St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-01

loud as our benumbed condition
would permit us 10. Then boat
made its appearance and we were
taken OH board the Humboldt. We could
not have held out much longer. From
the second officer some more facts were
obtained. lie was on deck standing
under the bridge when the collision uc-
Cured. He said the steamers lights
We're burning all right and the watch
on deck at their posts. He did not see
the schooner until the first officer Oh the
bridge rang the signal to stop. "At the
time he rang to STOP" said Second Of
hcer CovaS, "Capt. Cunill had just come
from supper ard was going up on the
bridge. Before he had time to move
the schooner struck us, her bOwsprit
striking. and, as far as could See, in
stantly killing Capt. Cunill. Our head
way carried us along. and that bOwsprit
knocked down the bridge house and
rigging. | was covered with the debris
and badly cut in the head and side of
my neck. | got out of the tangle about
the time the water commenced to
run over the decks. and then |
took to the rigging with the
others. We stayed there from 9
O'Clock IN the evening until 5 the next
morning, and were completely eX-
hausted when taken off by the crew of
the Humboldt Late this evening one
of the shipwrecked men was seen ON
board the Giudad CondOl, another ship
of Ceball0s IL Co.. lying near Pier 81,
North river. He told practically the
same story as Dr. Rico and Second Off
Ger CovaS, adding that at the time of
the collision nearly ali of the Vizcaya's
crew was asleep, being
Worn Out With Hard Work
attendant upon leaving port. Only
those on duty were up and about. He
said that before the lashing of the boats
could be taken off preparatory 10 lower
ing them the Vizcaya's decks were un-
der water. He saw several per-
sons In the water clinging to
floating debris, spars, hatcnes and
wleckage, but all these soon sank.
At the Office of the company but little
information could be obtained. No in
terviewS could be had with the sur
vivors, and those obtained were gotten
outside of the Office. 1t was stated that
SenOr CalvO, who periShed with his wife
and son, was partner in the house of
Franeke d Co.. of Havana. the biggest
and richest sugar house i'm Cuba. He
was going home with his family. The
vizcaya was one of the steamers Of the
Company Transatlantic, owned bv
been 0verhauled. and this was her
first trip after being reftted up.
Sne was of 1883 tons register. 2S7 feet
long, and had accommodations for 50
passengers. She Was barkentine-rigged.
The cargo of the ViZcaya was a general
one, comprising lumber, provisions,
hardware, furniture and machinery.
The whole cargo was valued at Sl5l.0Uu.
The vessel was insured by the owners.
She was an iron vessel, and formerly
piled between New York and Medter-
ranean points. Several theories are adj
vanced as to the cause of the collision,
but as none of the survivors, according
to their statements, saw the schooner
before she struck the steamer. it is not,
and probably will not be known. just
how the affair happened. An investi-
CATION will probably he made by the
company. Mr.. Bennice, of Ctballos Il
Co., was sent to Barnegat as soon as
word of the disaster was received, TO
see what he could learn there. 1t is eX-
pected that some of the bodies will be
washed ashore at that point.
Mr.. Ceballos said to a reporter
tonight; Il have provided the sur
vivorS with every comfort and have put
them in the charge of q competent
physician with positive Instructions
that tney must not be disturbed.
The poor fellows are in a pitt
able condition, and it would
be an injustice at this time
to allow them to be annoyed. They are
very weak from their exposure to the
cold, and the long time that they re-
manned in the almost freezing water.
None of them speak English, and the
additional effort necessary to make
themselves understood by the aid of
an interpreter, might have O seri-
Gus effect. and greatly retard
their recovery. | have sent my repre-
sentative to Barnegat with directions to
do everything possible to find and re-
cover the bodies of those lost, and to
have them either forwarded to their
relations or to bury them at
the expense Of the company.
One of the saddest things in
connection with this terrible affair to
me, is the loss of my old friend and
special partner, MIR. Pedro, who had
been my guest while in New York. He
was not only my partner. but the dear
old friend of my father. whom l have
loved from my childhood"