The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-09
NOT IN NEPTUNES NAV
THE EUREKA'S GREW TAKEN INTO
PORT BY THE DESSOUG.

The Sunken Vessel a Dangerous OBJ
struction to Navigation-The Ship
Wrecked Crew Were Not Found by
the BENSON on Account of the Fog
Story of the Captain.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May S.-Capt.
| Quick, Of the steamer Eureka, which was
in collision with the streamer Benson on
Sunday, and who with his crew of thirty
eight men were supposed to have been
drowned, arrived here this morning with
the entire crew all safe and uninjured. The
Eureka's crew were brought here by the
stesmer Dossoug, having been transferred
to that vessel from the brig Caroline Gray,
who picked them up at 6 O'Clock Sunday
evoning after they had been in their boats
for about five hours.
DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION.
Capt. Quick says the collision occurred at
about latitude 36' 45 north, and longitude
rs 80 west, Cape Henry bearing west by
northwest, half east about tifty-six miles
The sunken ship lies on her bottom with
three of her masts about twenty-five feet
out of water, and Is a very dangerous OBJ
struCtion to vessels bound south and north
Before he left the scene of the collision the
| Scd WHO lllltAl Will WItChHHt NdSlltl lIDHl
| between decks. Capt. Quick wishes to
publicly express his thanks and kind appre-
citation Of the courteous treatment received
| from Capt Plllsbury, and The officers of the
| brig Caroline Gray, aud Capt. Howes and
the officers of the steamer Dessoug
HIS STORY OF THE CRASH
Capt. Quick reports that at 1890 O'Clock
| in the afternoon, on May q, while in dense
| fog, he heard steamships whistle close
aboard on the starboard bow, and answered
by blowing two whistles and got two
whistles in response. The Eureka wheel
was put TO the starboard, but before the
ship could be swung off he saw q steamer
head on his starboard side, close aboard,
and Immediately afterward the ships
| collidsd, the Benson, which the
stranger subsequently proved to be, strik
ing the Eureka amidships. He had barely
sufficient time TO lower three boats, ono of
which was damaged by the collision, before
the Eureka sunk. lie lay by the sunken
steamer for half an hour, when, the fog
clearing, he saw a steamer bearing west
about seven miles and shortly after another
| steamer laying by her.
AT SEA IN HIS BOATS.
He Immediately pulled for the vessels
but after pulling two hours, and when
within two miles of the ships, he saw the
disabled steamer disappear in tow of the
other steamer, which he recognized as the
steamer Hudson. He had signals hoisted on
his boats, but could not attract the atten-
ton of the disappearing vessels, though he
could distinctly SEQ their decks and the
movements thereon Then he saw a brig,
which his men pulled for, and were taken
ON board at o'clock Sunday after
noon, having then been in tho
boats about five hours. The brig was the
Caroline Gray, of Rockport Capt. Pills
| bury, from the Caribbean sea, for Phila-
dephia AT 2 O'clock Monday afternoon,
Capt Quick and his crew were transferred
from the brig to the steamer Dessoug, from
Savannah for Philadelphia, and were
| landed here at 8 o'clock this morning.
NOT SAILING FAST.
The Eureka's whistle had been blowing
| every minute, two lookouts were stationed,
the Captain and an officer were in the pilot
house, and tho ship was moving at
a moderate rate of speed The Eureka was
| headed south, and the Benson ran into her,
| heading a out east. The Benison cut right
| through the Eureka to the bilge and tore
| out about fifty feet of her topsides, staving
| the after starboard boiler out of its place
and breaking the steam pipes. Capt. Quick
saws his crew behaved admirably, and
| thougl one of the boats was seriously dam
| aged by the collision, it was quickly re-
paired and the men took their places and
! resumed their oars manfully and in the best
of order. The captain and his crew dc
parted for New York this evening