The age-herald., 1900-07-23
SHIPS COLLIDE IN
 THE IRISH CHANNEL Liner Campania Cut the Bark
 EmbIeton in Twain. THE LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY The Embleton Sank Immediately but Seven of the Crew Were Rescued.
 Eleven Others Including the
 Captain Perished

London July 22.-A dense fog hung over the Irish channel yesterday morning, and the Cunard Line steamer Campania, en route from New York for Liverpool, struck the Liverpool bark Embleton, bound for New Zealand, amidships, cutting her in twain
 The Embleton sank immediately. Seven of the crew were rescued, but it is believed the other eleven members of the ship company, including the captain, were drowned.
 The Campania had her bows stove in, but arrived safely at Liverpool five and a half hours late.
 The Campania was little injured, but had a narrow escape from a serious disaster. The fog had delayed her passage since Fri day noon, and tender went out from Queenstown four miles, as Captain Walker would not take the liner near shore. At 'Tuskar light the fog was becoming denser every moment. When the Campania was about 30 miles northeast of the light phantom ship rose suddenly and without warning directly across her bows. Thirty seconds later the phantom had become solid sailing vessel, into which the liner crashed her steel forefoot going through the Embleton like a clean cut of a sword and dividing her just abaft the mainmast The fore and aft sunk instantly.
 A lump of wreckage came down on the deck. Then the stern of the bark disap- peared, and the serf was filtered with splintered timbers, boxes, barrels, the whole upper works and lighter cargo, the deck houses and such things. Then there was nothing. From the instant the phan- tom came into view from the bridge of the Campania until the last yestige of the ves- sel vanished some 60 80 seconds had elapsed,
 According to the Embletons survivors, for nearly half an hour before the collision 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 bow, he shouted down to the captain, who rushed on deck, but he was too late to give an order
 
 The captain, first officer and pilot were on the bridge, and engines were instantly re- versed and the helm put hard down. No precaution was omitted. Some of her pas sengers had even grumbled at what they called superfiuous caution After the crash and the sudden cries the boats were quick ly got out. There were no signs of panic; the crew was everywhere at their stations; the best discipline was maintained; the bulkheads were closed and everything pos sible was done to save life.
 Some of the Campanias plates were bent by the collision, her forepeak filled with water, her foretopmast was broken short off and her stee! rigging torn and twisted.
 The passengers held meeting, adopted resolutions and thanks to the captain and crew and subscribed f700 for the relief of the survivors and the families of the lost
 The Cunard officials announce that the damage suffered by the liner will not pre- .vent her making for the United States next Saturday.