The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-19
STEAMER SUNK.
The Cunsri steamer Oregon Fun Int"
Will iiIi.J with Fa..sug.r--Nl "a
Board Mall and CsrS" Loaf.

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e'"eci1 iA'er ana lou "c''S@ H"'''"A'
morning While .a<: at I!fs Island and BAD
shu.e hoe stove into her. Part O.: her
a.,p-.S w.. Transferred a. = r.s.. "a,
t
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'u'>eilenty transferred - steamer f"''--
III. Oregon was entire abandoned and
sank a; or. ~. m. Tn. German steamship
F.ft, C,,,,., ,;,rs from Er-u,a ~
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lie '"l'Ah i'iT''tsu N4'"' N' >''ft'' va
Ire Island =. 1913 =. ~ IL vr.vT q" Asr
No re r-e,s.pc.t. and crew q. -. OREGON
,,J ar,r,r,-I a, The h,r a. sand, U.r
r.,
'' ",''-"' ~ ''" ""e' go
saved o. the oregon S!e - "I>i '"'.i- -
second cabin and ~ slceracc passengers
and 80 crew.
TuF COLLISION.
n. steamer Oregon cy!lfri UIh m
urkrrvu d--pladrurrI ti.,,. ua-t-t
iii o..rr Il : - a. Ia. when between Irr
I,.auu I-H; Fnt -. .usr,cs. The >4..ns
,...>.' ~ .- ta. steamer an The f.F. -I.
immediately rrH,r IL, GruEfrE-s cuu. ami
t..T.u. arg. Hl.. i. l.r I'D ulfrg water.
CAPTAIN Cu;;rr u!tar OREGON w. l..1v =
tie u, OF Tie ,u. sion. Tue v.l,s r"-rtT
be .- 100 rlI..- oil. the bridge. enc
az l!.r 'l~>,u.rf~ states that the l..r vas
:, .ar-- il4. one ,,u.t drive 4 i,.~r al
WAGON ;.ra.-I ~ a>p HAT When rs- VS.
-! CO.'S ... q sounded Ike the t,;.:t g.. Al
ordinary cannon. I.rt.at, w-ie. u:t,y >y..,
Difficulty. manned ami lowered utr go
water. The lJa e., were l.>i -; az, go
boa, ami transferred 10 p..o; boat ~. Il
and ;hr schooner Fannie \. GoT.a.r. Cap
tam Nah,ur,. from JJr, >uayiiir ;ut B.~-
ton. Prom XII; t. cv,rn i. III. H. Vut..
oi TRANSFERRING. TIE PASSENGERS, Wa, pro-
ce,d,d " IN. Al were transferred lu SAFE
~. not a single lie t,.u- lost. y; 1915 =.
IN. they We're a.. safely transferred a-a.u -
the steamer Fu.,a. Captain Coticg was
the last man 20 leave IL" ship.
I'M P~A~>T\1Ll~ A~iEEP.
The shock OF tie collision immediately
awoke the sleep ~ passengers and iha, IoT-
iion of the crew having tier watch below.
The passengers at first were thrown into
great confusion. but the "a mness Of the
officers and the fact that the CAV MAS Just
beginning L. break over 4 tranquil sea Tc1>-
sured I, en-. AZ the time the collision tUoa
place pilot boat Ne. II WAS about Ia put
a pilot on board. and Tie schooner Fam
NE y. GOrham. of Boston, was passing
near. These immediately bore down 10
tie scene and lay hy ready Ia Ctfrr
assistance. An examination ~ the Oregon
showed that she had two hole, IN her poTt
sides below the water line. a. II the
.SchCOncr had IehUundci from tie iI>l blow
and then struck the steamer a second time.
Al! eiiorts 10 stop the LEAFS proved unayai.-
INK. ami the great steamer began to settle
in the water. The boats had beer lowered
wien Tie accident first occurred. Il was
evident that The Oregon would keen
aiIOAt for some hours. hut that
il would be imro>>.h.. To- hYiu.
her into port. Tie. work of f,TryIly
her passengers ~ the waiting schooner and
pilot boat was begun a; once. Tie women
and children went tirS'. The Captain lrivln.
the >Eip last. IL VA, EIGHT hours from N.
tme of The collision ,o tn,. time when ths
Of the Oregon reached the dec, II
pho, boat. Ili, CI--ou had settled
low in the watcr and soon after the C,r:ln
had gained the plInt boa, he saw IA, mag
n.icrut shIp 90 down before ms ewes.
HISTORICAL.
The steamer oregon wt~ hui, hy John
Elder * Co. al Glasgow fu~ The '.uiou lii,.
and VA, launched June II. 49,. Size Az
rived here on her INITIAL trip on October a.
maxim, the nm from or,.u,-,vu In
New York N seven day> e..ht Lours ani
,h.rty minutes. Vt tat time she WI,
the mos, magnificent. most IowrlfuI
and tastes, oi the trans Atlantic ~.
81 : with the .Nr,u;iun of tie ltrf.L.
,f tn. same line. She retained . To-
Yri ;0r the tastes. speed. In ADJUST,
l--i. ,hc made tie run from pu.ri>-oun
a. New York ia ~ daN~, nine hours
and twelve minutes. TIN, BEN. ur1gy
.weuty-ipur hour, shorter than hcr fr,. tin
the fastest then on rrco!l ON LrF -
urn TIM 20 Queenstown 81. made ~, un
"a ~ day. eleven hours ant mine. IN ru,,-.
The dimensions 81 the oregon w.r.. "a
- fee, trI,I, az In and . p-l f.r- rr.-.
HcaSurcHrcl.,. Sic was hus.t o.; lsu',. VITA
!lAc raiiSici>e water t-ht hn Ha"1d- t'r
l"" "''"> "''t u >'''''- ''i.i" 'i'- "'.N
- NHs hht'' w. &C. - IH'f' f.'" f|''|H a|'