The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-24
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY "a. 1854

THE FAVORITE AND HER PASSENGERS
We have already eivena brief statement of the
Ioss of the Favorite and all onboard except the cap
tain, mate, and four men, by being run down a,
sea. We copy the following detailed account from
the London Times, that the reader may see what
dangers they encounter who 'go down to the sea
in ships: -
THE COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL-rn tn,
Times of Monday last, appeared brief notice of a
collision that occurred early on riday morning n
the Channel, offthe Start, between Bremen emi
grant ship called the Favorite, Captain Hoegman
bound to Baltimore with nearly 200 passengers
and the American vessel Hesper, and that fears
were entertained that the former had Immediately
foundered with the whole of the unfortunate crea-
lures who were on board. All hopes of their be-
ing preserved have been given up and there is lit
tie doubt that every one on board, with the excep.
ton ofthe master, Captain Hoegman, the second
mate, and four Of the crew, perished.
The ill-fated ship Favorite was bark of between
400 and 500 tons burden, manned by crew OF IA,
Including the mates. She was Bremen built yes
sell and left that port about the 18th ul for Balti
more, with l91 emigrants Qe0 adults mostly men,
and Ii infants) on board. She made the Channel
in due course, and on getting some distance down,
the wind shifted round to the westward. Between
l and o'clock on Friday morning she made the
Start Light, and then wore off on the other tack
The captain had continued on deck almost to this
period, and, on returning for a few hours rest.
ship. The weather was ANYTHING but favorable: in
addition to the night being dark rain was falling,
which, with heavy sea and strong wind from the
westward, rendered the progress of the vessel
somewhat tedious.
She had not continued ON thistack long, however,
when, about o clock, chip observed coming
towards her. The instant she was discerned halls
were exchanged, but the distance between the two
vessels was toe limited to prevent collision oc-
curing, for before either ship could bring up or
stay their progress the Favorite struck on the
starboard side by the approaching vessel, which
came stem on, carrying away the foremast yards,
rigging, and, indeed, cutting her down to the wa
ters edge. The force of the collision is said to
have been tremendous. Captain Hoegman was
thrown out ofhis berth. He sprang upon deck and
with his mate and four men, who were down be-
low asleep at the moment OF the ships coming in
contact caught hold of the gear attached to the bow
of the vessel that had run into them, and thus es
capped on board. They then found her to be the
American ship Hesper, Captain Jones, bound to
Antwerp from Charleston. Almost directly after
wards the chips parted from each other. The emi.
grants could be just seen to be rushing on deck Ia
the most frantic confusion, but the heavy sea and
wind which prevailed, entirely prevented those on
board the Hesper from rendering any prompt aid
towards rescuing the unhappy creatures. The Fa-
vorite was observed to have been cut down below
the water-line, and was fast settling forward The
watch on deck were noticed lowering one Of the
boats but the darkness OF the night and the vessels
altering their position precluded the American from
soCAnS "hCthci buCCctueQ. CdpC hOcgLna0
hinksitprobable that the emigrants on becoming
aware OF their position got into the boat and swamp
ed 1t. He adds that, about 10 minutes afterwards,
he observed light in the direction OF the spot
where the collision occurred; the light, however,
soon disappeared, and all was dark.
The Hesper, it should be stated, sustained dam.
ages; she lost her jbboom, foretopgallant mast,
and had injury to bows and cutwater She lay to
Tor several hours, in the hope that the Favorite
might float or that some OF the unfortunate creatures
might be picked up in the boat. At daybreak, how
ever, not vestige of the ship could be seen 1t
does not appear that any of the boats of the Ameri
can were lowered after the collision. but the state
OF the night may explain why that was not done
The Hesper then bore up Channel, and on the
following morning, speaking with the Agenoria
pllot-boat, Captain Hoegman with his mate and
tour men, left the American and proceeded to
Portsmouth, where they landed on Saturday morn
ing AS to the fate of the bark and her living freight
no doubt ia entertained that they went down at the
moment when Captain Hoegman observed the light
disappear, and that not one escaped watery
grave This is confirmed by the fact, that on the
same morning a quantity of chests, apparently
passengers luggage, were floating off the
Start, and near the scene of the catastrophe The
survivors arrived in town yesterday morning. and
were forwarded by the Consul General back tc
Bremen. via Hamburg, by of the General
steam Navigation Company steamers.
The total number who have persisted by this sac
catastrophe amounts to no fewer than pol.