Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-23
NOT HALF OF THE LIFE BOATS
WERE GOT AFL0AT.
Emily Melville's Elopement from
Her Wealthy Husband
SPECIAL TO TIN SENTINEL

SPECIAL TO TRE SENTINEL
| NEW York Jan. 22.-The Cimbria sus-
| tanned such injuries in the collision that 1t
at once became apparent that she must
sink Immediately. The officers and crew
did all in their power to save the lives OF
the passengers, and without a moments
loss of time the life buoys were given the
passengers, and orders given TO lower the
boats. This, however, in consequence of
the vessels keeling over OF her side, was
found to be very difficult on one side, and
absolutely impossible on the other. As
the second officer was still engaged in cut
ting the spsrs loose, so there should be as
much drift wood as possible to cling to,
when the inevitable laundering should &C.
cur, the vessel went down under his feet.
He seized a spar, but as several other per-
sons chung to it, he was obliged to let go,
and he swan to a boat. This was the boat
subsequently picked up by the Theta. The
second officer steered the Theta TO Cox
haven. Seventeen other persons were
saved by the steamer Dlamant, from the
Wesser lighthouse, making SO thus far
known to be rescued. A survivor makes
the following statement: The weather was
clear up to HIS O'Clock, but the fog then
set in, which continued and increased in
intensity. The engines Of the Cimbria were
kept at full speed until 1880, after which
they were kept at slow speed. About 10
minutes after . O'clock the whistle Of an
other steamer was heard, and the engines
Of the Cimbria were stopped instantly.
The SultsR'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 balkhead on
the port side, and she keeled over to star
board and speedily sank. The Theta
picked up one Of the Cimbria'S boats at 2
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, and arrived at
Coxhayen about 6.
LATER INTELLIGENCE.
New YORK, Jan. %. The Cimbria had
eight boats, four large ones and four
smaller ones. These could not possibly
accommodate the AT people aboard, even
if they had ample time TO embark. The
large boats have been known on q pinch to
hold forty men, and the smaller boats per-
haps 20 or 80, so that at most only $50 per-
sons could have got into the boats. There
was no time to rig RATS or other contri-
vances Of the kind. There was no time to
get half the boats afoat. The boats al.
ways contained a supply Of fresh water,
and barrels Of bread were kept ready in
case of an emergency. The crew were
drilled for action in time Of accident and
to go to their places when necessity oc-
Cured. Each boat had a mast and a set
Of sails, SO that the crew would not be
entirely dependent on oars. The boats
we're strongly made, and could stand a
great deal Of rough weather.
The number of passengers missing is
1858; passengers known to be safe, 80; crew
missing, tit crew known to be safe, 81
missing, all told, 434j safe, as far as known,
80. This is as far as the lists so, and
makes the whole number on board 1877, in
stead of 470. The slight discrepancy, with
the figures given in the Press dispatches,
leads TO the hope that more names may yet
be received.
Emily NeIvilie's ElOpement.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The people here
who know anything about Emily Melville,
the California actress, who, according to
all accounts, has eloped from her wealthy
husband TO share the fortunes of a young
man 10 years her junior, wonder what has
become Of Emily's austere mother, who
used to keep a remarkably watchful eye on
her more or less fair daughter, particu-
larly when OPP ~portunities for a Irritation
seemed promising. As long as I6 years
ago Emily Melville and her mother used
to make a circuit Of probably every town
Of 100, 900 inhabitants in the northwest,
playing such pieces as "Fanchion'' and
Daughter Of the Regiment" TO the great
delight Of provincial tastes. She left the
stage some 10 years ago, when she married
4 Californian, but subsequently returned
10 it, and for several years has been play
ing all through the country. Two or three
months ago she started on a professional
tour Of Australia, and meeting a young
man named Caselli, embarked on the
same vessel in disguise. It is now said
that she intends to remain permanently in
Australia, where Caselli is living on her
earnings, and reports have come back
from that country which enabled Derby,
the deserted husband, to apply success
fully for q divorce.
Passion VIII Not be Produced
New YORK, Jan. 22.-Salmi Morse ap.
pears TO have become discouraged at
length by the opposition Of the authorities
to the production Of the Passion Play, and
stopped the rehearsals, and is now making
preparations to bring out another play OF
his own manufacture. He spent $40, 900
Of somebody's money in preparing to pro-
duce the Passion. and it 10 hard to see how
be is going to get it back again.