The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-24

the CAPTAIN OF the steamer sultan
4 he Sultan lhaL made ~ un!isualIy
raI,i.l p,assage and sighted the IsOruu''
livht between one and two on SAtur'
.iav morning. The weather was l'azv
AMI sa)Ou after IL became very t0e8y
The engines were eased and so!a''dlng1
made every few seconds. Ihe cap
tain and chief officer we'e on Inc
bridge. and . hands were looking on.
forward. Suddenly WAS seen Inc
mastteaa Of y steamer two points on
the xturb4sr.l. and the captain Ut the
Sultan thought the approaching!
stesmer would keep her course anu
10 clear. 1t was noticed. however,
that she suddenly ported and came
around rapidly. 1t was too late to 'i.'
any thing hut stop aud reverse which
was done. liy the time the engines
hail ,evulvesl once, the captain no
tic,xl the other Steamers port light
COMING rapidly toward the Sultan.
'rhe next instant, with the great way
she had on. brought tho Su!tans bow
spirit On ll~r port fOrertggtnx. taking
her right around. There was great
condemnation on board the Sultan. ~
IL WAS feared 20 much larger vessel
would sink her. The S,lltan's crew
hailed the Cimbria to stand hy. hut
mo rpply was received. the vessels
meeting in u fog. A few seconds !is-
ter the mate Of the Sultan saw the
Cimbria coming by on the other side
lie called to the German master to 20
ut full speed astern. This was done
and the Cimbria again CrusSed the
Sultxn's bow and then disappeared.
An examination 1T the Sultan's
damage showed that the upper rssrt
Of the hawse pipe and everything for
ward had been driven through ly the
collision. The bulkllead had been
freed into the fOrec,sstle, where the
crew had . narrow escape. The sui
tan remained on the scene live hours.
and the captain heard no sound dur
ing the whole time, and WAS severely
blaming the German captain OF the
Cimbria for leaving without ascer-
tanning the damage done IL tue Sui
tan. He Ind no Nlea that the CimlriI
had fOmndered until hc arrived ut
Hamburg. Before the cOllisiOm az
CURED le hearl no sound from tue
Cimbria's whistle. aud when he FIRST
saw her the Cimbria was going ut full
speed. H, supposed the eultan'x
beams Iipp ID open the Cimbrias
plates.
WHAT THE PASSENGERS SAY.
HAMBURG, Jan. 2..-'rhe Di:.lMant.
one IT the steamers sent in search IL
the missing passengers sud crew Of
the CiMll,ri;D. re- urilei this afternoon
with III passengers anil Il fireman
Or the Ill. fatetl vessel. The rescued
passengers state that after having
lett. the Cimhria sinking calsized
their bs,t. and they sought refuge in
some rigging Ut the Ci,nbria still
above water. They remained jm this
position ten hours. expecting every
minute to i,e their last. until rescued
bv q boat from the Diamnnt Many If
those in the iUat when it left the CHM.
bria were drowned upon its c:slSiz!ng.
many others after reaching the rig
ging were obliged 10 r.'i~:,st: their
hold and were also drowned. The
survivors describe the scenes IL ter
rible and heartrcn&iin.. All 81 them
praise in the highest terms the con-
duct Ut the captain ami crew Of the
Cinll,ri:,, tho never moved from their
Ix,.ts and did everythi' < in the row.
er Ut imam ID save life. Of the VIZ
men Oh board the Cinll'ria only 3
were saved. one Young Polish
girl on her way t. jim her par
emts il America, with her amut.
who Was drowned before her Eyes.
\ not ser gill saved herself Ivy holding
fast by the edge Of tile lHr,t. and was
dragged in after an hour AMI half
l'p to tie last moment
the survivors entlea, Ore,l I" rescue
AL they could, l'ut IL silence c...,le ua
they found no more alive. They uni,
net occasionally with the bodies III
the drowned. u the eight l..ats If
lhr timlria only four could I've
lowered.
IN answer IT, ttIevral,:,ic Inquiries
II li.,rkum and NOr.lel,cy the reply
reads: No further resciies known"
At other places there has l,etn some
feeling expressed against tie officers
Il the Sultan. A reporter who went
IN board complains that lie could not
extract any information from the
'ilicers ar crew. who observed i rigid
'Ilebce in reference t. the questions
" r,it. Christian lsOl,,n and Joseph
;l,s'ts. Americans. are missing The
German writer, leo
|lal,e :lMann.Of Vienna, persisted. The
|IOrsen Courier says B.rliu h:ls suf- !
'eresl severely l,y the disaster. One
Il the French sailors who had taken !
';,ssage ut 1lavre. and escaped, insists
l:st the captain If the sultan made I,
III in the fog Immediately after the
't.cident. nut waiting even i quarter
Il an hour near the scene. /
rvETnEE DETAILS.
NEw YORK. Jan. - The II. .uitrx ;
special says: According to :
he latest information. ~ lives we're
Ost in the Cilnl'ria disaster. There ,
we're w passengers and ~ officers :
md crew on board. Of These, only ~; !:
70 far have |xen rescued. Uf the six !,
teamers sent by the Hamburg. \ mcr-
can Steamship company On SATURDAY.
hight. four baveI at yet ret uri,tx!: hut |
Il the two which lIlye retmrlm Il found !
'OtIing. there IL scarcely any hope :,
eft that more Of the unfOri,nates
Ire alive. j
When tine Sultan arrived at five /.
'clOck on Saturday afternoon. the /;
managers Of the ualnbmr. u merican .
sent Inspectors t" see Tie
aptain. The latter admitted the COL ,
isiOn and said he did not know with ;
THAT ship. hut he said there isa GUAM
ny u wreckage III my low left ly .
he other vessel. They examined it !!
immediately, AMI l.y some small en- |,
meled p!atrs. peculiar IL vessels Of
iiis line. with inscriptions in three J
snXuage. they recognized the CHM !.
ria rs the unfortunate Vessel.
II. G.. l-0renz, Of Frankfort. one If
he rescued. gave me 4 long account
4 the terrible scenes he witnessed.
though the officers did their work
|"bly; they were unable to maintain
RIDER. Men. women and children
rent mad with fear. TlmDse who
AT secure places had a violent
truggle to keep the l,O;.t from lxing
wainped. The six Indians were
riven away by some sailors Nv axe
lows on their hands. Captain Ham
ell stood till the last moment IN the
ridge but could have nj control
YER the 1O terror stricken human
elng: beneath him. Men. women