The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-12-14
Disasters at Sea.

On Saturday evening, lSt inst, the snip
Kate Dyer, on her way to New I ork, colided
with the steamer Scotlal,d when about ten
miles south Of Fire Island. The ship was
sunk almost Immediately, thirteen Of the
crew perishiug with her. The Sc0t'aad
had her bow stove in, and was run ashore
Of: Sandy Hook to keep from sinking, 1t
was not definitely ascertained who was to
blame for the collision, the captain Of the
Scotland and the pilot Of the Dyer both
coming in for their share, in the opinion of
passengers.
The Scotland passed the llghtship at 5
p NJ. aud was running at the rate Of
eleven knots opposite Fire Island about !,
and shortly after the watch made ont snip
coming almost head On TO the steamer. The
second officer in charge OF the deck ordered
the helm ported and the engines reversed
to clear the ship. All would have gone
right had the pilot in charge Of the hute
Dyer ported his helm. Instead Of doing
this he attempted to cross the Scotland S
bow. and the ships came together with Il
terrific crash, which stove ia the bCl9s CT the
Kate Iyer and brought down her fore aul
main na>;s. She quickly driltci past the
steamer and sunk in fifteen to twenty min
utes.
The .Scot1aaFs boz was badly damaged
\ large hole was stove at her Water line,
through which the water poured into and
quickly filled the forward compartment.
The engines were reversed when she struck
the I,yer, but for some ninuteS she forged
ahead. Every effort was made by Captain
Hall and his officers to rescue the crew OF
the Kate Dycr Boats were lowered and
sent TO the wreck, biue lights burned, rock
cts discharged, &c One Of the steamer :
boats picked up seven men from the Dyer
and rowed for nearly half an hour round
the spot Of her disappearance, hoping to
rescue any that might he left.
The condition Ct his own Ship forced
Captain Hall TO recall his boats and head
the .Sc0tiotd for Sandy Hook She was
setting down forward, and the water fore
ing its way through the pUikhcad into the
second compartments. Before she had
naGt ten mics on her return course the
leak had increased so a'armingly that Il was
doubtful whether she would float long
enough to reach the Hook All the boats
were cleared away aGd prepared for the re-
ceptIon Of her passengers by Hint Of hard
driving and pumping she managed to reach
and pass the lightahip, and was beached on
the middle bar two \. NJ. just as the water
reached her furnace fires. She now lies on
the middle bar, with the water ap to her
stceragc deck, both stoke hole and engine
room being under water. Her passengers
were taken oi! by the steamtug VIM. Fietch-
cr, and brought to the city on Sunday even
ing. No casualty of ATTY kind occurred to
any ore Oh board the steamer.
The Scotland is a magnificent steamship
of thlrty-seven hundred tons register, own
ed by the National Steamship Company OF
Liverpool. She has on board very large
cargo OF cotton, grain, &c. Her position on
the bar is a dang erous one and she is fully
exposed to the force Of an eaatcrly or south
easterly gale,
y teIegraphic paragraph says that ;ast as
the iil-ia.ed h0te Dy0' was sinking, with
her planks torn a>under, and her masts
falling around her in confusion, a large
Newfoundland dog was noticed Irapng from
the main deck after the body of hoy ho
was butlctug with the waves. Buoying
the body upward, the noble animal swan
for the ScotiaHd, bat such was the violence
OF the sea that the deg lost his hold, and
the body sank simultaneously with the ship
the dog is said to haze been rescued by the
sailors on board the .ScDii0Hd.