New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-07
THE AMSTERDAM WRECKED.
prrNN1ye ON SABLE ISLAND IN A FOG.
~n,rr p.ssrNoERs DROWNED AND NEARLY 3oo
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sar Navigation Company's steamer Amsterdam
600 tons. Captain Lucas, from Amsterdam July
10 for New-York with 260 passengers ana crew.
vent ashore on the east end of Sable lsland IN q
dense fog on the night of July 3. The Government
steamer Newfeld brought here tonight 24o pas
seugers. -
Lighthouse Inspector Hutchinson reports as fol
lows, The day before the ship struck was hne anu
clear but thick weather came ON at p w. a'u .,
,h. titna tho ship struck CAPTAIN Lucas hhasinVu
bi,,s.if about thittv-hve miles south OF
,ts island Tho spot where the vessel was wrecked
a. thirteen miles from tho east side of the light
bonse. Owing 60 thick fog officials on the island
did not discover the weasel until the afternoon ct
tho following day. when assistance was san"''n''
ftnm tho main station, hat hei''e '"'
Island Grow arrived captain hu'aH h'"
decided to land enc passengers ~ IN" Ah'P
1,sts gho water was comparatively smooth ahd
l,nA vas diacefnhe at ii p, M Six boat-loada oi
messengers started for the lighthouse, After helng
aaoat all night a landing wa' effected at daylight
nextmorning While attempting To- laud through the
snrf one boat upset and three passengers were
drowned. Meanwhile the sable Island ne boa' had
pat of for the scene OF tue wreck az a, i'' "' Nv
taptain Lucas and the remainder of the per sons on
the wrecked steamer were rescued ana landed OF
the north side of the island. The passengers ana
crew we're then distributed among the various sla-
tons and made as comfortable - poSsloie. a nun
her of women tweniy-seye children and eleven IN
fants among the passengers
TIE VESSEL MOVING Al FULL SPEED.
A number of casualties reported, such as
broken arms. The Amsterdam was going at full
speed at the time she struck so that she ran well
up on the sand bar. She lies on even keel aud
has eleven feet of water in the hold.
should the weather continue fine the
cargo VIII be saved in good
condition. Captain Lucas with chief officers aud
norton of the crew remain at the scene of the
wreck. The steerage passengers are
mostly German and Dutch immigrants. There
are also twenty-five Polish Jews. The passengers
will be forwarded to New York by the first boat.
The names of the cabin passengers are as fol-
lows: Mr. ard Mrs Ludwig, three children
and servant; Mr. aud Mrs. Opdnger, the
Rev. Carmanns of Louisville, Mr.. and Mrs.
Yahrenwaldt from Berlin Tor New York, and Mr.
Tlder of Curacao. West Indies. Mr.. Ludwig spoke
bitterly of the want of facilities Tor saving lie on
thel,land Ii was several hours after the ship struck
that her rockets seen at the lighthouse
hut the lighthouse keeper had no rockets or other
apparatus 10 respond 20 the Signals OF DIS
tIess. A messenger took hNe hours 10
communicate the intelligence 10 the main station.
The weather was remarkably tine. Only lew Suc4
days are known on the lsIahu -h thS '"I' Ii','
the ordinary heavy surf prevailed only
few of the passengers could nave beeh
saved. After the six boat loads left the ship the
remaining passengers and crew broke into and
rihed the cabin. None OF the baggage was SaVcd
Some PROVISIONS were got ashore, but these were
taken possession of by the people OF the l7lalu
many of whom became DRUNK and uotlouS Ton the
lOuOT obtained from the ship. HE captain uchdNtu
with extraordinary courage and cooinesS. Mt
Ludwig 50 'a>s highly of ths Governor OF the is-
land. Galloway, and officials DSora@s and Aith.
THE DISASTER DESCRIBED BY A PAssENGER.
Constantine Ludwig of New York, freight agent
and representative of Brasch q Rodhenstcn. of
Berlin one of the cabin passengers, said tonight
The ship encountered fog and rain during inc
entire voyage up o. the day before striking. We'd
1c,day night July 80. Tuesday was fine day.