Evening journal., 1892-06-27
A THOUSAND DROWNED
The Steamship Vega Believed
to Have Foundered.
SUNK DURING A COLLISION AT SEA.

Strong Evidence That the Vega Cut the
Big british ship Fred Il. Taylor in
Two and That Both Vessels Went Down
with All on Board.
NEW York, June 27-Mariners here.
abouts incline TO the opinion that a terrible
disaster has recently occurred at sea some
where near this port, in which more than a
thousand souls have persisted The facts
that lead to this opinion are as follows:
Saturday the steamer Ocean arrived and
reported that on last Thursday morning the
wreck Of full rugged ship was passed in
latitude 40 degs. 22m. north, longitude Is
degs. 40m. west. The captain of the Ocean
made a careful examination TO ascertain the
name Of the craft, but owing to the wreck
being overturned and partly submerged he
could only make out the words yarmouth,
n. S. )" on the stern The vessel was cut
through forward Of the mizzen rigging.
evidently done in collision From de-
scription Of the wreck, as given by the cap
tain Of the Ocean, shipping men believe
that the vessel is the British sailing shin
Fred b. Taylor Of Yarmouth, n. S. This
vessel was sighted 900 miles out from Sandy
Hook on June 70 and should have reached
port over a week ago,
The Vega is Overdue, Too.
The steamship Vega with crew Of sixty
men and commanded by Captain Rosa,
sailed from Lisbon on June for the Azores
and New York She had SIC passengers
when she sailed from Lisbon, and it is ex-
pected chat she shipped nearly twice that
many from the ports in tho Azores The
steamer was due here last Tuesday, but has
not arrived. Her agents arc very anxious
regarding the vessel. while scores of the
friends Of the passengers have been besieg-
ing the barge Office TO learn something OF
the whereabouts of the steamship and its
human freight In view of these facts.
therefore, those versed in maritime affairs
are Of the opinion that collision has oc-
CURED between the Vega and the Fred b.
Taylor, and that the loss Of life has been
appalling. T. e. Hurlbut was commander
Of the Taylor, His young wife is in this
city, but knows nothing Of the terrible dis
aster that may have befallen her husband.
Last Wednesday a child was born to her
The Taylor lett Hayre, in ballast, May 10.
bound for New York and consigned to Paul
Gerhardt, Of the Brazil Mail line, who had
chartered her for the carrying trade be-
tween this port and Buenos Ayres. When
the Taylor was spoken she was due to reach
here in four OF five days, The elapsed time
is now fourteen days.
Cut Through and Through.
Captain Gaseous, Of the Ocean, saws that
the sailing vessel was undoubtedly cut
through by a steamship. When Captain
Gaseous saw the wreck it seemed to him
that she had been in collision but three OF
four days before The cut still fresh. 1t
was plain that the steamships stem had cut
clean through forward of the mizzen chan
nels or rigging. The shrouds hung by
threads and the rudder was intact
One theory is that the Taylor was cut in
half by one Of the big Transatlantic passen-
ger vessels Of the twin-screw type, and to
support this theory it was argued that
vessel Of the Taylor's size could not be cut
clean through by the Vega or any vessel Of
her speed. 1t was suggested that the Ma
jestic, which left this port Wednesday, was
the vessel which cut the Taylor in half
The terrific speed Of which she is capable
would be the means Of saving her in the
event Of her colliding with aud striking
vessel amidships II is highly improbable,
however, that the Majestic cut into the
Taylor, for she was spoken a thousand
miles at sea by the French steamer La Gas
cogne.