Daily Republican., 1879-11-11
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Thirty.tour souls we're hurried into
eternity in less than i've minutes on
Friday morning by collision between
the stsamship Champion, Of the New
York and Charleston lima, and the iron
ship Lady Octsvia, Of Grsnnock, soot-
land. The catastrophe took place at 5
o 'clock in the morning, forty miles OF
Cape Hsnlopsn and thirty-two miles on
Cape Nay. On::Thursday evening the
Champion sailed from New York With
. passenger list Of seventeen, Grew Of
forty-on souls and cargo Of general
merchandise.
Soon after dark she passed Sandy
Hook, the night being clear and star
light. The passengers, after partak-
ing OF supper, retired to their state
rooms, which were situstsd on deck.
Ten Of the number. L. Marvin, Of
Columbia, 8. c.; C. steffsny, W. W..
Clark, william Pssts, William Siska,
Joseph Mitchell, Mrs. Andrews and her
daughter, Miss Mary Miksll, Of fCharlss-
ton, and h. Huxstable and wife, OF
Boston, we're in the cabin, while the
remaining seven-C. Patten, P. Patten,
J. B. Foster, colored man, N. Broad,
Kate Thaoksry, Rosa Barber and J. b.
Horan-hsd quarters In the stserage.
One Of the female passengers, which
one 1t 10 not known, also had baby In
arms.
Nothing Of moment occurred on the
steamer prior to the collision. Captain
Lockwood, after she had passed the
Jersey coast, stretched himself ont In
bis cabin with his clothes on. This was
. few moments before three O'Clock. A
few moments later the alarm was givsr
that sailing vessel was fast approach
ling the steamer. Captain Lockwood
accosding TO his own statement, vent Y
the wheelhouse and signalled for th'
steamer to be stopped and backed. Bu
1.-The order was given too late, for mo
mont after the Lady Octsvia had crush
ed in the steamers bow. Had eithe
vessel changed her course . quarter
point either way the collision woult
|bave been avoided.
1 The Lady Octavia was struck between
/ the stem and the forsmast, and th'
|force with which the steamer went int
1.-The iron vessel Wa 40 great that It shat
tered her wooden bow like so mucl
pasteboard.
The mournful roll Of the lost Is n
follows: Mrs. A. 0. Andrews, Charles
ton, 8. G.; Miss Mary Nickel daughte
Of Mrs. Andrews by . former husband
lW. W. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Huxta
BILE, Boston; j. l.. Mavrin, 8. c.; vii
liam Poets, William Siska, Charls
!, Stsffsny, Rosa Barber, J. B. Horsn, c
Potter, P. Psttsn, Kate Thaoksry, .,
infant child, snd sixteen Of the crew
, At eleven O'Clock ON Friday night sh
: was taken in tow by the tug Pioneer
and passed New Castle, Del, at halt
, past six on Saturday morning. Sh
arrived at Cramps ship yard shortly af
ter one O'Clock, where ehe will 60 int
! the dock for repairs. The survivor
were landed at Green street wharf, an
. took the train for New York from Mint
and Green streets.
The Octaivo's bow Is theroaghl
smashed, having = hole about s fet
broad and A feet high in her port sid'
6 feet above the water line; anoths
hole on the starbosrd side, about 2 b
I3 feet, located 10 feet from the bow an
. l8 feet from the water line. There
\ also on the starboari side hole belo
the water line. the extent Of which Cal
:. not be learned until An exaninStio
'f is made.
The iron-h wooden ship Champio
was built in 1859, 1t Wilmington, Del
D. Of wood and iron, by Harlan & Ho
lingsworth, for the late Commodo1
Vanderbilt, who had intended to pt
n her in The carrying trade on the Pacif
!, coast.
!; OTHER MARINE DISASTERS.
d The steamer Falcon, Captain Kirb,
. = which left Baltimore on Saturday a
4 ternoon for Charleston, s. c., was sun
+ off Cove Point on Saturday night by
!; collision with the schooner s. c. Tyrol
+ Captain Nickerson, from Ksnnsbsc ri'
% sr for Baltimore, with ice. The bow
20 20 the schooner struck the steamship on
,e line with the mizzen mast, crashir
At through her hull and destroying h
>. upper works. As soon as they cou'
to be separated Captain Kirby steered +
shoal water, but before going half
mile the steamer went down. All Il
- Falcons boats, except the life-boa
were stove.
- The women, children and male pa
sengers were put into the life-boat al
ry sent to the schooner, while the Office
y and crew of the steamship, twenty-6'
in numhar olimbpd into the riQpin