New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
SUNK WITH THREE MEN.
THE SCHOONER CLARA Z. SIMPSON RUN
DOWN BY THE STEAMER DORIAN
LONG ISLAND SOUND - THE SCHOONER
EIITrD ,HD SANK IMMEDIATELY

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED OFF EAToN's NECK
LONG ISLAND SOUND - THE SCHOONER
FILLED AND SANK IMMEDIATELY.
New-London Conn. Dec 5.-The British tramp
steamer Dorian, Captain Henry Bermpohl bound
from New-York to Halifax. n. S.. light. ran into
and sank instantly the schooner Clara 4. Simp-
son, of Portsmouth, ~ H., Captain John e.
Hontvet. at II o'clock last night off Eaton's
Neck. Long Island Sound. The Simpson was
bound from somes Sound Maine. for New
York. with pavlng-stones consigned to John
Moran, of Harlem and had been out only few
days
Off Eaton's Neck big steamer showed up
Captain Hontvet saw her lights plainly as she
came down the Sound toward him at speed Of
about twelve knots. The Simpson proceeded to
a point two or three miles north-northwest from
Eatons Neck. when the steamer struck her for
ward of the mlzzenmast. and sent her to the bot
tom 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 command, and
went down with the vessel.
When the crash came everything seemed tc
be going to pieces, and In two minutes the Slmp'
son had gone down. Captain Hontvet ran across
the deck to the rigging. but had got only to the
shear pole when the deck OF the vessel was under
water He climbed up the rigging, as did TWO
sailors Thomas LAUREL and Alfred Hingrem. tC
the foretopmast where they clung to the hanks
the vessel settling in the water all the time, un
Ill finally the men were afoat. a terrific sea was
running and the water was exceedingly rough
so the men could not hold on, and hnaiiy let go
clinging to drift stuff to keep afoat. captain
Uontvets brother Hans of Portsmouth. stew
ard W. Williams of East Boston. and JONI
AiIlland made an effort to get the boat from the
davits but before they could do 1t went dowr
with the vessel. were struck by the failnt
/ miZZenmast, and were killed. Their bodies were
seen after the accident. HOntvet leaves WIZ
| and seven children: Williams a wire ana on
/ child in East Boston: Aikland was single
AS soon as possible after the vessel struck the
| Dorian was stopped and put out boat ana
! picked I'D the survivors Of the crew OF the Slmp-
son and waited about the scene or the colllslon
nearly four hours before she started east to this
| mort CAPTAIN Hontvet. the first of the SURVIVORS
| picked up had been carried mile from "nere
! the vessel went down. His head and ear were
/ badlv cut when his body was thrown against the
sharp bow Of the Dorian. The men were brought
into this port at $3.50 this afternoon when cap
! tain Hontvet noted a protest al the custom
House and with the survivors or the crew was
sent 10 the Marine Hospital. The Dorian re,
mained only few minutes when she proceeoeu
| an her vav 10 Halifax She received slight dam
age The Simpson was 81 tons; her master was
mart owner and had been on the vessel Ten
| years She was uninsured.