New-York tribune., 1896-04-08

down the bay, intending to anchor off Staten
Island for the night. At $50 she was off Staple
ton and about three hundred yards from tho
Staten Island shore. proceeding at a slow rate
OF speed, when she sighted the Fresand COM
Ing up the bay through the storm her port
bow. The captain says that the Bellarden blew
warning whistles repeatedly, but the Friesland
paid no attention to them, and keeping her
course struck the Bellarden on the port side al
most at right angles just abaft the main rig
ging Most Of the damage TO the Bellarden was
under the water line. and the port compartment
was filled with about fourteen feet Of water
The vessel filled rapidly and careened to port:
and when Captain Davidson realized the extent
of the damage he ordered the engines to run at
full speed and the vessel was beached on the
shore off Staten Island between the Clifton
ferry landing and the Merritt Wrecking Com
panys wharf, where she lies at ease on a mud
bottom
The wrecking tug J. D. jones happened to bs
nearby and at once got her steam pumps to
work on the stranded steamer to free her hold
or water. The work Of patching up the rent in
her side Will be begun this morning, and the
mails Will be brought to this city for reshipment
The precise extent OF her injuries could not
be learned last night, but besides the damage
6e below the water-line the main shrouds. the
davits or the after lifeboat on the port side and
the stanchions Of the awning deck were ali car.
ried away. while some OF her plates on the water.
line were bent.
The crash OF the collision was plainly heard
on on land, and crowd OF curious persons speedily
lined the shore.
At the pier Of the Friesland last night nobody
was allowed aboard the vessel but Captain
Nickels said that she was not injured at ali. and
that there was no excitement aboard her when
the collision occurred.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BELLARDEN
The Bellarden is an iron steamer OF 27l5 tons
She is $40 feet long, has a beam OF 80 feet ana
Is 23.4 feet In depth She was built in Glasgow
In 1855. Is owned by Bell Brothers & McLelland.
and belongs to the Lamport e. Holt Line. Her
agents are Busk & Jevons She was bound for
Montevideo with a cargo Of 1900 TONS most of
which was case OIL She carried crew Of
The Friesland is a large steamship beonrinr IN
the Red Star Line. plying between Antwerp ana
New-YOrk. and ow ned by the Interna tiona Al NsvS
CATION COMPANY, the company that owns ana
manages the American Line The FriesjanS ~
Of 7116 tons Is 437 feet long, has beam OF Si Seet
and depth Of 35 feet. Her captain is n r.
Nickels her surgeon Dr. F. W. Kelsey ana hs:.
Chief Steward f. Cointe. She had on boar rd IN
following first cabin passengers:
The Rev. Dom. Abbot. Mr.. end Mn X Kaisse
Morris r. Lange. Mrs. Louise Kiarpr
Paul Swolfs Master Louis Klarer,
J. E. Warren. Emil Lang.
TIE Rev. George Diets. Wilhelm Niche
W-s D,etz and child. Mrs. Niche and infanI
Michael Dorrer. Miss Dora Niche
Pierre Fschbach Max Mosenthin,
Miss Catherine Flschbach. Pie-re Reding,
Miss Anna Fischbach Carl Ruf,
Joseph Formans. Rev Caspar schmits
Mrs Jeanette Godefroi. PhilIpp Schnurr
Vincenz HausIer Mrs Kathie Walter
Mr.. Mr., Ha.ssr asr,. Master Thsodor walter.
J. A. Herny Mrs Lizzie White
Eduard Hesse. MISS Mary White
Otto Hofmann %. John Zipp.