New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
SCHOONER RUN DOWN AT SEA
STEAMER HAMILTON SINKS THE A A.
SHAW AND BRINGS ALL HANDS
TO PORT
NOS. 667 TO GIT
OPPOSITE BOND STREET.
HOTEL,
BOSTON.

The Old Dominion Line steamship Hamilton
brought to this port yesterday Captain Smith
and seven men, who comprised the crew of the
Philadelphia schooner A. A. Shaw. Their vessel
lies at the bottom. with all sails set, and masts
sticking twelve feet out Of the water IN the
course Of coastwise vessels. The schooner was
cut down in the dense fog by the iron stem Of
the Hamilton three miles northeast of the Five
Fathom Bank Lightship, off the Delaware
Capes, at a. m. yesterday.
The Hamilton was on her way from Norfolk
with than hundred cabin passengers
and a general cargo. She was coming up the
coast at a ten knot speed when the accident oc-
CURED. The schooner was heading offshore and
southeast. The lookout man the schooner
was blowing the fog horn at intervals, and he
could hear the whistle of the steamship before
she oomed up in the fog. The mate William
Hewlett had just come deck from below
when the hull Of the steamer appeared out of the
fog He saw her at the same moment that the
lookout man sighted her. Their shouts brought
all the men on the sailing craft deck A
moment after the stem of the incoming Hamil-
ton crashed into the Shaw amidships the star
board side The blow terrific, and the
steamer cut through the schooner to the weather
side of the hatch. At the same time the main
mast fell across the steamers bow. carrying
away some of her rigging.
After striking the Hamilton kept her nose in
the breach while the men on board threw ropes
to those on the schooner. One man grasped a
heaving line and jumped into the water He
was exhausted when pulled on deck. The others.
with the exception of the steward and one sea-
man, got aboard safely on the ropes. The last
two, when they saw that a collision could not
be avoided launched the yawI boat. They sue
ceeded in getting it in the water half full. They
were in danger of being crushed by the Hamil-
ton, but got free.
While the men were being rescued by the ropes
an officer and boats crew launched one of the
Hamilton's boats and, putting out, rescued the
two men in the boat. AS soon as the snip
wrecked men were all on board the Hamilton
backed away from the Shaw and she sank al
most Immediately. roo
On the deck of the Hamilton the men were
surrounded by those of the passengers who were
about so early, and later in the day collection
was taken up for them. Each OF the men re-
ceved about $15.
Mate Hewlett when the men landed yesterday
afternoon told the story of the collision he
said:
with a cargo of nine hundred tons Of coal We
left there Tuesday afternoon, and had not been so
down. had just come on deck, when the Ha1nll-
ton loomed up in the fog which W. was SIN Jnen t very y
impossible to see very far anead doun{ thaI h
of us managed to get on deck, and when the Ham
ilton struck she cut right through us past the
hatch She went three-fourths of the way through
us All on board the Shaw lost all they had, and
SHOES I lost Si76 and Captain Smith more cash.
The boats were together but few moments and
when the steamer pulled away the schooner SANK
and 1 wish to thank them for the money they
gave -. -.
was about fifteen years old and of 800 tons burden
Except for slight damage to her rigging, caused
by the falling of our manmast the Hamilton was
not damaged