National Republican., 1883-01-24
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"
Fate Of the Brave Captain Of the Il-Fated
Cimbria.
hatest from the Wreck--The Damage TO
the Steamer Sultan.
Statements From Persons on Both Of tho Vessels
Inquiries for Friends,
Other Disasters NJ scn-GrcO4 Damage "a
Shipping Reported.

Shipping Reported.
HAMBURG, Jan. 23.--According to the
statement of another survivor of tho disaster
20 the steamer Cimbria, as late as o'clock
Friday morning Capt. Hansen received re-
port that the Cimbra's lights were all burn
ing properly. Tho breech made by the coll
lision was so great that the Cimbria inn
mediately lay right over, with n portion of
her deck under water. Upon an attempt
Being made to lower the boats one Of them
capsi2ed Immediately. The time olapsing be-
tween the crash and the final sinking of the
Cimbria was only quarter of an hour The
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 rep orts of another lot of eleven or nine
persons rescued Thus all the boats that left
the Cimbria are accounted for.
The Cimbria was struck forty feet from her
bow. After making the breach the Sultan
scraped along the Cimbria aud completely
rolled up her iron plates. IL is evident that
the blow must have been tremendous one.
The Hamburg papers print. brief report of
what has trauspircd of the statement made
by the captain of the Sultan before the
British CONSUL giving the part laying
the blame ON the Cimbriu in large
type, with notes of exclamation. Ono of
the boats rescued by the Theta
contained thirty persons the other only nne'
The latter had been tossing about nine hours
and was watcr-loggcd. All the occupants
could do was to keep themselves from being
washed away by gusping the thwarts. Inc
statement concerning the death oil Capt.
Ifansan, who was seen on tile bridge TO the
last, and of the first officer, who was seen
swimming after the Cimbria had sunk, con.
Cludcs with the words, "Irou bis 2um tode
(faithful until DEATH,
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE SULTAN.
A most searching official inspection of tho
steamer Sultan, which ran into the Cimbra,
has been made from which it appears that
the damage to her is far more serious than
was at first believed. According TO the tcSti-
mony of competent scaiaring people the crew
of the Sultan displayed marvellous clcverncss
and rapidity in stopping tho leak, and 1t is
scarcely conceivable how the vessel ever sue
ceeded i'm reaching Hamburg. Besides n
smashed bow and holes in both sides of the
Sultan, her keel for twelve or fifteen feet was
completely split but the damage was tempo
rarily repaired by the crow.
WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAYS.
The HamJurgcr NdChrichtcn says the captain
of the Sultan, in his official statement, says
that before the fog set in he had been going
nine knots an hour, and during the fog hc re-
duced the speed TO four Knots which Is the
lowest rate of speed consistent with keeping
steering way on the vessel lie neither heard
nor saw any kind Of signals until suddenly,a at
distance of Il little more than two ships
lengths the Cmbria's green light appeared
lie Immediately, in accordance with the rules
of the road cndcavOrcd to give way. lie
thought he should he able to get clear when
some incorrect steering occurred aboard the
Cimbria, aud suddenly he saw the red light o
another steamer, it should be remarked here
that probably the CimbriNs red light was dis
played by the alteration of her coursc). Al
most simultaneously with the appearance o.
the rcd light he felt the shock. During tho
time the leak Of his vessel was repairing, h,
constantly gave signals by blue lights and
BLOWING THE STEAM WHISTLE.
When the repairs had been effected he ap
preached as near to the scene Of the collision
as ho could without cndangcring his owl
vessel. owing to the dense fog he saw moth
ing. lie waited until 5 o'clock Frida!
morning. AS proof OF the correctness of hi
statement he points to the latencss of tn
time at which he arrived Mt Cuxhavcn. 1t i
considered that the great point in the oicia
investigation will be to prove the accurac,
of this statement. According to the state
ments of persons intimately acquainted will
the captain of the Sultan, both he and hi
first officer are thoroughly competent an
careful sailors, and are specially noted to
the maintenance Of strict discipline.
IEQUIEISG FOR FRIENDS.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 23.-Quite number G
inquiries were made to-day at the offices q
the agents OF the lost steamer Cinbria aftc
relatives supposed to have been on board
woman, who did not give her name, called
ask about a man named CompolCr She wa
told that he was among the saved. A membe
OF the firm OF MCssls. ROhc Brothers gcnCrl
provision merchants of this city, stated thG
they had dispatch from Hamburg sayin
that their agent, Alfred Forght Il first cabi
passenger, was saved. Charles Strauss also {
this city, has received Il dispatch from Darn
stadt, in answer to his inquiry, stating thH
Maurice Strauss did sail on the Cimbrij
Hermann GRAF, shoemaker Of BruOl
lyn, inquired for his sistcr-iu-la'
Caroline Schuldt, aged JO who was on til
lost vessel with three children, ON her way I
Buffalo. No information could be given hin
Max NCuman, also Of Brooklyn, inquired fC
Clara Belin, his sistcr-in-luw, who had bee
on a visit 10 Germany, aud was expected
sail on the Cimbriu. Nothing Is as yet know
about her Mrs. Irene Meyer of this cit,
inquired for Meta Meyer, her sistcr-in- Law
She believes that the Martha Meyer in Il
list Of drowned is her relative, but Us it ",
learned that the latter would come from Br
men II was thought hardly likely she woul
sail from HAMBURG sistor-m-iUw of Osc,
Ette called to state that hcg brother cSprctC
to remain in Germany until the spring, and 81
thinks the person reported us lost must huN
bcCn another of the same name.
LONDON, Jan, 2l.-lhc DUTY Ncra' Han
burg dispatch says: Several persons we
killed by the collision itself, owing to q
flying about Of splinters and planks. A pa
scngor In the shrouds begged his ucighbo
10 push him into the SEA, he being too nut
chilled 10 move himself. They refused to
so, when he let himself fall hcadlong in
the waves. An elderly woman, holding h
Bible in her Crumpcd hand and Singh
loudly funeral hymns, was washed away fro
the deck. Two girls belonging to the Sa
biun Singing troupe, hayugsecurcd lilc-bel
swan about long time llnticllly cryil
Help! help! save u.s." The people
the rigging replied, "Come 10 the riggiu
We cannot otmoye" The girls, half benumbJ
and no longcr bic to swim, cried out for I
last time I'VE cannot come" and disa
peHed.
OTTER DISASTERS AT SEA.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-fho British bark w,
rior, from st. John y. b. for Dublin, to-
refuge ut ST. Michacps ON the tenth nstal
She is waturlOggcd, her decks have start,
and the buwarks and stanchions are damage
She lost her deck load on the passage,
The steamer Othcllo will probably sail irl
Plymouth tomorrow, Capt. Atllin haYi
been summoned from Liverpool to take Chan