The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-24

deavored to rescue all they could, but as
silence came on they found no more alive,
bnt only met occasionally with the bodies
OF the drowned. OF eight boats Of the
Cimhria only four could be lowered.
Statement Of the Captain ofthe sultan
DECLARES THAT III HAD 40 IDEA THE cIMBRIA
HAD FOrNDEgED.
a London special says: The captain OF
a steamer which has arrived in the Humber
from Hamburg makes the following state
ment at the request OF the captain OF the
steamer Sultan: The Sultan had made
an unusually rapid passage, and sighted
Borkum Light between 1 and O'Clock
Saturday morning. The weather was hozy,
and soon after became very foggy. The
engines were eased TO a dead slow, and
the steani-whis'le was kept sounding
every few seconds. The captain and
CHIEF officer were on the bridge,
and two Of the hands were looking
out forward. Suddenly the green and
masthead lights Of a steamer were seen
two points on the starboard how. and the
Captain OF the Sultan thought the approach
ing steamer would keep her course and go
clear. IL was noticed, however, that she
suddenly ported and came around rapidly.
II was too late TO do anything but stop and
reverse. which was done. BY the time
the engines had reyolved once the cap
tain noticed the other steamers port
light coming rapidly toward the Sui
tan. The next instant, with the great way
she had on, she caught the Sultan's bow
spirit in her port fore-rigging, taking her
right around. There was great conster-
nation on board the Sultan, rs it was feared
that 50 much larger vessel would sink
her. The Sultan's crew hailed the Cimbria
10 stand by, but no reply was received.
The vessels parted in the fog, and few
seconds later the mate OF the Sultan saw
the Cimbria coming up on the other side.
lie called to the German master TO 90 full
speed astern. This was done, aud the
Cimbrm again crossed the Sutln's bows
and then disappeared. An examination
Of the Sultan's damage showed that
the upper part OF her hawSe-pipe
and everything forward had been driven
through the collision bulkhead into
the fsrecastle, where the crew had a nar-
row escape. The Sultan remained on the
scene five hours. The Captain heard no
sound during the whole time, and was Sc
verely blaming the German captain OF the
Cimbria for leaving without having asccr-
tanned the damage to the Sultan. lie had
no idea that the Cimbra had foundered un-
TIL he arrived at Hamburg. Before the co.,
lision occurred he heard no sound from the
Cimbrla's whistle. When he first saw her
the Cimbria was going at full speed. lie
suppoSes that the >ultan's beams ripped
open the Cimbria's plates.
fly Associated Prcss.l
HAMBURG, January 23.-According to the
statement OF another survivor OF the dsas-
ter to the steamer Cimbria as late rs .
O'Clock Friday morning Captain Hansen
received the report that the Cimbrla's lights
were all burning properly. The breach
made by the collision was so great that the
Cimbria immediately lay right over, with
portion of her deck under the water.
Upon an attempt being made to lower the
boats one OF them capSzed Immediately.
The time elapsng between the crash and
final sinking Of the Cimbril was only
quarter OF an hour. Thirty-nine persons
brought in by the Theta appear to have
been occupants OF two boats. The other
batch OF seventeen persons saved were
brought in by the Diamant There are
also reports OF another lot OF eleven or
nine persons rescued. Thus all boats thai
left the Cimbria are accounted for.