, 1873-08-19
= RUN DOWN 'Ar:>>SEA.
Tho British Bark Abens Sunk on tho
English Coast by the Steam.
ship Alabama.
Only Three Of the Crew Saved by the
Steamers Boats.

New YoRK, Aug. 18.--stoamnhip Atabama,
from Glasgow, arriyed tonight. Hor Captain
reports tho sinking Of thS bark Abena, Of Livor-
pool, from Montreal for GlnHgow, as follows Z
Aug. 4, at 11:60 r. m., strachall Light boaring
eaat by aouth, IL mitos, wind northwest.
sKy cloudy, the Hhip steoring west northwest,
making about Knots per hour, lookout
snw rod Light. .Thon ported lloln Immediate.
"; after Inst rod light put helm: hard to port;
and ntoppod tho ngfnos. Directly eaw bark
heading up apparently about norsh-northoaat,
oroeeng our bows |, reVorsed tue onginos full
into ua, striking US l{ttlo on tho port bow, and
Q little nbaft tho bark's foro-rggfng. Tho timc
from tho collision sfll the bark sank could not
hhve boon more than ivo minutes. Stopped the
ongineB!' Lowered tho quarter-boats to aonroh
ropos. One n,an swimming oloBo to tho ship
caught Ito buoy and was picked up By ono of
the boata. Another driftca along side Of; part
Of tho wrcck and WAS hauled on board.
which was full Of Eator. The boata continued
in tho immediate vicinity Of tho wrooh for two
and half hours, but could discover no further
tracoa Of tho, crow. With sorno difficulty e,lo.
the othor It got stove and was lost. but saved ID
tho men. Remained In tho Immediate,
vicinity; Of. tho wreck steaming e1owly
around until in tho morning Of the 5th, when,
IL Dong daylight and clear, md nothing further
Of tho wreck was In sight, aftor careful survey
Of our own ship, finding no damage, proceeded
on our voyage. Tho nhmoa OF the aur-
yivors Of tho bark aro Wm. 8. 0henck, Adolph
Horn, and Charles Donjo. They reported tho
barka nano 40 tho Abona, Of Liverpool, 480
tons, Capt. MontgomorS, from Montroal. for
alasgoW, with cargo Of grim aud flour.
j NEW 4onK, Aug. 18.-A1r. O. II. GouBfns Of
Portland, Mo-, passenger on the steamship
Alabama, furnishes tho Herald D. detailed &C.
count Of the col1lsion by which the bark Ab ona
was sunk. Ho says ali tho passengers of
the Aabamn awoke when tho hoayy tliua
Of tho colaiBion was hoard, md hur-
riedly drosaod, fearful that they were tak-
ing their last look ut their atatetooins.
They lont their aaelatauce to tho officers in low
ering tho bouts, but the swivola Of the dhyits
were 80 rusty, and tho ropea ohokod tho blocks,
aud quarter OF an hour elapsed boforo tho
boats Woso launched. Ho described the Bcono
graphically, and says one Of tho mon rescued
waa injured 60 badly that le spit blood for two
or three days after. uo eayB the
Alabama porccd nearly half through
tho Abona iuBt forward Of her nidships, on tho
Btarboard aldo. The Abona had eeon The Aa-
banh'a light for m hour or moro, and, thinking
ahe Vas tug, hoped to DO towed up tho Clyde.
When struck, tho Abona sunk IN about four
minutes. Tho Captain, Janea hlontgom-
Dry, of ireland, Mr. Caldwcll; ono
OF tho owners Of tho bark, flye
Engllahman, and ono 9wede went down with tho
bark. Tho three saved camo on to Now York in
the A1abama- The cauBe Of the collision Was au
order OF tho mate Of tho Aboona to Btarboard
hs helm, which made the disaster inevitable.