Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
MANYSH|PS IN COLLISION
German Boat Pontos Sunk in the
English Channel by Brit
ish Steamer.
CREW AND PASSENGERS ALL SAVED.
british Steamer Ethelhildn Badly
Damaged and Six of Her Crew Lost
and the HenthpooI Run Down and
Sunk and Only One of Her Crew
Saved.

Dover, IlnSldllo, Al'lil -. nv N'Si
man steamer Pontos, from Rosario
about February "a, has been sunk in the
channel after being in collision with
the British steamer Star OF New Lea-
land. The boats of the Star of New Zea-
land were stove in and she is returning
to London.
The Ponto had on board cargo
of cattle, 1000 sheep and a quantity
of wheat. 1t appears that the Star
of New Zealand ran into the Pom
tos during the intense darkness OF
the early morning, striking her amid
ships. Twelve seamen who left the Pom
tos in boat We're picked up exhausted
and have been landed here. The cap
tain and 10 of the crew have been landed
at Hastings.
A large up-channel steamer has sig
nailed that she has rescued IL OF the
crew and six passengers of the Pontos
Thus all the crew, numbering SO men
and all the passengers OF the sunken
steamer have been rescued.
Lost Six of Her Crew.
Dover, England, April 8, = The Brit
ish steamer Ethelhilda is off Dungeon
ess, proceeding slowly and not under
control, according to the signal lying
She has canvas about her bows and hel
boats are hanging about her sides. She
has signaled that she has been IN col
lision and that her forepeak is full 0.
water.
A French fishing smack which was OF
Dover Friday evening was in collision
with an unknown vessel, possibly tn.
Ethelhilda.
Six of her crew We're drowned.
The Ethelhilda, which is commanded
by Capt. Harrison, left Buenos Ayres OF
February 26 for Antwerp.
Only One of Her Crew Saved.
Brighton, England, April a. Th'
British steamer collier Heathpool, from
| Sunderland for ST. Nazaire, France. wa
run down and sunk off Beachy Head
| Only one of her crew was saved.
The Heathpool was steamer OF 6o'
tons, built at Sunderland in 1885 ant
owned by the Lambert Galleries (Lim
| ited), of Sunderland. She was 210 fee
long, had so foot inches beam, an
was IA feet inches deep.
Fifteen Persisted.
Dover England, April 3.-The sol
survivor of the collier Heathpool, sun
in collision off Beachy Head. Frida,
evening, has been landed here. ii
saws her crew numbered Is men. The
left Sunderland on Thursday and co
| lided with an unknown vessel Frida
evening. The Heathpool commenced t
sink Immediately, and her capital
| called out to the other vessel, large
ship, to slow down, but the latterswun
around and apparently proceeded. Th
survivor jumped into the water an
clung to lifeboat until picked up.
Rescue Steamer Goes Ashore.
Southampton, April 3.-The Londo
| & Southwestern Railway company
steamer, Southwestern, which was ser
10 search for bodies of victims Of til
after running on the Casquet rocks O
Thursday afternoon, went ashore FIR
! day night.
4 r,a 1888 af this disaster to I'll
| Southwestern was rece, W
patch from the signal station at Cal
LaHasue, on the coast of Normandy, o.
posite Aurigny island, in the same di
trict as the Casquet rocks. The me
sage said that the Southwestern w;
ashore in that vicinity with her hu
stove in.
The crew remained Oh board.