New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
SURVIVORS OF THE UTOPIA.
SOME OF THEM BROUGHT TO THIS PORT.
THRILLING STORY TOLD BY ONE OF THE ILL.,
FATED SHIPS PASSENGERS.

THRILLING STORY TOLD BY ONE OF THE ILL
FATED SHIPS PASSENGERS.
The steamship Anglia, of the Anchor Line, ar
rived at this port yesterday from Gibraltar
having on board some Of the survivors of the
wrecked Utopia. The Utopia was lost in the
Bay of Gibraltar on March II while on her way
to this port, and $50 of her passengers were lost.
She was lost by fouling the ram of British
man-of-war at anchor in the harbor, as has al
ready been told in the published dispatches OF
the survivors 14O were sent back to Italy and
1874 were forwarded TO this port by the Anglia.
There were only few saloon passengers on
board the Utopia. OF these one was lost and
two came to this port on the Anglia.
The saloon passengers who arrived here yester-
day were w. T. Cobron, of No. 100 West Seventy
seventh-st., and Miss Mathidc SOhn, of this city.
George s. Lewis, cashier Of the Columbia Bank
of Boston, was on board the Utopia at the time
of the collision and was lost One sad
incident in regard to the loss Of the
Utopia was brought to notice yesterday
when Mrs. McCull of Brooklyn. widow of the
second engineer of the ill-fated ship, appeared
on the pier and anXiously asked if her husband
was aboard. lie went down in his ship. and the
fact was telePraphed over here. but FRS. McCull
has been diligent in her inquiries at every ship
which came in from Gibraltar, thinking that
perhaps her husband had escaped When the
Anglia came in yesterday and her husband was
not among the saved, Mrs. McCull abandoned all
hope and went sorrowfuIly to her home
w. T. CObron, in relating his experience said /:
I" I was below when the steamer fOuled the man.
of-war and thought that the shock was caused
by her coming TO anchor. l went OH deck, but
did not realize what had happened until l saw
one of the officers of the vessel strapping life
presrrver around the waist of one of the women
passengers Then / looked over the starboard
side and saw that great hole had been stove
in the vessels side, extending below the water
line. She filed rapidly. The passengers, realiz-
ing that the vessel was sinking, rushed on deck,
and it was IL wild scene of confusion, although
the officers did all they could to quiet the people
| jumped overheard with life-preserver. but il
was torn from rue by the waves. | saw big
Newfoundland dog, belonging to the captain, in
the water and swan TO him. Just then launch
from the flagship CamperdOwn came along and
pulled me. aboard.
1.-THE crew of the launch also rescued the dog,
to which | was clinging. A heavy sea was run
ming at the timP-in fact an extremely heavy sea.
The people that were rescued were all saved Dy
the launches and boats from men,of-war AS
soon as the accident happened signal glns were tr
time the boats from the shore arrived all those
whom it was possible TO rescue had been saved by
the launches and boats from the men-ot-war. L
was taken on board the Camperdown, and the Ad-
miral gave me every possible comfort Two days
after the accident | drew a chart, as near as |
could remember, of the ship and gave it ITO to the
divers who were working on the wreck. Inc re-
suit was that | got my travelling bag ana state
room room trunk The merchants of Gibraltar sub:
scribed 81 800 for the relief of The surveyors @ OF
the wreck and the Marquis di Rudnl added SOU
moro It was distributed among the steerage pas
sengers in equal proportions 1t was terrible
experience, aud one which hope never 10 go
through again." c,,;. por1, of
Mr.. Lewis. cashier Of the Columbia bank sn %? GI
Boston. who was drowned, was travelling for MS
health,