The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26
SIXTEEN LOST IN
 COLLISION AT SEA French Fishing Vessel Sunk by the Norge. CUT IN TWO BY THE LINER CAPTAIN AND EIGHT SEAMEN
 PICKED UP.
CUT IN TWO BY THE LINER
Rescue of the Others Was Impossi- ble-Disaster Happens in Fog Off the Grand
 Banks.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The Thing valla line steamer Norge, which arrived to-day, reports that she sank the French fishing schooner La Coquette of Bayonne, France, on Saturday last on the Grand Banks. The captain and eight seamen were saved, but sixteen men went down with the vessel.
 The Norge sailed from Stettin August 3. The weather was generally fine to the banks of Newfoundland when 1t became foggy with patches of clear weather. Saturday, August 20, between 3 and o'clock in the afternoon, the weather was foggy but not so thick that the vessels speed was reduced Captain Knudson said he could see about three cable lengths ahead The wind was fairly brisk from the west southwest, when a vessel suddenly loomed from the north with sails full and stood directly across the bow of the steamer. The bells were rung to stop and back at full speed, but too late to check the steamers headway. The stranger, fishing schooner, fell across the bow and with a crash was forced over and sunk. Three men sprang aboard the Norge.
 The passengers of the Norge most of whom were about the decks, rushed about in alarm at the shock, but were soon quieted when they learned that the steamer was uninjured. A boat was lowered and six men and a dog were picked up. The vessel sank aI- most immediately, and in sinking car ried with her sixteen of her crew.
 Captain knudSon said that, as steam vessel the Norge was obliged to keep out of the way of all sailing craft. but this was time when the sailing vessel could do more to help herself than steamer.
 The latter was going ahead at full speed, but there was not time, in the Judgment of the captain. to reduce the speed. The fisherman was an active vessel, had good breeze and was un- der good steerage way, but made no at tempt to avoid the collision, Keeping on with sails full until squarely under the bow. The large hull of the Norge. Captain Knudson said. should have been visible for a long distance
 At the office of the French Consul the following names of the lost were given: Lemant, Gannen, Allain, Lepron, Mon- sinet, Grahet, Curnitem, Haimgont, Lescot, Morquet. Gerard, Guernara, De- croix, Minguri, Baurel and Bonper. All were fishermen.
 The report of Captain Berre of La Coquettc to the French Consul states that when the collision occurred there was nSdNy loS prevailing. The men were all on deck fishing. Suddenly the Norge appeared coming toward them, head on. for their side. It was impos- sible to do anything to get out of the way. The Norge. which was going at a speed of from eight to ten knots an hour. struck La Coquette in the side Her aftermast fell toward the wheel. There were sixteen men In that part of the vessel and the rigging, sails and mast pinned them down, so that 1t was inevitable death for them as the vessel began to sink The wheel was smashed by the fallen mast and control of La Coquette was lost.
 The Norge cut La Coquette clean in half. The steamer backed as quickly as possible and her crew lowered boats and went to the rescue of the men in the water. It was impossible to save the sixteen men who perished. La Co., quette sank at once