Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-08
FEARS OF FOUNDERING,
A United States Vessel Lost to Sight
i'll a Twinkling.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Nov. 1T is re-
ported here that the United States steamer
Manhattan fOundered at 9:30 O'Clock this
morning two and halt miles off this
harbor and sank Immediately, carving
with her all on board.
The cause OF the accident is not vet
known.
lne Manhattan came into this port yes
teruay afternoon for shelter, ana started
out presumably Tor New FORK at about 9
O'CLOCK this morning. The wind was
olow!ng gale and tremendous sea was
running. Just after passing the break
water and getting the full force of the
gale, which was blowing up the sound,
she was seen by William King, an oyster
dealer living at Oyster Point.
IN DISTRESS.
He watched her through glass and as
she appeared to be laboring heavily aud
was evidently in distress he ran to a tele-
phone and tried 10 notify some of the tugs
In the harbOr. When he returned the
Manhattan was still TO be seen and was
In trouble About three MINUTES later
she had disappeared and nothing could be
seen. Mr.. King Is of the opinion that she
went down with all on board. He states
that under the most favorable circum-
stances she could not have steamed out
OF sight inside of twenty minutes. Toe
tug Alert went down to the breakwster
this afternoon, but was compelled to
return without going outside owing to the
high wind and heavy sea. There is no
way OF positively confirming the identity
OF the vessel tonight or to obtain full par
ticulars.
Branford, eight miles to the eastward,
reports that large quantity of wreckage
is coming ashore and ls strewn along the
beach for two miles. 1t consists of wood
work, apparently inside cabin work,
breadstutfs, including biscuits, oil cans,
etc.
THE MANHATTAN's CREW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE steamer
Manhattan, which is reported to have
toundered OFF New Haven this morning,
is a revenue Gutter. The chief of the
revenue marine says abe was stanch
screw steamer of about 125 tons, and car
rIed "a crew Of twenty -tive men, she was
commanded by Lieut.. ID. f. TOzier, VINO
is regarded as one of the ablest
officers in the service, and it is
the opinion of tue chief OF the
revenue marine that sne could not have
foundered unless as the result of some ex
traOrdinary accident. 1he other officers
of the cutter were Second Lieut.. w. s.
Holland, the executive officer, Third Lieut.
j. G. Harris, Engineer james Odin and
Assistant Engineer Willits Pedrick.
NO LONGER ANY DOUBT.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Nov. 7, IL P. NJ
The United States revenue steamer Man.
haitian, Lieut.. Dozier in command, went
to the bottom of the southwe ledge, two
miles outside or this harbor, at 9:3(
this morning. At the time the vesse
sank there was heavy sea on with a
fierce gale blowing. James Smith, pro.
prieror of the hotel at south End on the
eastern shore, seven or eight miles from
the point where Kane saw the vessel
sink, says that when he first saw
her the Manhattan was on her
side shipping sea after sea and
finally careened over and went down,
Two or three other persons on the eastern
shore, all at different points of observa-
tiOn, tell stories of the disaster that fully
bear out those told by Messrs. smith and
Kane.
Late this afternoon quantities of pilot
bread, lieces of board, Varuished on one
side that may have been broken from the
vessels cabin, oil cans, and some miscel.
laneous articles flOated ashore with the
incoming tide on the east shore.