Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-25
The Cinlbrfa.

HAMBURG, Jan. 24.-Four tugs returned
the Cimbria, this morning.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The rumor that Capt.
Hanson, of the Cimbria, has been saved
and brought here by passing steamer is
discredited and not confirmed.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 24.-The wife and four
children of Solomon Bartelstein, of Cleve-
land, went down with the steamship Cimbria
Bartelstein came here two years ago from
Russian Poland, and established success
full business, and last May sent for his
family. Two children came, but the
mother feared to Cross the ocean. Finally
she was persuaded and embarked at Ham
burg on the ill-fated steamer. The Oldest
daughter, aged twenty-one, swooned on
hearing of the affair, and is not expected
to recover. Bartelstein is also prostrated.
Joseph Henley and son, Joseph Panec,
wife and two children, destined for Cleve-
land. were also lost on the Cimbria. Hen
ley lived here and induced Panec, his
brother-in-law, and family to leave their
home and sail for America.
HAMBURG, Jan. 24-The incidents on
board the Cimbra of an Indian who had
been disarmed of his tomahawk, of the
surgeon who leaped into the sea and the
scenes among the passengers clinging to
the rigging were related by one Wigert,
cabin passenger, who on the advice of the
chief officer climed into the rigging.
Those in the rigging say they saw a
boat lowered from the Sultan, probably to
repair her own damage.
HAMBURG, Jan. 14.-Captain Cuttill, of
the steamer Sultan, says: Il had twelve
passengers on board and my first duty
was to look after the condition of my own
ship. An hour was occupied in showing
up collision bulkhead and stopping holes
in the ships bow, with beds, etc. Then
set about looking for the other vessel. 1
burned blue lights and sounded the steam
whistle for two hours after the accident.
remained in the vicinity until s o'clock
in the morning, when, not seeing or hear
ing anything, and the fog being still dense,
I left for Hamburg"
In answer to an inquiry if he had sent
off boats in search, he said the fog was so
dense he deemed it imprudent to send
boats. Respecting events Immediately
preceding the collision, the captain of the
Sultan said: "About 10 o'clock, the fog
1uCrSdSlIISs OHO SllSl LIES W6r0 run U0du SLOW,
the coursee being east half south at IL
o'clock, English time. Without hearing
the sound of whistle sighted mast
head and green light two points on our
starboard bow. L starboarded the helm
until the ships head was east north east,
when the green light suddenly disappeared
and red light came in sight. Seeing
that a collision was inevitable I tele-
praphed for the engineer to put on full
speed astern. It was too late
to avoid a crash. Everybody was at
his proper post at the time, and the lights
were brightlg burning. The captain and
chief officer were on the bridge and two
men at the wheel. The steam whistle was
constantly sounding. saw the Cimbria's
green lights when they we're only two ship
lengths ahead.J
Capt. Cuttill drew diagram, showing
the position of the two vessels. Both were
on straight course. He said: The Cimbria
being two points on my starboard bow, SC
that my green light was visible to the Gin
bria as soon as the Cimbria's green light
was visible to me.
Glow do you account for the accident?' p
ssThe Cimbria should have kept on hel
course, seeing the Sultan's green light"
"What is the rule of the road?"
The captain brought out a log contain
ing the official printed instructions with