The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-06
WENT DOWN WITH THE SHIP
THREE MEN LOST THEIR LIVES IN
 4 COLLISION IN TAE SOUND.

CoLLAsiON IN THE bOUNDs
 An Ensii,h Tramp steamsr. the Dorian,
 simpson on Eaton's Point-Ths Captain
 and Tws sailors Saved.
 New London, Conn. Dec. 6.-The Brit ish tramp steamer Dorian, Captain Henry Bermpohl. bound from New York to Halifax. N. s.. light. ran into and sank instantly the schooner Clara F. Simpson of Portsmouth, N. H., Cap tain John c. Hontvet, at Il o'clock last night ofr Eaton's Point in the sound. The Simpson was bound from Some's Sound. Me. for New York, with paving stones consigned to John Moran, Har- lem, and had been out but few days. Yesterday she came through from Dutch Island harbor and proceeded up the sound as far as Eaton's Neck. where the wind died out, and anchored in shore to await an opportunity to pro- ceed.
 After sundown the wind increased and in the evening Captain Hontvet made sail. leaving shortly before Il o'clock In clear weather that enabled him to see the light of Old Field on the shore and across the sound. The Simpson went out of Eaton's Neck when a big steamer showed up, Cap tain Hontvet seeing her lights plainly as she came down the sound. The steamer hit her forward of the mizzen- mast and sank her as quickly as though the bottom had dropped out of her.
 Captain Hontvet saw collision was inevitable and yelled to those of the crew near enough to hear him to take to the fore-rigging. This course he and two sailors took and their lives were saved. but the mate, steward and one sailor had not time to obey the com mand and went down with the vessel. The Dorian crashed into the schooner on the starboard side, striking her a glancing blow that opened up the sides up on deck and into the water.
 Captain Hontvet saw collision was short jib-boom struck the mizzenmast of the Simpson, thus preventing the steamer from hitting the schooner with full force, else it would have sent the steamer to the bottom also. as the shock would have been like hitting a rock. When the crash came every thing seemed to be going to pieces, and in two minutes the Simpson had gone down. Captain .Hontvet ran across the deck to the rigging, but had only got to the shear pole when the deck of the vessel was, under water. He climb ed up the rigging, as did two sailors, Thomas Laurel and Alfred Hingren, where they clung to the hanks, the ves- sel settling in the water all the time, until finally the men were anoat..
 A terrific sea was running and the water was very rough; so the men Could not hold on and finally let go, clinging to drift stuff to keep afloat. Captain Hontvet's brother, Hans, of Ports mouth, Stewart Williams of East Bos- ton and John falkland made an effort to get boat from the davits, but before they could do it went down with the vessel, or were struck by the falling mizZenmast and were killed. Their bodies were seen afioat after the col lision.
 Mate Hontvet leaves wife and sev- en children, Steward Williams a widow land was single.
 As soon as possible after the vessels struck the Dorian was stopped and put out boat to pick up the crew of the Simpson and waited about the scene of the collision nearly four hours before she started east to this port.
 On board the Dorian all possible was done for the survivors, and they speak in the highest term of the kindness of Captain Bermpohl and crew. Captain Bermpohl was at the wheel when the collision occurred. The pilot had been below and just came up before the ves- sels came together. The captain said he saw the lights on the schooner, but supposed he could cross her bow all right, but she was too near and the dis aster came. ,,A {.
 Captain Hontven declares the steamer was but one point on his weather bow when she sheared to cross. If she had been kept on her course the collision would have been averted. The men suffered great deal from the intense cold after being chilled through in the water, and stimulants were necessary to revive them. The Dorian brought them into this port at 3:30 this after: noon, when Captain Hontvet noted a protest at the custom house and with the survivors of the crew was sent to the marine hospital. 3,-
 The Dorian remained but a few min utes, when she proceeded on her way to Halifax, N. s. Sfe received slight dam age. The Simpson was 371 tons. Her master was part owner and had been on the vessel ten years. She was unin- sured. The Simpsons topmasts were above the water q couple of fathonls when the Dorian left her, and her top sails were floating on the water. Cap tain Hontvet wiM leave for Portsmouth tomorrow, if able to do SO
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