The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-12
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COLLISION OFF SANDY HOOK.
4 BRfG SrNK IND HER ClPTAIN am
THE STEWfRD lost.
Crippled Vessel Going Down while ~ Tus
had her In Tow-Thc Rescue or her Crew
Their suherings In their vesscis IrIurips.


At o'clock yesterday morning the ship
British America and tho brig Carrie winslow
were about five miles southeast Of the Sandy
Hook lightship beating againet west north
west wind to get inside. Tho British America.
an English vessel from London in ballast. to
order of Snow n Burgess of GG South street, was
ON the port tack. sailing nearly north. The
Carrie Winslow. an American vessel. from
Montevideo. loaded with hides and wool. con-
signed to Miller \ Houghton, was on the port
tack. sailing nearly southwest. Mr.. II. d. Buck
tho first mate Of the brig. tells the following
story of their collision:
IL was not yet daybrcak but the stars shone
clcar. AT o'clock our lookout reported green
Hight two points on our bee. or port bow. The
light was only about three ships' lengths dis
tant. 1t IL tho law that vessel on a port tack
shall give way to one ON starboard stack. To
mako sure that the other vessel saw us. I showed
flash light While was yet swinging the lam
tern over the eide. she struck us. She came
stem on. lair and square. right abaft the fore
rRgipR ] heard somebody cry out that the
The ship. after she struck us. settled away,
and and then drove at re ~ again; After that she
The wind was blowing about seven or eight
knots.
aboard the ship We all scrambled aboard
There we found everything in confusion. In q
and we went back aboard the brig Soon after
that the ship got clear Of us. We found she was
mncd 70 se, kcr rim inside Of Re HooE Il
The Captain hailed the steamtug Terror to
tow her into the harb2r. The Terror sent us,a
and half we found the craft settling very fast
We got out the boat. and the steward Thomas
John Ohlsen. and John Johnson got into IL.
They tried r TO get free from the ship but they
Couldn't do so. the boat soon pounded II hole
IN npf side against the main chain nlAtpg ua
she rode on the waves. Tho steward was
bottom OF the boat and clung TO the keel as
she noat9d away bottom side up.
hat left IN the brig the Captain the second
anthony. and myself. Anthony and / ran up
the fore rigging. and the Captain and She secs
rocked feariny' W S She began fSl & so down nj % ths
head. but as she settled her mnsts dipped in tho
Anthony aud myself on the lore rirsins. an
we struck out TO swim 10 the mnintuu-.allnut-
mast which vet stood above the. water. Tho
Captain and second mate were clinlsng to tlis
rigging. Anthony succeeded in joining th"m
but failed and then made for pile of nontinY
lumber. reached this and got on top of 1t. and
there | remained until | was rescued ~ the
The second mate. Elvrcit Grove said:
When the Captain and ! got on the main
| struck bottom. | should Judge from tho mt
| that the main royamast remaInri ai,ove water.
| that the water there is about ~ feet deep. Wo
| cung at last 10 the main,2peaant ba,ksays:
chilled US through. We hung there about
| twenty minutes II was just beginning to be
| light when We lowered the boat that was cap
sized. When was rescued il was clear day light.
| Capt. Mozart is n heavy man. and could not
| hold out. Just before he let 20 his hold h. told
me 70 say good by to his wife and to tell her how
| he died. All the rest OF US were saved.
| The Captain leaves wife and four children
| in Eastp9rt Me. The steward leaves wife and
one child.
The Carrie Wnslow WI built in Portland in
! 1870. and - valued Gt az, 900 She WIS rued in
| sured. Her cargo is worth 20O.0O0. and is
| owned by leather dealers in this city
The British America lost her headgear and
! cutwater. The Carrie Win-low had her fore
hncksiays. her Jihboom. and her howsprt car
| RED away. The injury to her hull was mainly
| under water. The Terror brought the briggs
| crew t. this city. and then returned to tow the
| British America up the bay.