The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-29
STEAMER wYANokE SINKS.
She Runs Into the Cruiser Columbia
at Newport News.

al Newport News.
Fortress Monroe. Va, April 2S.--The Old
Dominion steamer Wyanoke. ON her way
from Richmond to New York, while com
ing to the dock at Newport News this
morning at o'clock, collided with the
cruiser Columbia. anchored of the port.
ana sunk IN about thirty minutes. There
We're 1oT passengers and a crew Of forty
two men.
Boats were at once lowered from both
vessels. Capt Ianery, with the crew and
a number or passengers went ashore,
while the others were taken on toard the
Columbia. The Wyanoke struck the Co
lumbla with such force as to awaken all
the passengers and crew. The ship lies in
about forty feet of water. and can, no
doubt, be raised.
NJ. w. Cromwell, general agent OF the
Old Dominion line at Newport News, re-
ports this evening that all the passen-
gers and crew of the Wyanoke had been
accounted for except one fireman. who
probably went down with the ship The
vessel lays about two hundred yards from
shore with the top OF her pilot house Just
above water.
She struck the Columbia just forward Of
the starboard paddle wheel, the ram OF
the Columbia held her in place for some
time, enabling boats to be lowered before
she filled and sank.
The second assistant engineer and one
of the oilers We're badly scalded by es-
Gaping steam. They were taken aboard
the Columbia, where they are now being
We're untiring in their efforts TO save the
passengers and crew and to make them
comfortable after sitting them aboard.
There were three bridal parties on board
and the passengers as a rule. lost nearly
all their clothing. The ladies and mer-
chants of the city came to their aid most
generously, and did everything in their
power to make them comfortable. Some
of the passengers returned to Richmond
by train this morning. others went north
by train this evening, while some re-
mained over to take the steamer Old Do
minion for New York tomorrow night
The Merritt Wrecking Company VIII
have a force here from New York to-mor-
row morning to raise the vessel. The
WyanolCe IS a side-wheel steamer about
twenty years old, iron hull, and registers
2,200 tons.
New York. April 2s-The wyan-
oke was commanded bys~ one OF
the lines best men, Capt. N. H. Jenny.
The Wyanoke carried only a small assort-
ed cargo. She left Richmond last night
bound for New York. She was scheduled
to stop at Norfolk, Va, where she was 70
have taken on her principal cargo 5he
went to the bottom before reaching that
port. She wa5 to have sailed from Nor
folk for New York at O'Clock this MORN
ing The steamship Old Dominion viii be
oke and will sail next Saturday for New
York. President James A. Smith or the
Old Dominion Steamship Company said
that despite the early hour OF the acel-
wyanoke were asleep 1.L but no no
sci being light, having but small
cargo, she remained afloat some time after
hitting the cruiser, thus affording time Tor
the crew to man the lifeboats and get
the passengers into them. The Wyanoke
was valued at $4,000. and was partially
insured,
Washington, April 2s,-The following Of
nciaI report of the disaster was received
by telegraph at the navy department this
morning from Fortress Monroe: Capt.
Sands reports the Old Dominion steamer
Wyanoke last night fouled the Columbia
while anchored at Newport News and
sunk under her forefoot. The passengers
were all saved. Several of the crew VINO
were injured are being attended by the
Columbla's surgeons. The damage to the
Columbia consist of one hole two feet in
dlamater on her port side, ten feet above
the water line; heavy indentation two
feet above the water line on the same
side and an indentaton OF one plate on
the starboard side opposite the hole, OPEN
Ing a seam for about six feet the tenn
porary loss of one anchor and forty-tiye
fathoms OF chain. Shall take her to the
Norfolk navy yard as soon as the require-
ments of paragraph 400 of the navy regu-
lations are complied with"