New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-16
--NARRAlIvES OF PASSENGERS.

NARRATIVES OF PASSENGERS.
When the steamer Fulda of the North German
Lloyd Line made fast to her pier in Hobokeh yes
tcrlay morning she was oyerilowing with human
wreckage collected from the sunHen oregon ana
with her own passengers. Without the pier were
anXious-loOkng men pacing mp ana down anu
women whose eyes showed little trace Oh sleep anu
much of weeping. Long rows OF carriages SIoou
WAITING in tbe street. The interest was not con-
fined to the friends and relatives ol those Oh ooaIh
however. The Gregons fame had thrown that of
ALI previous steamers into the shade and The Etru-
ria has not been long enough ahoaU to supplant her
in the affections of the public
On the saloon deck tho cabin passengers were
crowded. They had spent the night sitting or lying
on the first convenient object. which frequently
happened to be the floor, and looked weary and de-
pressed. There were women in wraps and volum-
nous outer garments that told OF u hurried toilet IN
winch many of the usual formalitcS had been omit
ted. The men filed down in sud procession. with
ont hand baggage. Ii WAS different affair from the
usual happy return of Transatlantic travellers. As
the OrcgOu's passengers had no baggage they had
little trouble with the Custom House olccIs, but
were passed through the gate at once. The steer
age passengers were loaded barge and the mail
boat Fletcher and taken to Castle Garden, where
they were cared for by the companys ag9dts. The
cabin passengers were bundled into cabs and hur-
rcd Oh by cher fricn Is or walked to the New York
ferries. The crew of the wrecked vessel were not
allowed to wander far bat were taken into custody
by agents OF the Cunard Line and taken to the
Ollcc where they were put under scaled orders and
slowed away in some bOIrdng house. The pass
cngers held meeting and took action looking to
theiI reimbursement by the company, as many Of
them lost several thousand dollars worth of bag
gage in a manner which was no fault OF their own
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can prob .bly be gotten mp by divers and there is
possibility that with fine weather the Oregon Itself
may be raised. Divers Will survey the wreck ana
the alyisdbiliy OF making the attempt Will be de-
cided upon sOoU
The value of the vessel is placed at $1,2jOO90,
and she was insured in English companies and the
reserve fund of the Cunar1 Line. Her cargo consist
ell of a number OF small but valuable lots amount
lng in all to about $jOJ,OJ0. This was also n-
sured. The personal baggage Of nearly 200 cabin
passengers and 100 second and tn rd class could not
have been mach under Slj0O3), which altogether
foots up to a total Of Sl9OJ,0DC. The cargo in
cuded several boxes Of precious stones several of
cothng.rolls ofOrieAta carpets, sets of machinery,
etc. Some Of the firms to which they were con
signed were:
Tiffany Il Co.; TcGt, Weller & CO.; H. b. ClaGln 4
Co; Arnold. Constable a Co.. Morrison, lhrrmln X
- J1ttr.,y: IyIsnn EIaken.,u rayor A. Coz: Puriy A. |
Nichols; Mu, x Cibb; Simu>ln Crawford & simpson;
II NV A. Co ir,pr A. ., Eiiley A. q" 'orI
Gay or and Brooks Brothers.
The story of the collision as sftel from the mar
ratIves of passengers and officers and seems to
Do this: The Oregon sillel from Liverpool week |
ago Saturday aud made prosperous voyage up to
the moment of the collision Her log was a. fol
lows First day, 800 miles second day 3J7 third
100; fourth. 5l7; on the next night they struck
storm and on that day made only 42j miles. Her
last days reckoning IS with her at the bottom os
the Atlantic The snip iirtrtI Is follows:
Captain Pilip Cottirr; First Oicrr, ". c. Matthews;
.'o. OheeE; iI',t 100 Il A''I,'tEI second 'hcri
r v lr,y; { lei En.iIccr AeN,nl, l,r sIIrr: SteWari
lHYli George SURGEON Dr. NcNastcr,; IuT-er, j. ".
Bailey.
Nothing unusual occurred until Thursday.
shortly before : O'Clock on that mIcnug, the Rev.
Charlie, Waller, OF Leicester Ii Iiaud Jumped over
board. lie WAS slightly denentei and was travel
ing for his h,uth with hi, wife anl son. No one
,aw him 90 overheard but a German passenger,
who was unable to make hins IL understood until
was too ATE, and the steamer was not stopped.
On sunday morning they were running down the
.Jl,t of Long Islam between Shinnccock and Fire
stand at iull speed. The voyage was practically
nded ami there was general feeling of security.
.ne men were at work getting ont the mail bags
INST Officer Matthc rs was on the bridge in com
Hand. Captain Cotticr was IN his berth. Quarter
MASTER King was at the wheel and the lookouts
we're duly stationed. 1t was a clear starlight
light At i:22 a. IN. a iar-e three mIstod scnoOn-
r oome mp on the port bow. She was Running
ours, diagonal and opposite to that of tine Oregon.
;cn a sailing vessel, she had the right OF way and
III not >wcrve from .hcc ori .inal direction. Her
gifts, if she carried any. not noticed by the
ii .er until too late No order came TO the quarter
ia,ter at the wheel ani the big steamer kept on
cr course. Ia few moments the crash OF col lsion 4
nd the order to Port your helm" came 3ut the y
ll>chei had all been done. The schooner struck. v
lauccd along the side and disappeared. No one '
a"cd the steamer nom her decks. iherc was no e..
ltciy. She came no one knew from where. Her d.
Sht dashed Tor a moment INTO the statrToomS of
l>>cugcrs who were awake. and then she dropped q
tek into the unknown again Two or three holes =
ere left IN the Oregon, side. Onc was below the "
Jter line. watcr-tlgbt bulkhcad was wrcnched !,
way and three Of the LARGEST compartments IN the -
'Htic of the snip were rapidly hlIug. +;
lhe >i.p steamed about seven lnIe, after the &C ~
lent and then all her n,cS were pat ont. LltLcr OIL
'eau>e be thought the ship could he saycd OF be d
u>e he wanted TO Keep her III the tract OF vessels
Dee captain made no attempt to beach her, Ihc
iS>engcrS displayed great iOTtitude, but the IL
jblc mob of hreuen made Il rush for the boats II
ncn they were lowered 10 transfer the women and
iiidIcn 10 the piot-bOat HE male passengers and
cW were equal TO the emergency however, ana
e iTemcn were driven back. The httle pllot- boat o.
rs ied and stlll many were LETT on the sinking b.
SscL All danger OF panic was avertcd by the | in
rival OF another large schooner and the men and II,
1cerS. who had expected every moment Il have "
cir SNIP from under them, also taken OFT. 81
Icu tie deck, burst up under tho pressure of the 10
mined air and the costly steamer sank III nearly W
enty iatlOms of water. W
Nothing further has been heard from the schooner -,
at ran INTO the Oregon The first word of the -
me Ella ----" was thou -ht TO be seen Oh her W
ie only schooner corresp Jndng IA any way 10 | M
at name is the schooner Emma G.. Cotton, which hu
L Philadelphia on March lC bound for East Cam ca
dgc, Massachusetts. She has not yet been heard A
arse # she was 50 near the Long Island coast as ~
e point where the Oregon was struck. P'
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He OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE VESSEL. 81
LIGHT WAVED, But NOTHING ELsE-NO 1--WE ~
To GIT I'M OREGON OUI or TIE WAY. -