New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-16

boat. was dragged down with the wreck. but
when he came up he managed to save himself
by graspnS piece of floating wreckage. from
which he was rescued by a boat from the Ems
THROWN ON THE DECK OF THE EMS.
While this scene was being enacted on the
stern of the schooner the men forward were
having an equally exciting time When the
captain gave the command "All hands aft" 1t
was too late for the men TO obey. as at that mo-
ment the bow OF the Ems cut through the
schooner. The men at once took to the rigging
and when the final crash came four of the men.
who were we'll up the mainmast. were thrown
forward on the deck of the Ems.
Hansen was only part way up the mast when
the final shock came and he thrown against
the side of the Ems. He grabbed at the anchor
chain on the steamer, and succeeded in getting
a hold He clambor red into the chains and hung
there for time Finally the strength in
his arms gave out. and he threw leg over
the chain and then hung there. head downward
until finally. his strength entirely deserving him,
he fell into the water. and then picked UP
in a small boat which had been lowered by the
Ems.
The story Of the accident, told by officers
Of the Ems is that the steamer had been in a
heavy fog for twenty-four hours previous to the
accident. and going at half speed. First
officer Henry Morgenstein on the bridge,
and the foghorn was kept going and lookouts
were placed on the bow. Morgenstein was the
first to see the schooner. anc on sighting her
pinnacle lights took her to he the lightship off
Nantucket Then he discovered her to he q
sailing vessel She was under full canvas and
lacking to the starhoard Both ships were In
ward bound. As soon as the schooner was
made out the order given to reverse the
engines to full speed astern, and the helm was
thrown hard over. The schooners deck watch
sighted the steamer at the same time, ana
Morgenstein says that just as he gave the or
ders he heard the warning cry from the
schooner.
The schooner had advanced so as to take the
bow of the Ems fairly amidships. and the steam
er went completely through her, and the two
parts Of the schooner drifted astern on either
side Of the steamer.
THE EMSS BOATS LAUNCHED.
The crew Of the Ems was called to quarters
almost simultaneously with the crash. and boats
Nos 6 and = were run out and down into the
water within one minute after the accident.
Third officer Klugkraft commanded boat NO
6 and Fourth Officer Gartner commanded boat
No. :. Gartner's boat picked up Hansen ana
Poison. while the other boat went in search of
Captain Merriam and his family Third officer
Kugkraft had his boat near the stern OF the
Gypsum Princess as she drifted past. ana ne
could see Merriam, his son, the first mate, his
wife and the children standing on the deck Re
plunged under water and all went down with IL.
For nearly hour the boat searched for the
captain and his family but none OF them could
be found. The small boats were then picked up
and the Ems proceeded on her course.
While the passengers on the Ems lelt ,he
shock OF the collision none of them knew how
badly she was injured and that they in turn
had had narrow escape In fact. the extent OF
the injury was not known until the Ems reached
her pier at HOboken. and then II was seen that
she would have to go into drydock. She has
a hole in her starboard forepeak about three
feet AFT OF the stem The hole is about three
feet in diameter above the water-line. ana eX-
tends some distance under the line Ihree
plates are cut and six others are injured back
10 the forepeak bulkhead where the plates are
badly bent in. Water rushed In through TINS
hole, but the water-tight compartments saved
the vessel from sinking
The Gypsum Princess hailed from farrsnoro'
Nova Scotia. and bound from Wlndsor'
Nova Scotia TO this port with cargo OF plas,
ter She was owned by J. b. King Il CO. ana
was valued. including her cargo at Si"p"Wp
She was built In 1892. and was OF COL tons
register