New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-21
CRASHING INTO MONSTER ICEBERGS.
THE STEM OF THE STEAMER DRACoNA SMASHED
ON THE BANKS.
ON THE BANKS.
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HALIFAX, May 20.-The new Thompson line
steamer Dracona 100 TONS Captain sangster arrived
from Charente and presented sight probably never be-
fore seem even I'm t headquarters for disasters
on Saturday midnight she crashed into Iceberg while
going at the Of ten knots an hour Her stem was
smashed sixteen feet mark to the main deck
and the plates twisted around against the star
board side leaving gaping hole nine feet wide The
bow was broken clean through TO the bukhead showing
the great force of the collision and what narrow
escape the ship had. The Dracona has cargo OF
fruit and liquors from Cnareue for Halifax Montreal
She passed the first iceberg on Saturday mornng'
OIL the Banks of Newfoundland. The night was dark
and cloudy but no fog and the steamer went along at
full speed At IL O'Clock the watch saw what appeared
like fog bank on the starboard bow. The helm put
hard starboard and engines were reversed AT that
moment the officers realized that instead OF FOG BANK
the ship just about crashing into monster iceberg
The engines were ordered at full speed astern but al
most order could be carried out the Dracona
struck the iceberg tremendous crash while going
almost at full speed. From the violence OF
the collision Captain Sangster aud the
crew imagined that the ship would go
down IN few minutes and instant preparations were
made TO launch the boats, but while the steamer was
slowly drifting from the ice the captain discovered
that tho ship was making water and that the damage
was all before collision bulkhead. Being new steel
ship the plates had broken but simply bent and
doubled 10. forming kind OF breskwater for the bulk
mead The ship lay 10 until daylight, when she was
found TO be surrounded by lcebergs The officers say
that there hundreds OF them and the scene was
majestic one Captain Sangscr says that captains OF
ocean steamers pasging the Banks OF Newfoundland
cannot exercise too much caution TO escape disaster
QuEBRc, May 20.-Captain JUL and the surviving
crew VI The Eorwegia ship Moen which was wrecked
by collision with iceberg, have arrived here captain
JIui gives the following particulars When IN iattude
46 north, longitude As west, at 7:30 p fn In thlck
weather. the vessel came IN collision win an Immense
iceberg The ship having become firmly jamincd IN the
iceberg, the boats were got out Twelve men got into
tue first boat, which was speedily carried out OF the
vessels reach As six OF the crew remained,
another boat got out, but she smashed
and nsd Matters had begun TO look serious those
on the vessel when the first boat managed TO get within
halng distance and line was thrown TO her, and she
was hauled alongside. The remainder OF she crew sue
eecded in boarding her except one. who was lost The
captain was last leave the vessel and had narrow
escape being precipated into the water and carried
down a considerable distance, losing consciousness.
The inst got clear when the huge iceberg top
pied tho vessel, cutting her IN two. They
gcscned by the crew Of the Norwegian ship Hega.