Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-10
THE NEWS.
Communication with Sioux City i. again
interrupted to-day and We have been unable
to procure any telegraphic report.
saturdays Report.
T, STEAMSHIP SUNK.

STEAMSHIP SUNK.
A CollisIon Between Two Steamers. Re.
sulsing In ahe Destruction Of Que ol
vessols aud the Loss OF Tsvent ". Five
Lives.
Lewis, Del, Nov. S.-The stea,nehip
Champion, from Nex lurk for Cha,les,on
was run into and sunk yesterday morning of
the cape. The ship Lady Oct.via, from
Breakwater for New York, came in collision
with steamer Champion, from New York fol
Charleston, striking 0the steamer amidship.
and einking her in i've minutes. Twenty.
five persons are reported to be saved and
twenty.three lost The collision occurred
Is miles off the capes, at yesterday fore.
noon. The ship il badly damaged and ia
being towed To Philadelphia.
The Champion left this city Thursday
Captain Lockwood commander. The cabin
passengers we're j. l.. Marvin, G. Stetieny,
w. w. Clark, Wm. Peete, Wm. Siska, Jo-
seph Mitchell, Mrs. Andrews and Miss
Nickol, Of Charleston, II. II. Huxtadle and
wife Of Boston. The steerage passengers
we're g. Pattea, II. Patten, j. b. Foster, NJ.
B. Road. Kate Thackery, Rose BArbery and
J. b. Horan. Officers and crew, Capt. Il.
w. Lockwood, Of Charleston (; Jno. X Moi.
fe.t. purser, Of Charleston; X. Il. Leonard,
mate Chas. Miller, second mate; G. o. Stells,
carpenter; seamen-Jno. NJ. Thompson,
Frederick Richards. Chas Epler, Frank ia.
cobaon, Paul Lain, John Nelson,J. S. An
derson, Frederick McMann, Richard Owens
and Jno Allen; A. f. Pats, oiler; tremen
Edward Jones, Patrick Flynn, WIN. Far.
rsll, Frank Potter, Mike Savage and Luke
Kelly; stokers- Winner, Frank
Garigan. VIM. Curtin, Luke Kelly and Alex
Rose; Peter Smalls steward; Charlotte
Snal and Catha inc Cross, stewardes ,es !;
John Foster, porter; Andrew Middleton,
Miss Mann and Isaac Hammond, cooks !;
Joan Richardson, second cook /; Daniel
Gierrardson, pastry cook Antonio Mishaw,
pantrym man Geo. Haland and Mrs. Cook,
both walters; Steve Rsever. engineer; e. l..
Bunce, FIRST assistant engineer; Casper Fa-
berg, second assistant engineer.
Tue yes sci was laden with u. general Car
90, which it is said WAS insured She was
valued at 100000. Twcn:y dispatches ar.
rived at the company's office regarding the
disaster up to nom to-day. The company
has tclegraphed Charleston, Philadelphia
aud other points for news.
The following dispatch was sent to Col
Whaley - Son. agents Of tue steamship p at
Lewis. Delaware, by the agent here:
Please see that those saved have the best
accommodations the ship affords and tell
both tue captain aud steward to take parlic
ular care Of them.
Capt. Lock wood has been 10 the employ
ment of the company f,r about IL years.
He lived in Charleston and was married
mao. A good many of the crew were COL
ored men, some Of them residents OF
Charleston.
The Champion was two mastec vessel.
brig rigged and side wheeler She was
about 1900 tons burden and about 24O feet
long.
There we're only few callers ut the com.
pauy's Office this morning for inquiries
about friends. The Champion sailed from
this port Thursday last, two days before her
time. The agents say this was due to the
greatly increased business.
r. H. Leonard, first officer, resided in
Brooklyn. while Charles Miller, second Of.
fcer, belonged to Charleston, Capt. Lock.
wood had been in command ofths Champion
about twelve years.
The Champion was one of the first iron
steamships launched in this country, having
been built in 1859, At Wilmington, Della
ware, for the late Commodore Vanderbilt.
She has frequently been over.hauled and
repaired. Her breadth of beam was 81
feet. depth Of hold 25 feet. She was
equipped with beam engine. The Cham
pion originally ran TO Panama. She was
sold by Commodore Vanderbilt to the Pa
citic Mail Steamship company. from which
she WAS purchased about l2 wears ago fol
the Charleston ituc. Her last voyage was
the 266th she had made in the service of the
latter company. The vessel never met with
any serious m,shap before and was cOnsid-
cred rcmsl kab!y lucky sht.,. Her value
Is varionsly estimated at from $l2500O u
$?O0,0OO She had no marine insurance.
The ship Lady Oc,avis, which did the
damage, Is an old English . tilt ship, one o
the first in fact built exclusively Of iron
She registers .l72 tons, her measurement
is 200 teet long, 36 feet breadth of beam ant
% feet depth Of hold She was last sur
veyed in Londen and rates high in ;Lloyds
She was among tho drst iron ships built Il
the north Of Eogland. She is owned i.
Greenock by G. Adams s. Go.
The Champion, was amply provided will
life saving appliances for 1888 persons. Sh
had five life bss,s, oil equipped, one If
raft snd 1853 life presetvers, and was consid
cred in excellent condition. The steame
WAS rated ct ~. Her original tonnage wa
1.452. but Of late was l,4l6. She had thre
decks and Two masts. was built In four CON
partments and wss briganttne rugged. He
length was 284 feet. Il -'2
Crowds Of people have gathered aroun
the branch ONCE at Maritime exchange ask
Ing for news. From reports from pi!u
boats It appears the bark struck the steam
ship amidshtp cutting her to the water
edge. aud she filled and sank in minute.
That tbIrty-twO lives were lnst 10 con
1rmed BY later reports. The collision too
place IS miles eastward of Cape May an
Ien!"peu. just about daylight. at whic
time considerable fog lay on the ocean, o
the shore. The ship Lady Octsvia va
much damaged and could not procecu fu,
!her. She vas taken 10 tow by tug 90
Is now on her way up the DelcwaIe riv,
bound TO Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. S.-Ship Lady Oct
via In collision with the steamer Cha u,pie
hssartived. Her captain ~.ya he lcf, b.
aware breakvster nj 0:35 Thur.day. Al
=: m. Friday. 10 miles east. north half fro
Cape May he was run into BY the steam
Champion from New York. The Chaupie
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