Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-09

| my vessel reported The steamers StarbOArd
light from our port bow, and then she shifted
| and her port light became visible, showing she
! had turIed on hel course. We had q man 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
llsion, 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, 1 was informed that the man
| who should have been the lookout
was aloft loosening sail. The ship
sunk in four minutes after the collision, and
| there was 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 all thirty persons were lost,
among them the first mate and five women.
Twelve OF the missing were passengers. 1
mean to say that the steamer came to us end to
end, and there was no possible means of avoid
ing her. 1t was impossible to tell the extent
or her INJURIES she went down SO quickly, and
| there was much confusion. Four Of the pas
seugers and two of the crew were sent to New
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. The names of the rescued, as learned
from the captain, were az follows: Capt. r.
W. Lockwood, second officer @. Miller, seamen
Chas. Ehler, Frederick Mann, Frank Jackson,
Frederick Richards, deck boy Richard Avngs,
chief engineer Wealey Reve first assistant en-
gineer G. E. Bunce fremen Edmond Jones'
VIM. Farrell Patrick Hymn, Luke Kelley, coal
passer Andrew Ross, chief cook Isaac Ham
mond. porter Jno. Caster, stewardess Cathe-
rlEe 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 interrogationg.
gave the following account of the disaster:
We had remarkably quiet voyage up to the
time of the accident. When we left New York
before we were ten hours out. On the morn
ing of the collision left my room about five
minutes past 3, and returned to the pilot house
fer few seconds. I had hardly got back to
my room again when 1 heard sone one sing
out "Sail ahead and hard by' I jumped into
the pilot house, rung the bell to ston the
steamer and then to back at full speed. I saw
that the ship was coming down upon US, and
that collision was inevitable She was steer
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 foretopsail. She
struck us right on the bows of the cathead on
the starboard side, and crushed right into
u.s. STAYING IN our whole bows. I
was afraid that my vessel would
at once ordered the first mate to 70 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 nv ship,
as It was fast going down. also ordered him
to have the life raft cast loose that it might be
rendered useful if the steamer went down. as
was afraid she would give US no warning. NV
next work was to warn the lady passengers of
their great danger. I rushed into the cabin
and cried aloud: Ladies, the ship is going.
You have not moment to spare. Never mind
your clothing. Come out at once" 1 believe
there were but three ladies there, but IF this I
am not certain. None of them came out. and
the only response received was loud screaming
and hollerlng. They could have come out yery
easily if they wished but I suppose they be-
came panic stricken. My duties called me
away, and was still in hopes that the women
had obeyed my summons, but unfortunately I
found out afterwards they had not. believe
they were all lost. There has been but one fe-
male saved, and that is the stewardess, Cath
crime Cross. When the ship went down l was
standing by the main rigging and near me
stood q number of the crew. 1 said: s'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
they left me. I was the last to leave the
vessel, and went down with her. l soon
came to the surface again. This may seem
strange, but 1t is nevertheless fact. kept
near the surface Of the water, and 40 suppose
l didn't experience the suction of the vessel
while she was going down. When I came to
the top of the water found myself close to
the life raft on which I was pulled by those
already there. have been in command of the
Champion for the past 3 years. Mr.. Leonard,
hrst officer, was in charge when the collision
| took place. He was tried and experienced
seaman, and had sailed with me over fourteen
years. He was man about 48 years old,
| resident of Brooklyn, and leaves wife and
two children. My room, where I went Just be.
fore the collision, joined the pilot house In
TACT you could almost step from one to another.
| The Champion carried about FIVE life boats
and life raft. understand that four pass
engers and two seamen were picked up by
| park that came along some time after the
collision. have heard since that she was
Norwegian, but thai is all. None of US knew
her name or anything about her beyond the
| fact that she was evidently bound north. The
Lady Octavia the ship that ran into US, saved
nine lives. We saved the rest on the life raft,
| except, of course, those which were picked up
by the unknown bark. The night was beau
tltul starlight one, with little moonlight We
were about thirty miles from land, from Cape
! Henlopen, which bore between fifteen and six
teen miles east by northeast of five fathom
| bank lightshp. We we're in about fourteen
fathom OF water. At the timeI last saw the
Champion, or at least her wreck, her ton masts
were about two feet out of water. | would
rather not at present say anything about who
| was to blame for the collision.
| LOST AT SEA.
| New YORK, Nov. S.-The Austrian bark Re-
bus, arriving in port this afternoon, brings
news of the loss of the schooner Petrol and fif-
teen of her passengers and crew, including the
captain. She also brings six survivors, all
lett OF a company OF twenty-one persons
Capt. lvoncich, of the Rebus, reports that
| when thlrty-tour days out from Trieste he
espied the floating hull Of a dismasted vessel
full OF water and water logged. That was on
the 50 OF November, in latitude 80 degrees
north, longitude 66 degrees, 30 minutes
| vest The wind at the time was lively gale
| from the north, and strong sea running,
were on the hull signaling for help with strips
torn from their garments. Notwithstanding
the danger attending the effort a boat was
lowered and after a battle with the elements
and at great risk of life to all concerned, six
persons on the wreck were saved. They all
survived, and they were all passengers The
schooner petrol, Capt. 1voncich, sailed on the
25th.
! NEW YORK, Nov. S.-News was received to-
! day that the we'll known whaling schooner
Florence, lately employed by Capt W. q,
Howgate, of the signal bureau, in polar inves-