Evening star., 1894-02-09
THE CASTAWAY CREW
Taking Measures to Rescue the
Kearsarge's Men.
pVUunUnn IN mi mn M OnMOlu
EXPECTED At COLON ON SUNDAY.
The City Of Para Will Go After
Them.
DISASTERS IN THE NAVY

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.--At the offices Of
the Panama Railroad Company IT was Of
fcially stated today that the City of Para
had been chartered to go to the relief Of
the crew Of the wrecked cruiser kearsarge.
The wires were kept busy last night be-
tween Washington and Colon Secretary
Herbert at a late hour commissioned the
Panama Railroad Company to send the
City Of Para to Roncador. The steamer Is
rather light, having just discharged her
cargo.but the agents here are confident that
she Will make the run from Colon to Ron
cador reef. a distance of go miles. inside
of twenty-four hours, and she Is a fourteen
knot boat 1t Is expected that she will
land the crew of the wrecked cruiser in
Colon Sunday. She is scheduled to leave
Colon on the 14th. and In all probability
the American man-of-warsmen will come
to this city on the Para The steamer Is
due here on the 2lst or I'D Of this month,
and her trip to Roncador Reef viii not in
terfere with her regular trip.
Eager for News.
news Of the manner in which the Kearsarge
was lost than those In the Navy Depart
ment Their Information Is meaSer, and
they look anxiously to the press to receive
details- Nothing has been received here
later than the announcement from Lieut.
Brainard that the City Of Para was avail
able. There Is a United States consular
agent at Colon. but nothing has been heard
from him.
No news has been received from Colon of
the departure of the City Of Para to the
RELIEF OF the men on Roncador bank. 1t is
thought. however. that she would lose no
time. and would get away promptly. There
IS no uneasiness manifest at the department
as to the present safety Of the shipwrecke ed
crew, but there Is an earnest desire to re-
lease tneni as soon as possible from what
must be. at best. a very uncomfortable DO
sition.
Disasters I'm the Navy.
Although the loss Of a vessel of the great
historic value Of the Kearsarge Is natural
ly deplored as a national calamity, there Is
general rejoicing that the accident which
sent her to 'Davy Jones' locker was who'll
ly free from the sacrifice Of human life
This case recalls the fact that the United
States navy has been free from disasters
involving great loss Of life. compared with
the histories Of the navies Of other coun-
tries.
The loss Of the Huron Is the most serious
disaster in the United States navy in re-
cent years. That vessel went to pieces of
oregon Inlet. n. C.. during terrible hur-
were launched into eternity
Another terrible naval disaster, still fresh
In mind, occurred in the harbor of Apia,
Samoa March is, 1889. Six warshios were
wrecked in a storm, three of them belong
Ing to the United States navy and three
to the German navy. The Trenton, Nipsic
and Vandalia were the American ships, and
the Eber. Adler and Olga were the German
ships One hundred and forty-five lives
were lost.
The U. s. s. Ashuelot went ashore on a
rock on East Lamock Island. coast of
CHINA, in the morning of February IS, 1888
and eleven enlisted men were drowned
commander II. E Mullen, who commanded
the vessel at the time was court martialed
and dismissed the service
The U. s. s. Despatch was lost of As
sateague Shoals. Va, about 3 o'clock In the
morning of October 10. 1884, through a mis-
take In regard to the lights in the vicinity
NO lives were lost on this occasion A
court or inquiry Investigated the case Octo-
Der 20. 1891, and found that the loss of the
vessel was an accident for which none of
It's ofncers or crew were responsible.