The sun., 1893-03-21
FIRST NEWS OF THE NARONIC.
Tso OF TIER IIFEBoATs SEEN ADRIFr
OFF THE BANks.


OFF THE BANKS.
One at Lenst Had Been Manned and Had =
Sea Anchor Out--The rreiehter II Lost
Probably Sunk In Collision In n Fog.
BREMEN. March 2orhe British steamship
Coventry. from Fernandlna Feb. 10 and Nor
folk Feb. 81. brought to this port to-day the
first actual intelligence Of the Naronic. the
steel White Star freighter which sailed from
Liverpool for New York on Feb. IL and has
not been heard from since. The Coventry
passed In latitude 42'. longitude 48'. at 2
o'clock on the morning OF March 4. q lifeboat
painted white Capt. Wilson OF the Coventry
says that he was not nble to decipher the
name on this lifcboat plainly. though
there is no doubt in his mind that It
was "Naronic." The boat being capsized
rendered the reading OF the name almost
impossible aa tho letters reversed could
only be seen when the ends OF the boat wero
thrown clear ofthe sea- The Coventry sailed
from Norfolk just about the time tho Naronic
was due to arrive at New York. Can't Wilson
was therefore not aware that any accident had
befnllen the White Star freiRhter or that she
had not arrived at New York. The Coventry
came up with a second lifeboat at . o'clock In
the afternoon. On this boat the namo Ma
ronic was plninly dscernible. This second
ance led Capt. Wilson to believe Tint Its occu-
pants had been taken on board some vessel
after which the boat was cast adrft. 1t had
evidently been occupied. and not merely
washed overheard. The mast and oars OF the
lifeboat had been lashed together and attached
to the painter and then thrown overheard as a
sen anchor to keep the boats head up to the
wind and sea. Judging from appenrances.
neither Of the boats had been long adrift.
LIVERPOOL. March 2O.-OfIlcials OF the White
Star Line Company hero have received the
full report OF the Coventry. They state that
their advices show that the last lleboat Of the
Naronic passed by tho Coventry was recently
occupied by portion OF the Nnronc's crew.
and they expressed the hope that tho occu-
pants had been pick ed up by passing vessel.
They also expressed the hope that the occu-
pants Of the other boats had been rescued.
All doubt as to the fate OF the M
ronic has been dispelled by tho sight
ing Of her lifeboats. That she Is now
at the bottom Of the ocean cannot be disputed:
but the cause OF the disaster Is. OF course. still
matter Of conjecture. 1t Is hoped that the
mystery OF the loss Of the steamer will soon DO
cleared up by the landing st some port Of
members OF her crew. A sailing vessel which
passed Deal to-day signalled that she had on
board eleven shipwrecked people. and the
that they are part OF the crew OF the Naronic.
Where the Coventry passed the Naronio's
lifeboat with the oars lashed In triangular
from this port and 500 miles southeast OF st
Johns. Newfoundland. 1t is about twenty-five
miles sSTs OF the steamship
believe that the boat had drifted probably a
week. and maybe longer. from tho spot where
Its drift would naturally haye been, with the
prevailing northwestcriy gales, and SO 1t is
the Grand Banks. In what the HHo hydrosraphie
charts designnie the e. region Of frequent iqE:"
occurreds- The agents OF the ship think that IL
out that the Naronic was hit am dships. per- per-
smashed % Cd in in such % Way as o to cause aus her to
be hooded; The, seventy-fve men aboard
boats, v she thereiore @ did not slps uS inatants
or capsizs. That she hit an iceberg is i'm
pso9abe S as no 6srRs haze been seen yet on
track is somewhat higher than the easterIy
route ot passenger steamers
occurred on Feb, is or ia.- or seven Or eight
fHys after she The act
AmericaP ports l9r Europe and many that
earlier than Feb. 1S and have not yot been
henrd from.
dnsy s51s Ss & ns g'sSs@ Ss wR
ns mere have no doubt that tho
crew from the lIreboat with the sea anchor out
passed passes; by the Coventry 81.
strong steel cl ipper In q fog of the Banks. and
that both S gravd,qally sank; is regarded as prob
BILE corroboration Of this theory is the report
OF the steamship Chicago. which arrived yes.
the sGIs te
almost vertically about six feet above the
mast. We're rigging attached to such spar
1t would keep It partly submerged:
the sailing vessel which passed Dsai yester.
day. reporting that she had eleven ship
wrecked men aboard had any castaways from
ssnaiIea the fact Enowins I how wa snxiou.ly m % the
line m was awaiting news OF the missing shin,
boats three OF which would have been sum-
client si. to take on all aboard her. More than
sd
" se0Gs Ssp sixty Ma% noSefsss cs hfs s e
Chief Steward j Tayior. She fIH; had aGoard %,i
Iourteen returning. cattlemen connected
M si.tyninth Stree. They 'GGs are or or Wese Were
Thomas Connors, James Shannon. II. Larkir.
WaM s1In 'smss E2asra mssrE enc
Smith. William Shofr. j. Burke. J. Stafford. W.
MRGee.
. With her sister shin. the Bowie. she was the
finest and largest freghter In the world. She |
measured 3, 7eO tons. and was 40 feet long. |
sSst "sS ss 'aFE ps %as
engines and was fitted to carry about twenty
cabin passengers. She had accomm odatiun
'or l. 2l6 head OF CATTLE and seldom lost more
han two and sometimes not one. on her six
rips to LIVERPOOL which she made in nine
lays In pleasant weather. She WAS flttId
'or tho frozen meat trade. having capacity for
1887 quarters Of teef: which were kept cold
by refriRerntinE machinery in tn, e,engins room
nto nine com apartments. by eight bulkheads
from the floor to the uppor deck.
She was the model cattle carrier. Each beast
was separately stalled. The cattle were stalled
IN two decks cementsd over at an incline so
~ to allow the Nth to flow down to the sides
md out Of the scuppers.
NOT ~ THE coal COMBINE.