New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-27

THE SHIP run INTO AND SUNK BY THE sERVIA
THE MATE CARRIED DOWN IN THE
wuIRI. AND FINALLY RESCUED.
The story of the less of the American ship
Alexander McCalum was told yesterday by
Colai Andersen, Norwegian seaman, who was
ous of the crew of the Inflated vessel The
alexander McCallum was bound from London 10
X.w. Work laden with cement. Two hundred
los cast of Nantucket she was struck by the
~n,.rd Line steamer Scrvia, bound eastward, and
,as sunk The crew and officers, with the cx-
.,n,;on Of one man, were saved. Five Of the
s'r,;vors arrived here yesterday on the Onion
linz steamer Alaska.
Tho NcCallum was sunk on June T. That
~, tho air was thick and fo9gy. and there was
,rh, breeze stirring. The biz clipper ship was
dor full sail and the starboard tack. The
sor ,bckened toward morning, and the captain
ordersd all thc seamen on deck, although there
were two lookouts on duty. He told every man
% watch and listen. Two We're on the forccastlc
aack and the rest Of the seamcn were on the
main deck Ii 3 30 a. III. when lookout
cow - LIGHT on the starboarl quarter bearing
dow, upon the vessel. He called out, and Cap
,a;r O,Hrien ordered the fog horns to be sounded.
Tho light kept steadily on. The men saw that
y collision was unavoidable They pounded npon
,bo deck and shouted down the companion-way,
".Iump and save yourselves" The cook, the
ships carpenter and others who were below hur-
ried on deck The mon ran TO the other side OF
the vessel and scrambled up the main rigging
Then came the crash The sharp bow of the
servia struck the McCallum on the starboard side
between the main and mizzen ma>ts, carried away
the mlzzen mast, ana piou9"eu 'nieio"i'"'
through the vessel
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commander of the Scrvia, signalled for full speed
oh.oa The Cunardcr carried the biz clipper ship
along on her bow. and thus kept her from SINK
inn For several minutes the ship was supported,
.l,bouoh she was almost cut in two. Two boats
,vo,o lowered from the Scrvia almost on the i'll
s,,p, and two crews of hardy scamcn went TO Tn"
rescpe Of the men clingng 10 the main mast stays
of the NcCallum. Within tour minutes after III"
collision the crew Of the clipper ship were safe Ill
the Servias boats.
Then came the order to reverse the engines. the
hi, Crnarler backed away from the injured ship.
and the McCalum settled Immediately Inc
sinking Of the McCallum and the rescue OF her
crew all happened in five minutes.
The second mate James II. White, was down
in his cabin when the collision occurred The
nrour Of the Cunarder which buried itself in the
vessel completely cut oil all means OF escape LOT
White The second mate coud near the m'h
rushing about on the deck overhead the shonts
and cries of the seamcn and the throbbmg oil the
engines of the big Cunarder. Where the door oil
the cabin had been there was huge. unylcldins
bull of steel Above and below him were beams
of solid oak He could hear the spashing oil oars
and then cheers as the rescued men were taken on
board the Serva.
lie staggered against the great wall of metal
cuf oil
Then he felt the pusations of tho engines as tho
mass OF steel began 10 move y moment later
the huge black bulk glidcd away and III" i'm
prisoncd man fell the waters rushing abon' MN
Then the wooden slip slowly settled. In" Wa'Ts
whrled and eddied about the sinking vessel. anu
Tho struo cling man was carried down a. IN
maelstrom With a frantic effort he lr'ri mn,
self and clinging 10 mass OF wrcckage eA',u' o.
and almost insensibe, he was picKeu up Nv VIC
of the Servia's boats ;,.
Owing 10 the splendid seamanship am 4"lrIn1
Judgment Of Captain Dntton OF the Serylai al,
we're saved Henry Mills. seaman, was h h,
seen after that night. He was carried Gown IN
wv wv" r;c~nr when the blow from the Servil broI
tho mizzrnmast of the McCallnm and sent II
over the side ..,...l,,. ,ro,,.d
,crms Of the courtesy and Kindness shown 10
item bv tho officers of thu Cunard steamer. lnrS
were taken 10 Liverpool nv" OF mem WITT
semi back By the American Consul AZ LiVcrpoo,
on the Guion Line steamer AiasFa whlcn % ,Tli
here Yesterday. The men were Jaihe. IT, Wns,
Of Prooklvn the cook john Gilman, NE SNIP
csrncnter and two seamen, Samuel fefh anu
CITIZENS and the Other men are FOREIGNERS. Inc
men werc taken TO Fills Island and then sent over
The Alexander McCaum was i,9oo-t9%n SNIP
She was owned by her co"ln'an"ef' O"p'""'