and back away from the other steamer. I saw that the Selja was doomed sounded the crew to the boat stations. Boats were all cleared away and two lowered and sent to rescue the crew of the Selja. Bilges were sound and forepeak examined, found the ship was making any water.