The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-08-05 00:00:00

SERIOUS COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

A LAKOK SIMAIIEK SUNK.

EIS, on Thursday mortrin.r, in • Ye y thick fog, •
collision occerred ab oat 13 Mil 44 cif Portland, which
testae I in the loss of the Britanni ~ a tine i..n screw
steamer of 3.500 t .ns herth-n, though listroily it vr.e
nuatten.l,l wirb nny fetal c .neetu •tine, to hem dr life.
It seems that the Britannic, which banal from Sun-
derland. and Waco oilman:let by Cantale Ferri•,r, loft
Now York on the t6ll, of July, bon rd fir I. rodeon.
with a leers general cargo, but no p -augers, turd
having aa a deck load • c..neizoment of lea American
oxen. Lb ,ut no on cle just vv.. the %video wal toeing
changed, the (04 11.,c,, .4 ...the, ~,, h. ‘e„f,
vu a light was seen on the po lb .w, and before out.
Cling could he done to an,, d tnrilidou ore Was -trriek
ami.l.hipa, and 101 l opeu t • the io.loo route. Tae
edliding te ,m r provel to he the Ballet dro, o puny
thi .g computed with the Brits ,la, b nag 800
V 414 beriberi. She was lying off larch vou I .b
three m g r ,i 1 .3, unseen .1. and
at the time of the could l .0 was bon rd, u oler the eon-
mend of Captal a Wilkinson, train Su &rine! to
Co !ia, la lon with c-aw ded delvers. 1,. Wee • parent
the Brit .nni • meet sink co iner or Inter, an I ft. crew
took to the I, sty and the weather beie.t tine, th .n,lt
tony thick, they lay to till d rybrealr, an I were then
t,he. on h 0 0.,1 the 111rIlecairn, which ehretly 4t..,-
w3r.ie steamed slowly on to Southampton. She And
suffered severe demise iu the collialle, h. r stem being
smambed In, averrently from the forefo•A, but certainly
for below Ite aster line, ri.,ht ti. to head, and but f
ur
Ono watertight bullthea I, of the utility f whiei we
h.,e se,n so ninny iustances here of I ate, she roust
Inevitably have j deed the Britanoi, in the 000411 b
If, indeed. she hal not gone there 6.4, for corn, o' the
crew d.clsre the Britannia, reronine•l sit intween
line and five howl. When at Is.t she .1..1 g down
ilia poor bullocks were seeu swimming eh oat in all
directions. It is ested, though we diribt the truth of
the rep ntt, that some of them at uaily re.,cli,d
but forty or more of them War, saved by the ,t-ntoer
Oceano, which had stood by to raider asast .oce if
needed, though bow tee ungainly beasts were re-cue
from such • perilous position udder such circum-
stances is • mystery. The Belle° den arrive hi,, the
river between one not two n'euck l'irur,tav niter ...on,
...t when ohe lnpod •nchor at the mouth of tbe
,tchen the lirit inuia'• .gain t elt their loot, .n.. 1
pul!ed into the Doan% Having repoited themselves
tbsy were taken to the Sailor's Urn,, where every
attention was p.id to their e 'retort by Mr. if tterid.4e,
the r. cer.cy appointed ins.ter of the est ...Seim:port.
The Oc an,, to er.ose wieners and crew their novel
"tied " menu. a Ilia, sow of liaising -wooer. ori, d
at Southruntit. n Thoralny, and landed thu ship-
wre kd animals at the Foreign A iaiials shed. at the
end of the Tray extension. The Bailee dm, f.u.
which Messrs. Harper and Co. are agents, will
go into dock, and will no doubt discharge and be dry-
docked for survey sad "pan,

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TERRIBLE TRAGADY I.V .V 01241,14.
Vic •NA, &tut*,
,14eren, in Sloratia, 1. here two Vail n...
A e( table tinily is reported f
L. , m tLe th,tti.t (4
L,th etebbet their whom to de .th.
boutes,d to the a.istaLee of the w, wq :im
killed by the murderers, who Immcflakike
outinaittsl @Wow*.

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CARDIFF.
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trona 31 Me I is, &t ill 1.1 Peuitt• f •act, oa
reosad
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eeellio/1, eft ae .
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coining to an h tatsd aye I.w d awl t
who ev.dte to her in peeat,.., rei•etto ed
clba oil Ii ar.. hO,loan the I ti,.prell tp, J
8.. tel M treadle' sin the 200. un , ton bac, _*./.
Gaoler& u 'aril, eel pad frean " A
COLLISION IN Jilt:T NAN as.
SILTINIALS PLIUSONe niest.u.
ada uu :Isl .t4ey tee 14. ah
Weise. of Se ,CittOU, wrote
Llowo the river Thinned. hoteh.s
aieto fur 31.ddvinur....LaZ
in caul, near the Urea. I,u ,y eut ~
iaa 411,i
euppufail to b the CAW it• 11, .4 L. I a. •r., .1' W.) 4
in tow f two tut. from F4tp"u".
! Iwo or tram minute • alter tieing struck. leo .4 eet
crew heti seven pa...etagere are /sport d t,
wimp*, il2d caystato, who secyrel
j awe la toe had iron. lading wr.ctage, ,„
nine of the crew awl veven
saved by various b at, and 1 incleo at Graveo
A prelintinaiy inquiry ham been ovanna eel ;44
Boald .4 Trade, 1.1,. J. M. Newman, wet te. I, ewe... 01 Wlrelte reehletta to tee Loam. 1.,,,04
taken the 4ielaettiono of lam, of the eureor
mower. rep ut d by hi, leo ucol attli .t t ;beg
hat t wake auy itatement at pfeeetit, 11.•
hem ..f a eeiddie chaiact. r. rite 11.4 u. du, ..14
incled.• .he (Let essJ swoo,d IfiC•re, j
eed tisorige Driver; NW. W. 1.1. v. • • Naha,.
of Se-ckt in-o,,•Tes, who baa ha. isie lade Eva, 4
30, an I Limit oaughter E th,
and I. himself badly tojursd. •fore-cable
Wale .0, .4 ltat.ildf, his v.fs
and hi. deeKhter Honed Auu, age 1 11 years, ale
g. to Cloth iustan,es Lt./Uu Iteu 0111 It .c),
out uf the arms of their percuts 11 the f &hind fere,..i.o,