The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24
The Steamer Sultan Seized and the
Officers Placed Under Arrest.
The Captain Claims to Have
Waited Around the Scene for
Five Hours.
Among the Rigging in the Icy
water-Only Three Women
Saved.
THE Loss OF THE CIMBRIA.

THE Loss OF rHE CIMBRiA.
DetasIs of the Disaster-The Loss of life
n Excess of 500 A Survivors, state
ment.
LONDON, Jan. 21.@:S0 p. m.-Detaiis of
ghe Cimbria disaster show the loss of life
must have been fearful. dispatch from
Hamburg. sent by the Hamburg American
Steamship Company, says: so far fifty
six persons from the Cimbria have been
landed. A number of them are at Weiser
light house. The names of these have not
yet been ascertained."
The Cimbria left Hamburg Thursday with
$50 passengers and crew numbering 1l0.
She ran aground before leaving the Elbe,
but 60. Off with the food tide, with the
assistance of the steamer Hansa, without
damage, and she pat to sea at 2:30 in the
afternoon. Friday morning she came into
collision, during a thick fog of BOrkum,
with the steamer Sultan. The Cimbria sank
IN short time. When the tOat with
thirty-niDe passengers arrived The Company
sent out the steamer Hansa, and four OF the
largest available steamers at Cuxhaven, to
search for the other boats of the Cimbria.
The West India steamer Bavaria also left
during the night with similar object. The
steamer Sultan, which suffered heavy dam
age in the collision, has arrived in the Elbe
SOME OF TEE SAVED
The following named passengers were
saved: Alfred Voight,' William Gunner
man. Peter Completes, Buenaventura Lor
ense, Albert Attendorf and sister, JOSEPH
Curtis, Gustav Hsmmel, Martin Nsnclinteb
girl named JanDevitz, Huld Schmul, r
Pfeifenkopf and wife. Leon Reiehe. Rober
Schuett, Palm BoErees.
The following named members of the crew
were saved: Second officer, Spruth; thirt
officer, Heyden; fourth officer, Noss; secont
engineer, Kohmaun; assistant engineers
Saverbrey and 0berheime; first steward
Harden; quartermasters, Klatt, WulefkeI
and Lsnhaizen; Engel, rank not stated
F.anke, not stated; between deck stewards
Thurow and Anderson; seamen Vierow
AlexanderSen, yohaczin, Meyrin, MerchoW
Ientzen, and q boy named Rehn.
TIE COLLISION.
HAMBURG, Jan. 2l.-The Cinlbria sustaine
such severe injuries in the collision it e
once became apparent she must sink almos
Immediately.
The officers therefore did all in their pow
a.. >. L.
of time the life belts were distrib butte,
among the passengers, and orders given t,
lower the boats This. however, in conse
quence of the vessels keeling over on he
side, was found to be very difficult on on,
side. and absolutely impossible on tn
other. As the second officer wa
still engaged cutting the spars loose so-ther,
the people to cling to when the inevitabl,
laundering should occur, the vessel wen
down under his feet He seized a spar, bu
as several other persons clung to it, wa
obliged to let 60 He swan to boat. Thi
boat was subsequently, picked up by tn
Theta The second officer steered tn
Theta to Cuxhaven. Seventeen other per
sent from the Weiser light house, making
6fty'six thus far known to be rescued.
sUEvEron's srATENENT.
A survivor makes the following state
ment: The weather was clear TO Ill
o'clock, but a fog then set in which con
tinued and increased in density. The en-
gines of the Cinbria were kept at full speed
until 80 then half speed until 2 O'Clock
after which they were Kept at sloTsspeed
About ten minutes past O'Clock TIT
whistle Of another steamer was hearC
and the engines of the Cimbria wer
stopped. The Sultan's green light was, OWNS
to the fog. not observed until she was onl,
$50 feet off from the Cimbria. The latte
struck abaft the frst collision bulkhead, OF
The port side, and she keeled over te th'
f3tarbOard and speedily sank. The Theli
picked up one of the Cimbria's boats at
o'clock y p1. Saturday, and arrived at CCx
haven about 6. It is reported correspond
ent boarded the Sultan, but both Captsii
and crew absolutely refused TO give him ar,
Information.
The Captain has made a statement befor
the British Consul, but this is inaccessible
The Sultan has large hole in her bow
seven feet above the water line.
HAMNURG, Jan. 2l-The AmericanCOm
ny gives the following list of missing pre-
facing the list with the remarks, some o
these wlll probably still be found:
Mariiz Strauss. Leo Hsoesmann. Arthus Bac
he i,,sd rSni wsges,; R1aolPh S Cal 5award Cru
Rh.lipsborn, Leopold HeyD, Johann Schulbsrth
Geo-ge Roncnera, Augusta Kommer. CatbiDki
CONNER, Harry Mendfe, Oscar Edge. otto Sch ar
mer, August Sriese, WnhelmiDe Briese, Eu1ll.
Lawmann, Carl Strohscheim. Herman HerIz. Mar
Workman. Christine Workman, johann
Gaske, Pauline Schuett, Albert Schuett
Mafhiide schuett. Bartholomew Max
hinsky, Mary Msxhinsky. Michael Max
hinsky, EMIL Has. earl Bryer. Anna Kases
Joseph Kases, Michael Kases, StafanO kases
Hanna Kases. August Kfensler, Carl Strunk. Cath
arine Petronya. Petroyna Petronya. John Stein
berg. Emma stefnberg. Anna Steinberg, Augns
eteinburz. Alma Bring. Eucharius Weber, Caro-
maun, xathfda Weisler. Carl Weisner, Louise
Rasnmen, Clara R&mmeD. Maria Rezabeck, 10
seph ReZabeck. Conrad Msfzger, Ernest Horn
Wilhelmfne Horn, Johann Riemoth. Carl Riemoth
Anna Riemoth. Helen Riemoth, Martnne Scha
mikas, Louise Chustofersep, Anna Christoaersen