The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-18
THE WEEK.
In the United States and the
Old World.
OREGON SUNK.
The 900 Persons on Board all
Saved

The 900 Persons on Board all
Saved.
A dispatch from Sandy Hook says: The
steamer Oregon was run into by schooner
east of Fire island, having two holes stove
into her She commenced sinking at once,
Part OF her passengers We're trausferre to a
piiot boat and part to Il schooner aud it is
believed that they We're all subsequently, trans
lerred TO the German steamer Fulda from
bfemen. There are over 500 pas
sengers and crew OF the Oregon alone
on the steamer Fulda The Oregon was en-.
hrely abandoned and has sunk.
The German steamship Fulda, Capt. Renjk,
New York, from Bremen, reports; Stopped
oil Fire Island March IA, at 1915 p, IN. in
order to take up the passengers and crew of
the Oregon, and anchored Off the bar at
Sandy Hook on account of low water at Gas
p. m. the same day. The saved Of the Ore
gon are lS6 first cabin, 66 second cabin, $50
Storage passengers, and 205 crew, making
500 souls in all The steamer Oregon colded
with an unknown deep laden three mastcd
schooner on the l4th at 4:20 a. m. when be-
tween Fire island light and Shennecook,
striking the steamer on the port side imlncdi.
ntely under the dining saloon, tearing large
hole in her side under water. Capt. Cottier
was below, the chief officer in charge on tue
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
vessels collided it sounded like the report Of
an ordinary cannon. The boats We're, after
some difficulty, manned and lowered
into the water The ladies were first
gotten into the boats and trans
ferred to pilot boat No II and the
schooner Fannie A. Gorham, Capt. Mahoncy,
from Jacksonville for Boston, which both
fortunately bore down to their assistance.
Erpn IN II q M xypry nf tra fA, inu
the passengers Went on, and was finished in
safety, not a single life being lost. There
were lS6 first cabin, III second and $50 steer
age, 205 crew who at 1918 p. IN. were safely
transferred again TO steamer Fulda which,
owing TO state of tide was obliged TO anchor
at Sandy Hook at G25 p. M Capt Cuticr
was the last man to leave the ship.
Upon receipt of the Intelligence of the dis
aster in New York city, the CunaId conlpa-
n immediately dispatch tag Fletcher to bring
back oil paiticu airs obtainablc.
The tug boat Fletcher, went down after the
mail. w, q. Tway, the Uuited States i'll
spector, who had charge of the mail, said that
he only succeeded in recovering ~ out of the
mere than 600 bags which were on board
when the collision occurred lie added that
he was able TO lca,n little about the collision
except that the steamship WAS run into by an
unknown schooner None Of the baggage,
he sad, was saved
The steamship Oregon was built by John
Elder Il Son of Govan, near Glasgow, for
the Guion line of Amerio an mail steamships.
Length over all, $40 feet; breadth, 54 feet;
depth, 400 10 upper deck, or AZ. 10 to prom
emade deck. The gross tonnage is about 1900
tons. The vessel has five decks The first or
promenade deck, extending the whole length
and breadth of the vessel, is with the eXcep-
ton of the parts forming the turtle decks at
end reserved for the u2a of the first-class
passengers only.