The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-08-14
ALL OF one CREW LOST.
=. TWO OCEAN DISASTERS.
Two Vessels Sink Within a Few Minutes
After Striking.

The British ship Prince Oscar. from
Liverpool, Captain Henderson, colided in
midocean on July 12 with an unknown sail
ing vessel. Both ships sank in less than 10
minutes. Six members OF the crew OF the
Prince Oscar and all on board the unknown
vessel were lost. The survivors IL in num-
ber were rescued by the ship Dharwar, after
having been confined In an open boat, with
neither food nor water, for three days. They
were transferred to the British steamship
Capac from Pisnqua asd brought TO Phia-
dolphin on the Sth.
The names OF tho lost are: William
Knight, co ok, OF South Shields; Oscar Neil
son. seaman, OF Christiania; r.. Paterson,
seaman, OF Denmark, August Carton, deck
boy, OF Ostend; T. Relap, OF Douglas, Isle of
Man; J. Anderson. steward, OF Liverpool the
entire crew OF the unknown vessel.
Those saved and landed in the Capac were;
Captain John Henderson, Mate b. Lynch,
Second Mate ID. Piggott, Carpenter Carl Abra-
hansen, Seaman William Oliver. Charles
Olsen. A. Bunting, +. Tobin, Albert Nelson,
r. Peterson, L. Olson, Thomas Doyle W.
Peterson, J. Joso, Ariel Homberg, A. Morley
md II. Everett, cabin boy
The disaster occurred shortly after mid
night, in latitute 0;30 south, longitude 2S.20
west. The Prince Oscar which was bound
from Shields, which port she left May ~ for
Iquique, laden with coal, was going at a clip
ping gate on the port-tack before brisk
wind, and with all canvass set. 1t is esti-
mated by the crew that she was making about
6lS knots an hour, when suddenly there
loomed up directly under her bows a four
masted vessel.
The mate asserts that the stranger had no
lights burning, and after shs was sighted II
was impossible to change the course Of the
Prince Oscar. The iron hull OF the latter
struck the unknown full amdships, knocking
her almost on her beam. and crashing
through her woodwork until her prov was
more than half. buried. The stranger went
over almost on her beam ends as the Prince
Oscar backed away from the rebound. As
the crew OF the Prince Oscar stood peerinp
through the darkness they saw the stranger
partially right herself, and then she rapidly
began TO sink.
They listened in vain for some signs oI
life, but not a cry for help nor n word oi
command came from the stricken vessel. In
less than four minutes from the time she
was struck the stranger keeled over and
plunged stern arst into the depths below
Captain Henderson, OF the Price Oscar, who
was below in his berth, rushed on deck JUS
In time to discover that his ship was also
sinking.
The pumps werc manned. but in less time
than II takes to tell it 1t was discovered thai
there was no hope from that source Life
boats wero ordered cut adrift, and the mer
were told to jump and swim for their lives
They all went overheard, and with the ex
ception OF two unfortunates. reached ths
small boats. Captain Henderson, who wa,
the last man TO leave the ship, went over In
his night garment, aud swan fully two mile.
before he was picked up. Both boats hover
cd about the scene Of the wreck until day
light came In an effort to rescue the two mis-
slng members of the Prince Oscars crew ant
any member OF the crew OF the stranger wht
might have been fortunate enough to hav'
kept afoat. They found no one, however
and nothing to indicate the nRme home o.
destination OF their companions in misfor
tune.
Finally they left the scene and headed the.
knew not exactly where. Twenty-four hour
later heavy sea struck the boat commanded
by Mate Lynch and cspsized It, The occu
pants, eight In number. were thrown into tn
sea- and the already overcrowded craft, whIcl
Captain Henderson commanded put quickl.
to the rescue. They were successful In gettinI
four OF the men aboard. The rest wer
drowned.
A message from Sidney, N. s. w., Gays
Whom the British steamer Catterthun wa
wrecked Wednesday morning on the Sea
rocks, on Cape Hawk, the passengers, VIII
numbered 20 persons. OF whom 80 wer
Chinese, were asleep below. Only three O
the European passengers and the second mat
OF the steamer were saved. The missing pass
engers include three ladies.