Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-19

New YORK, July 19-The steamship
Fulda, of the North German Lloyd line.
which arrived from Brennan, ran down an
unknown fishing schooner on the banks OF
New Foundland last Saturday morning. A
dense fog prevailed at the time. and the
schooner disappeared astern almost imme-
diately after the collision. Boats were put
! out in search of her, but as she was not
found it is feared that she was lost with all
| hands.
| Captain Ringk. of the Fulda, and his off,
GERS say that they were taking all the pre-
cautions usual in foggy weather when the
schooner was run down. Early Saturday
morning when it became very foggy, sew
eral fishing vessels were seen. and il was
supposed that there were others at anchor
| in the neighborhood. The steamer then
proceeded at half speed, and sounded her
fog whistle at intervals. The men on look
out were instructed TO keep a careful watch
for fishing vessels.
At $3.50 the outlines of fishing schooner
suddenly appeared in the fog directly
ahead. The schooner was instantly re-
ported to the officer in charge of the watch,
but before the vessel could be made to an
swer her helm, or the engines could be re-
versed, the Fulda was upon the fishing YES
Sci. The latter, with some sixteen dories
near her, lay at anchor, with her sails
furled and with her bows toward the steam
ship. man on her deck was frantically
blowing a fog horn. Another man was
v ling down into the cabin TO warn the
crew of danger. In an instant several men
sprang from the door Of the companionway
and looked up in terrified manner At the
huge bows Of the great steamship.
An instant later there was crash. The
schooners bowsprit was snapped off, and
the vessel was thrown violently to one
side. Her entire crew. which appeared to
number about twenty men, were then on
deck. clinging to the rigging. One man,
wearing red cap, cried out, "Holy Mari"
and then, springing from the deck of the
schooner, caught the side OF the Fulda, up
which he attempted to crawl. An instant
later he relaxed his hold and fell back on
the deck of the schooner.
The Fulda passed on, although her en-
gines had been reversed, and a heavy wave
swept over the schooner. The majority of |
her crew, uttering cries for help, sprang
into the rigging. Their vessel seemed, to |
those on the deck, to be sinking lower into |
the water. Then the fog closed over the |
wreck, and the cries of the distressed FISH |
ermen died away.
As soon as possible the Fulda put about, |
and boats were cleared and lowered into
the water. For nearly an hour the boats
CROPPED about in the fog. The passengers.
neases OF the disaster, watched hopefully
Tor the rescue of the fishermen, but no
traces OF the schooner, or OF the twenty
men belonging to her, were found. At
length the boats returned TO the steamer,
which slowly proceeded on her course
The lost vessel was probobly French
fisherman. A few of the passengers ex-
pressed the hope that some of the fishermen
night have been saved by other vessels, but
he officers of the Fulda do not seem to
believe that any of the men had been res
,ued.
Gustav III. Schwab, agent of the North
herman Lloyd line in this city, said to-day
hat the report of the collision on Saturday
morning off the banks of New Foundland,
'etween the steamer Fulda and an un-
inown fishing schooner was grossly exag-
Grated. Captain Ringk made report of the
ccident, stating that his vessel struck the .
chooner in dense fog. carrying away her
'owsprit. This was all the damage that
Fss done, the captain says. and the hull {
vas not touched, Passengers on deck of '
he steamer at the time grew excited and
brew number of life preserves over
oard, but this precaution was unnecessary.
he cause of the accident, according to the
aptain's statement was the neglect of the
shermen to sound the bells during the fog