The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-23
OCEANS VICTIMS.
THE SINKING OF THE crmBRrA.
over Three Hundred Lives Supposed TO nave
Becn Lost-How thc Vessel SANK Li''io
Time fer Hcscuc-Lowering Boats ana
Throwing Out Spars.


Throwing Out Spars.
The New York papers 'oi yesterday give
additional particulars OF the sinking OF the
Hamburg American steamer Friday, men
tion OF which was made in our telegrnphic
columns on Sunday; but at best the news
at this writing Is meagre. The HerolPs
London special says:
The Cimbria left Hamburg on Thursday
with $50 passengers and crew numbering
no. She ran aground before leaving the
EIbc, but got OF with the flood tide, with
| tho assistance OF the Hansn, without hay-
/ ing sustained damage, and she put to sea at
| d o'clock In the afternoon. On Friday
morning she came into collision during
thick fog. off Borkum, with the steamer
Sultan. The Cimbria sank In n short time.
When the boat with the thirty-nine pasSen-
GERS arrived the company sent out The
steamer Hansa and the four largest avail
able steamers at CuXhayen TO search for
other boats OF the Cimbria. The West
Indian steamer Bavaria also left during the
night with a similar object. The steamer
Sultan. which sustained heavy damage, has
arrived in the Eibe.
HOW THE SHIP SANK.
Details OF the Cimbrla disaster show that
the los, OF life must have Decn fearful.
The Cimbria sustained such severe injuries
that it at once became apparent she must
sink almost Immediately. The officers,
therefore. did all in their power to save
lives. Without q moments loss Of time
life-beits were distributed among the pas
s. Myers, and an order was given TO
| lower the boats. This, however, in
consequence OF the vessels hecllng
over on her side. was found TO
be very difficult on one side and absc-
lutelv impossible on the other. As the Sec
ond officer was still engaged in cutting the
spars loose, so that there should be as much
driftwOod rs possible for the people 10
cling TO when the inevitable laundering
occurred, the vessel went down under his
feet. He seized Il spar, but as several other
persons chung to it, was obliged TO let go,
and he SWAN to n boat. This boat was
subsequently picked up by the Theta. The
second officer steered the Theta 10 CuX-
haven.
sURvIyOR's SETTLEMENT.
A survivor from the Cimbria makes the
following statement: "The weather was
clear up 10 quarter past | O'Clock, but 4
foe then set in. which continued and in
creased In density. The engines OF the
Cimbra were kept at full speed until
half-past 1 O'Clock, then mt half speed
until 2 O'Clock, after which they were
kept at slow speed. About ten minutes
past 2 O'Clock the whistle Of another
steamer was heard, and the engines
Of the Cimbria were stopped instantly.
Tho Sultan's green light was, owing TO the
fog, not observed until she was only 100
feet of from the CimbIia. The latter was
struck abaft the first collision bulkhead,
on the port side, and she heeled over 10
starboard and speedily sank" The Theta
picked UP one OF the Cimbria's boats mt ,
O'Clock Saturday afternoon and arrived at
CuXhaycn about q o'clock. \ reporter
boarded the Sultan, but both captain and
crew absolutely refused to give him any
information. Tie captain has made a
statement before the British Consul, but
THIS il inaccessible. The Sultan has large
hole in her bow seven feet above the water
line.
TIE OFFICERS.
The officers Of the Cimbrla are as fol-
lows: Captain Hansen, commander; +.
Karlowa, chif officer; L. Spruth, second
officer; A. Heydorn, third officer; A.Foss,
fourth officer; j. Alp6n, chei engineer;
{. Koopman, second engineer; J. Edrl-
mann, third engineer; c. Wiedemann,
fourth engineer, DR.. G. Muller, physician;
j. Berritt, purser; j. Brockmuller, CHIEF
steward.
PASSENGERS AND CREW.
The Cimlria had 90 cabin passengers
3C2 Storage, and 90 crew. Thirty-nine
persons were landed at CuXhayen. Seven
teen ether persons were saved by the
steamer Diamant, from the Wcscr light
house. where they were matchmaking
filty-siX known 70 have been rescued. No
reports lad been received in Hamburg zip
to II O'Clock last night from the six steam
| ers sent in search OF the missing boats OF
| the Cimbra.
! Another special gives the names oil f'ty-
six persons saved in the two bo9ts which
were landed al CuXhayen and ut the Wescr
| lighthouse, and adds: Besides the above.
another vessel has landed eleven survivors,
/ but their names have not yet been a5ccr-
/ tanned. The number OF lives lost is esti-
mated at fully three hundred.
ALL TIE MISSING SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
An Associated Press telegram says: A
dispatch from Hamburg 10 the Exchange
Telegraph Company iys the steamer iIansl
! has returned from the search OF The M
Ing passengers OF The steamer CimJi1a.
which has been unsuccessful. r. Is feared
that ali the persons now missing have been
lost.
iDy Associated Prcss.l
SUNK ~ NINETY FEET OF WATER.
LoNDCN, January 22.-The Cimbria lles
sunk in ninety feet Of water. Three boats
were launched before she sank.
40 TRACE OF THE SURVIVORS.
NEW YORK. January 22-Kuuhardt &
Co, agcn;s OF the IIamburg-American
steamer Cimbria, received the following
dispatch this morning:
Hamburg, January 22.-Our steamer
ElansG has returned from her cruise. Saw
the wreck OF the Cimbril five miles north
east Of BorlIum light-shIp. head to the
northwest, the topsail Yards above water.
Saw no trace OF survivors or bodies,
although the weather was clear. Inquired
Of the Borkum lighi-ship, where nothing
was known about any boats or persons
saved.
Description Of tho vessel.
The Clmbril was an iron vessel, built at
Greerock, Scotland, in 1867. She had six
transverse water-tight buIkheads and three
iron decks. Her length was 329t feet on
the water line she was 40 feet inches !
lean, her depth Of hold was SO feet, and |
her gross measurement 2.9G4 tons. Like |
thn tWpufy-thrpp other steamers Of fhp line |