The sun., 1890-11-02
ONLY THIRTY-SIX SURVIVORS
Tr-EI0HT LIVES LOST IN TIE COL
LISION OFF BARNKGAE

Beiore the Cshision-snrvivors' stories
OF Scenes Aboard the Two Vessels
The loss Of life By the collision on Thursday
evening last or Bsrneeat between the big
coal-laden schooner Cornelius Hsrgraves and
the Spanish steamship Vizcaya Is not as large
as reported yesterday. After tho steamship
Humboldt rescued the twelve men In tho rig.
ging OF tho sunken craft on Friday morning,
two other vessels picked up thirteen more ex-
haustod Spanish sailors. In the list of the
saved are the entire crew OF tho schooner.
eleven mon. and twenty-five OF the viscaya's
men, including four officers. All Of the steam
SHIPS sixteen passengers and flfty-two OF her
crew. total OF sixty-eight persons. were lost.
Angus Walker. the second mate OF the
Yankee collier. brought to this port yesterday
her version Of the collision. 1t was supple.
mented by tho story OF the surviving Of.
fcers OF the steamship related 10 a
group OF reporters in the Office Of Ce-
ballos Co ut 50 Wall street. Aate
Walker and the officers OF the Nizcaya agree
In declaring that the night was dark. aud not
clear and starry as the representatives OF the
steamships agents said on Friday. Walker
was picked up of Barnegat BY the pilot boat
Charles H. Marshall at o'clock on Friday
morhing twelve hours after the accident from
Eangplank. on which was also Spanish
sailor. Walker said:
WAS on deck when the collision occurred,
1t being my watch. The wind was due north
west. We were on the port tack, with sheets
eassd of u bit. Sighting the steamer bearing
down on US. looked ut our side lights and
found them all right Cant. Allen was below.
and went down aud reported the approach OF
the steamer. He asked me how the side lights
were, and answered that they were burning
brightly. He said had better show torch.
as the steamship Drobs bly, did not see our side
lights. went on deck and saw that the
steamer was still bearing down on us. l
displayed flare light. apparently to
no purpose. for the steamer continued
ON her course We could distinguish her
lights clearly. but she did not seem to 500 ours.
ordered the man at the wheel to starboard
aud prevented the vessels from striking each
1tner t'he bow on % Just before We came together
surprised to fnd that the port lisht was was out. out
rammed the steamer on the star board side"
lndescrihable terror seized the pa ssenRers
and crew OF the Vizcaya ana the ten men on
ths ponderous collier. II appeared to the oii-
not as badly hurt as their own craft. and they
tba sabp tnf ana crew to get aboard
emhed ove on tie Golfer He fK MhIch psvs9ns swSns
alongside OF the vzcaya after smashing in her
sstarboard side. The four starboa ii ie oats on
Mate pph the Boat ahe on hs ster
steamship rushed for il and starteI i 10 b board i IT.
.oo small to hSd ic% IT. nni and
that hs would % save his own men FIRST, Wllle
ssops ssSona Hte Gke, keel aS Gs spah
!unled into H The boat ana showed oi from the
sa1 yes sb into ,hs GEsns
snnaap ssS Stst fsa an f1sHsa Ss1sa
with s"s tie anu 1S hhs ma aa
his heels and cut loose small boat lasled
thhe.e;, Alter moments Ieheetion he decided
mat II no launched the boat the crowd would
droTned- 90 he let the boat alone. None Of
as fro on The deck hsVS9 fSa lost 10 tnsy tLs.y
sfs5 Of Ss % ss oa nk wnsn sps G Ss t TO
o. the houss I was nearly flush with the seus he
sas ps1s ona esa u n it.
sS s,Ss iSsiudnS; ;n ss:Ey and god skss SIS
,sueeeelsd in RECALLING the plank; The; ii.;
long; rolling sen seq ,nrned the plank over
had clpng to It were drowned. Cold aud fatigue
compelled s the tn, rest rest Of the spanards to let go
s Ss! Il wa %fer was 5 adne with
pads .ha an effort to paddle the papk
so"'tV tAS DoA AoSut blNLluk 10 tDo
@ ?Ga and % took k"Ts ack Se'sd io@ t. ~ II
that he drited out Ito to sea- he msh Sustan
himself on its blood for a day or So Bi I'd and
faned .Se ea" Rsted later by wave that
For hali an hour after the collision the air
%a5 lled III With the shouts q had
G M Inc IN Hrssf With Iass 5esss
Ss;,9isg, SSs;saisso, one Of the Iizcayas sailors
% %"Es1 p%n sa his hen Sank s"Hso"as oI .so
snd t6oy dqsd Of hs
knew only few English words. until o'clock
9R0IIs. 9p Friday mmornhinE when the pot boat
piled them up Tie Msrsha s rsseued es"ds tro sna
JusS R"a olr oher sa2,s
First oticer He1as Of The vizcaya said hs was
IN %nss sss hs 81 ssp& 81 }bs
~ 4. T. owed BY the second onesr The night wa;
s6p had been mafing I ABOUT Ssf tDe eeyeD knots
sad Tas steering south 6 west Haas had
sh' dsi1 Hasn s 'hsst ssassp
$ss.s $sii It II! I si
pcer III MasSs s'pas says hs ,es 4sw sSs"9ns tie
and that he obser,sd no lights. The only men
on on the steamship who could positively tell
NwuotueI Ut uoL luo BcnOOnerS lights wore
who were killed.
MIR. Hazos ordered some OF the crew who
were not demorali2sd by fright 10 cle"r tie
dayits ana were trying 10 launch Il when ihe ihe
vessel began to tinE. Nobody got Into the
deck First ohicer Haas urged. them 10 get
ABOARD the schooner and many OF them diIso'
=, Both vessels began sinking gsimultaneously
NE NE idsa ihazas a With two other men climbed Inio
ss she sank. When her keel touched bottom
her foremast head was clear OF the water. Ono
ths s,n nlght From hls perch nj. Haas could
Ing about He heard screamng and Shouting
down.
Chief Engineer Francisco Sierra ran on deck
N time to see the schooner strike the steam-
Jumped d,%at on the SchSo1sr, thinking shs would
Jaw Captain Allen and Aye Of his men get into
to Jump into the boat themselves because Mr.
ssrfa says tbhey feared the .sh9on.rs men
them In tie head They Climbed into fha