Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-07-25
LOST WITH ALL HANDS.
The Steamship Fulda Runs Down Fish
ing Schooner.

The Steamship Fulda Runs Down Fish
ing Schooner.
New YORK, July 18.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Fulda. which ar
rived from Bremen, ran down an I'M
known fishing schooner on the banks OF
Newfoundland last Saturday morning.
A dense fog prevailed at the time, and
the schooner disappeared astern almost
Immediately after the collision. Boats
put out in search of her, but as she was
| not found it is feared that she was lost,
with all hands.
Capt. Ringk, of the Fulda, and his
officers, say that they were taking all
the precautions usual in foggy weather
when the schooner was run down.
Early Saturday morning, when it be-
came very foggy, several fishing vessels
were seen, and it was supposed That
there were others at anchor in the
neighborhood. The steamer then pro-
ceeded at half-speed and sounded her
fog whistle at regular intervals. The
men on lookout were instructed
to keep careful watch for
fishing vessels. At $50 the
outlines of fishing schooner suddenly
appeared In the fog directly ahead. The
schooner was instantly reported to the
officer in charge of the watch, but be-
fore the vessel could be made to answer
her helm or the engines could be re-
versed the Fulda was upon her. The
latter, with some sixteen dories near
her lay at anchor, with her sails furled
and with Der bows toward the steam
ship. A man on her deck was frantic
man was yelling down into the
cabin to warn the crew of their
danger. In an instant several
men sprang from the door of the COM
panionway and looked up in terrified
manner at the huge bows of the great
steamship. An instant later there was
crash. The schooner's bowsprit was
snapped off, and the vessel was thrown
violently to one side. Her crew, which
appeared to number about twenty men,
were then on deck, clinging to the rig
ging. One man, wearing q red cap,
cried out. "Holy Marie p and then,
springing from the deck of the schoon-
er. caught the side Of the Fulda, up
which he attempted to crawl. An in
slant later he relaxed his hold and fell
back on the deck of the schooner.
The Fuida passed on although her en-
gines had been reversed and a heavy
wave swept over the schooner. The
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help, sprang into the rigging. Their
vessel seemed. to those on the steamer
to be sinking lower into the water.
Then the fog closed over the wreck, and
the cries of the distressed fishermen
died away.
AS soon as possible the Fulda put
about and boats were cleared away and
lowered into the water. For nearly an
hour the boats CROPPED about in the fog.
The passengers, many Of whom had
been Mortified witnesses of the disaster,
watched hopefully for the rescue of the
fishermen, but no traces of the schooner
nor of the twenty men belonging to her
were found. At length the boats re-
turned to the steamer. which slowly pro-
ceeded on her way.
The lost vessel was probably French
fisherman. A few OF the passengers ex.
pressed the hope that some of the fish
ermen might have been saved by other
vessels, but the officers of the Fulda did
not seem to believe that any of the men
had been rescued.