Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
A COLLISION AT SEA.
THE OREGON. OF THE cUNARo LINE.
SUNK BY A SCHOONER.
Over Eight Hundred Souls on Board at the
Time, but Not Life Lost.

land, having two holes stove into her.
She commenced sinking at once. Part
of her passengers were transferred TO
pilot boat and part 10 schooner, and
it is believed that they were all subse-
quently transferred to the steamer Full
da. There are over eight hundred pas
sengers and the crew OF the Oregon
alone on the Fulda. The Oregon was
abandoned.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE German
steamship Fulda, Capt Ringk, from
Bremen, which arrived at the bar at7:20
p. m, to-day, reports Stopped off Fire
Island March IA at 1915 pam. in order
TO take up the passengers aad crew OF
the Oregon, and anchored at the bar OIL
Sandy Hook on account Of low water
at G:25 p. m, the same day.
The saved Of the Oregon are 1S2 first
cabin, sixty-six second cabin and 3S9
steerage passengers and 205 crew. The
steamer Oregon collided with an I'M
known deep-laden three-mast schooner
on the IA inst, Mt 4:20a. M. when be-
tween Fire Island light and Shinnecock,
stricking the steamer on the port side
Immediately under the dining saloon,
tearing large hole in her side under
water.
Capt. Cotter, of the Oregon, was be-
low, the chief officer being in charge Of
the bridge. One OF the passengers
states that the hole was so large that
one could
DRIVE HORSE AND WAGON THROUGH
it, also, that when the vessel collided 1t
sounded like the report of an ordinary
;annon. The boats were, after some
lifficulty manned and lowered into the
water. The ladies were first got into
The boats and transferred to pilot boat
No. IL and the schooner Fannie A.
Gorhan, Capt. Mahoney, from Jackson
| Vile for Boston. From to IL IA. H.
the work of transferring the passengers
was proceeded with. All were trans
erred in safety, not Il single lie being
lost. At 1915 p. IN. they were all safely
transferred again to the steamer Fulda
which, owing to the state of the tide,
was obliged toanchor at Sandy Hook at
i:25 p. m. Capt. Cottier was the last
man TO leave the ship.
The steamer Oregon was Quilt by
John Elder d Co., at Glasgow, for the
GuiOn line, and was launched June q
1888. She arrived here on initial trip
IN Oct. IA, 1888, making the run from
| Queenstown to New York in seven days,
eight hours and thirty minutes. AT
that time she was the most magnificent
MOST POWERFUL AND FASTEST
If trans Atlantic vessels with the excep-
ion OF the Etruria, of the same line.
She retained record for the fastest
.peed. In August, 1854, she made the
run from Queenstown to New Yark in
six days, nine hours and iorty-two
minutes, this being nearly twenty-four
hours shorter than her first trip, and
he fastest then on record. On her re-
turn trip to Queenstown she made the
run in six days, eleven hours and nine
minutes.
The dimentions OF the Oregan were
500 feet in length, 81 feet breadth o.
beam, 400 feet depth OF hold, ano
| 1850 tons, gross measurement. She
was built of iron with transverse
water-tight buIkhead, five iron deck.
md strong turtle back deck forward
and ait as a protection from the heavy
seas. The Dragon WAS titte'i to accom-
modate $40 saloon, % second cabin and
900 steerage passengers. The fitting
II
TIE OREGON WE'RE UNUSUALLY FINE
The grand saloon, capable of dining
he whole Of the $40 cabin passengers
was placed in the fore part OF the vessel
and was laid with a parquetry floor
The ceiling decorations were almos
exclusively confined to white ana gold
The panels were of polished satinwood
the p.laeturs OF walnut, with gilt cap
itals.
The saloon measured G5x54 feet, anC
was nine ieet in height i'll the loves
part. A central cupola OF handsome
design, twenty-five feet long and fifteer
feet wide, rose to a height OF twent.
ieet, and gave abundant light and ven
/. tihtion. The state rooms were neari,
all fitted for only two passengers,
most desirable arrangement that wa
appreciated by travellers. The ladies
drawing room was on the upper deck
and this deck extended
NEARLY TIE ENTIRE LENGTH
: and breadth OF the vessel. The smok
) ing room was also on the upper deck
r forward of the entrance to the saloon