The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-24

aboard. and | fear, from cable dis
patches, the loss of life has been
great. The steamer carried eight
life boats. She had a crew of 10;
men. Two Years ago improved Ell.
gines and boilers were placed or
her."
WORST FEARS Confirmed.
LONDON, January 2l-4:3U p. NJ
The details ot the Cambria disaster
show the Ions of lie must have beeit
fearful. a dispatch from Hamburg.
sel,t 10y the Hamburg Steamship Co,
says So far 81 persons from the Gin
bra have been landed, Il number OF
them at Weser light house. The
names of these are not yet ascer-
tanned.
The Cimbria lett Hamburg on
Thursday with three hundred and
eighty passengers and a crew num-
bering one hundred aud ter. She
ran aground before leaving the Eibe,
but got off with the flood tide with
the assistance oi the steamer .iansa
without damage. aud she put Ia sea
al $50 in the afternoon. On Friday
morning she anne into collision
during "a thick fog off B,rkum witt,
the ealne Saltan. The CImbrit
sank in q short time. When a boat
with 80 passengers arrived the com
pany sent out the steamer Hinsa
and four of the largest available
steamers at Cuxhaven TO search for
other boots of the Cinbria. The
Arst Indian steauitr Bavaria also
left during The night with Il sinilar
object. The steamer Sultan, which
suffered heavy damage in the col
%lisinn, arrived in the Elbe.
THE SHIP QUICKLY FOUNDERS.
The Cimbtla sustained such Sc
we're injuries in the collision that it
at once became apparent that she
must sink almost immediately. The
~pfficers, therefore, did all in their
power to save lives. Without a mo
ment's loss of time belts were dis
tributed among the passengers and
the order given To lower boats. This
however, IN consequence OF the
vessels keeling over on her side.
was found to be very difficnlt on
one side and absolutely impossible
On the other. As the second officer
was still engaged cutting the spars
loose, SO there should he as much
driftwood as possible for the ~neople
to cling to when The inevitable
laundering should occur. the ~vessrl
went down under his feet. He seiz.I
ed a spar, but as several other per
clung TO it, he was obliged 10
let go. and swan to the boat. This
boat was subsequently, picked up nv
the Theta The secnnd officer steer.
ed the Theta tn Cuxhaven. Seven
teen other persons have been saved
bv the steamer Diamant, from the
Weser light house, making ifty-six
thus far known to he resrued.
STATEMENT OF A SURVIVOR.
A survivor m'k"s the following
statement The weather was clear IN
To 1:l5 bat the fog then set in.
which continued and increased in
density. The engines Of the CHM
hria were kent NJ full speo,l until
1:3O, then =. half speed until 2. af-
ter which they were kent Mt show
About ten minutes past 9
the whistle of another steamer was
and the engines of the CHM.
brii were stopped instantly. The
>ultan's green light was. owing tn
the fog. not observed until she was
only one hundred and Hhv feet off
tho Cimhria. The latter was
abaft Of the first hulkhead
IN the port side. and she kpeled
nver to the starbnard and speedily
SINK. The Theta picked IN n Of
the Gmhria's hoats NJ 9 o'clock Sat
afternoon and irfived st Cny-
haven ahout q
HAMBURG. January 22-fhp hi
,ment, " enfthe steamers that went
n search nf the missing passengers
md Of the Cimhria. arrived NJ
this afternoon with rs
passengers and 4 framqn of the i'll
ated vessel. The rescued passengers
that after having left the
H-
sinking their boat was cap
iized and thew sought refuge in some
Of the Cimbria still ahave
they remained in that posi. /.
ion ten hours, freezing from cold.
md expecting every minute to he
heir las, uutII they were rescued bv
boat from the Dismet. The sur
describ" the scene as horrible
md hearfrrnding. All of them
sraise in the highest terms the CON
luct of the officers and crew Of the
jimbria.
The End Of Billy the Kid.