New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
A SHIP SUNK BY A STEAMER
COLLISION IN THE HARBoR IN DAYLIGHT
THE IoRyTY RUN INTO ny THE CoRN"AhL-N""-
now ESCAPE OF ONE MAN.

ROW ESCAPE OF ONE MAN
The British ship Lornty. Captain Stahhus' lay ah-
,ho,cl OF pcdloe's island at noon yesterday. she
,s loade with cases of oil and received her clear
49,, n,,,ers ON Wednesday for Bombay, but after
cc,,ng ont in the stream Captain Stannus decided
=, mass christmas in the city with some irienus.
1br r,ew consisting OF the mate, second officer anu
,h,,tv ,ren werc all on the vessel, which lay with
te,l M s,tram The hay was rather crowded AZ
.,,,, ,nl the Steamship Cornwall which started
,,,r pipt No 1 : about ths time, fonnd herself ~
s.,il sea- itum "a shn neateh bedloes isiand.
s,tefe ,tssps wpie ~ the heishbothooa lhe
.,psnahn Labrador was iNst eohhr un hon
,vssaWtiNe aNn the CORNWALL ehdeato,ea ~ rhss
tetwoan ,ka ieaek W the aplieaeliha lahthdut
and tto toynly, the pAssaee MAs hh,tnWeh siNi
mara hy tha staampg tn hms, which WAs
anohogod not more than y hundred aNN h1'N NN'
hohind the iornty, \ styong ehh tide was running
aud quickly brought tho Cornwall down toward
tho LarnW Tho danger at a collision was not an
prchondoi until the vessels were only iew ens'hs
apart Then the second officer of tho shlp rushed I"
the side oi tho Lornty aud shouted
Rack water Back water! DO you want To run
US DOWN.
HOW THE SAILORS SAVED THEMSELVES.
II was too late to avert the collision, rs the Corn
wall was now bearing down upon the ship when
was anchored and helpless. Confusion seemed to
prevail on board the steamship. and the oicef M"
only time TO shout out an alarm and get clear as far
rs possible from the impending shock The Prov OF
the Cornwall struck the Lornty just back OF the
main rigging and the ship carcened and swayed as
if she would turn over Her side was crushed III ny
the heavy Prov of the steamship like SHE'LL and
the water poured in at the side of the vessel IL
torrent All the crew had been warned IN time to
see the collision and avoid any danger.
As soon as the shock had subsidized 1t became ap-
narent that the Lornty would sink. The Cornwall
did not Immediately draw of, and there was gen
eral rush of the sailors TO the side OF the sinking
vessel They caught hold of the sides OF the Corn
wall and easily climbed upon the dock OF the
steamer The mate had gone into the cabin mo-
ment before the collision to read some instructions
he had Just received from Captain Stannus lie
was warned by the shock of the collision and rushed
upon the deck in time to the condition OF ahaifs
The Lornty had settled over on her left side, and
was gradually but easily going down: the port rals
were still clear above the water, and the sailors
were rapidly leaving the sinking ship.
ais Schlinsky on board = the mate called to one
Of the crew.
Schlinsky was n Hungarian sailor, and had been
sick for several days Ii was seen that he was not
yet on the Cornwall and several OF the sailors
started back to assist the sick man, who was OBJ
served making his way along the deck at that mo-
ment The mate himself, seeing there was no time
10 lose ran back TO the cabin and secured a fine
Irish retriever that belonged to Captain Stannus,
and several sailors also returned and got few
articles of clothing. As Schlinsky was being as
sisted on the Cornwals deck n lurch OF the vessel
separated the steamer from the ship and the SICK
sailor lost his hold and fell into the water Ropes
were thrown TO him and he was safely landed on
the steamer lust as the Lornty carcencd and went
down
GOING TO Tur RESCUE.
Emigration Commissioner Stephenson saw the ac-
cident frou the Battery and at once went out IN the
eteamboat John l.. Moore TO render help. lie took
the crew who had lost everything. on board the
steamboat and brought them IN 10 Castle t'ardcii'
where they were cared lOr SehlhshN,.lp S%,h IN
man il was thought best to send 90 hospital. Nr.
Stephenson sai1 that il was not twenty minutes
after the Lomty was struck before sue sank IN
seventy feet Of water " II was Mei Ihht on' Hin
Law behind her said Mr.. Stephenson "ior the Fri
King has cargo of blasting. or gclatine AMI deona-
tors which are as bad as niiiogiNGerhe. ne cargo
is to hp unoaded aud stored on Ellis Island. II the
Cornwall had struck her. people I'm Now-l ork would
have Thought Hell Gate had blown up and the
Cornwall people wonld probably never have known
The crew or the lutntv could give No Information
a. in the cause ui the collision, anu captain
Nhoclan, commanding officer oi th" 'olhWalll'
fu., n have amy thnI to say about IT, except thht
the sftuut ohh tldc had carried him un tn" NessrL
liz ,rss, anchored ia the hay last naht aS " MaH
drputd haat to make a thorough inspection oi ne
init ntltttup hpi VuNagr ~ lar hH appeared hhr
did not accom- to have been injured hN the cnlllHluh
1hr tuinWall iHut the Ntult Western linc, hnd whH
ttatitna iot Nrsinl England W. ~ Morgan
Co ui No. 20 south A., AiU the agents oi the llnr
The iornty Naa built ~ liNrtrnnl Ia lN'p, hN
koylrn She n .du feet long, 40 irot beam hnd -
feet drrp aud is owned hV L. IT, MolhtNi" va
of lt,tfpooi Sumo CHArs Of oil were found nodilng
from the hhip aud were secured last night The
cnro Il n Thought will ho saved. Her agents alt
Bowrng ~ Archibald, of No, 80 broadway