The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-24

official inspection of the steamer Sultan
shows the damage more serious than at
first supposed. According TO the testi'
mony OF carpenters the crew Of the Sultan
Displayed great Seyerness and rapidity IN
stopping the leak, aud it is scarcely con-
ce'vable how the vessel ever reached Ham
burg. Besides a smash d bow and holes in
both sides, her keel tor twelve or fifteen
feet was completely split. The Hamburger
Nachrichsten SAYS: The captain OF the Sui.
tan, In his official statement, says that be-
fore the fog set IN he had been going nine
knots an hour, and during the fog reduced
the speed TO four knots, the lowest rate OF
speed consistent with keeping Storage.
way on the vessel He neither heard nor
saw any kind of signals until suddenly, at a
distance OF little more than two ship
lengths, the Cimbria's green light appeared
He Immediately, and in accordance with
The rules, endeavored TO give way. he
thought he should be able to get clear when
So incorrect steering occurred aboard the
Clmbria, and suddenly he saw the red light
OF another steamer Ut should be remarked
here that probably the Cimbria's rcd light
was displayed by the alteration of her
course Almost simultaneously with the
appearance Of the red light be felt a shock.
During the time the leak ia his vessel was
repairing he constantly gave signals by
bombs and blowing the whistle. When
the repairs we're effected he approached as
near TO the scene of the collision as he could
without cndangering his own vessel. Owing
to dense fog he saw nothing. He waited
about till s Friday morning. AS proof OF
the correctness of his statement he points
to the lateness' of the time at which he ar
rived at Cuxhaven. 1t iscoasidered great
point in official investigation to prove
the accuracy of this statement. According
to the statement of persons intimately ae'
quainted with the captain OF the Sultan,
both he and The FIST officer are thor.
oughly competent and careful sailors,
and especially noted for the maintenance
# strict discipline. Two sisters among
the passengers rescued, writing relatives in
village near Berlin, lament that they lost
everything, even to their shoes, but in
spite of their suiienngs they add, that they
mean to try their luck in the next vessel,
and hope soon to send photographs from
Omaha.
THE ClMDRIA AGAIN
LONDON, Jan. 23-The proofs of Ham
burg papers received here show that the
Cimbria was struck forty feet from her
bow. After making the breast the Sultan
scraped along the Cimbria and completely
rolled up her iron plates. The papers also
print brief report of what transpired and
of the statement made by the Captain Of
the Sultan before the British consul party
laying the blame on the Cimbria, in large
type with notes Of exclamation. One 0fthe
boats rescued by the Theta contained
The latter had been tossing about nine
hours anu was water-logged, nearly oil the
occupants being washed away
before sighting the Theta. The state
ments CONCERNING the deaths
of Captain Hansen, who was seen on the
bridge to the last, and of the first officer
who was seen swimming after the Cimbria
had sunk concludes with the words, "Treu
Bis Ium Tod?" Faithful until death
ANTICIPATED ApyICEs.
SIDNEY, n. s. W., Dec. 23-The transit
of Venus was failure owing to the wealth.
er. The British party in Queensland were
equally unsuccessful.
The steamer New England, in Clarence
river, struck the bar on the evening of the
Goth. Heavy seas washed over her and she
became total wreck. The crew managed
to reach the shore in boats, but others were
left olinging n the wreck and washed Off
OF ftty.three persons on board sixteen were
drowned.
The Queensland government have con-
| ton of trans.contnental railway from
Charlesyille to Point Parker, TO be finished
in seven and half years, under II land
grant of 10000 to 10000 acres per mile
A SURVIVORS, STATEMENT.
HAMBURG, Jan. 23.-AcCording to the
statement of another survivor of the disas.
ter of the Cimbria, as late as 9 O'Clock
Friday morning Captain Holsen received
the report that the Cimbria's lights were all
burning properly. The breach made by
the collision was so great that the Cimbria
lay right over with portion of her deck
under water.
ERRATGC EUGENE.
PARIS, Jan. Elk Empress Eugenc an,
nou ces that she ignores the republic and
comes to Paris to display sympathy with
Prince Jerome. Her presence is topic al.
most ~ exciting as the arrest of the prince
II is said that Eugene was CoguiHant of the
man,lests. Her adherents claim that her
presence meaus demonstration in behalf
of the name vi the family of Napoleon.
DoRE DEAD.
PARIS, Jan. o. Gustave Dore, the ia.
nous French painter and designer, is dead.
SuLKY.
AT the cabinet council, it is reported that
members OF the cabinet rendered their
resignation. None OF the ministers ut.
tended the burtau of deputies to-day
NO MORE HAVE LANDED.
HAMBURG, Jan. 23.-No more persons
have landed from the Gin )ria. Sailing YES.
sells passing TO westward way have picked
up some. The four steamers have not yet
returned.
THE SAVED.
The thirty-nne persons brought into Cut
Haven had been occupants of two boats.
The other seventeen persons saved were
brought in by the Meta.