Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-22
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New YORK, Jan 20.
The officers of the steamer Cimbria are as
follows:
Commander-fIanson.
Chief Officer-F. karlowa.
Second Officer-F. Spruth.
Third Officer-A. Heidon.
Fourth Officer-A. Voss.
Chief EugIneer-F. Aipen.
Second En- yineer-C. koopman.
Third Engneer--J Ed Imam.
Fourth Engineer-C. Wiedemann.
Physician-Dr. c. Muller.
Purser-J. BOinett.
Chief Steward--J. Brockmulier.
The Cimbria was vessel of 1929 tons.
was built at Greenock in 1876 and was 326
feet long. Barkum, off which she sank. is
an'sland in the North Sea, &c miles north
west of Emden, belonging to Prussia.
j. +. Meyer, agent of the Hamburg Amer
lean line. was found at his home i'll HobOken
by reporter. He said:
THE steamer Cimbria was commanded by
| Capt. Hanson, a competent man, who has
been in our employ for eight years. She
| must have had between 400 and 500 passen-
| gers aboard, and fear from the cable dis
patches that the loss of life has been great.
| The steamer carried eight life boats and was
Il mile vessel. She had crew of lO5
men. Two years ago compound engines and
| new boilers were placed in her.
LONDON, Jan 81.
| Details of the Cimbria disaster now be-
| ing received show the loss of life to have
| been fearful. The Cimbria left Hamburg
| Thursday with $50 passengers and crew num-
bering 10. She ran aground before leaving
Elbe, but got off with the food tide with the
assistance Of the Hanson without having sus-
tanned damaged and put to sea at go in the
afternoon. Friday morning she came into
collision during thick fog off Barkum with
! the steamer Sultan. The Cimbria sank in a
| short time. When the boat with 80 passen-
| gers arrived the company sent out the steam
| err Hansa and four of the largest available
| steamers at Cuxhaven to search for the other
boats of the Cimbria. The West Indian
steamer Bavaria also left during the night
with similar object. The steamer Sultan,
which sustained heavy damage, has arrived
in Elbe.
| The Cimbria sustained such severe in
juries it at once became apparent she must
sink almost Immediately. The officers,
| therefore, did all in their power to save lives
Without moments loss of time the life
boats were distributed among the passengers
and an order given to lower the boats.
This, however, in consequence of the YES
| sells heeling over on her side, was found very
difficult on one side and absolutely impos-
sible on the other.
As the second officer was still engaged in
cutting the spars loose so there should be
much drift as possible for the people to
cling to when inevitable laundering oo-
Cured, the vessel went down under his feet.
! He seized a spar, but as several other per-
sons chung to it, obliged to let go and he
swan to boat. This boat was subsequently
picked up by the Theta. The second officer
steered the Theta to Cuxhaven. Seventeen
other persons had been saved by the steamer
Diamont from the Weizer, making 56 thus
far known to have been rescued.
| A survivor from the Cimbria makes the
following statement:
| The weather was clear up to LIS, but a
fog then set in, which continued and in
creased in density. The engines of the
Cimbria kept full speed until l. 80, then at
half speed until 2, after which they were
kept a slow speed. About ten minutes past
| 2 the whistle of another steamer heard,
and the engines of the Cimbrla stopped in
stanty. The Suitan's green light was,
ing to the fog, not observed until she
only 80 feet off from the Cimbria the latter
was struck abaft the first bukhead on the
port side, and she keeled over to the star
board and speedily sank. The Theta picked
up one of the Cimbria's boats at 9 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and arrived at Cuxhaven
about 6 O'Clock.
A reporter boarded the Sultan but the
captain and crew abolutely refused to give
any information. The Capt has made a state
ment before the British Consul but this is mac
cessibe. The Sultan has large hole in
bow, seven feet above the water line.
HAMBURG, Jan. 2l-l0 so p. II.
No reports yet received from the six steam
ers sent in search of the missing boats of
the Cimbria.
| New YORK Jan 81
kernhardt & Co., general agents of the
company, have received cable message
saying that the Cimbria had 20 cabin pas
sengers, 362 steerage and 90 of crew.
BREEMAS HAVEN, Jan 81.
Sixteen between deck passengers of the
| Cimbria have been landed here
| LONDON, Jan 81.
The Hamburg American Company have
been very prompt to afford information re-
garding the Cimbria disaster.
| BERLIN, Jan 81.
Besides the 80 survivors that landed at
Cuxhaven, and Il at Weiser light house, an
| other vessel has landed eleven, but their
| names are not yet ascertained. The num-
Der of lives lost is estimated at fully 300
The passengers were mostly emigrants, from
East Prussia. Among them were six Ameri-
can Indians, who had been on exhibition in
Berlin for some time.
LONDON, Jan 81.
/ The following are among the missing:
Capt Hansen, chief engineer and surgeon.
| LONDON Jan 2l
The following named members Of the crew
are saved: Second Officer Spruth, Third
Officer Hayden. Fourth Officer Voss, Second
| Engineer kopmann, Assistant Engineers
Saverbrey and Oberhei de. First Steward
Harder, Quartermasters Hiatt, Waulefkin
and Lanheizer; Engel frank not stated;
FRANKIE frank not stated); Between Deck
Stewards Thurlow and Anderson. Seamen
vierow. Alexandersen. Johnacsen, Meyrion.
Jentzen and Bay named Rehn.