The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-14
MACEDONIA PROBABLY SUNK.
STRUCK AsIIDsHIPs ny OLD DOMIN-
ION LINER HAMILTON.

Some of the Passengers and Crew of
the German Steamship saved by
the HnmiIton-OthcFs Went or In
IA Boat Toward Long Branch-The
Boat Could Not lie Found In the
Dense Fog-HamiIton Badly Dams
aged.
New York, June 13.-The Old DomnIon
steamship Hamilton which sailed from
New York to-day, bound for Norfolk ana
Newport News, ran into the German
steamship Macedonia off Long Branch and
IL is supposed that the Macedonia subse-
quently sunk
Three passengers and nineteen of tbs
crew OF the Macedonia were saved aud
brought to this port.
A dense fog prevailed over the lower
bay and along the coast since l o'clock
this morning, with intervals of clearing.
The Hamilton had on board large nuns
ber of passengers. many of whom werc
delegates to a railroad convention at old
Point Comfort.
AT $3.50 o'clock this evening, while pro-
ceeding at reduced speed and sounding her
whistle, the Hamilton suddenly ran into Al
steamer which proved to be the German
steamship Macedonia, striking her on the
starboard side, abaft Of the engine, and
| cutting into her hull about twelve feet.
The work of Rescue.
The shock was terrific and indescribabss
confusion prevailed for a time. Order was
ilnaliy restored on the Hamilton, and the
crew sent to their quarters. The Macedon-
las crew got out their boats as the dis
| abled vessel drlfted away from the Hamil-
ton.
Those taken on board the Old Dominion
| liner We're three DnE-GnHpFg Cant
walton, L. ). ", quar- eeTmaster; Bernard
7: Hansen and A. l.. Ebberty and sixteen
OF the crew.
one boat was missing, which was lost in
| the fog. This boat contained Capt Kuffahl.
Second Oihcer Gudsknecht, three passen-
gers, Charles w. Moss. f.. w. Wright and
| Herman Brandt and eight seamen. After
sounding her whistle for a long time ard
the boat not appearing, Capt Dole decided
| ly damaged.
In IA Sinking Condition.
The last seen Of the Macedonia. she was
| rolling and surging in the water and was
ey,indently in sinking condition
The water was smooth and as the colli-
| sion occurred but a short distance off
| Long Branch, IL is supposed that the miss
| ing boat attempting to make the land on
| the New Jersey coast
The Hamilton proceeded to quarantine.
| The iamilfon's bow was bent To port
| and torn for distance Of twenty feet on
| the port side, while the plates on the star
| board side were eurled and twisted out OF
! shape. The hole on the port bow was
about twenty feet in length and fifteen feet
| across. The steamer was considerably
| damaged, but no one on board was hurt.
The Macedonia is. chartered vessel i'm
| service of the Ward Line and flies the
| German flag. She sailed from Manzanillo
| May % ana Cienfuegos June 6 with six
| passengers and a full cargo of sugar She
| was OF 2.25S tons and was built at Stock
| ton England, in 1894.
Hamilton at Her Dock.
Shortly after midnight the Hamilton ar
| rived a her dock. She had on board
| three of the six passengers from the
| Macedonia and nineteen of the latters
| crew.
Capt Dole OF the Hamilton said they
| had been troubled by a very dense fog,
| which was very dense when the collision
| occurred He heard the whistle of the
Macedonia and thought she was out Of
| the way. When he saw the extent of the
collision he kept his bow in the broken
| side of the Macedonia to give her people
| chance to climb out to mis- ship.
| A small boat was lowered from the
| Macedonia. and the captain, several pass
| engers and some of the crew got into II.
| The boat was soon lost in the fog