The morning call., 1894-09-17
MANY LIVES LOST.
Reported Wreck of an
English Steamer.
CLOSE TO SERUTU ISLAND.
The Disaster Was an Exceedingly
Strange One.
CLOSE TO SERUTU ISLAND.
RACE ON THE BAY.
Charles Murray Wins a Prize for
SaiIing-New Spars for the
Dora Bluhm-NOteS.

One of the most peculiar stories of the
loss of vessel that have been received in
this city for many months i brought in
adviees per the steamer Oceanic from
Singapore. via Hong-KOng.
The Namyong, a 1512-tOn steamer, Is
said to have gone down, with all hands, In
the Carimsta Straits. while on a passage
from S0urabaya TO Singapore.
On the evening of the 7th of August the
British teamer Ingraban noticed signals
of distress in the direction of Serutu Island
and bore down upon them.
The lngraban lay to near the island dur
ing the night, and at daybreak the next
morning scovered the Namyong with her
head on a coral reef.
The Ingraban then approached closer to
the reef and succeeded IN getting sixteen
of the wrecks crew off her. Then an at
tempt was made to tow the NamyOng into
deep water.
Several useless tugs were made at the
stranded We ssel, but finally she CON-
menceu to slide backward and almost be-
fore any one thought of her floating, she
slipped from the ledge, striking the In
graham near the port quarter, smashing 10
a number Of panks of The latter.
The NamyOpg did not appear to be
badly damaged by contact with the reef.
so after re-transferring her crew from the
Ingrabsn the steamers separated, each
proceeding on its respective voyage.
The Ingraban had the NrmyOng in
sight up to o'clock in the evening of the
Sth and signaled her twice.
Suddenly Captain Piper of the former
vessel saw two danger rockets discharged
from mia POmnqninn oh He "a a hmm
and steamed his vessel sixteen miles in
the direction of the lights, but could not
find a trace of the NamyOng He searched
until O'Clock and finally gave up tho
hunt and resumed his course for Singapore,
when on arrival he learned that the Nam
wong had not made pert and Sill later
that she had been given 40 as 10 t.
She undoubtedly sDrang some OF her
weakened Plates after leaving the Ingra-
ban and sank with all her crew.
Captain Walter Niehol commanded the
Namyong. assisted by Chief Mate A. j.
Seller, Mate 7. Z. Hoffi. Chief Engineer
John +. Staarer, Second Engineer r. Mai
smith and Third Engineer J. w. Payne
There were eight white men and f.tY
Malays before the mast and employed on
the ship in addition To the officers.
The Namy0Dg VAS all iron screw
steamer of the old style. She was built in
1873. and has been ID tue India trade ever
since hat me.
There was ST., 900 worth of insurance on
the vessel, about one-third of which is held
by American companies.
Charles Murray and Tom McDermott
raced their Whitehalls around Goat Island
yesterday for purse of $40. Both men
are Well-known bOatmen Oh the front and
numerous friends were down at Folsom
street wharf, the starting and finishing
point, 10 witness the sail.
Murray sailed his OVID boat and Nc
Dermott sailed Charles PetersOn's new
Whitehall.
The wind was not very good. but the
race was an exceptionally good one and
fairly contested.
A very cluse firish was made. Murray
winning by only few boatensths, secur-
ing the prize.
The schooner Dora Bluhm, recently
purchased by Captain Bendixen and towed
to Eureka, Is 10 be re pared and repaired
Immediately. The Bluhin is the vessel
that went ashore down south some time
ago. and was towed TO this city by tue
VigilanL
Clerk Jerry Daily of the Merchants Ex-
change IL away for week or 80 enjovIng
a weil-earued vacation. He Is spending
his holiday on board pii0t-b0at, and eX-
poets 10 be able to take Il ship through the
Golden G te without touching the remains
of the City of New I ork by the time be is
ready to come home.
The steamer Excelsior, hence the 1Ith.
has put into Eureka for repairs. When
100 miles north OF that port she struck a
floating log, damaging her propeller.