The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-01-26
AN OCEAN DISASTER.
Sinking of the Steamer Cimbria in the
North Sea-Of the 400 People on Board
!. Only Sc Known to Be Saved.

Sinking of the Steamer Cimbria in the
North Sea-Of the 40 People on Board
Only Sc Known to Be Saved.
LONDON, January 20.
The steamer Cimbria, of the Hamburg
American Line, which left for New York CD
Thursday, collided on Friday morning with
the steamer Sultan, off the Island of Borkum,
in the North Sea, situated twenty-six miles
northwest of Emden, Prussia. The Cimbria
sank almost Immediately. One boat, contain
ing thirty-nine persons, has arrived at Cux-
haven. The rescued persons state that over
200 persons took to the boats.
HAMBURG, January 81
The Cimbria sustained such severe injuries
in the collision that it at once became an
parent that she must sink Immediately, The
officers, therefore, did all in their power to
save lives. Without moments loss of time
Hfe-belts were distributed among the passen-
gers and an order given to lower the boats.
This. however, in consequence of the vessels
keeling over on her side, was found to be
very difficult on one side and absolutely impos-
sible on the other As the second officer was
still engaged in cutting the spars loose, so
there should be as much driftwood as possible
for people to cling to when the inevitable
laundering should occur, the vessel went down
under his feet. He seized spar, but, as sew
eral other persons chung to it, was obliged to
let go, and he swan to boat. This boat was
subsequently picked up by the Theta. The
second officer steered the Theta to Cuxhayen.
Seventeen other persons have been saved by
the steamer Diamant, from Weser Lighthouse.
making tifty-six thus far known to have been
rescued.
A survivor makes the following statement:
" The weather was clearing to Ills O'clock
but fog then set in, which continued and In
creased in density. The engines of the CHM
br1a We're kept at full speed until 1880, then at
half-speed till two, after which they were kept
at slow speed. About ten minutes past two
the whistle of another steamer was heard, and
the engines of the Cimhra were stopped in
stantly. The Sultan's green light was owing
to the fog. not observed until she was only $50
feet off from the Cimbria. The latter struck
abaft the first collision bulkhead on the port
side, and she keeled over to starboard and
speedily sank
The Theta picked up, one of the Cimbrias
boats at two O. clock Saturday afternoon, and
arrived at Cuxhaven about six.
A reporter boarded the Sultan, but both
Captain and crew absolutely refused to give
him any information. The Captain has made
a statement before the British Consul, but
this is inaccessible. The Sultan has large
hole in her bow seven feet above the water
line.
LONDON, January p.
The .Cimbria left Hamburg Thursday with
$50 passengers and a crew numbering 40.
She ran aground before.leaving the Elbe but
got OF with flood tide, with the assistance of
the steamer Hansa, without damage and put
TO sea at 2:3O in the afternoon Friday
morning she came into collision during q
thick fog off Borkum with the steamer
Sultan. The Cimbria sank in a short
time. When boat with thirty-nine passen-
gers arrived the company sent out the steamer
HansaS and four of the largest steamers avail
QhQ (JlYhAVnn fOrf ar1fl, ~
of the Cimbria. The West Indian steamer Ba-
varia also left during the night with a similar
object.
The steamer Sultan, which suffered heavy
damage in the collision, has arrived in the
EIbe.
POVERTY and obscurity have oyertakel
many of the old French nobility. but it would
be harder to find sadder case of fallen for
tunes than that of Madame Charlemont She
was married when. she was eighteen years old
to her cousin, an officer in the imperial army
When the Empire fell her husbands occupa
tion was gone. He went into speculation
lost 100000, all lie had, and died broken.
hearted. The widow gave lessons in
English, German and music until she
was too old to find employment, and
then, at the age of sixty four, went to
the poor house There she remained for
thirty years, and thence she was rried
a few days ago to the potter's 6eld-N Y
World,