New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
STEAMSHIPS IN COLLISION.
THE sERvIA AND THE NooRDLAND CRASH.

THE RED STAR VESSEL DAMAGED SO SHE GOULD
NOT GO TO sEA-TnE sERvIA TO SAIL TODAY
The steamship Servia, of the Cunard Line,
left her pier about 2i5 yesterday afternoon
and proceeded slowly down the North River
sho had 1Ol cabin and a number OF steer
age passengers board, most OF whom
were on deck taking look ut the city they were leav-
ing through the biuding snow which was falling thick
and fast over the river She had not gone far when sud
denly there appeared right before her the huge nun
Of the Star Noordland which out
from her pier at Jersey City, and was swinging around
as head down The captain and plot were
both on the bridge, and quick as thought they sang
the quartermaster at the wheei:
Hard a-starbOard." But 1t was TOO late, anu
just the serva began to answer her helm she crashed
into the sarboard quarter OF the Noordand ana cuta
great shaped cash IN her urteback also starting her
main deck aft There 100 passengers In oil on the
Noordland. and great confusion reignod Tor low bo
ments among toe passengers on both ships
But It was only for a moments for the officers OF
both vessels that there serious dan
done swinging apart the SerVa PROCEEDED uOwn
stream while OF tugs surrounded the Noordahu
and escorted her back her per Then the passengers
who had hastily buckled life preservers nOs OF them
hind side beforo) took them of and calmed themselves
The steamship Baltic OF the Inman Limo had sailed Just
before these two steamers left their piers and the repre-
sentative OF Peter Wright Sons, agents Tor both the
Red sar and the Inmhn lines, Immediately sent tug
after her tell stop. Tho tug caught tho Baltc
at the Ntrrows anchored In Gravesend Bay to
await further orders The damage TO the NOOrdIahd
was great that decided not to send her 10 sea
and In the evening the steamer william Fletcher came
up and taking board part Of her passengers carried
them down to the waiting Baltic, which then went TO
sea The majority OF the passengers preferred to walt
for another Red star steamer
The Seryia which anchored OFF Bedlow's Island, had
the ances around hawsepipe broken and two OF her
bowpaes on the starboard side stove In so that lights
inside the ship could be through the breaks Inc
plates were over seventeen feet above the waterne'
however, and the bolts were not started All night ueh
were at work repairing the damage and sho Will be III
condition to go at high water this morning. IL
will take ten days to put the Noordland in condition.
When tho pilot on tho bridge OF the
sorvia saw the Noordland ahead OF him
he blew whistle, meaning that the
serva would go starboard ahead OF the Noordand
The signal was not for several seconds and
then the Noorland blew two whistles meanng that the
the servIa should go to port or under the
Noordland's stern. Then tho wheel OF the Serva
was put hard over and her engines were reversed.
but IL was too late avert the collision The Noordand
engines Wete reNetaou Llo bcr sngines were
Servia but "a she 9lew tWo wstIes nel h % r,n
stopped and then Immediately she started Rheu 70 run
lands offcers that they did hear the whistle OF
tho serva and furthermore that the vessel was lying
Besides The hole cut IN tho Noordlands turtle back
there a crack extending through her plates 10 WITHIN
$4,000 repair her Captain Nchol OF te hoora-
land said that the Seryla coming down te tvet ~
a good rate OF speed whom he saw her. lie 6lew three
whistles TO Indicate that the Noordland had sternway
In minute or two" continued he, 1.-The servia gave
me two whistles, signifyng that she would staroOnru
her holm and port. answered with TWO Wnlslieh
to let them know that understood and stopped the en-
gues But Scrva did not appear to alter her COURSE
aud the crash came - A..
ON the other hand, tho serva's people say that nat
their ship was close In 70 the New-York shore at the
time, and that they took every possible precau'oh 10
ay old tho collision. -.
Among the passengers tho Serva were
Chnrlc, Allen +. y. Abbot. Henry L. Boucher Henry
Bancroft Mr. and Mrs samuel Barclay, L. W. Bangs'
r. Bctancourt. John Ten Bosch, Mr.. and Mrs H. IL
Conkliug Dr. Edward NJ Currer, Row Samuel {. COP
ton George Copply G. :. Dcnnson' ST. George DiIoI'
Alexander Delnar. Mr.. and Mrs. X. f. Dowhlng j. j.
Eyqucm. Thomas N. Esan, r. Curro Gregory, II: Lam
Iton George l.. Hoe. Charice Howland Charles q.
Hone Sir. and Mrs Robert Hume. Mlss Mary q Hoyt'
Francis Higgins T. j. Hart Dudley ". irwin Palmer "
kellogg f. ". LudOvici T. l. Lacabnne. Prescott Law
renee Charles 4. Lamb Thomas J. O'DOnohue, H.. J'
Pain D. NJ RogteOll. Colonel TOteuham. Dr. ana Mrs.
A. H. Wll-or c. L. Woodbridge, J.. Zboro~ski, r. l.
OrdwaV and J. Crawford Lyon 90 - - -
The NOoraland ~ steel steamer o'olJ tohsi lho
scryia an iron steamer OF 3,91l tons
Tho Dutch bark Pr.nz Irndrick, Captain Klngcnberg
which ailcd from this port early last week for Europe
with a cargo OF petroleum was YESTERDAY ahchorrd on
SANDY Hook with her buwarks stove Ia sue ProoaOi!
had been in collision.