The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-14
I1EE,.ILI1EGRAPHTIC. TEL
[Tesegraphedto to the Rock Island Argus.l
Collision Of the Steamer Adriatic with
the Sail Ship Harvest Queen.
THE CAPT. or THE ADRIATIC SAYS
THE QUEEN RECEIVED SLIGHT
DAMAGE BY THE COLLISION.
The Crew say the Queen Sunk in e. Few
minutes, and all on Board Were Lost.

New York, Jan. l4.-From informa-
ton received here it is determined beyond
doubt that the Harvest Queen, full rig
ged ship of the Black Collar Line. was
sunk, by collision, in the Irish channe!, and
that her crew was lost. 1t is further be.
lived, from statements made by sailors OF
the steamer Adriatic, that it was that yes
sci which come in collision with the Har-
vest Queen.
There is no record of the collision of the
Adriatic, and Capt. Jennings explained to
the agent of that line that the collision was
So slight that | did not think it worth
while to say anything about it to you. 1t
happened little before O'Clock on the
morning of Dec. 81. The executive officer
had charge of the steamer. lie saw a
ship approaching in a zig-zag course, SO
that he deemed it unsafe to keep the Ad
riatic in her regular course. He accord
ingly stopped the steamer, ring
ing the bells to reverse the engine and
sent below for me. but the ship kept ap-
preaching and the steamer had backed sc
for that it was just about even with her
tunnels. when suddenly the ship turned
about, crossing our bows and struck hel
jib boom on our anchor stock. l myself
was on deck by this time, and, understand.
ing that cries for Felp had been hearC
from the water, [ ordered boats to be
lowered, thinking that perhaps some
sailors had been at work on the jib at tht
time of the collision and had been swen
overheard The ship itself sailed as il
nothing had happened. and after kecplns
the steamer hove to for about 8 hours
with out finding anything, [ ordered thu
bells to ring to go ahead. Subsequently
II heard some talk among the men that W,
had sunk vessel, but that was, of course
too absurd to be listened too. The COLI
sion was of no account whatever.
| A seaman gives the following version
Thursday, Dec Both. the Adriatic LEI
Liverpool about half past two. Frida
morning. when off Moyne, heard that tn
man on the lookout had sighted a vessel o
our starboard. The lookout gave the alarn
and the steamer changed her course
About ten minutes passed and the look
out gave the alarm again, for the two yes
sells were closing fast upon each other,
was starry night. A moment passe
and then the Adriatic dashed into the boz
of the Stranger. The engines were at one
reversed and the steamer backed for
mile or two. Boats were lowered, and a
they we're rowed away the lights of th
strange vessel seemed lower and lowe
! till they reached the waters edge an
then the hull, masts and all sank out {
: sight. Cries Of the drowning men coul
be distinctly heard. and they gave dire,
tions, as they foated for a moment, as t
the course to take to find them. No ont
| however, was rescued.
1t seems the collision was not violer
enough to disturb the passengers, an
they only know of it from the talk of til
crew,
The Harvest Queen arrived at Queen
town Dee %, from San Francisco, and c
the 3Oth sailed for Liverpool