The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-26
TELEGRAPHIC
Collision as SEES.


New York, 24.-The steamer LIE P1Ilto,
Captain Rogers, arrived to-day from
Hull, England, reports being in collision
On Septembe. 2lsl. with the steamer
EdGH1, which foundered. Captain Rog-
ers says on September 2lst, 9 pm, steer,
ing west, the weather became fOggy. de
told the chief engineer il the fog con-
iiuuec, we should 60 slow and ease
steam doIn st once; he also began 10
blow The steam whistle at intervsls of
two minutes. The cog lifted little; 10
pm, thick fog; engines st half speed;
1910 pm, heard 8 whistle close to our
port how; stopped the engines, held hard
aport and full speed astern; 1912, heard
q whistle.sDd saw masthead light very
close besring W. s. w, and at the same
time mad ii % be vessel crossing our
bows from ). to N; 1A.l5, came iatO
collision with the steamer which dragged
right across our bows, her propeller going
sll the. time; after getting clear, stopped
The engines snd sounded the compaEt
ments and found them making no water;
quickly lowered thre5 boats to give as
siftsEce to the ether, # neeGfui; at II 80
the boats Of the EGGR1, three 10 al, ar
rived alongside with the passengers and
crew, Who were at once embarked; at
I1.40 one of our boa returned, bring
ing the chief officers Of the HdGne, the
euartermaster, steward and two passen-
gers; 1l.44, sll our boats returned and
were hOisted up, SIS also two Of the
EdGnl'S boats. On examination of the
compartment In collision was discovered
8 l$Tge aperture, the stern and also the
bow plates stove. Immediately got two
large sails oyer the bOWs; also filled Up
the lower force peak with bags Of saw
dust, plsnking, etc. Early on the morn
ing of fine 22d pilot boat was hailed and
was engaged for $500 to accompany the
lie Panic into port, there now being on
beard rs persons. Passed soon through
the wreck Of the EdGnl, which seemed
to bloT up as she went down. The pas
seugers re cued were made as comfort
able as possible, the captain giving up
his room to the women. Other psssen.
gers made the most of the small cabin
The third engineer
and assistant engineer of the Etianl we're
lost.
The Ed0N belonged to the Neither
lands Royal Mail Line and sailed from
Jersey City for Amsterdam on the 10Th
Of September.
Another account says as soon SIS TIE
collision occurred hearirending appeals
to be saved filed the air. Boats were
lowered and sent through the fog in
search of the stricken vessel. Ere they
returned some thirty persons reached
The LIE Panic in strange boats, and re-
Iuestej TO be taken on board, AS their
ship was sinking. a few moments later
the remaining passengers arrived and
were taken on board The lie PdntO's
boats returned, unable TO fuG the sink
ing vessel. The captain Of the latter WAS
J. q. TAFT. He called the roll Of his PISS.
'engers and crew and found two seamen |
missing, John Vougyt and Nicholas |
Liondecker. He carried, be said, thirty |
passengers, four ladies, and a miscel- |
aneous cargo. While calling the roll |
IN explosion was heard. which |
old the EdaDe had blown up. The LIE |
rGntO's boats cruised for hours in search |
# the missing seamen but failed TO find |
hem,
Atssdsy break of the 22d the LIE Panto |
ontiuued her journey. The collision was
Tue TO the heavy fog. 4 moment after |
be lie PINTO struck the EdaPs the latter
Vas invisible to the former. Passengers |
nc crew Of the lost vessel lost every /
hing.