Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-08-14
SUNK IN MID-0CEAN
The Prince Oscar and an in
known Vessel Wrecked.
THEY coLLIDED At MIDNIGHT
Entire Crew of the Stranger and six Of
Those ON the Prince Oscar
Drowned.

Philadelphia, Aug. 5.-Thc Britinh
snip Prince Oscar, from Liverpool, Cap-
tain Henderson. collided In mfd-ooean
July IL with an unknown sailing vensel.
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. II IN
number. were rescued by the ahip
Dwhar. after being confined In an open
boat with neither food nor water for
three days. They were Transferred to
the British ship capac. from pisagua,
ana brought to this port tonight. The
names OF the lost are:
William Knight.
Oscar Nelson.
E. Peterson.
August Carton.
!. Relap Of Douglass.
]. Anderson.
The entire crew OF the unknown ves-
sci.
CUT IN TWO.
The disaster occurred shortly after
midnight In latitude . degrees % min
utes south. longitude IS degrees % min
utes west The Prince Oscar was bound
from Shields. where she left May for
iquique. laden with coal. and was going
at clipping gait on the port tack BE-
fore brisk wind and all canvas set.
suddenly there loomcd up four-mast-
ed vessel. The mate asserts that the
stranger had no lights burning. and
after she was sighted II was impossible
20 alter the course Of the Prince Oscar.
The iron hull OF the latter struck the
unknown full amidships, knocking her
almost ON her beam ends ana crushing
through the woodwork until her prov
was more than half buried. The stran-
ger went over almost on her beam ends
as the Prince Oscar backed away from
the rebound. AS the crew OF the Prince
Oscar stood peering through the dark
ness they saw the stranger partly right
herself and then she rapidly began to
sink. In less than four minutes from
the time she was struck the stranger
keeled over and plunged stern first into
the depths below.
PRINCE OSCAR SANK.
Captain Henderson OF tho Prince o.
car rushed on deck just In time to dis
cover that his ship was also sinking.
Lifeboats were ordered cut adrfft and
the men were told to Jump. They an
went overoard and with the exception
OF two unfortunates. reached the small
boats. Captain Henderson. who was the
last man to leave the ship, went over
In his night garments and SWAN fully
two miles before he was picked up.
Both boats hovered about the scene Of
the wreck until daylight In an efrort TO
rescue the two missing members Of
the Prince Oscars crew. They found
no one. however. and left the scene ana
headed they knew not exactly where
Twenfy-four hours later heavy nea
struck the boat and capslxed It. The
occupants. eight IN number, were
thrown into the sen and the already
overcrowded craft which Captain Hen
derson commanded. put quickly to the
rescue. They were successful In Gat-
ting four OF the men on board but the
rest were drowned. There were now
II men In the Iifeboat with nothing 10
eat or drink and barely room 70 stretch
their limbs. Towards evening of tho
second day one Of the crew discovered
a small cask OF fish oil slowed away
In the boat. This was dealt cut 70 the
survivors In small doses and they
used Il TO moisten their parched lips
and tongues. For three days ana nlxhfs
they fioated and just a. they were
about 20 abandon hope they sightad ths
ship Dwhar, bound to Melbourne
They succeeded In attracting the affen-
ton OF her crew and were soon on her
decks. Four days later. when they
were In latitude 10 degrees 8 minutes
south, longitude ~ degrees n minutes
west were put aboard the Capan. bound
for this port