Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-26
The 6ree press.
STEAMER SUNK.
The .'Suitan'' and "Cimbrin'' Run To-
gether In Fog Near Borkum Is
land on che Mouth of the Ems River.


land on che Mouth Of the Ems River,
HAMBURG, Jan 81. The Cimbria left Ham
burg Thursday with 1856 passengers and II
crew of %. She ran aground before leav-
ing the Elb, but got oil with the flood tide
with the assistance of the steamer llansa,
without damage, and put TO sea at 80 p. IN.
On Friday morning she came in collision dur
ing THE. fog oil Borkum with the steamer
Sultan. The Cimbria sustained such severe
injuries that it at once became apparent that
she must sink almost Immediately. The Of
iiccrs therefore did all in their power to save
lives. Without moments loss Of time life
belts were distributed among the passengers
and an order given to lower the boats. This,
however, in consequence OF the Vessels heel
ing over was found TO he very difficult on one
side and absolutely impossible on the other.
As the second officer was cutting the spars
loose 81 that there should be as much drift
wood as possible for the people to cling to
when the inevitable laundering occurred
the vessel went down under his feet. lie
seized Il spar but as several other persons
chung to ii he was obliged to let 20, and swan
to boat which was Subsequently picked up
by the Theta. The second officer steercd the
Theta to CuXhuvcn. Seventeen other per-
sons Lave been saved by the steamer Diam
ant from The Wcser light house making So
then known to have been rescued.
A survivor says that the weather was clear,
up to Ills O'Clock, but fog then set in which
continued and increased in density. The
Cimbtia's engine were kept at full speed
until 1:3O and then at half speed until two
O'Clock, after which they were kept at slow
A.
other steamers whistle was heard and the
engines Of the Cmbra were stopped instant
", The Sultan's green light, owing TO the
log, was not observed until size was l50 feet
from The Cmbria. The latter was struck
ubail the ir,. collision bulkhead on the port
side and herled over TO the stalboald speedy
sinking. The Theta picked up one OF the
Camblig'S boats 1t tNO O'Clock, Saturday after
noon, and arrived 1T CuXhalcn AT six o'clock.
a reporter bUaidAd tie Sultan, lu, the
captain and crew al soutely refused to give
information. The captain made statement
before the British consul, but it is nacces:i-
Die. The Sultan las large hole in her bow,
seven feet above the wafer line.
The Cimbria had % cabin passengers, 1862
stecralc, and % crew. So far 30 persons
have landed al CuNhayen, Il at Wcs,r light
house and lG al Bremerhaycn.
The Cmuria sunk in u short time. When
the boat with 30 passengers arrived at Cux-
haven the company sent the steamer llansa
and the four largest available steamers a
CuNhaycn to search for the Cimbrla's other
boat. The steamer Bavaria also left during
the night with II similar object
The steamer sultan sustained heavy dam
age. She hat, arrived in the Elbg.
The captain OF the sultan Describe.
the tinbTia'S Fate.
LONDON Jan. 22.-Thc captain Of Tie
steamer which has arrived in the Humber
from Hamburg makes the following state
mcut at the request OF the captain Of the
steamer Sultan: The Sultan made au an
usually rapid passage and sighted Borkum
light between one and two o'clock, Saturday
morning. The weather was hazy and soon
became very ioggv. The engines were eased
to dead slow and the steam whistle kept
sounding every few seconds. The captain
and chief officer were on the bridge and tNo
hands were locking ont forward. Suddenly
the green AMI masthead lights OF steamer
were seen two points on the starboard
bow and the captain of the Sultan
thought the approaching steamer would keep
her course and 90 clear. 1t was noticed,
however, that She Suddenly ported and came
around rapidly. 1t was too hte TO do any
thing but stop and reverse, which was done.
BY the time the engines had rcvoved once
Tie captain noticed that the other steamers
port light was coming rapidly towards the
Sultan The NEXT Instant with the great
way she hat She caught the suit ms bowspril
in her port fore rigging, taking her right
around. There was great CONSERVATION
aboard The Sultan as it was feared that So
much larger vessel would sink her The
Sultan's crew hailed the Cimblia TO stand by
but no reply was received, The vessels
parted in the fog and IA few seconds later the
mate OF tie Sultan saw the Cimbra coming
up ON the other side lie called to the Ger
man master to 20 full speed asern.
This was done aud the Cmbra
then, disapIcl cared. Examination OF the
Sultan showed that the upper part of her
hawsr pipe and everything forward was driv-
en- through the collision bulkhcad into the
furCCaslc, where the crew had II narrow cS.
cape. The Sultan remained on the scene fpr
five hours The captain heard no sound the
whole time and was severely blaming the
German captain of the Cimbiia for leaving
without asCcrtaning the Sullan's damage.
lie had no Idea that the Cimbria had f0un-
dercd until he arrived at Hamburg. Before
bria's whistle. When he first saw her the
Cimbiia was going at full speed. lie sup
poses that the .Sutan's beams ripped open
the CimDrla's plates.
The Rescued Ones Story.
HAMBURG, Jan, 22-The Daman,, one of
the steamers sent to search for the missing
passengers and crew of the Cimbria arrived
thie ortorro,n with sixtnon ,os,onu.,c and a
fireman OF the ill-iatcd vessel. The rescued
passengers state that after leaving the CHM
bria in d sinllng condition their beat oapsiz-
ed and they sought refuge in some rigging Of
the Cimtrla which was still above water
They remained in his position for ten hours,
freezing lIom cold an cNpscling that every
minute would be their las until they were
rescued by q boat from the DimInt and
many of those in the boat when It left
the CimhIia wcic drowned upon its
capsizing, and many others after
reaching the Ilgging were Obliged TO release
their hold and were drowned. The survivors
describe the scenes rs horrible and hcartrcni-
ing. All praise in the highest TENS the con-
duct Of the captain and crew Of the Cimhria,
who never moved from their posts and did
everything in the power Of man to save life
until they themselves were cngllfcd. The
survivors affirm that while they were in the
rigging the Sullans lights were clearly vis-
bic and their cries for help must have been
heard aboard the Sultan. which instead Of
coming to their rescue steamed away. Most
of the rescued present a miserable appear
ance, having lost everything, Since their
landing here everything possible has been
done for them. Some have been sent to their
homes and the remainder will continue their
voyage Wednesday,
According to the accounts published al
Berlin the women and children ON the Gin.