The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-01
A CRASH In THE FOG.
How the Big Trave Ran Down and
Sunk the Fred B. Taylor.
THE OCEAN MYSTERY A MYSTERY
NO LONGER.

Passengers on the Steamer Saw the Small
Boats Quickly Sent to the Rescue-One
Man on the Taylor Crushed to Death
and Another Drowned The Only
Woman ON the Ship Thrown into the
Sea.
LONDON, June 30.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Trave, from New York
for Bremen, arrived at Southampton
early this morning. She had on board
Capt. E. +. Hurlbert of the British shin
Fred B. Taylor, from Havre, May 70, for
New York, and 10 of the crew of that Z
vessel. The Trave reports that she was
in collision with the Fred B. Taylor on
June %, in latitude DO north, longitude
SO west. The accident occurred at 6
O'Clock in the morning, during a heavy
fog. The Taylor was so badly damaged
that it was presumed on board the Trave
that she sank shortly afterwards. The
chief officer of the Taylor was crushed to
death, and Capt. Hurlbert, who was on
deck at the time. had his legs injured.
Quite heavy sea was running, and when
rescue of the imperilled men oil was used
to prevent the seas combing. The Trave
was hauled to windward of the wreck
and her boats were thus under her lee in
going down to the wreck. The use of
the oil facilitated the work of rescue.
The passengers on the steamer had
been aroused by the shock of the collis-
ion, and nearly all of them were on deck
The Travels carpenter at once sounded
her wells, and when it was found that she
was making no water the
Excitement Among the Passengers
subsided, and every one watched the
manning and lowering of the small boats
with the most intense interest. The lash
ings of the tarpaulins were hastily cut
away, the falls were manned, the boats
lifted from the chocks, the davits swung
out and their crews took their places in
perfect order. There was no confusion.
Every man knew his place, and the mo-
moment the boats struck the water the
falls were cast off, the boats shot away
in the direction of the wreck and were
soon lost to sight in the fog. They were
gone but short time when they returned
with Captain Hurlbert and 10 of the crew,
including the stewardess.
A representative of the Associated
Press had an interview with one of the
survivors of the accident. He says that
when the Taylor was at point 260 miles
from New York dense fog set in. Sud-
denly at about 6 o'clock in the morning
a huge steamer, which it was afterwards
learned was 1.-THE Trave, crashed into the
Taylor. Capt. Hurlbert was on the
qridge at the time and one watch was
below. Among the watch below was
Mr.. Woodley, the chief officer.
He Was Crushed to Death
at the moment of the collision. The
carpenter of the Taylor was drowned.
The Trave Immediately hove to and
lowered her boats, which pulled down to
the Taylor and took off the remainder of
her crew. The stewardess, the only wo-
man on board the Taylor, was thrown
into the sea at the time of the collision,
and when she was rescued by the crew
of one of the Travels boats she was
nearly exhausted.
The officers and crew, of the Taylor
had no time to attempt to save any of
their effects. They brought'from the
| they stood in. Better clothing was sup
the Trave arrived at Southampton a
| meeting of the passengers was held in
| the saloon. Resolutions were adopted
| highly commencing the crew and officers
of the Trave for placing their lives in
| danger to save the lives of those on the
| Taylor. The Trave was only slightly
damaged about the bows. The damage
| was so slight that it was repaired on the
voyage. The crew of the Taylor have
| been given refuge at the Sailors Home in
Southampton