The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-30
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COLLISION AT SEA.
OVER THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST

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London dispatches OF the H3i, report a
terrible Marine disa~ier on the rght a
the 22d, in the Esgll>h Channel. TIE
dispatches say:
The L ndop emigrant shiU Northfeet
which sailed fir m here S veral days agt
from Australia, with 4l2 passenger, ex,
elusive Of her crew, colhd,d At midnight
two miles off Dlpgre Meas with III IN.
known fnreign steamship, and was cut 10
the waters toge. Only IS persons are
known ~ have b, en- saved. Il is believ, d
that Every other person " be- was on beard
has found wattIy grave. M attention
was paid by the steamship 10 the mi
grant vessel after the collision, and she
proceeded on ter course, leaving the sui
f rtrs te tLeir fate.
Almost Immediately af er The collision
a panic brnke out ON the Northfcet. The
passengers, who were asleep, rushed irnnl
their ber'hs to- every portion Of the ship
:" here thty thought they might he sa'
AID utterly refused I" obey the orders al
tue Captain. That officer as last r, sort
to eniu!ce obedience to lis commands
Was compelled to fire upon the terror.
stricken people. One Of them was wound
ell. 1t is believed that If the passengers
had "6eyed the orders Of the Captain
more Of them would have been saved.
Additional pasllcuars of the teIribl.
marin disaster off Duuge Ness light.
housr, last night, have been received.
The Northfeet was lying at anchor ~
the time The collision occurred. The Cur.
20 consisted of railroad non. Three hun
ire q aud twenty zone persons were drown
~, including the Captain Of the Inflated
vessel.
The name Of the steamer which ran into
he ship has not yet been ascerl aimed, but
she Is believed to have Ueen Spanish
vessel bound from Antwerp, althouga
s6me parties state that she is Portuguese
crit Her nawe cannot be obtained until
she reaches port.
Tie Board ut Trade of this city has
otfcrt d a reward OF Gl00 for her dlscoy.
cry.
LONDON, Jan 23.-Twelve other persons
have been saved from the emigrant thIL
N"rlhflcet, ma king 81 known to have beer
saved.
LloyGs have telegrsphed their agents
at 'ali ooulhtrn stations To stop, If posi-.
tile, tae steamer which ran The Northhsei
down.
The government has ordered a prelimi.
nary inquiry into tine disaster to The
No''htiest. The investigation begins TO-
morrow.
LATER
LONDON, Eng. Jan. est ia reported
that q steamship Las been disc oyered sunk
NJ the scene OF the collision off DunQeues,
lighthouse, on Wednesday night. The
opinion - becoming general that the yes.
sci which ran into the Northfeet also
went down with all hands on before the
emigrant ship sank. The owner of the
Spanish steamship Murillo, who landed al
DIVER two hours before the collision oc.
CURED, believes that it was his vesae
which was In COLTS on with the Northeast
and that both were destroyed.
ANOTHER DISASTER. t0f
| The American schooner Alberti. afte]
several weeks buffetipg win adyers,
winds in the Channel, was run into, anc
disabled Saturday by large bark eigl,
miles south of Lizard Light. The peoDi.
On the bark refused to give her name 10,
render any assistance. The captain of tn,
schooner was crushed to death while try
! ing to put his wife TN board the bark
The Albert succeeded In reaching nor
in badly damaged condition. -