New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-05
DONAU'S FLAG AT HALF-MAST.
NONE OF THE DROWNED BODIES FOUND.
TIE CAPTAIN OF THE TUGBoAT HELD IN $2,ooo
BAII-pIFFERING STORIES ABOUT LIGHTS.

~av CAPTAIN OF THE TUGBoAT HELD IN $1,000
pAII-pIFFERING STORIES ABOUT LIGHTS.
The flag of Austro-Hungary flew at half-mas
from the frigate Donau yesterday on account OF te
Seath of Cadet Mdshipman Karsch and the hve
sailors who were lost IL the ships cutter the pre-
sedng night. All efforts 10 find the bodies OF the
drowned men have proved unavalp9 la anu carr,ed
them down the Bay. Early yesterday I l w
lieutenant Szende came ashore from th8 D3nau 10
testify at the arragnment OF captain tiefpurt "a
tho tug Blanche Page, which ran down the cutter
There was no more communication WIN tuo snoIe
until after noon. when tug was nIed 70 oa rbS
ont PROVISIONS and bring some officers ashore. ihe
1890 ~ the liver was covered with floating Ice
aud Taptaip Kane, of the Minnesota, who wished
70 MAKE a visit of coincidence TO the Donau d!d not
feeI justified in rsking the lives of his men In an
ATTEMPT to reaoh her III one OF the Mlnhesotas
boats. He telegraphed to the Navy laIu asking for
the nse of one Of the Government tugs, but Tor
s0me reason il not sent up. One OF the Olncers
of the Donau. in speaking with TRIBUNE re-
Roth the launch and the cutter had lights
bnIning az the true of the accident. There were
twelve men and midshipman IN the cutter ana
was only eighteen years old: ne
was the sou of prominent lawyer IN
Vienna, one of the Imperial Counsellors. he was
an only son aud bad one sister ne news VI ms
sad death has been Cabled TO his family. Inc
DOMAIN will probably go alongside the dock at me
foot OF Twenty-seventh-stf for the remainder Vi he'
'' The names of the drowned -, sailors are
Marohesau, John Lorenzen; John l"lizen4 MARX
BatluOVlc =. -,
belonging 10 the tug Garrett, who was standing on
the end of the pier at the foot of Twenty-ourih-st
when the accident occurred, says that ne neaid
shonfs out In the direction of the Donau. and 1tie
viii after saw cake of ice sweep by WIN tne
tide Two sailors were on the ice cake, ana through
the darkness he could see 1T break WIN
their weight and they sank. peat
man who for twenty years mas Deeh
established at the foot of Twenty-thIrd-st. salo:
~ wonder more accidents OF the KIND DO not oc-
cnr. / have had many narrow escapes myself.
These tuCs especially when they have tow, pay
NO attention 20 small craft rowb0at must get
ont of the way or be sunk. People who have not
seen il can have no idea of the reckless manner IN
which they sweep up and down the river. re-
member as | was taking Lieutenant Luclen Young
and some other officers off TO the Minnesota when
tug came along with the captain asleep at the
wheel. We came IS near Delng run GOWN Dy ner DIS
we could and escape" , MI, De-
was arralgned at the Tombs Police
of homicide through culpabe negligence Lieu
tenant Szende and Seaman Vinzenelh of The Donau
testified to the circumstance of the SINKING OF the
cutter telling the same story as was printed ~
TuF TRIBUNE Yesterday morning. Nlnzeneili, VINO
was in the cutter, said that he saw no lghts on
either the tug or tow. When the tug was discOV-
cred bearing down or the cutter ne swung the cut
fer's signal lamp and all joined in halng the tug.
They got no reply and the next moment were run
down. For minute they chung to the overturned
boat but the tug still going ahead, hit the cutter
again and forced it under Seven OF the men man
aged to climb upon the float which the tug mad III
tow. The rest were lost. Herbert was held IN
So 500 bail for further examination next MONDAY