The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-13
THRILLING DISASTERS,
THE STEAMSHIP CHAMPION SUNK
BY COLLISION WITH Tie
LADY OCTAVIAs
Thirty.fOur Out Of Plny sishA Of \ People
DroWned-Austrisn Bark Lost, wild hteen
OF Her Crew-LOs Of tho SchoOntt lOr-
ence, OF the BOWgate Polar Explor-
Ing Expedition.

Philadelphia, Nov Sat the bottom Of the
sea. 40 miles out from the Capes OF the Dela'
ware, lies the steamer Champion. having been
sent there at 8 o'clock on Friday morning by
collision with the sailing ship Lady OctaVia,
which caused the loss Of "a lives
The Lady Octavis was bound from Rio Janei'
70 to New York, and the Champion from New
York to Charleston 1t was moonlight when
they collided, and the 0flcer In charge OF the
Oelayia saw the Champion ten minutes before
fhey struck. The Champion went down In four
ninttes Of the time Of the collision, and only
N out of the So souls that she had on board
we're saved. These were taken aboard the o.
tavia which then put back toward the Breakwa'
ter. The OctayIa landed the rescued passengers
al Green street wharf, and they went to New
York on the lao train. The 0ctavia was towed
to Hamp's shipyard for repairs, her sharp bow
being thoroughly smashed.
The names OF the rescued as learned from the
Captain, were as follows: Captain X. W; Lock
wood, second OfhcPr O. Miller, seamen Chas, Nm
ler Frederick MCManD, Frank Jackson, Freezer
ick Richards deck boy Richard OWings, Chlei
Engineer Wesley Reeves, First Assistant Englneur
@. E. BuDce, Fireman Edward Jones, Wm. Far
rell, Patrick Flynn, Luke Kelly, Coal Passer
Alex. Ross, Chief Cook Isaac Hammond, Porter
John Feser, Stewardess Catharine Gross, Wal
ters Geo. Holland Moses Pinckney.
The Champion was laden win general cargo,
which, It is said, was insured She was valued
at about $500 900. The Champion was one OF
the frat iron steamships launched IN this c0un'
try having been built III 1888. AT wilmington,
Del for the late Commodore vanderbilt her
original tonnage was 45!, put OF late was laIo
tons Her length was 234 feet Dreadth OF DEAN
81 feet; depth OF hold, 70 feet ,-
The shin Lady Octavia which did the damage,
Is an old 'Euglish built ship-one Of the MET, IN
fa?t, built exclusively OF non She registers
l l72 tons new measurement, was 200 feet long,
86 feet breadth of beam, and 32 feet depth Of
hold.
BARK AND FIFTEEN LIVES LOST
The Austrian bark Rebus arriving in port this
afternoon, brings news of the loss OF the schooer
Petrel and Is OF her passengers and crew includ'
ing the Captain. She also brings six SURVIVORS,
all that were lett of company of q persons.
Captain lvancCh OF the Rebus, reports that
when "a days out from Trieste, he espied the
floating hull of dismantled vessel, full Of wa
ter and waterlogged. Notwithstanding the danger
attending the effort a boat was lowered, and az
| ter battle with the elements and al the great
| risk of LIE of all concerned, SIX persons on the
| wreck were saved. Tney were all that survived,
| and they were all passengers. The PetTel WAS a
small schooner Of only 6l tons. Her Master,
| Geo Fisher. was her owner as well. She was
built in 1Sl0in Newburyport, Mass.
suFFERINGs OF A WRECKED soHOoNEEs CREW.
News was received to day that the well known
whaling schooner Florence lately employed by
Captain H. H. Howgate, Of the signal Bureau, in
Polar investigation, under command of Captain
Tyson, had been lost in Cumberland Straits, to
the east OF Hudson Bay, She parted her chains
and west ashore during gale Nobody was lost.
The crew landed safely, but suffered subse'
quenty greatly from exposure. They stripped
the vessel, made tents Of The sails and stayed
| near the wreck for three days, when they were
rescued ny passing vessel which took two OF
them to Peterhead, Scotland from whence they
came to this country. The remainder OF the
crew are expecled in Scotch vessels at Peter.
head. The Florence was owned by G. A, vii.
liams OF New Bedford. On one triD N the South
Shetland Islands she made, in 1872 $500 900, by
bringing fur sealskns. Her captain received
$50 600 40 his share. She was OF less than one
hundied tons buTthen.
ANOTHER COLLISION.
Baltimore, Nov. 9-The steamer Falcon, Cap.