The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-13
MARITIME.
News From the Steamer Commander
Machinery Working Badly.

LIVERPOOL. Nov 12.-The steamer COM
mandsr. from Nav Orleans. which was spoken
Ia the straits OF Florida. on October ~, with her
machinery working badly. has arrived here.
THE STEAMER AYRToN ASHORE ON THE BAHALAs.
LONDON. Nov. 12--The steamer Ayrtons from
New Orisana, which was ashore on Grand Ba.
hamas October g. got Off without injury and
proceeded to Halifax she sailed thence Octo-
ber "a. and has arrived ut Ronen.
TIE STEAMER BELLE OF ST LOUIS STRIKES
sNAG AND SINKS.
MEMPHIS. Nov. 12.-Tne Belle OF st. Louis
struck hidden anag at Island No. 40 this after
noon at ], o'clock She sunk intwelve feet OF
wattr. She was on ronte from ut. Louis to
assamr % mss M No yF bs Fspas o
Tatum, with barges, goes to her assistance to-
night. The accident occurred. twenty miles
above the city near where the Katie L. kountZ
sunk four weeks ago.
A DAMAGED SHIP.
NEw YORK. Nov. 12.-The Norwegian ship
Ocean. from Copenhagen. arrived here to-day.
She reports that on October 90, In latitude 20.
southwest to the north west. last ing three hours
Her sails were, ., 1T and her fore, main and
Dane. ana O. Olsen. Or swedish, seamen. were
lost overheard. The Ocean was bound to Phla-
dophia and was towed t. this port By t,s tas
New York on the tenth instant for Vtgo.
INVESTIGATING THE CHAMPION oCTAvrA goILI-
SION.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. l2.-The court Of inquiry
collision between the steamer Cham ion and
The British ship Lady Octavia, of Delaware
Gapes, convened this afternoon ut the CONNER
cial Exchange. There will be two fnvesttga-
tions Of this disaster. one under the iurisdic-
ton of the Acting British Consul Crump, and
one under the jurisdiction OF United States To-
cal inspectors.
The first named ID the one now In progress.
Acting Consul Crump stated hat the purposeof
the conduct of tho offieers aud crew Of the ship
Lady Oetnvfa Just previous e. and during the
collision with me Cham pion The Log az aud l. other the,
dence. together with tue report OF Capt. Jonn-
son % tho British government. ia which. under
| tie cause Of tho collision the negligence OF the
steamship Champion In having no lookout.
Oapt. Johnson. In the examination. reiterated
all the statements made In hts log, and ex-
planned on the chart and by models the relative
position Of the ships at the time Of the collision.
tie sky clear and 1t was moonlight. He was
asleep In his cabin. and was awakened by the
chief officer calling ont. and before ne could get
on deck he collision occurred. The watch ON
ths Ltdy Octavt saw the steamer for ten min
| utes before the co lisfon.
| Capt Johnson c,nsitered with his kuowledge
of navigation that 1t was his duty to keep on his
course. II q collision was inevitable y would
be tho duty Of the officer In snarge of the deck
ships course. pui there was not time in the
when he came On deck. IT, The yards were we're not I,t
Octavia ton feet further aft ths a,ter would have
gone to the bottom at once. Capt Johnson then
| OK ined the damage to his own vessel and his
efforts to save lifs. After rsHeuing oil hs could
see he sem n man aloft with night glasses aud
remained In the vicluiy until daylight In fur
| ther examination he said he learned from the
chief engineer pf the Champion that there was
no lookout The sec nd mate and the chief
| engineer of the steamer buth told him 1t was
customary to take the man off the lookout for
other work, and there were three men on
| watch. There were only SIX seamen and two
| boys besides the I'll ers on the steamer.
/ fhe hearing o day was closed with the BtHtH-
| ment .f Capt johnson. and will be resumed to-
| morrow. when tte board will call the chief Off
Ger, whose testimony will be more In detail. as
he was on he deek before and at the time Of and
/ after the collision.
! A NORWEGIAN BARK D1sMANTLED.
HALIFAX Nov. u. The Norwegian bark Errva.
from New York tor Queens -toWn, arrived last
night In distress, She left New York October
| Is. On tho twanty- ninth She encountered o
cyclone, In which sb- struck by two heavy
seas VIII ich carried away her rigging. foretop-
must. mHintnpmast. mizz"ntopmast. with all
4 yards and gear attached with the exception OF
i her mAin ana mainopmast sail, yards and
jtbboom, sprung her forema-t. stove In her bull
warke and bons. destroyed her forehousa and
i galley. The water got into the vesspl and dam
aged her carg, of grain considerably. tine
seminar nd his leg broken. another was washed
overheard but rescued. The gale continued
until the sec nd instant aiacs which she has
| encountered light b fri ng winds,