The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-21
THE CIMBRIA SUNK IN A FOG.
900 LIVES IN PERIL-BUT - KNOWN A
YET TO BE SAFE

Fears 81 q Dreadful I.sss 81 Llfe-The 0tea0eo
ssruek a.A Soak II Froeea Minusss or The
German Csass-Ous Doas Load 81 servs.
vsrs-steaners sesrehias fsr 0shsr Beats.
HAMBURG. Jan. 2o.-The Hamburg Ameri.
can limo steamer Cimbria which left Hamburg
on the 18th inst. for New York. via Havre.
came into collision with the British steamer
Sultan on Friday morning of Borkum. an
island OF tho coast Of Holland. and quickly
sank. boat which has arrived at Cuxhaven.
90 miles east Of Borkum has landed 80 persons.
Six steamers have been sent out to search for
the other boats Of tho Cimbria. The Cimbria
was to have left Havre to-day for New York.
Kunhardt h Co.. agents OF the Hamburg
American Steam Packet Company. received
yesterday afternoon cable despatch from
Hamburg informing them only that tho
steamer Sultan. which arrived at Hamburg on
Friday night. had been In collision in tho
German Ocean of Borkum in dense fog with
an unknown steamer supposed to he the
Cimbrla. which sailed from Hamburg on tho
18th for Havre and New York. In tho evening
Kunhardt l. Co. received this despatch:
HAusuRo, jan 2O.-The Cimbria sunk Friday
morning. twelve miles southwest OF Borkum, by the
British steamer Sultan She sank fifteen minutes after
collision Thirty nine landed at Cuxhaven this
evening. Other boats still out Our steamers Bavaria
and Hansa and several leave search
Of other boats.
The officers Of the Clmbria we're:
Commander. Capt. Hansen; Chief Ohicer r. Ksrlowa,
Second Oficer, spruth; Third oricer. A. Heydorn;
Fourth Oicer, A. voss; Chief Engineer, r. Alpen Sec
ond Engineer @. Koopman; Third Engineer. J. Edel.
mann; Fourth Engineer. O. wiedinann; Physician. DR..
Maer Purser J. Bernitt; Chief Steward, J. Brock
muller.
Mr.. ]. F. II. Meyer OF Kunhardt h Co. said last
night: The Cimbria very likely had on board
500 Storage passengers and 40 or 80 cabin
passengers. Tho Borkum mentioned In our
despatch believe to be Borkum Reef and not
tho island. since neither steamer would have
gone southwest OF the island. The reef is sew
eral miles north Of the island. The Cimbra
carried eight lifeboats. with an average, ca
IN Tho collision, The CfPbria was e have
had f been In command Of her for little over
year He Is 30 or AZ years OF age and an mol OLD
india Service He has family In Hamburg. '''
~, ~" The Gimbria's passengers" Mr.: Meyer con
passengers Would DO mainly German peasants
and artisans. Her crew numbered from 100 to
mans. She was equipped with new boilers and
new cSmpoand engines two years ago. She
burg. or she would have been further from port
than Borknm Reef. She was thoroughly in.
Sas ' Sson Rs acdd sa sS ss
judge. happened in tho morning. perhaps very
early. and If only fifteen minutes elapsed be-
| tween tho collision and the sinking OF the
steamer very little could have been done to
Capt. Badenhousen, Superintendent OF tho
| line. said. The Cimbria was one OF tho finest
| Of our twelve or fourteen steamers running to
this port. Capt. Hansen took her out. but IL i8
| not certain that nc was returning with her.
| Our last steamer. the Rugia. brought about 400
passengers. ! couldn't guess what number the
| lision occurred is about twelve hours sailing
| from the mouth Of the river Ebe. The CHM
| bria had engines with about 500 nominal horse
| power. or 1000 effective. She has accommodate
| lions for about 100 cabin passengers and 720
slserage PASSENGER The steamer Sultan Is q
Hamburg and Hull. England
The Cimbris was built Mt Grcenock sixteen
| years ago. and was rated In the third grade OF
the first class by the American Loyds. She
was OF iron. 3,C25 tons register and 1926 feet
Borkum is ono OF the East Frisian islands.
and lies opposite the mouth Of tho River Ems.
| 26 miles northwest from Emdcn, and 80 miles
| south OF east from CuXhuyen. There Is u pop
| uatiOn OF u few hundreds on the island. and.
| Of course. lighthouse. The seaport Of Cux-
haven lies at the mouth of the Elbe. 10 miles
below Hamburg. and has population Of sew
| ernl thousands.
The steamer Pommerania OF this lihe WINS
| lost In November. 1873. and the Herder in No.
vember last. off Cape Race.
Fears are entertained to the safety OF tho
q freight boat. which sailed Oct as from liam
burg for the West Indies No report has yet
| been received here OF her arrival.
=, The Gelert. Capt Vogegesang. from New
| York Jan: II. for Hamburg. WAS signaled OF
tho Lizard at midnight last night