The true northerner., 1900-07-27
TERRIBLE
ACCIDENTS
COLLISION IN THE IRISH CHANNEL
AND MANY DROWNED.
FIvD PASSENGERS KILLED OUT
SIDE OF BELFAST LOUGH.
MoRD THAN FIFTY MORE OR LESS
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

London. July GA dense fog hung
over the Irish channel Saturday morn
ing and the Cunard line steamship
Campania en- route for Liverpool from
New York, struck the Liverpool bark
Embieton, bound for New Zealand,
amidship. cutting her In twain.
The Embleton sank Immediately.
Sevsrai OF the crew were rescued, but
II is believed the other eleven members
OF the ships company, including the
captain. were drowned
The Campania had her bows stove
in. bat arrived safety ut Liverpool five
and half hours late.
The Campania was little injured, but
had a narrow escape from a serious
disaster. The fog had delayed her
passage since Friday noon and q ten
der went out from Queenstown four
miles and took the liner near shore.
At Tuskola light the fog was becoming
-denser every moment. When the Cam
pania was about miles northeast OF
the light phantom ship rose suddenly,
without warning directly across her
bows. Thirty seconds later the phantom
had become solid sailing vessel into
which the liner crashed. her steel fore
foot going through the Embleton like
the clean cut OF sword and dividing
her Just abeam Of the mainmast. The
forward half sank Instantly. The stern
swung viciously round and the masts
and yards for a moment tore at the
Campania. A lump OF wreckage came
down on her decks. Then the stern of
the bark also disappeared. and the sur
face Of the sea was Uttered with Splin-
tered timbers, boxes, barrels, the whole
sr1,t HA
deck house 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
co or so seconds had elapsed.
According 10 the Embletons survi-
vors for nearly half an hour before the
collision the captain and first officer
were below at breakfast and. although
the fog whistle of n large steamer
could be heard every minute the bark
never shifted her course, the helms
man receiving DO order.
When at S:2J n. m. the second Off
Ger. TO use his own phrase, "heard the
rush Of a steamers bows" he shouted
down 10 the captain who rushed on
deck, hut he was too late to give an
order.
The Campania was under one-third
steam. The captain. first officer and
pilot were on the bridge. The engines
We're reversed instantly and the helm
put hard down. No precautiOn was
omitted. Some OF her passengers had
even grumbled at what they called
superfluous canton. After the crash
and sudden cries the boats were quick
ly got out There were no signs Of
panic; the crew were everywhere at
their stations; the best discipline was
maintained: the bulkheads were closed
and everything possible was done TO
save life. Some Of the Campania's
plates were bent by the collision: her
forepeak filed with water, her foretop
mast was brokne short off and her steel
rigging torn and twisted
The passengers held meeting
adopted resolutions of thanks TO the
captain and crew and subscribed G700
for the relief Of the survivors and the
families Of the lost.
The Cunard cials announce that
the damage suffered by the liner will
not prevent her sailing for the United
States next Saturday.
Five Passengers Killed.
Belfast, July 23.-In a collision Sat
urlay evening outside Belfast Lough
between the local passenger steamers
Dromedary and Alligator. five passen-
gers We're killed and more than fifty.
more or less seriously injured. i'm many
cases the amputation Of legs being nec-
eSSary. There were COO on board the
two vessels and terrible scenes fol-
lowed the collision. 1t is feared that
some others have been drowned.