The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-18
SINKING OF rHE OREGON,
A GFAphiC Description of ths ACCldsot ia
the Ocean Grey yhouud,

NEw YoRE, March l7.-Mr. l.. O. Hop
kins, formerly Of Cincinnati, but now re-
siding at No, 50 Columbia Heights, Brook
lyn, who, with his wife, was on a return
voyage, tells an interesting story to re.
porter oi the Times concerning tha accl,
dent to the Oregon. He SAID; "About
4;S0 o'clock in the morning was the only
passenger up. had been sick all through
the voyage and could NOT sleep. was
taking some toast and tea when heard a
crash and felt shock that shook the Ore.
gon from end 10 end, A irightiul crssh
and clatter, 40 ot the falling OF an iln.
mense mass OF iron plates, came from the
port side. A moment later there was q
second Oraah and shock; a third, but
lighter shook followed. | instantly ran
on deck, The passengers were sCurryiuV
to the alter part Of the vessel and / fol.
lowed them, Some Of them cried, 'The
boat Is safe. She Is floating away all
right ! asked them what they meant.
They answered that q tnree.masted
schooneE had struck the Oregon, but that
the schooner had got away all right.
Immediately alter came an officer,
who whispered to some OF the stewards
and walters who were talking about the
collision, and they stopped their talk,
Thereafter not word could be got from
them. went 10 my atateroom aud called
my wife out, Within oight minutes after
che frat crash and shock, an officer Of the
Oregon came from the deck and cried
outj Gall everybody, and order them on
deck The women and children had
begun To leave their rooms, and. half
clad, to crowd the passage ways. They
we're urged out Of them, and as last as the
passage ways we're cleared the iron doors
were closed, 80 as to make several com.
partments water tight. The passengers
we're hurried to the deck, where they
had to stand close together for warmth,
Most ot them were III clad. Some Of tho
children were bare'legged and bareiooted,
The mercury was at S9', and ice formed on
the deck, but no one grumbled or scream.
ed. The crew began 10 get her boatp, and
TO the praise Of the company, they worked
in q way that showed excellent discipline,
" While the work Of making the boats
ready was going on we had ohace 10 see
what damage had been done to tie
NAShSht AhSAV WeAo tuIbo nuled Qu l6F
port side. One was above the water, and
was twelve by nine feet The Others
were smaller, but one OF them was below
the water.llpa, and the sea was pouring
into tue hold. The schooner, or whatever
1t was that struck US, hit Us dlagonally
under the bridge, on the port side.
oaicersor sailors on deck said that the
schooner had no lights up, but Mrg.
Hurst, Of New York, who occupied State.
room No. 81, which was In perilous
proximity to the place OF danger, has told
nc that she cav q red light pass by her
window an instant before the ollision oc-
Cured. The night was beautifully clear. The
stars were brilliant aa never saw them
before It seemed to me. At Z o'clock In
the morning Pllot-boat No. II ran up 10
the Oregon. She seemed to have come to
US for the pu'posa Of putting pilot
aboard, and not to be aware Of our Cond.
ton, until she got nearly alongside OF us.
About O'Clock the schooner Fannie A.
Gorham hove in sight, recognised our
signals, and ran up 10 us. The pAssen.
gers In the litehoatS were transferred to
har nj khia fimaO