New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02


steamer showing green light on our port bow
Tho captain was sitting in the cabin reading, and !
lying lin my bunk. but when the mate caIed out
We both went on deck About an eighth OF mile
away was the green light Of steamer. when the
captain saw her he exclaimed. What the - does the
fellow meant Turning to Walker lie asked, have
you shown him torhl' lie then ordered walker
TO so forward and make flare. The steamer paid
attention to the light ard as we had the right OF
way kept on"
When no attention paid to our signal, the cap
tain went forward AID blew steam whistle. by
This time VIC were close aboard the steamer and for
the first time she seemed to see u.s. for she put her helm
hard starboard to our bows whereas she shouid
have put it to port lued ana went ciear Oh u.s. "he
the steamer put her helm TO starboaN we also put ours
to sarboard and tried to clear her. but 1t was TOO ac
and we crashed into her, bboom going In between
her fore and main rigging Az tat ume haa ho 'uea
we would sink and ran forward and called out to the
reople on the steamers deck TO find out what her
name WAS for wanted to be able to hold somebody
responsible for the damage done us. "heh VIC ich
off, and laid alongside the steamer, her crew began W
pour down on our. decks. From the rate al WHICH,
they dropped down on our decK thiih .o'o
mrst have been thirty or forty OF them there
ineiae ~ fev Minutes ! ran aft and told one OF the
mon N clear away the boats. Then let go the top
mast halvads The captain called out to haul in the
spanker and in this work the spahiarus heiPo" US
At this time was afraid that the spaniards wouid
crowd into our boats and leave us 10 grown 50 'oiu
Mate Walker to stand by them and keep the spamaus
Off THAT was the last saw of the second hate'
"The confusion was great at this time, ana the
Standards were running up and down the deck In
deadly terror Among them saw one man, whom
have since learned by the papers was the purser
claspjng two bags of gold In his hancs, ana begging
o,r sailors TO save him and the money Ihey toid MN
70 throw if overheard but he refused and went down
with abe bags in his hands.
at hogan 10 feel the schooner settling at the bow
and then knew she was sinking. I said to the cap
tain .tantain John we got to take to the boats
He assented and seven of our men, including the cap
tain and myself and four of the Spaniaros' got i'o
the long boat and three CT our cN" anu
one OF the Spaniards, got into thc smaal "od"'
When we got away short distance TWO span
iods spranc into the water and the men LII
ne small boat picked them up. From the tlmc "o
stuck the steamer until sank was, should Judge
about fifteen minutes. After the schooner sunk We
started TO pull i'm toward the Barnegat Lght. we
rowcd until we almost in the SURF, ana ttai u
men in both boats shouted at the TOP Oh 1ieir
lungs in the hope OF attracting the attention OF
the lifesavlng crew. Failing in this and seeing the
lights of two steamers we pulled toward Them But
we could not make them hear lis and we rowed ABOUT
until about half-past /, when we were picked up oy
the schooner Sarah L. Davis. The next morning at
80 O'Clock the tug Hercules took us off the DAVIS
and hearing of the collision from us she started toward
the scene OF the wreck On the way we met the Jug
Batter having aboard the body of the stewardess OF
the steamer When reached the scene OF the COL
lision not a soul was to be SEEM
Mate Perring shown copy OF an afternoon
manor in which there was interview with the second
mate OF the Hargraves, in which he accuses Captal!
Allen Of cowardice and in deserting his crew 80 ne
pcrused the article carefully ana then saa , VEIL,
ain a
that did not desert them Walker also says tt ne
saw bboom knock the captain OF the !lIcaya Oh
the bridge. Now schooner was 225 1cet iohS anu
when we struck the steamer Walker, captain hiei
and myself standing by the after house fully laS
clear dark, the moon being obscnred by clouds,
and it iI-Sossble TO see that distance When we
struck the steamer terrible panic ensued aboard her
and did not hear single order given aiter the crash.
She carried boats and although we may have ave
they never got one of the boats On the Qtne r
side This too when they dd ,I not h hsSe
necessary would have been to cut away their fasten
ngs and when the steamer settled deep enough tne
foaed of The fault OF the collision clearly lies with
the steamer We sailing vessel had the right OF
was Walker 60 forward and II green light Is
burning Walker did SO and returning reported That
it was"
NAMES OF THE SURVIVORS LANDED AT LEwEs.
Lewes DEL Nov. 1.-The survivors of the collision
of the steamer Vizcaya and the schooner Cornelius Har
graves who were brotght here last night on the tug
Hercules follows:
From the Cornelius Hargraves-Capain John F.
Allen of Fall River First Mate H. c. Perrng. of Phla
delphia seamen Andrew Hansen Of Boston; John
Smith, of England; George Durand of Philadelphia :;
John Anderson OF Boston; Thorad ThOradson. OF
Tvedestrand Norway; Harvey Gamer, OF Philadelphia;
Hans NJ. Holmsen, Of Christiania Norway
From the vizcaya-Arturo Gerala. of Santander Leo
podo Mediavilla of Cadz Angel Escandon, of santan
der: Leandro Gacia of Bilbao Andres Cada, OF
Ponteyerdera AIonzo Bartela. of Cadiz; Ramon
Camana, of Coruna
The sixteen survivors left here the 80 O'Clock
train this afternoon the nine members Of the crew OF
the Cornelius largraves going to Phadelpha, and tho
men from the steamer ,ncdya 10 New-i ON i
was known as Maria. Her full name could not be
learned.
The rescued men from the Vizcaya, who left Lewes,
DEL Yesterday morning, arrived in this city at 8
O'Clock last night. land went on board the steamer
Cuidad Condal at Pier %, North River. The men
rescued from the schooner Iarnaves, among them
Cantain Allen remained in Philadelphia Fourth En-
pineer Medavilla said Il was in the ire-roOm when
the collision took place. The bows of the schooner
emf clean through the sides OF the steamer, and the
inrush of water filed the compartment sending me
IN ont of tho re-rOom hatch II were cork ball
in a fountain. / nearly drowned as you can well
imagine and j have no clear recollection Of anything
unnl found mysc Oh the surface OF the water and
saw the snip sinking, The water pouring out OF hcr
smokestack as she went down, like a gigantic
fountain. . , -, -
The suction of the ship as she sank drew me
under water again, ard when rose to te s9ria a,
on for dear life. Three other people were holding
to the plank We were all rescued by tug boat and
taken 10 LeNes after being for some holrs in the
water
SENATOR STANFORD IN PERIL
San Francisco, Nov. (spcciaD.-A remarkable series
OF accidents attended the reception of senator stanford