Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-08
FRIGHTFTL COLLISION AT SEA.
A Steamer Sunk and Thirty Lives

LEwEs, DEL, NOV: s.-The ship Lucy octavia,
from @ Breakwater for New York, collided with
Charleston, striking the steamer amidships
sinking her in five minutes 1t is rumored Is
persons are saved and 80 lost. The collision oc-
day morning The ship T Is badly M damaged and
is being towed to Philadelphia by tug
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The steamship Cham
pion, which has been sunk off the Delaware
capeS, left left here on Thursday last under COM
mand Of Capt Lockwood.
List of the Passengers.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The following are the
names OF the cabin passengers who shipped on
the champion: j. L. Marion, C. Stefting, w. W.
Clark, VIM. Petite, VIM. Tiska, Joseph Mitchell,
Mrs. Andrews and Miss Nickelof Charleston;
H. Huxtable and wife of Boston. The steerage
Foster, NJ. Broad, Kate Thrackey, Rose Bar
berry, and j. B. Horan. The officers and crew
OF the Inflated vessel are as follows: Capt. R.
w. Lockwood, OF Charleston; R. Moffett, purser,
Miller, second mate; c. o. Stiles, carpenter
Seamen, Jno. Thompson, Frederick Richards
Chas. Eklen, Frank jacobson, Paul Hahn, John
Nelson, Jas. Anderson, Frederick MacMann,
and Richard Owens and John Allen, both boys
Wesley Reeves. engineer; c. L. Bunce, first as
slstant engineer; Casper Foberg, second assist
ant engineer; A. F. Potts, oiler; Edward Jones,
Patrick Flynn, VIM. Farrall, Frank Pattit, Mike
Savage, and Luke Kelley, f1remen; August Win
tiers, Frank Garigan, VIM. Curten, Luke Kelley,
and Alexander Rose, all stokers; Peter smalls.
stewardess; John Foster, porter; Andrew Mid
dleton, meSsman; Isaac Hammond, cook; John
Richardson, second cook; Samuel GfrardSon,
pastry cook; Antonio Mishaw, pantryman, and
walters.
Further Particulars.
The vessel is laden with general cargo;
which, it is said, was insured. She was valued
at about 100000. No dispatches had been re-
ce1Ved at the company's office, pier 81, Mr.,
regarding the disaster up to noon to-day. The
hny oil I,n1
adelphia and other points for news about the
vessel. The following dispatch was sent to Col.
Whaley q Son, who are agents OF the Old Do
day: " Please see that those saved have the best
accommodations ship Affords and tell both
captain and steward to take particular care OF
them" Capt. Lockwood has been in the en-
twelve years. He lived in Charleston,
and was an unmarried man. A good many Of
the crew were colored@ me men, some OF them resi-
masted vessel brig rugged and having side
wheels. She was about i, 200 tons burden and
was about 24O feet long. There were only few
but thew coz could ohtain but u iifle et informaiog
owing to the fact that no dispatches had been
scent 10 the agents here. One visitor inquired
for Patrick Flynn, who was fireman on board
and who, it is said, lives in jersey City. The
Champion sailed from this port on Thursday
last, two days before her time; this, the agents
say, was due to the fact that their business had
sells early departure. Mr., R. H: Leonard, first
officer, resided in Brooklyn, while Chas. Miller,
second officer, belonged to Charleston. Capt.
lockwood had been In command Of the Cham
pion for about - years. Agents here are mo-
mentar1ly expecting news of the disaster, so far
they have heard nothing officially.
An Account Of the Lost Steamer.
NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The steamer Champion
was built for Cornelius Vanderbilt, in 1859. He
had intended to put her in the carrying trade on
the Pacific coast, to connect with the railroad at
the 1sthmuS OF Panama, by running up to San
Francisco. While going west through the Straits
OF Magellan, and standing off the coast, she ran
on the rocks and punched hole in her bottom;
but the crew turned to and repaired her, by put
ting soft patches on her. They relinquiShed the
idea OF bringing her around to San Francisco,
and came back to New York 1t was said at the
time tnat MI. Vanderbilt felt that it was good
point to have all his ships at available points
when war would be declared, and the Champion
was not forgotten among his other YES
sells. When coming up the coast of Brazil
she put into Rio and was thoroughly repaired.
She arrived In New York previous to the declar-
alton Of.War. She was then chartered by the
War department as a transport ship to Port
Royal and James river. She was afterward pur-
chased by the New York and Charleston line,
James W. Quintard. The Champion was re-
built and enlarged In 1870, and thoroughly over
hauled In 1874, and new deck put on her. The
steamer was rated u. Her original tonnage
was ,452, but of late was ,41s She had three
decks and two masts, was built In four COM
length was 234 feet, breadth of beam 81 feet, and
foot w VVj