The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-06
But The Catanla disappeared During the
Storm and Gould Not Be Found.
WAS IN A HELPLESS CONDITION.
Everything, Including Smoksslack, Machinery and
Anchors, Swept From Her Decks Captains
Brother Proshaed-Rad Protested In Vain.

New York, Jan. 6.--Thcre is only faint
hope COR the safety of the crew Of the
steamship Catania, owned by the
Tweedie Trading company Of this city,
which disappeared in mid-ocean ON De
cember 90 last while the Atlantic Tram
sport Liner Mesaba was standing by to
render assistance. The Catania, which
was used as a transport during the
war with Spain. was on her way from
Glasgow to this port i'm ballast when
sighted a. distress by the Mesaba. Her
smokestack was gone and her decks
had been swept clean of anchors, ma
chinery and navigating apprenticeship.
her captain declined To abandon the
vessel during the storm which was
then raging.
Mr.. Haffner. the representative of the
company said that be still had a faint
hope that the ship would be heard from
again. and added that there was a
chance that If she had been abandoned
her crew had been picked up Dy an
other vessel. The point where the ca
tania was spoken by the Mesaba-latl-
tude 4s north and longitude % west
is I'm mid ocean. and where the big nm
Still, the fact that the Mesaba stood by
and searched for the Catani3. next
morning and failed TO sight her
strengthens the belief that the boat
went down in the darkness.
Henry j. Furlong, "A lawyer whose
office is on the 18th floor OF the New
York Life building, was prostrateu
when seen over the reported loss at sea
of the Catania and the possible deatn
of his brother. Capt. Furlong. The only
hope held out TO him this morning was
the assurance by the ships agents that
the insurance rates of the Catanla had
not gone up. and that the boat was sea-
worthy in every respect. This state
ment the lawyer doubtss inasmuch as
he said that he had asked his brother
not to undertake the perilous task oil
taking the Catania To Glasgow FOR re-
pairs i'm the latter part OF November.
II told my brother that the boat was
an old tub. and that in justice to MS
family he should not imperil his lite by
undertaking the journey across the At
lantic in the midst OF winter
Mr.. Furlong said that his brother was
80 years old and married. The cap
tain's wife. Mr.. Furlong said was an
operate singer i'm this city. and their
only child is now in Glasgow at the
home of his grandmother, who was the
wife of Mai Charles III. Furlong. for
many years connected with the British
Consular service. and the daughter oi
DIR. John McDowal, one OF Glasgow $
leading physicians.
REACHED ST. MICHAELS.
London, Jan. 6.-The Tweedie Trad
| ing company's steamer Catania, Capt
| Furlong, from Glasgow December IL
for New York. which was spoken or
December 90 I'm distress in latitude A.
! north, longitude 3S west. by the At
| lantic Transport company's steamer
| Mesaba, which arrived here on Jan
uary 4, has reached St. Michaels Will
| her smokestack gone boats carried
! away and decks swept by the waves.
At the New York office of the
! Tweedie Trading company the following
! dispatch has been received from Capt
! Furlong Of the Catania: "Catania ar
rived Decks swept, funnel, ventila
! tors. boats, etc, gone. Must repair anC
| coal"