, 1866-12-06
DISASTER AT SEA,
Collision Of the snip kn1e Dyer with
the Steamer Scot1and-The Former
Sunk and the Latter Badly Injurca-
Thirteen LlYeA Lost

Thirteen Lives Lost.
From the New York Herald. December al
The sad news Of the loss Of the Evening
Star las scarcely faded frum the memory be-
fore information arrives Of another disaster
At sea, attended by serious loss Of life. But
while there were MANY excuses to offer for
the loss Of the steamship before named,
scarcely anything can be said 10 cxtenuatIon
Of the present loss, for, no matter which of
the pilots Is to blame, 1t Is quite certain that
the collision would never have tAken place
lad the proper care been taken.
TUE COLLISION.
On the seventh day Of September last the
ship Kate Dyer Lcav1tt. Captaiu), Of Port
land, Maine, lett Callao, bound for this port,
with cargo Of euano on board. She bad d
fst Inst, when, according to the statement
of her Captain, she was run into by the
steamship Scotland, Of the National Steam
Navigation Compapy's line. The Kate Dyer
the disaster took place, and was stuudlng to
the: westward, with tie wind north-north-
west, when her crew Eaw the steamer at
some distance of on her starboard bow.
Had she kept her course she would have
cleared the ship long distance; but, In
stead of SO doing, Us she approached her
helm was put to port, and, beaTing down
upon the ship, struck her On the 6tarboard
bow with tremendous force, almost cutting
that part Of her in two.
SlSh1A1 Of AlAE+
According to the pilot who was On the
Kate Dyer, when those On board saw the
Scotland approaching the impression pre-
vailed thai she desired to speak with the
ship, but this assertion Is contrldicted BY
responsible parties on board the steamer,
cucd, to having mistaken the steamer for
steam tug. Be that ns 1t may, however, the
| moment the two vessels came In contact
With each other the bow Of the ship was car
ried entirely away, aud at the same moment
her masts came down with terrific crash.
Ter crew runDiug over the deck in the ut
most CONSERVATION. Que boat was quickly
lowered, and into this the captain, pilot and
five men went and pulled for the Scotland,
hardly cleared the wreck before she gave q
lurch and sunk, stern upward, carrying with
her twenty Gf the crew, who were eudeayor-
ing to lower the other boats.
REscCE OF A PORTION OF THE CREW.
In the meantime the boats Of the Scotland
Dyer, with the intention Of removing the
balance Of her crew. Before they could
reach tie il1-fated ship, however, she had
gone down, and In the darkness they mau-
irs the waves for dear life. For some
| minutes they crniscd In tue vicinity Of where
! the vessel sunk, with the hope OF being able
! to rescue others Of the crew but the signal
/ for re enll Was given, and they were ut length
| com pclled to return to the steamer.
CONDITION OF THE SCOTLAND.
| Thanks 10 her immense strength, tho
| Scotland was not SINK, but 1t vas not many
| minutes af1er the collision had taken ulace
beftre II was discovered that she had sus-
tniued very serious injuries. Her bow WAS
stove in. admitting the water into the
fore compartment, from whence It w,ls
crndually forcing Its way into tho others.
Finding that he could not remain aaoas