Connecticut western news., 1890-11-05

 twelve of them-all sailors-clingingt to the spars and their joy was unspeakable when they were taken in the boat. They all be- longed to the steamship Vizcaya, and their names are as follows:
 Felipe Hazas, first officer; Gabriel Covas, second officer; Francisco Seera, first en- gineer; Dr. Andres Rico, surgeon; Sereno Carlos, F. Lopez, Juan Seyjas, Angel Leon, Jose Mendinna Camerro, Ramon Martinez, Ramon Perez and P. Arellano, seamen.
 Just in the Nick of Time.
 The men were chilled to the bone from their exposure to wind and wave, and could hold out but little longer. They were taken on board the Humboldt, brought to this city and taken at once to the office of J. M. Ceballos 6 Co.,, 90 Wall street, the owners of the Vizcaya. The firm had received notice of the loss of their vessel from the Maritime exchange but few minutes before the survivors walked into the office For the next hour all was excitement in the office of Ceballos & Co., None of the survivors could talk English, and for some time it was impossible to ob- tain from any of them q correct account of the wreck. From Dr. Rico the best account was obtained. Dr. Rico said
 Dr. Rico's Graphic Story.
 Everything was working nicely. The weather was fine, the moon shone bright and the sea was smooth. It was about 8 o'clock when was on deck, and took few turns back and forth while smoking an afterdinner cigarette I didn't see any vessel near us. The ship was in charge of the first officer, who was on the bridge. I went down to tho saloon then and there met Mrs. Calvo. We sat down and began talking. Suddenly heard the gong in the $1,o G.A1 ,;, D. fore could even wonder what it was for, there came an awful shock, crashing scraping sound on the deck over our heads, and the steamer rolled over on her port side. Everybody in the saloon was thrown down. All was excitement-men, women and children shrieking for help-from what they didn't know Mrs. Calvo seized my hands and begged me to find and save her boy. told her I would. I started up to the deck to find him.
 It Was Terrible Scene.
 "When got out of the companionway 8 terrible scene met my eyes. The bridge, deckhouse and forerigging were all torn away, there was a great gash in the star board side just abaft the coal bunkers, and through this opening the water was pouring in. Close by on our starboard beam was big four masted schooner, her
 
 bow stove in. She, too, was filling rapid ly. Men were running here and there all over our decks, shouting all kinds of or ders, and I can remember seeing the crew of the schooner doing the same thing on their vessel
 They Climbed for Their Lives.
 1.-The next thing I knew the water was making over our decks. The steamer was fast sinking. With a wild idea of saving ourselves, several of the crew and myself scrambled up the port forerigging. Down, down went the steamer and up we climbed. We reached the foregallant yard, and just then the hull reached the bottom.
 'This left us just out of water, but very large swell would wet our legs There were twelve of us on the yard. Some of our crew had tried to reach the schooner, but she had sunk almost as quickly as had the Vizcaya, and as far as we could see not soul hut ourselves was in sight.
 Signals of Distress.
 "One of the men on the yard said that while climbing the rigging he had seen 8 boat lowered from the schooner and seven men got in and rowed away. We looked all around but couldn't see anything. Then, in hope of attracting the attention from some passing vessel or some one on
 
 eoast), we cut the tarred ropes on the yard into pieces foot or two long and lighting these, waved them in the air as long as they lasted But no one came to our aid, and all through the long night we chung to that yard, growing colder and stiffer as each hour passed.
 "When one of the men on the yard said he thought he heard steamer passing by we all halloed as loud as our numb condi. Non would permit us to. Then a boat made it's appearance, and we were taken on board the Humboldt. We could not have held out much longer"
 The Second Officers Story.
 From the second officer some more facts were obtained. He was on deck standing under the bridge when the collision oc- cured. He said the steamers lights were burning all right and the watch on deck at their posts. He did not see the schooner until the first officer on the bridge rang the signal to stop.
 "At the time he rang to stop," said the second officer, Capt. Cunill had just come from supper and was going up on the bridge. Before he had time to move the schooner struck us, her bowsprit striking, and as far as I could see instantly killing Capt. Cunill. Our headway carried us along, and that bowsprit knocked down bridge house and rigging. I was covered by the debris and badly cut in the head and side of my neck. got out of the tan gle about the time the water commenced to run over the decks, and then took to tho rigging with the othsrs."