The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-05
SINKING AT SEA.
THE STEAMSHIP IOWA COL
rIDES WITH AN ICE
BERG.
TEE CHESTER TO THE RESCUE
The Passengers and Crew Being Trans
ferred while the Vessel is Going
to the Bottom.

NEW YoxK Feb %. -The Red Star Line
steamer pc1nand, Capt. Buschmahn,
which has arrived at this port from Ant
warp. reports on February %. at 10 a. m.
when in latitude As % north, longitude
ID 81 west, she sighted steamer which APP
peared 20 be stopped. The steamer was
carving no sail Sac had a heavy list to
,tarbOard and was b "wlng signals OF "ls-
iress. She proved to be the Warren Line
steamer Iowa, Capt. Owens, from Boston
February I'm for Liverpool. The British
steamship Chester, Capt. Tolle, from Rot
terGam February 10 for New York, was
auaking of in her boats TO the crew OF the
iowa and she will bring them To This r.I
The P,unIand reports that she could not
set ne.r enough to the Iowa TO ascertain
UuaL The uAL ure of the trouble was
Later-lt Is believed the Iowa has been
in collision s. it'll an ice berg. The Warren
i'ue steamer Iowa reported as apparently
aeiag abandoned and in sinking cohdl
ti1a, is iuur masred Sci If 26OD tons
and was bu. at Liverpool in 1873. lter
cargo is valued at $4,000 The value Of
the steamer S $4,000 and is fully insured.
ghe insurance of the carr OILS not known.
Captain t.ushman of the Pennland was
seen his IL rrnoon and said: 1--WE first
made out vi at appeared to be an abandon.
ed vessei d.. ll:l5 O'Clock on the morning of
SUNDAY as. There were two steamships
living 6v near each other. but no smoke
was coming from the smOkestackS of either
vessel at that time. When we first sighted
the vessels We were about five or perhaps
six mil s ON them. every body was on
deck. | Immediately ordered that the
ships head be turned in the direction OF
the vessel and in a very short while we
were within hailing di lance One vessel
we made out to be the steamship
: Iowa. She flew British flag with union
down. The other vessel we made ont to be
the steamship Chester, an Oil tank, also
5lying British flag. Part of the crew OF
Iowa could be seen on board of her, while
the others we made out to be IN small
h ATS making for the Chester which stood
by to receive them. We offered asSls .ahcc
but our Otl-r was declined, and then we
made ready to proceed on the way to New
yorf We Is, Be-, they were still trans
f.--lgr ra. rom c rapidly sinking Iowa
tra Chester. I hOuld say that there
we're "r5Qt Gtty men on board the Iowa.
Na,, tr.pa worl. WIS done steadily and rap
rT0 .g.ua all the lcan on the Iowa were un.
2nrU,.t.v saved. HAT is, unless they per
a..,H ,..,n the rollision occurred. The
Inv. WIS si.Eirr sinking quickly, and
r.lj,r. E. .ui.II-rg u. long she lasted after
we sass.A a-r, UJG three or four hours
n.rer we JET. Aera lAarful snow storm be
zen snow ieH, 1t ,oemed, in one great i'm
1,-,,s,. n. g, and r was nearly impossible
% see THROUGH 90 Such storm would
make hrupgt 50 scue impossible 1t Is
IN. 4fg.,..lt e.. .a.. how long he Iowa had
lleor,.inl,uT There was 10 ice to be seen
-i,0,., Of .ln ,fy.. mt the Iowa may have
r..,,,. ...t o.. with the men at the
,,u.r,a .,... -l he she was struck until
'i. ,ir..., .,.-,y' her. ---------.-