New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
STORY OF THE LONDONIAN.
ALL BUT FEW OF HER CREW KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN LOST.
THE LAST BOAT THAT LEFT HER SIDE WAS
swAsfPED AND MOST OF THOSE IN
IT WEIRD DROWNED.

swANPED AND MOST OF THOSE IN
IT WEIRD DROWNED.
BOSTON Dec o-Forty-three Of the forty five
shpwrecked sailors and cattlemen who were res
cued from the Furness Line steamer Londonian by
the steamer Vcdamore and who were landed IN
Baltimore Yesterday. reached here to-day Nearly
all the cattlemen belong in this city, but the sail
ors came from England. and they are on their way
home On their arrival here they were taken on
board the Bostonan. on which they will return to
England. The only officer saved was B. Cuttings.
who remained here to report TO the Boston agent
of the company the disaster.
The names OF those lost besides Captain r. b
Lee First Officer Murray of Liverpool. and Third
Officer J. Cottier. Of London. were Wickham
Russian carpenter: Bohcm. boatswaln' Carise"'
Peterson, Hennessey Crowley. Corness, Weoo'
johnson Hendrickson. Howard and Nielsen sea-
men: First Engineer STAFFORD. Of Hun. England
Third Engineer slater OF Crewe: j. Ashford. OF
London fireman: Chief Steward Nichols. OF Hull
England ID. Darnell. also Of Hull, second stewart,
Il Waterman OF London. engineers steward, anu
Charles Martin. second cook The names OF the
two cattlemen lost were Daniel CoVehy anu
Thomas Doyle. both Of this city.
In addition to these there was a young stow
AWAY whose name is supposed TO nave oeeh 'lesse.
This young was native OF Oalcut'a anu nav
been in Boston for about five years. but. having
met with no success he on his way TO lndia
by way OF London
second officer Cuttings Of the Londonan in talk
1ng Of the disaster to-day said that the report from
Baltimore that after the forty-hve men saved had
been taken on board the Ncdamore the steamer
was soon lost sight Of and it was supposed that
the remainder Of her were on board. was an
error as the men on the LondOnian launched one or
her boats and with the exception OF Captain Lee
and Third ONCE Cottier. who remained on 'he
bridge Of the doomed craft. clambered INTO II ana
pulled away from the wreck The sea was run
ming mountain high ana the boat had proceeded
u-No q
sized her and the twenty-thrce men were thrown
into the
The officers Of the NedamOre manpuvred their
vessel about in a effort 10 rescue the men out
owing 10 the heavy running and the size Of the
rescuing craft il was found impossible TO get near
enough Captain Lee and Third Officer Cottier
from their periOuS position on the Londonian
threw lifebuoys the men struggling In the water
ano by this means succeeded in drawing several
of them back aboard the vessel Cuttings was nm
able to state how many were taken on the Lon
dorian from the water. but he believes at least SIX
rwere rescued at that time. The others were known
10 have drowned Nine bodies with lifebelts at
tached were counted passing the Nedamore Among
The bodies Officer Cuttings was able TO recognize
those Ct Chief Engineer STAFFORD and Third En-
gineer Slater.
The second office states that only one small boat
was left on the Londonian and that boat was seen
the wreck by the King Arthur when she sighted
her. abandoned and carried the first intelligence
Of the disaster to Liverpool
Cuttings states that the Londonan's cargo did
not shift but that the steering gear became foued
through cotton becoming washed into IT, While dis
ahlld from this cause the LondOnan was struck
by a violent sea. which threw her on her Deam
ends a. an angle Of g. degrees. SO that her upper
bridge was half-submerged in the water. All the
icattlr on the port SIDE and amdships tier were
thrown down 10 the lceward side of the vessel ana
this caused her TO remain in her listed position
The shock caused The iron stanchlons 10 preak ana
the stokeholes filled with water
e. From that time until the Nedamore arrived on
the scene those on board the Londonian mad try
ing time The provisions were nearly all under
water. and the only food the men could procure
was a few biscuits and some water NevertheIess
for soventy-two hours the men worked for their
lives. cndeaVOring to throw overheard the cattle
and save the ship. Through broken hatches ana
stokeholes the sea came into the vessel; gaming
rapidly. in spite Of the pumps and men with PUCK
cts. AT last the Nedamore was sighted ana IN
answer to signals hove and came alongside the
sinking vessel.
Cuttings says that the accident which primarily
caused the loss Of The fine steamer Is one that is
liable TO occur under similar conditions to any
vessel in the transatlantic trade. The l,ondonian
was equipped with all the modern appurtenances
and Offered 10y good men