Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-08
IN COLLISION.
BRITISH STEAMSHIP rowED TO NOR
FOLK IN Distress.
coliided with the Morgan Steamship
Earska, which Probably Went Down
Personals and Briefs.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l


N0RFOLK, May 7, 1883.
This morning the British steamship Ban
nerson, bound from Matsnzls, West Indies,
10 Philadelphia with cargo OF sugar. was
to@ed into port by the steamer Hudson In q
badly wrecked and decidedly sinking coBdi-
ton. In thick fog early yesterday morn
ing, about sixty miles OF the Delaware Break
water, the Bsnnerson was IN collision with
the steamer Eureka, OF the Morgan Line,
going south, and had Der port bow stove In
down below the water line and twenty or
thirty feet OF her Homework
carried away and sp9rs and rig
gng broken and damaged. All her
forward compartments were flooded and the
whole ship started TO leaking. The steam
pumps were started and kept the ship from
sinking until the Hudson lowed her here.
where she was placed on the Berkley fats TO
keep her from going down. The Eureka
Was struck amIdship BY the Bannerson, aud
it could be seen that she was badly cut into
and disabled. She disappeared In the fog
giving signals Of distress, which soon
ceased, and it is supposed the ship went
down with all on board. as the boats Of the
Hudson and BannersOn searched and found
nothing.
CAPTAIN ATKEEHEAD's STATEMENT.
NORFOLK. VA, May 7.-Captaiu Aiken
head, OF the British steamship BENSON, says
the weather Sunday morning was alternately
fair and focgy. At IL O'Clock the fog was
so deuse that he could not take observations,
and took soundIngs TO ascertain his position.
After taking the soundlngs aud while the
ship wns going at slow speed he went below
20 look at the chart, and found he was about
sixty miles els-n0rtheast Of Cape Henry
aud about 100 miles south, east by south
OF Cape HeniOpen. When below he heard
bis ship give one whistle and hurried on
deck. The mate told him a vessel vas on
his pOrt.bow. lie gave the proper signal
and ordered his helm TO port, when Two
bnsts from the approaching steamer caused
bin 10 starboard his helm, and as his vessel
was swinging around the unknown ship
doomed up through the fog and came
on him at fol- speed. Ills bow
struck her squarely iast abait the bridge
on the starbOard side. Before the unknown
ship was lost to sight IN the fox the mate
read her name-Eureka. The BENSON lay 10,
aud when the fog lifted in about bali an
! hour the Eureka wss nowhere in SIGHT. IL
has been suggested that the Eureka might
| have been hidden by the fog then lying
some miles TO the south OF the Benson, but
/ this Is thought impossible, a. the Eureka was
struck 10 her most vital part. The Benson
would have sunk at once but for her water
tight compartments. The Benson was
towed inside the capes by tue steamship
| Hudson from New York TO New Orleans,
and brought here by tug teddy.
| The Eureka was freight boat and carried
/ no passengers. Her crew all told numbers
/ thiriy.eight persons.
/ The hole in the Benson's bow Is an ugly
/ one, and when the collision occurred the
| rush Of water carried away everything IN the
| iorecastle. There are nineteen inches OF
/ water IN the Benison's second compartment,
and she is now lying on the bottom here IN
a sinking condition.
! The criminal term OF the United States
! Circuit Court commences here tomorrow,
with Judges Bond and Hughes presiding.
| The Exchange Bank cases will come up to-
wards the middle Of the week.
Tue jouruevmen painters here are now
receiving g 80 per day, an advance OF 30
cents.
Rev. Il. johnson. OF Lincoln, Neb.. has
! been called TO the pastorate Of the Church OF
| the Disciples, made vacant by the removal OF
Rev. DR.. Fay TO ST. Louis, lie will be here
next month.
Bob Taylor, who shot Thomas r. Tanner,
IS now out Of jail on bail.
The tracings Of the first lot OF plans for
the baitle.shIp Texas have been received at
the nayy-yard.
The heavy ireightlsg season being over,
the extra locomotive engineers OF the Sea.
board and Roanoke railroad have been lald
of until September.
Msjor William T.. Foster is seriously Ill at
| his residence here.
The steamer Luray arrived from Old
Point this morning and repor,s that Mr.. h.
| u. Christian, the husband Of the lady
drowned in Hampton Roads Saturday after
noon, has engaged the Baltimore pilot-boat
Calvert, and Is now cruising around sewers
Poiut hunting for the BODY.
Mrs, Lizzie Jordan, Of Smithiield, has been
engaged for q position 10 the choir OF Free.
mason.Street Baptist church at salary OF
1910 per annum and expenses.
Sir. Dickle, OF Michigan, chairman OF the
National Executive Committee OF the Pfo-
nibition party, is to visit this section after
the adjournment Of the National Convention
in orGer 10 boom the party In Virginia.
Rev. George j. Holiday, OF the Berkley
Baptist church, leaves for Petersburg TO-
morrow visit on his way TO kichmond:
Rev. DIR. A. +. Owen, Of Court-Street
Bantist church, Portsmouth, will deliver
the commencement address before the
Chester Female Institute, Chesterfield
county, next month.
The signal stations ut Wash Woods and
Chicamicomico, on the Virginia and North
Clrolina coasts. are TO be abandoned by the
Government and the observers sent else
where.
The new officers Of the Light Artillery
Blues have received their commissions from
| the Governor.
A brass band from philadelphia has Joined
the Salvation Army here. The WORK has
been going on here for several months, yet
the novelty does not seem to wear on ana
the headquarters Of the army on Bank street
Is crow ded nightly. There are conversions
regularly, and the city churches are said to
receive accessions from this source.
The Norfolk Base Bali Club leaves to-mor-
row for Petersburg 10 play game with the
local club OF that city.
A German schoosbip arrived In port this
morning, and statutes were exchanged BE-
tween the frigale Franklin and the visitor.
down. ON MALONE.
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