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and a Rowing Bark-Thirty of tho Pas
aenger. and Grew Lost-Ths Statements
Of Parties Present at the Accideut-Two
Other Vessels Lost ut Sea.
Collision at Sea.
LEwEs, Del, Nov. e.-The ship Lady Oc-
tavia from tho Breakwater for New York, came
iuto collision with the steamer Champion from
New York for Charleston, striking the steamer
amidships and sinking her in five minutes.
Thirty-tive persons are reported saved and
thirty-two lost. The collision occurred rs
miles off the Cape at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The ship is badly damaged and is being
towed to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-The ship Lady Octa-
VIA in collision with the steamship Champio
has arrived here The captain reports he left
Delaware breakwater at 9:30 A. NJ, Thursday.
At A. NJ. Friday. forty miles north half north
from Cape May, he run into by the steam
er Champion, from New York. The Champion
struck us just aft the stem. The steamer was
badly damaged. She sunk in four minutes.
Thirty persons of her crew and passengers were
lost, and twenty four saved and placed on other
vessels by the Octavia. The first mate of the
Octavia, James Ferguson, was in charge of the
deck at the time of the collision. The Ootayia
Brought none Of the rescued to this port.
THE SAVED.
The following is list of those of the Cham
pion's crew and passengers known to have been
saved: r. w. Lockwood, captain; Charles Mil
Ter, second mate; John Thompson Charles
Eh,er, Frederick mackmau, Frederick
Richards and Frank Jackson. seamen;
Richard Ovens, boy; Wesley Reeve, chief en-
glneer; Chas. E. Bruce, first assistant engineer;
Edward Jones, VIM. Farrell, Patrick Flynn
and Luke Kelly, tiremen; Alex. Ross, coal
passer; Isaac Hammond, chief clerk; John
Foster, porter; Catharine Gross. stewardess ;
Geo. Holland and Moses Pinckney, walters and
passengers, and twenty Of the crew were
placed on board an unknown bark and sent to
New York.
CAPT. JoHNsoN's STATEMENT.
Capt. James johnson, Of Greenock, master
of the Lady Octavia, makes the following
statement: My ship arrived at Delaware break
water from Rio Janeiro for orders on the 81 Of
October, and sailed for New York about 10
O'Clock Thursday night last. About quarter
past yesterday morning, when we had sailed
about thirty miles, collision occurred. The
night was clear and warm, the moon was shin
ing brightly, we were moving at the rate of 80
OF knots per hour. Ny chief mate re-
ported steamer ahead ten minutes
before the accident happened. The steamer
continued on her course, and on mine and
we approached each other, but Immediately
before the crash the man on tho lookout of
my vessel reported the steamers starboard
light from our port bow, and then abe shifted
and her port light became visible, showing she
had turEed on he1 course. We had on
the lookout constantly, but there could have
been no lookout On the Champion. Her cap
tain, Lockwood, subsequently told me he had
altered her course a moment before the col
lision, but assigned no reason for doing So and
that he did not see my ship, which indicates
that my idea in regard to the lookout was cor
rect. Indeed, was informed that the man
who should have been on the lookout
was aloft loosening a sail. The ship
sunk in four minutes after the collision, and
there was a terrible panic. at once ordered
boats lowered, and in fact they were in the
water before the steamer went down. Two of
her crew jumped on board my ship at the time
she struck. In ell thirty persons were lost,
among them the first mate and i've women.
Twelve Of the missing were p ssengers. /
mean to say that the steamer came to us end to
end, and there was no possible means of avoid
ing her. It was impossible to tell the extent
of her I'M uries, she went down 40 quickly, and
there was much confusion. Four of the pas
Rengers ana two of tho crew were sent to New
York in bark that came alongside, but did
not get their names or the name Of the vessel
they are on.
THE RESCUED.
New YORK, Nov. S.-Capt. Lockwood, of the
lost steamer Champion, arrived in this city
this afternoon with rescued seamen, and re-
ported to the agents and were heartily well
coined and congratulated on their narrow es-
cape. lie names of the rescued, as learned
from the captain, were as follows: Capt. H.
W. Lockwood, second officer G. Miller, seamen
Chas. Ehlcr, Frederick Mann, Frank Jackson,
Frederick Richards, deck boy Richard Avings,
chief engineer Wealey REEVE. first assistant en-.
glneer O. 4. Bunce, firemen Edmond Jones,
VIM. Farrell Patrick Hymn, Luke Kelley, coal
passer Andrew Ross, chief cook Isaac Ham
mond, porter Jno. Caster, stewardess Cathe-
rire Cross, walters Geo. Holland, Moses Hinek-
ney, four passengers and two of the crew.
Capt Lockwood said: We were picked up
by an unknown bark supposed to be Norwe-
glan, which lowered boats and rescued those
people. The bark was said to be bound north.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
Capt. Lockwood, in answer to interrogations.
gave the following account of the disaster:
We had remarkably quiet voyage up to tho
time of the accident. When we left New York
the weather was fcggy, but this cleared away
before we were ten hours out. On the morn
ing of the collision I left my room about five
for few seconds. had hardly got back to
my room again when I heard some one sing
out "Saii ahead and hard by.' Jumped into
the pilot house, rung the bell to stop the
steamer and then to back at full speed. saw
that the ship was coming down upon US, and
ing east northeast; we were going south south
west half west. The ship had full sail on, and
headed right at US. We were going under
steam and had just set the foretopsaiI. She
struck US right on the bows of the cathead on
the starboard side, and crushed right into
was afraid that my vessel would
sink in almost an instant. and
at once ordered the first mate to 20 forward
and see what water if any the Champion was
making, but before he had time to return I
found my ship was fast sinking I then or
dered the second mate to get the boats in readi-
ness, that is, to cnt them loose from my ship,
rs it was fast going down. l also ordered him
to have the life raft cast loose that it might be
rendered useful if the steamer went down, az
was afraid she would give us no warning. My
next work was to warn the lady passengers of
their great danger. l rushed into the cabin
and cried aloud: Ladies', the ship is going.
your clothing. Come out at once" believe
there were but three ladies there, but IF this
am not certain. None of them came out, and
the only response received was loud screaming
and hollerlng. They could have come out very
easily if they wished, but I suppose they be-
away, and l was still in hopes that the women
had obeyed my summons, but unfortunately
found out afterwards they had not. I believe
they were all lost There has been but one fe-
male saved, and that is the stewardess, Gath
crime Cross. When the ship went down I was
standing by the main rigging and near me
stood number of the crew. I said: ''Bovs
save yourselves, and don't mind me.' Each
of them then took life preserver and ex-
pressed their determination to stand by me-
After few seconds said: ''Throw the life
raft overheard. / will come afterwards. Jump
for your lives" This was speedily done, and
they left me. I was the last to leave the
vease1 and want HOUn yuith har so1c