New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24

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M dan,ooe IN the steamer Sultan, Wnlch l"u
do,vr tbe Cimbria, is more serious ,n"n
was supposed. Much surprise Is eApio''Ds, oto;,
she was able to reach HAMBURG Hoi ae tho
asserts that he remained near the sceno u IiaIto
collision for nearly six hours Oui"i"e
and blowing whistles
r11PTTER DETAILS OF TIE DlSASlEh.
scrNrs AND INCIDENTs-TiE sIAlN"i-N-
CAPTAIN OF THE SULTAN
- - 90 According to the statement
ofrotber survivor of the disaster TO the steaihsp
Cimbria AZ late as 2 o'clock on FRIDAY morning
Con,a,n Hansen received report that the Ciii-
bria,s lights were all burning properly Inc Dreaon
made hv the collision was so great that the Clmoria
immediately lay right over with q portion oi noi
deck under water. Upon an attempt belhg iuaue "
lower the boats one of them capslzed Immediately;
The time CLEANSING between the crash ana the hnai
sinking of the Cimbra was only quarter VI an
hour. sC.o,r
The statements concerning the death OF captain
Hansen who was on the bridge 10 the IaS'' anu
of the first officer W no was seen swimming "i'oi
The Cimbria had sunk, concludes with the "oruS'
"Tran his zum Tode" faithful until Death
Two sisters who we're among he rescued passen-
oers have witten a letter to relatives living IN
village near Berlin lamenting that they lost every
.bing even 10 their Shoes but In spite OF theH sur
ferings they add they to try their luck IN tne
next vessel and hope 10 be able 10 send lheI
photographs from Omaha"
THE CIMBRIA's BOATS ACCOUNTED FOR.
The thirty nine persons brought IN by the lhe'a
occurred two boats. One OF the boats cohtaiIeu
thirty persons and the other only nine. Inc latter
had h.en tossed about nine hours and was water
logged. All the occupants could do was 10 keep
themselves from beng washed away by grasplhg
the thvarts The other seventeen persons saVeu
xVar, brought IN by the Diamant. There were aiso
renorts of eleven OF nine more persons IeScue"
Tins all the boats that left the Clm0na are ao-
counted for
THE DAMAGE TO THE SULTAN
most sear,bine official inspection of the steamer
s,Itan which ran into the Cmbria, has been
made from which it appears that the damage done
fo her IS far more serious than was at first believed
According To the testimony of competent sealaTjng
neople the crew of the Sultan displayed marvellous
eleyerness aud rapidlty in stopping the leak ana IL
is scarcely conceivable how the vessel ever sue
ceeded in reaching Hamburg. Besides smashed
how and holes in both sides of the Sultan her Keel
for twelve or fifteen feet completely spit, Dut
the damage was temporarily repaired by the crew.
The Cimbria was struck forty feet from her bow.
After making the breach the sultan sCTdpeu aiVhg
1he Cimbria and completely rolled up her
iron plates. 1t Is evident that the Dlow must nave
been a tremendous one. The Hamburg papers PIlht
a brief repOrt OF what has been made pubic vi the
statement loade by the captain OF the SutaL DeIOIe
the british Consul giving the part la wing
the blame on the CiHDfIA III ldIse t9P0' WIN
marks of exclamation.
WHAT THE CAPTAIN oE THE SULTAN SAYS.
The Hamburger Nachriohten says the captain of The
Sultan III his official statement says THAT beiore the
fog set In he had been going nine Knots au hOur,
ani during lie fog he reduced Che speed to four
knots, which is the lowest rate Of speed consistent
with keeping steeTing-wey on the vessel lie h9t1eI
heard nor any KIND OF slBnais uhlli auuu1n'S,
al a distance of q little more than Two
ship's lengths, the Clmbrla's green hght
appeared. lie Immediately, III accordance WIN
lie rules endeavOrTd TO give way. lie
thought lie should be able TO get clear, when some
incorrect steering occurred aboard the CIDbfla
aud suddenly he saw the rod light or what seemed
to be another steamer. Almost simultaHeOusy
with the appearance of the red llght lie iet the
shock. During the time The leak OF LIS Nessel WIS
being repaired he constantly gave signals oy puIh-
ing blue lights and by blowing the steam WINS lc
When he repairs had been effected he -ppG0ached
a. nearly 10 the scene of the collision as he could
without endangerlng his own vessel. owing 10 inc
dense fog be saw nothing. lie waited about until
o'clock Friday morning. As proof OF the correctness
OF his statement he points TO the lateness OF inc
time at winch he arrived at CuxhaVen.
1t is considered that the great point IN the otcal
investigation Will be toiproye the accuracy OF thls
statement. According 10 the statement Oh persons
in imately acquainted with the captain OF the sui
tau both he and his first officer are thoroughly com,
De ent and careful sailors, and are specially noted
fOr the maintenance of strict discipline.
HAMBURG. Jan. 24.-rwentY-Gye thousand pounds
have been demanded as surety for the steamer
Sultan The Nautical Court has taken tho case IN
hand. Another passenger MAS seen to cut his throat
when the Clmbria sinking The German press
continue violently to attack the captain of the
Sultan Tor deserting the Cinbra.
KxCITISG SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
LONDON Jau 24.-The Hamburg correspondent
of The Uaily Necs narrating incidents which Oc-
CURED on board the CimOra after the collision
saws: "One red Indian brsndished his
tomahawk before an officer of the steamer
and had to be disarned. The tumult on board was
indescribable One married couple cut their own
thrOats in order that they might die together. The
ships surgeon encouraged those III the rigging TO hold
fast telling them that the sultan would soon rescue
them but several became deltri0us and let 20 their
hold The surgeon subsequently, leaped lut0 the
sea saving he would make an end OF It,"
ANXIETY ABOUT FRIENDS ON BOARD.
MANY INQUIRIES MADE AT THE OFFICE or TIE
CoMPANY's AGENTS.
Inquiries at the office Of Kunhardt Il Co., in
Broad-st, were continued yesterday by those who
feared that their friends lost with the Cimbria
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