Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Events of Interest Cabied FROM
Distant Lands.
A Fishing Schooner Run Down
and Four Men Drowned.

The Netherlands-American Steam Navlga-
ton Companys boat OLDHAM brings anotner
tale of death and disaster in the fog on the
Newfoundland fishing banks.
Captain Baker, of the OLDHAM, reported
that on Sunday morning last ne encountered
n dense fog. when crossing the southern ex-
trenity of the Banks, and the steamers en-
Cines were slowed down until she was only
making about seven knots an hour.
The steamers fog-horn was blown every
minute and half, and the Captain ordered
two men on the lookout forward.
At lilo p. II. the lookout saw bark under
full sail one-half a point on the starooerd
bow and instantly gave the alarm. The Cap
tain ordered the helm to be put hard-a-pore
and the engines to be stopped and reversed.
Seeing that q collision was inevitable he
ordered a lifeboat TO be cleared, and no
sooner was the order complied with than,
notwitb standing his prompt action, the
steamer struck the vessel IN the waist, be
tween the main and miZzen maStS.
Some of the crew of the fishing schooner
sprang into the rigging and climbed up the
bow Of the steamer, while others who had
lowered q boat jumped into her and cut
clear of their vessel, which sank IN O teW
minutes.
Captain Bakers orders were SO promptly
obeyed that twenty-five lives were saved.
Four men and two boys persisted with the
s1nken vessel and in all probability lost
their lives from the falling rigging and Spars
which were shattered by the steamers bows:
The schooner after being struck capsized
and all that remained visible was her hull,
bottom up, some barrels and loose pianEs.
The OLDHAM sustained only slight damage
to her bows, some plates of which were slight.
~ dented. Had she been going at full speed
the consequences would undoubtedly have
proved disastrous to her passengers, over 400
In number.
The Captain of the sunken vessel reports
she was a French ffshing-banker of 26O tons
register and belonged to Cette. She had
been at anchor fishing, and had got under
way shortly before the collision to seek bet
ter fishing grounds further south.
Archduchcss Valerie Married.
The marriage of Archduchess Maria
| Valeria, second daughter and youngest child
of the Emperor and Empress or Austria ana
Archduke Francis Saltwater took place at
| Vienna. The ceremony was performed in
| the parish church at Ischl. All the members
of the Imperial family were present The
| Archduchess recently renowned her rights
| of succession to the Imperial throne in order
| that Sue might be free to marry the Arch
duke. who was her own choice for husband.
The bride is twenty-five years old, has a
! graceful figure, and face full or lntelll-
! gence although one that would hardly be
! considered beautiful.
The groom is twenty-four years of age
and a son of Archduke Carl Salvador and
the Archduchess Maria Immaculata, daugh
ter of King Ferdinand II. of Naples The
groom is, therefore, a descendant of the Tus-
can branch of the Hapsburgs. He is tail,
| well-built has dark complexion, is a bold
rider a good soldier and enjoys large share
| of popularity.
| At the wedding breakfast after the we'd
ding the Emperor announced the betrothal
of Archduke Ferdinand, third son of Arch
| duke Karl Ludwig, heir presumptive to the
throne of Austria Hungary, to Princes Eliza:
beth, eldest daughter of Prince Leopold, Of
| Bavaria.