The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-21
THE SAROyIC CERTAINLY lost.
The Steamer Coventry Reports Having Seen
Her Drifting Life Bosts.

BREMEN. March 21.-After long con-
tInued anxiety regarding the fate Of the
White Star line freight steamer Naronic'
which sailed from Liverpool. February
18th. for New York. and which has not
since been heard Of. intelligence Is re-
ceived showing beyond any doubt that
the vessel is lost. The British steamer
Coventry. Captain Wilson. from Fern
andina February 10th. arrived at inns
port to-day. She reports that at CLOCK
on the morning OF March 4th, when IN
latitude a. north longitude % west. she
passed a life-boat painted white. bearing
the name. "NarOnic." The boat was
floating keel upward At o'clock in
the afternoon OF the same day. another
iife-boat from the Naronic was passed
This boat gave evidences Of having en-
countered heavy weather. The mast
and oars Of the life-boat had been lashed
together and attached to a painter and
then thrown overheard as sea anchor 70
keep the boats head up TO wind and sea
Judging from appearances neither or the
boats had been long adrift. The position
Of the drifting boats was south by west
Of Sable Island. on the banks Of New
foundand. There Is a chance that the
occupants Of the boats were picked up by
"A passing vessel.
BREMEN. March 2O.-Captain Wilson.
the commander Of the Coventry, states
that he was not able 10 plainly decipher
the name on tho first life-boat passed by
the steamer. though there is no doubt
i'm his mind that II was "Naronic.' The
boat being capsized. rendered the reading
Of the name almost impossible. as the
letters reversed could only be seen when
the ends Of the boat were clear or the
sea The Coventry, as stated apoNt'
sailed from Feruandina on February 10Th
calling at Brunswick. Ga, and NorlolN'
Va. which latter port she left February
Dist. Just about the time the Naronlc was
due 10 arrive at New YORK.
CAPTAIN Wilson was. therefore not
aware that anything had befallen the
Naronic. or that she had not arrived al
No,v York When the Coventry came up
,ritb the second life boat the name paint
cd on it was plainly discernable' M
second boat was half filed with water.
IFS appearance led Captain wilson 10
believe that its occupants had been TAKEN
ON board some vessel, after Whlch ''''
boat was cast adrift <.to
LIVERPOOL, March 20.-OiiiclalS vi ,''
White Star Line Company mere na
ceived the fun report OF tn-
coventry. which arrived ~ Bremen w.
d,v All doubt as 10 the fate OF lue
Naronic has been dispolled by the sisn'-
inn, 81 her fifobOats. That she IS no" az
,be bottom Of the ocean cannot 20 dls
nuted but the cause of the destruction ~
Of course still a matter Of conjecture
NAV be. Judging from the LATITUDE ana
longitude in which the boats wtre seen.
hat the steamer struck either Il deFcll'l
or an iceberg. though it S still rather
carly I'm the season for ice TO be Adrlit so
far south as the banks.
II is hopcd that the mystery OF the loss
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the landing at some port Of members OF
her crew.
A vessel which passed Deal to-day sig
nailed that she had on board eleven ship
wrecked people. land the White star
officials say there is strong probability
that they are part Of the crew OF the Ma
ronic
The arrival Of this vessel is eagerly
awaited as should the shipwrecked peo-
pie on board be from the NarOnic all con-
lectures as To the causes that led 10 the
laundering Of the steamer will De re-
moved.
NEW YORK. March 2O.-Mr. II. Matt
land Kersey. the New York agent Of
the White Star line. to which the Naro-
mic belongs, still has hopes that the Naro-
mic has not gone down and says: "The
finding Of the boat reported by the steam
ship Coventry does not In any way prove
that the Naronic is lost. A big sea may
have carried these boats overheard while
the Naronic. perhaps with her machinery
disabled, was laboring against the
storm"
This opinion. however. is hardly borne
out by the facts as cabled to-day from
Bremen. which show that the boats had
been occupied and navigated. II IS quite
possible that some vessel picked up the
occupants OF these boats and they VIII
eventually be heard from, and the fate
Of the NarOnc known.