, 1898-09-14
STEAMERS IN COLLISION.

The uncommonly donse fog which has
enveloped the English Channel since
Saturday lifted yesterday morning, after
having prevailed for nearly forty hours
The Channel traffic generally has been great
ly interrupted, and fog guns aud steamers
whistles sounded day and night. For the
time Of year the experience is quite excep-
tionaf. A dense bank of fog lay along the
Channel a short distance out. and vessels
disappeared into it or emerged as through a
screen. When it / began to disperse yesterday
morning vessels we're lying in all directions,
some quite close 10 one another. The hotels
at Dover have been very full, many passen-
gers delaying their passages until the fog
cleared.
On Sunday night a serious collision &C.
Cured near the Tongue Light. of the North
FOreland. between the steamship RAMA. OF
Liverpool, bound to London, and q Dundee
vessel called the Gloamin'. the latter vessel
sustaining extensive damage. The distressed
vessels were fallen in with by the New
Palace steamer Koh Moor on her passage
between London aud Margate. The Kohl
Moor, which subsequently reported the mat
ter at Marg't gave assistance. aud left
some of her men on board, and the Margate
surf boat, Friend Of all Nations, put off to
render aid.
A Ramsgate correspondent says that the
collision occurred just after midnight. The
GlOamin' struck the Ranza with great force
on her port bow, and "a scene of considerable
excitement rnsued. The RAMA began to
sink, but the captnin ordered the watertight
compartments to be closed, and signalled for
help. Fortunately. the RamsgNte fishing
smack, the Champion, which was close ut
hand. came up, and the captain of the RAMA
decided to transfer some of the crew to her.
She accordingly drew alongside, and took of
Mrs. Stanhope, the captains wife, who had
no time to dress, but was lifted on board in
her night attire, and eighteen Of the crew,
including the,fourth engineer. Unfortunate
ly. one life was lost during the operation Of
boarding the smack, a MIR. f. Fenster falling
overheard in the darkness. The remainder
of the crew then took to the ships boats.
leaving Captain StaEhOpe and a few of the
officers on board. but standing by during the
night in the hope of saving the vessel, as it
was seen that the watertight compartments
would keep the ship afOat for some time.
The smack stood in 10 Ramsgnte, and the
men were taken to the Sailors Home and
supplied with food and clothing. of which
they stood in need. A tug was Mt once
despatched to the assistance of the disabled
steamer, with 'he Intention 81 making all
attempt to tow her up to London. Later in
the day the sailors who had been Brought
ashore went out in u Ramsgate tug to rejoin
their ship, but all their Efforts to find the
steamer were ~fruitless, and the ting at last
returned to Ramsgale. The sailors we're
very much concerned ut the disappearance
of the ship, and expressed the fear that she
had gone down.
The latest information, however, reported
the Gloamin' as lying off the Tongue Light.
ship, while the RAMA had proceeded to
Tilbury.
According to 'Lloyd's Register" the
Ranza is q steel screw steamer of 1922 tons,
built in 1894 on the Tyne, and her owners
are the Oaledonian Steamship Company,
whilst the Gloamin' is 3,477 tons, and is
owned by R. a. Nude and Sons.