The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE STERN OF THE STEAMER
IBERIA CUT RIGHT OFF.

Great Excitement among the Passen-
gers of the Ocean Greyhound but No
Casualties-The Crew ofthe Damaged
Vessel Taken off-Pilots Board Her
as Prize.
New YoKK, Nov. 1.-The queen of
ocean racers. the Cunard steamship Um-
bria, colided with the Fabre steamer Iberia
about four miles Off Long Beach hotel, just
beyond Rockaway, Saturday after
noon at 1;30 o'clock. The Iberia was
badly damaged, having her whole stern
cut off, and tine Umbria, after taking off
the crew of the Iberia of thirty men, and
lying by the injured ship all night, came
up to her dock for repairs this morning at
II o'clock. When she left the Iberia tho
latter was sinking badly at the stern. and it
looked as if she would go to the bottom be-
fore noon. -.-..
LUCK OF THE UMBRIA.
The Umbria was but slightly injured,
and came back to her dock merely as
precautionary measure, according to tie
agent of the line, Vernon H. Brown.
All the mark she bore of the
ugly wound she gave the lbor
was q queer triangular ragged edged
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feet by feet The hole is just abaft of
the extreme bow, and at the lowest point
about feet above the water line. This is
on the starboard side. A small hole through
which a swallow might fly, was also
punched in the plate on the port side
directly opposite The hole appeared to
been made by the revolving screw of the
Iberia.
PASSENGERS IN A PANIC.
The collision having taken place in the
middle of the day, there was great excite
ment among the passengers on the Umbria.
: The blowing of the whistle on the strange
steamer had put everybody on the qui rtUe
to see whence the sounds came, and when
the Iberia loomed out Of the fog the excite
ment grew apace among the Umbrias 700
passengers. Among the passengers were
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Alexander, child and
maid; the Hon. John Boyd Thacher, mayo
of Albany; Thomas Barring, the banker;
Charles A. Miller, George A. Brown,
broker; George F, Grain, a banker; Edward
Cooper, Sir Robert Burnett, Bort,
Henry c. Kelsey, J. NJ. Mumford, the Earl
of Norbury, DR.. William Richardson, DR..
Fayette Smith, Ringo Tatsumo, Mrs. Ven
chearnitti, Lieut.. and Mrs. l. NJ. Woodruff
and child, and Hon. Boyd Winchester,
United States minister to Switzerland.
REPAIRING THE DAMAGE.
Men were at once put to work repairing
the damage to the Cunarder. 1t was an al
nights job. A plate Of steel fve-eighths o.
an inch thick Lad to be placed over the
hole, which will be filed with concrete
making the steamer as strong as ever.
Capt. McMickin. thoroughly exhausted
went to bed when the Umbria was docked.
He had had but little sleep for two nights
At noon tomorrow the Umbria expects
to continue her voyage to Liverpool.
PRIZE CREW.
Pilot Sales OF the steamer Nasmyth re
ports that his pilot boat, the Calvin H.
Colt, No. 13, put salvage crew of three
men on board the steamer Iberia this
morning.
The Iberia lies three miles of shore,
directly opposite Long Beach hotel. She is
lying in an easy position and car
be easily towed off by shipping cables
with the aid Of tugs. She has about four
teen feet of her stern cut clear off, bu.
otherwise she is in good condition.
Her cargo was examined in the hold and
was found to be in splendid condition.