New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-02
CUT DOWN BY THE MAJrer.
TWO LIVES LOST BY A CRASH IN
on THE BANKS.

A FISHING SCHOONER IN THE PATH Or -.
WHITE STAR FLYER-No HORN sor,x,.-
ALTHOUGH THERE WAS DENSE voc
thrilling story Of the sea was brou.,.
port yesterday by the White Star Lin. -. @u
Majestic which sailed from Liverpool an Ing sa
The Majestic while of the Newfoundlana NJ
early on Monday morning ran down m. ~"
fishing schooner Antelope. Captain Busts, 'asa
ting her In two. and result OF the dIsa,,..s wv
sailor was drowned and another died from ~. w
jures.
The Majestic had been flying along dur,n,
day evening in dense fog. and at abow =,
o'clock the lookout in the crows-nest 60.
through the fog bank a fishing schooner. 49,
entity at anchor not more than a few yard. ,ys
The schooner was right in the track Of o,. ~
steamers. and. in addition to her dangerou, ~
ton. she carried no lights and there was M ~
horn heard. Almost before the signal to bac.T
gines could be given the big ocean flyer cr,.'
into the Antelope on the port side AFT ,s,.'
away the greater part of the stern aft OF the ny
The Majestic was going at full speed when !.
struck the Antelope. and the big boat ran slr
q mile before she conld be turned about 70 o..
the rescue.
Captain Parsell, who was in command ,,..,,
IN n half-circle. and brought his vessel 4, :.
about half n hundred yards OF the foundertn, A.,
,elone Three OF the boats were lowered ana a.
sailors pulled away with good VIII One Of "a.
Antelope crew. Gabriel Mitchell. nineteen y4,,
old. OF Burl!n. y. T.. Jumped overheard as soon a,
tho crash came. and he was drowned. Tn, hi
ance OF the crew. Captain John Bugden H.r,
y. Thomas and Reuben Bugden his three bron.
orc and william Warner Martin Moran ~,
y-tiiio,, Woundv was rescued. The men yers :,
eoskIny wet and every had n bruise 0, sor.
kind from flying spnters. The rescue was M.
in thIrty-two minutes from the time Of the II
iision and Captain Bugden was loud In MS prats
of the kind treatment ne ana MS crew received
the White Star vessei. ,-
William Woundy, one Of the crew. died from \,
Injuries after being taken on board The al,
passengers raised a fund OF SZyp which will
,rhe men vii! star, for their homes In Nova Sad,
and Newfoundland to-day.
Martin Moran was yesterday removed 10 the a
VIncent's Hospital suffering from several FRACTURED
ribs He Will recover ,,
terday that tho crew OF the schooner was 70 bin.
TO- Tho accident for they had neither lights 10 q,
foghorn blowing The Majestc's horn was gc!,r
continuously. but no answer was Teee.ved
CAPTAIN Bugdcn said that tn s,h2oner's crsv
dd not know OF the Najestics proximity Until Il.
nrov Of tho big steamer doomed up through y.
FOG The schooner was on the star5oard tack u.
holm was Immediately put Up and frantic atsrg
made TO get out OF the way. IL was OF no use All
Two OF those on deck jumped overheard. The crsn
sen, the crew flying IN all directions. and org.se!
them consil erably. The captain either could not q
would not explain why his lights we're no, bun.
ing. why no foghorn was kept blowing, and WY
A str.cter lookout had not been Kept
The Antelope was owned by captain Bug!ea aN
his three brothers Their earnings FOR seyera. ysar
were Invested In the schooner The little boat Va
OF thlrty-two tons burden and Was out three sesn