The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-23
VESSELS IN COLLISION
CUNARDEn RUNS DOWN AND SINKS
LIVERPOOL BARK IN IRISH
CHANNEL
PASSENGER BOATS CRASHED
Five Were Killed and Many Badly
Injured In Collision
Just Outside Belfast
Tough.

LONDON, July pa dense fog hung
over the Irish channel yesterday morning,
and the Cunard line steamer Campania,
en- route from New York to Liverpool
struck the Liverpool bark Embleton
bound for New Zealand, amidships, cut
ting her in twain
The Embleton sank Immediately. Seven
OF the crew were rescued, but It is be-
ieved the other eleven members of the
ships company, including the captain,
were drowned
The Campania had her bows stove In,
but arrived safely at Liverpool, five and
half hours late.
Inc Campania was little injured. but
had narrow escape from a serious dis
aster. The fog had delayed her passage
since Friday noon, and a tender went
out from Queenstown four miles, as Capt.
Walker would not take the liner near
shore
AT Tuskar light the fog was becoming
oenser every moment. When the Cam
pania was about thirty miles northeast of
the light a phantom ship rose suddenly,
without warning, directly across her
BOWS. Thirty seconds later the phantom
had become solid sailing vessel into
q, Tore
root going through the Embleton like the
clean cut of sword. and dividing her
Just abaft. the mainnast, The forward
half sank instantly. The stern swung
Viciously round and the mast and yards
Tor moment tore at the Campania A
lump of wreckage came down on her
decks. Then the stern of the bark also
disappeared, and the surface of the sea
was Uttered with splintered timbers,
hO AL r1,,Tz
and lighter cargo, the deck houses and
such things. Then there was nothing
From the instant when the phantom
came into view from the bridge of the
Campania until the last vestige of the
vessel vanished some sixty or eighty
seconds had elapsed.
According to the Embletons survivors,
for nearly half an hour before the col
lision, the captain and first officer were
below at breakfast and, although the fog
whistle of a large steamer could be heard
every minute, the bark never shifted her
course, the helmsman receiving no order
When at S:25 a. m. the second officer,
to use his own phrase, heard the rush
Of a steamers bows" he shouted down to
the captain, who rushed on deck, but he
was too late to give an order.
The Campania was under one-tlird
steam. The captain, first officer and
pilot were on the bridge. The engines
were instantly reversed and the helm put
hard down. No precaution was omitted.
Some Of her passengers had even grum-
bled at what they called superfuous eau
ton. After the crash and the sudden
cries the boats were quickly got out.
There were no signs of panic, the crew
were everywhere at their stations, the
best discipline was maintained, the bulk
heads were closed, and everything pos
sible was done to save life. Some of the
Companies plates were bent by the col
liston, her forepeak filled with water, her
foretopmast was broken short off and
her steel rigging torn and twisted. The
passengers held a meeting, adopted res
olutions of thanks to the captain and
crew, and subscribed 27OO for the relief Of
the survivors and the families OF the lost
The Cunard officials announce that the
damage suffered by the liner VIZ not
prevent her sailing for the United States
next Saturday.