New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-19
A REMARKABLE SHIPWRECK.

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THINKING IT TO BE TUG-B0Ar-THE shuf
SUNK, AND EIGHT OF HER CREW LOST.
Tie steamship Alabama of the State Line
reached this port yesterday bringing confirmation OF
the London teegraphic dispatch of Aug 49, announcing
that the bark Aheoro had been down and sunk Dy
the Alabama. dispatch gave details OF the loss
OF life by the accident OF the cause OF the collision
TRIBUNE reporter last evening. ascertaned the partc
MARS of the disaster from Capt. Samuel Flint OF the
Alabama the survivors Of the lost vessel ana from
the passenger OF the steamer.
Capt Flint stated that the Alabama lef Larne Ire
land at 95o p. m, Monday. Aug. 4 At midnight six
hour AFTER fresh westerly breeze was blowing, the
night dark and cloudy, and high sea was running
Eunisterha light bore east Is miles distant when YES
sells light from the Alabama, one point on the
port bow In short time the approaching vessel was
made be bearing to the east and after the req
light Of the stranger had been recognized the Aaoamas
helm was put hard to port The other craft drew
nearer and to avoid collision the Alabama was stopped
and her engines Immediately after reyersedi fuii
speed. The stranger straight on with
fair breeze, and before the Alabama had got
way on her backward course the otner
bore down upon her with starboard helm and struck
the steamer on the port bow and just abaft the fore
rigging In short time the vessel sank The Alabamas
boats were Immediately lowered but two Of them were
STAYED in and one these broken up. Only three men
from the sunken vessel were saved by the steamers
boats and these owed their lives to their skill In SWIM
ming. For four hours the Alabama remained in that
place. after daylight nothing Of the wreck and no
more its appearing, the Alabama bore away on
her course when thorough examination had disclosed
nothing amiss in her condition.
The lack OF injury the steamer is explained by the
fact the time OF the shock she had lost her Tor
ward movement and was just beginning to move PACK
ward. The lost vessel was old and OF Nova scotian
build From the testimony OF the three survivors 1t was
found that she the bark Abeora 4sO tons. Capt.
Montgomery, bound from Montreal to Glasgow, with
cargo Of grain and flour in bulk All told there were IL
men on board, of whom only the boatswain and two
able-bodied seamen were saved One OF these seamen
was at the wheel at the time of the collision, when the
mate had the deck. This helmsman says that
the lights of the Alabama were seen three
quarters of an hour before the collision, as it favor
able gt to make out lights and those OF the Alabsma
was unusually brilliant. When the mates attention
WAS called to the lights he said they must belong to
ug-boat and that the tugboat would come alongside
He accordingly ordered the Abeoras course changed,
and bore directly down upon the Alabama ana seemed
perceive this mistake the helm was not turned
error At the time the two vessels were
about miles from the nearest land and tug0oas
steamers carry three lights with the same relative
arrangements upon all But the night OF the Alabanas
lights from the water and the distance between them
left no reasonable excuse for such mistake as was
made by the mate. -,
helmsmans narrative. They stated in addition, that to
their knowledge less than three vessels had before
been lOst-twO OF them steamers, one belonging 70 a
German lnehe decks Of which were at the time under
command OF this mate The story OF the ADeora
and of who down in her. as told by the res
cued was to that eight months this bark
sailed from Hamburg for Pernambuco, having shipped
crew of IL at Hamburg On the voyage one man dleu
OF fever, and another lost IN channel on south
America. At Pernambuco an additional man was
shipped ard the Abeora sailed for MONTREAL, with
cargo sugar On July g. she left Montreal Tor Liver
pool with one OF the owners on board, Nr. CoVlIe or
Colweu-the rescued men were not certain as " his
The lost were Jones Montgomery, the captain of Bel
fast ireland; OF the owners. CoIYlle or CoiWcu
from Liverpool; Bode Tode, the mate. German from
Emscha five others, all Englishmen as the saved men
think but whose they could not gave. Inc saved
are VIM Schenck the boatswaln, IRON LeuDec, Ter
MANY; Charles BANKER, seaman, also from LeuDec,
From such confused and imperfect details as the rescued
can give the lost 10 is ascertaned that Capt Mont
gomery about 40 OF age and leaves vile and
five OF six children in Belfast in straitened clrcumstan
ces that the lost an old sea captain, older
by several than Capt. Montgomery ana from lV-
erpooI that the mate Tode who WAS TALL portly man
OF 50 years, had wife and two or three children at
Emsehafen toeraby well provided for, the wife having
considerable property.
Teutonie features and bearing. The other, Adolph
Horn the Gillian, is short IN stature, OF dark CON-
plexion with pleasant ways and no small gt OF ac-
ourement, since he speaks four Languages The three
Inen, who on board the Alabama, VIII DC
brought before the British Consul and probably sent 10
Glasgow testify before the Board OF Trade con
corning the accident. Capt Fnnt suggests that the
finding q fragment Of the shattered boat or the Ala
baa might for the report IN London last week.
that the Alabama had been lost on the Irish coast