New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-01
DID SHE HIT IN ICEBERG ?
4 STEAMSHIP ABANDONED IN MID-ocEAN.
THE IOWA, OF THE WARREN LINE, WRECK
HER CREW TAKEN OFF BY THE
CHESTER.

A week ago to-day, when the steamer Penn'ahd ol
the Red Star Line driving on her way from
Antwerp to this port and was LOO mos rom ea'us
Hook she sighted about noon, what appeared I'd oe
a large abandoned vessel. But as she drew hcaicr
CAPTAIN Basschmann made out that there were Two
vessels instead Of one, and that instead OF ordinary
sailing craft they two large steamers ana Una.
one Of them was plainly reaching her journeys end
in Davy Jones's locker.
The Pennland put on full steam, and was soon on
the field of action. There lay before her one Dig
four-nasted steamer on her starboara siue' Win
her head plunged down into the sea and her canvas
fappIng over IL as Ii to hide wound, while steam
puasd from her after heaters, though her tunnels
gave no signs Of life. smaller steamer lay cioso
by watching her. and lfcboats were inirryng 10 anu
fro rescuing the crew Of the wounded steamer. sis
nails were stlll waving from the sinking ship and
Captaln Bassc Imam discovered that it was the relg
steamer Iowa. OF the Warren Line, from Boston bound
for liverpool The other was the tough young Oil
tank ship Chester, from Rotterdam. for THIS port.
Captain Basscllmann signallcd and hurried on, but
the Chester declined the offer Of assistance and tho
Pennand stood by long enough TO see that all was
right, and obtain what Information could DC eahen
Tho Iowa was on her starboard sde away over, al
most on level with the water, and the canvas, driit
ing and tapping her submerged bow, showed tha'
she must have had big hole in her bow and that slIo
would soon sink. IL struck the officers OF the Penn
land that the Iowa had possibly hit an cebcrs
or a dcrelct but the had no time or opportunity
10 inquire into the US # the Iowa'S condition.
They saw a f,, m on the deck Of the sinking
craft and connie Il fifty on the Chester. who ap-
peared TO have b. tgq ,fcrred from the Iowa. Inc
Sky was oyer, but weather was fair and the
sea calm so 4 here seemed to be every probability
that the entire crow Of The Iowa would be rescued.
The Pcnnland waved A far s, and proceeded on hcr
way here But three or ~ hours after tie Penn
land left the Iowa and the chester fearful SHOW
storm arose. The snow seemed to fall IN "one
immense aahe,' an eye witness said. 1t was nearly
Impossible to sec through IT, and Captain Basschmann
said Yesterday when the Pennland arrived here, that
II would be impossible to rescue a crew In such
STORM But he expressed the belief that all the crew
Of the Iowa were saved
The officers and the passengers OF the Pennland
Joined in praising the crew of the Chester, VINO
worked. they said. like beavers 10 save the men on
the Iowa. Captain Basschmann said that the Iowa
was RAPIDLY sinking when lie sailed away and that it
was impossible to tell how long she had been going
down.
The Iowa was sighted In north latitude 4s I'D. longi
tudc :54, 200 miles from sandy Hook and 700
miles from the Banks Of Newfoundland, right In the
course OF incoming and outgoing steamers. captain
Basschmann, however, no ice there, although 1t
was the common belief that the Iowa had been IN
collision with an iceberg.
The Pcnnland arrived here early yesterday, and
although she is slow boat. she would natu
rally get 10 port sooner than ths Chester
Inquiries were made at the Office OF the
Chestcr's agents In this city. and IL was learned
that the Chester expected to arrive to-day o. To-
morrow and until she is in port ii Will not be known
definitely whether any lives were lost.
The Iowa was an iron screw steamship With foay
masts and three decks Her goss tonnage was 1929,
her tonnage under deck 4301 and her net tonnage
aaO4 shc was nearly as large a. the Galia, or TIC
Bcthna OF the CunaTd Line She was 1882 feet long,
43O wide. and 30 deep she was built In 1879 by
r. q j. Evans. Of Liverpool, ard was owned by the
Iowa steamship Company dlmltedl. L. Warren q Co.,
Of Boston, wers he' agents. she was commanded by
,'aptain owens. and had a crew OF sixty men and
twenty one cattcmcn The Iowa valued at
600 and her cargo az 100000 10 is said that
both the steamer and cargo were fly insured 10y Ens
lsh companies. She had general cargo, consisting Oh
a head OF cattle 1G2 Of organs, llOO pieces of
napl blocks $50 boxes Of bacon. 657 boxes OF hams,
on, terces and $50 hrkns of butte. 1000 pals OF
la 56a2 sacks OF Hour .j3i bushels Of corn. 1870
harrel, Of pork OF oranges, uTee cases oI
desks $50 cases u talow. aosI bales of cotton 2o'
bslcs OF leather, .oo bags OF oil cake.
The Iowa has been in the ice before. and the
rcputs of incoming steamers seem to confirm .e the
brought her 10 grief. The spree. Of the North
German Lloyd which arrived here on Friday, re
Iyhen the Pennland sighted her. The charlos also
saw Ice 100 miles from that locality -, -,
maliS tne and Ss Of s7s tons burden She was built in
Isss for the pctroleiihi oil tIude, and j. owned by
fhc Chester Company. She is commanded by Cap
B.ston. Feb. 2s cspeciaD.-The Iowa carried
Of sixty men. beside twenty catlcmcn. The names
os p,ny ,e in his % cty The names OF the catemen en-
ployed by swift BROTHERS are T. sullivan. w otne,
H. Gilmore, " Hollender j. \; Hathaway; Timothy
Dwycr foremen: assistants. ID. Haley. Patrick 'arey
william Tcrncy, George Jones Patrick Mc'arthy. my
Bayle William Garycy William Jackson, Charles smith
by Joseph Rallngcr-w. Odeno, Il. Thompson, D.
stafford, ID. Resans.