The sun., 1890-01-23
THE ERIN'S LIFEBOAT FOUND.
NOBODY IN IT WHEN TIE CREOLE
SAW IT NEAR THE zGOREa


steamer Erin. Capt. Tyson. from New York for
London. has now been out twenty-five days.
and there is hardly any doubt In maritime cir
cles that some disaster has befRllen her. The
fears concerning her safety have been greatly
augmented by q report made by the British
steamer Creole. Capt Darling. at Bremen from
New Orleans, which on Jan. o saw q steamers
lfeboat adrift bearing the name Erin. The
Creole brought the boat alongside. and took
from IL ten ash oars and q mast and sail. A
life buoy. a steamers bridge, and an awning
were also seen floating near the lifeboat.
Tho steamers Gallia and Catalonia, which
arrived at Queenstown yesterday. reported
that the wreckage and dead cattle thoy passed
on Jan. 1s were In latitude about 400 north,
longitude about 20' west.
A despatch to the Maritime Exchange yes
terdsy said that the Creole had picked up
the Erins lifeboat In latitude 45o, longitude
So. or about 100 miles northwest OF the
Azores. That part Of the Atlantic, according
to the reports OF ships from South Atlantic
ports, has been comparatively calm while the
winds have been bowling in higher lati-
tudes. 1t is probable that the men
who left the Erin In the abandoned lifeboat
were rescued by some passing vessel which
may have landed them at the Azores, or on one
Of the small islands further north. The life
boat doubtless came down toward the Azores
pretty swiftly before the strong Northwestern
The Erin was amply provided with boats, and
unless they were swamped or broken In the
launching there is hope that nearly all OF her
crew may have escaped.
Mr.. F. w. T. Hurst, the agent OF the National
line. said yesterday:
II am inclined to think that something has
happened to the Erin, though hesitate to be-
lleve that the ship has gone down. Perhaps
she has put in at the Azores. II she has we
may not hear from her for some time. II we
lose her she will be the first ship our line has
ever lost at sea- We have lost but one ship.
and that was the Scotland, in collision OF
Sandy Hook. We carry our own risks and II
the Erin has gone down she is total loss to
esSLved no news other thAp that furnished BY
with fine record. She had on board crew
9f sixty .seven men. believe. and sixteen cat
a. The Erps R includes besides 6ss head
oRS e 5tEs the Issd leading marine Spndssw.srs said;
81 esrsa at oggds gsd
otS:r oS W6e rate h WAS 80 per cent In
he pSDs csn o s Tns G
tne otneE SIDE think OF the Ertn'S chances OF
i not lost But that she has sustained 'e Serious @
Of any kind the Erin's cattle would prove very
awkward and uncomfortable cargo to handle"
specso examned t the Erin %SiIs sSe wns n
loading and lust before she sailed BY direction
had he PsHs upon The osse He ssd ysstsr
The. cattle were slowed on both the spar
m IN dnAk md dah hnttfA lad hnF FhO H1nh
there was no overcrowdfns The Erin was Ssa not
deep in the water. The distance from the
feet. This is good, safe depth,
The overdue steamsh hip Servia arrived yes
sRs on fO% s@e
q ny jSn; ~ she hsd daily light tt Efth lIeseo e
Of gales wound up In q hurricane that came
grating of the coast OF Nova Scotia on Friday
6hip. covering her decks with Ice and crystal
o saped
y was the bulk Of the wave itself and Il
On % the deck @ It started nI the lifeboat S chocfs
and smashed IN the skyliGhts Iof the engine
ships ssterboqrd rail was torn of By the biz |
wave The ship gave violent lurch as she
who was standing was thrown down. Seaman |
lihS Aihhof who was on the port aileyTay had three
Saturday the sera made oay 142 mes
With roHen H Hs spray az dashed over 1 @ her
by the local gale, when she steamed up to her |
pier The wind at Quarantine was so strong |
that the mail boat was unable to take of the
The Servia passed. when about 600 miles out |
66i 6 Queenstown, lot OF bulooks. They may
the Erin. which, apparently, was wrecked much
Nearly all the steamships, long overdue were
fnrIR Tha 70 ~
three h days ago said that she, had arrived at
westerly yes gales, and was now on her way here.
shs p e VIII meet the northwesteE that started out
National line, The Hamburg kai liner f
Rhaetia, and the steamship Sorrento have
bee ssen accounted for in despatches from Halifax.
bound hore on Ghrfstpas day. Shipping mon
slow boats, such as the Anchoria. from Gas-
Ssow; the Martello, from Hull. and the State Of
ably taking their time, SO as to avoid burning
out their supply OF coal.
ton dangerous to sailing craft Low tide in
Ins nsor rivers @ In the sfteEn9%Sn on was made much
60 degrees, ana pig wagons had ID difdeults IN IN
The The stea%shiP Venezuela, from La Guayra.
Carolina coast. a Wasrlogged. & % three.masted M seH %
schooner. Tho seas were sweeping across her.
and only her mRinm0st was standing
n The steamship Charlois. Capt Peters from
queenstown in ballast, arrived OF the bar at
! O'Clock last night, She left Queenstown +
Weaihy SWSHhfy Gays ago and e3perieneed very severe
H seas, WHICH did slight damage to the decks.
IN Jan II John Burns, a seaman. had his leg
tSo broken by tremendous sea that broke over
{ne vessel and threw him against one OF the
f60n LADDERS On Jan IS. In latitude 400 north.
iongltuae fI' 10 west, the Charlois passed the
Steamship Grasbrook. from Hamburg for Hall
lax. with her machinery disabled, The Gras-
brook refused assistance.
NO JOHNSTON STEAMER LOST.
BALTIMORE, Jan: 22.-An erroneous rerort
vas circulated in London yesterday to the ef-
SSH Ssc! mat ha one OF the Johnston line steamers
despatch: -0"'''0O 'ni'
~ pPateriO,L RaDsSdVS Co. BaltiBors: ''"A' Jan -
a nsRo0l ~ once cables report untoundsd GaA sight