Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-23

thrown over we came together with crash
so heavily that the steamers way was
stopped. At FIRST we thought we had
escaped injury, while the crash OF the
sch0oner's Roadway made us think she
was going down. Captain Jenney shouted
20 her crew to come aboard, but tney
said they wero all right, and when the yes
sells swung apart she continued on her
way. Ten minutes later Engineer Haden.
who was investigating the damages,
discovered a hole as big aB hogs
head in the steamers port bow
below the water-linc and gave the alarm
that the ship would not float but few
moments more. Captain Jenney then
ordered all hands TO the boat. There was
no time to get anything. either clothes or
provisions. We who were saved Jumped
into q boat while dozen or more got ON
the life-raft; excepting myself, Quarter
master Fred. Olsen. Engineer Haden
and two seamen who took 90 tho
rigging. Tho remainder "a far as
could tell took 30 tho othe
boats. Fifteen minutes after the collision
the rail was under water. The ship's boat
then approached and we all were taken, ono
at time on the mast. except Engineer
Haden. who was,sO exhausted that while
Attempting 10 pass a lifeline under his arms
he fell into the sea and was drowned before
he could be hauled on board. He was tho
last to leave the steamer. only the tops ~
whose masts remained above water. All
the others got into other boats and hope
will ultimately bo rescued. although when
we got clear of the wreck neither boats nor
raft could be seen. The night was still
dark; however. Al sunrise, after being half
frozen, we were picked up by the schooner
Van Name u King. Captain Curtis, OF
New Haven, bound for Providence. We
were kndlg treated aud were brought as
a. l. ..tf fnnNk
were transferred 70 the revenue-cutter and
/ brought here. We leave for New York to-
/ night on the steamer City Of Worcester.
All OF US lose all our clothes and consider
able money. Captain Jenney ~ much dis
tressed over his misfortune, although he ~
not 20 blame. The schooner committed the
fatal error when she swcrved from her origl-
nal course when 10 was our duty 10 get out
OF the way. The rescued ones (including
the dead body Of Engineer Charles G.. Hay
dem are Captain n. II. Jcnney, Second
Officer Olef Nelson. Quart iermaster frede-
rick Olsen. Oiler Henry NOltlander, Steward
Joseph Garcia Seamen Andrew Anderson.
John Nelson. and Henry Malling, Fireman
Henry Mckenzie. Coal-Passer Thomas
Pritchard Mcssman James Bowman. Waiter
William Sharpe. Cook Lewis Cook, and
myself. Only the purser knows the names
Of the two steerage- passengers, and be, like
+ them, Is among the missing
The News in Richmond.
| Messrs. George W. Allen Il Co.. the Rich
mond agents ot the OLD Dominion Steam
ship Company, have no information con-
cerning the wreck except brief telegram
/ from the New York Office announcing tho
/ fact. They SAID yesterday that the Man
/ haitian was not new ship but was good
/ ono. She had until very lately been run
ping. under charter. - South America.
Her officers. particularly Captain Jenney,
are well known IN Richmond.
THE LOSS.
/ Tho Old Dominion steamship Company
/ isa rich and prosperous concern and does
ITS own insurance. ln twenty-tour years
il has lost but three ships. the Isaac Bell,
burned At her wharf AZ Norfolk eight or ten
years ago. the Cleopatra. lost "A few weeks
ago. and the Manhattan. wrecked on
Wednesday The Bell aud Manhattan
were fir-t-rate ships; tine Cleopatra was not
SO valuable.
The loss of the Manhattan. however. talls
/ with particular severity upon the c0mpa-
ny just now, as It - overwhelmed with
freight awaiting transportation.
The Manhattan at one time ran - l.lch-
mond: but when lost was bound for West
Point with a cargo of assorted merchan-
/ disc consigned 10 the company's agents at
that place.