The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
ALL OF ONE CREW LOST.
TWO OCEAN DISASTERS.
Two Vessels Sink within Few Minutes
After Striking.

The British ship Prince Oscar. from
Liverpool Captain Henderson, collided in
midocean on July ~ with IN unknown sail.
ing vessel. Both ships sank In less than II
minutes. Six members OF the crew OF the
Prince Oscar and all on board the unknown
vessel were lost. The survivors II in mum.
Der, were rescued by the ship Dbarwar, after
having been confined In an open boat, with
neither food nor water. for three days They
we're transferred TO The British steamship
Capac, from Pisaqua, and brought to Phila-
delphIa on the stn
The names OF the lost are, William
Knight, cook, OF South shields, Oscar Neil
seaman. Of Denmark, August Carton, deck
boy, OF Ostend, |. 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 u. Piggott, Carpenter Carl Abra-
hansen Seaman William oliver. Charles
Olsen. A. Bunting, u. Tobin, Albert Nelson.
r. Peterson. l.. Olson. Thomas Doyle W
Peterson. !. lose, Ariel Hombetg, 4. Morley.
aud Il. Everett, cabin boy.
The disaster occurred shortly after mid
night, IN latitute $50 south. longitude 2S2O
west. The Prince Oscar, which was bound
from Shields, which port she LETT May ~ for
lquiauc, laden with coal, was going at a clip
ping gate ON the port-tack before a brisk
wind. and with all canvass set. II is esu-
mated by the crew that she was making about
81 Knots AN hour, when suddenly there
luOmcd up directly under her bows a four-
mnsted vessel
The mate asserts that the stranger had no
lights burning, and after she was sighted II
was impossible to change the course Of the
lNWNu
struck tho unknown fun amidships knocking
hor almost on her beam. and crashing
through her woodwork until her prov was
more than halfs 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 peering
through the darkness they saw the stranger
partially right herself. and then she rapidly
began to sink.
They listened in vain for some signs of
life, but not cry for help nor word of
command came from the stricken vessel. In
less than four minutes from the time she
was struck the stranger keeled over and
plunged stern nrst into the depths below
Captain Henderson. OF the Price Oscar, who
was below in his berth, rushed on deck just
in time to discover that his ship was also
sinking.
The pumps were manned. but In less time
than It takes TO tell II II was discovered that
there wac no hope from that source. Life
boats were ordered cut adriit. and the men
were told TO jump aud swim for their lives
They all went overheard, and with the ex-
ceptioa OF two unfor;unates. reached tho
small boats. Captain Henderson. who was
the last man TO leave the ship. went over in
his night garment. and swan fully two miles
before he was picked up Both boats hover
ed about the scene Of the wreck until day-
light came In nm effort TO rescue the two mis-
sing members Of the Prince Oscars crew and
any member OF the crow Of the stranger who
might have been fortunate enough 10 have
kept afoat They found no one, however,
and nothing TO indicate the name. home or
destination OF their companions In misior.
tune.
Finally they left the scene aud headed they
knew not exactly whore. Twenty-four hours
later n heavy sea struck the boat commanded
by Mate Lynch and cspsized IL. The occu-
pants, eight In number. we-- thrown Into the
f.s y -. Heno.1soa'V Smmanded ut quickly
to The rescue They We're successfnl I'm getting
iodr Of the men aboard. The rest were
drowned.
message from Sidney, " $. W, says
When the British steamer Catterthuu was
wrecked Wednesday morning on the Seal
rocks, on Cape Hawk. the passengers. who
20 persons. Of whom So were
Chinese, were asleep below Only three OF
the European passengers and tho second m ate
OF the steamer were saved. The missing pass.
engers include three ladies.