Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-23
CUT IN TWO.
Campania Sinks Bark EmbIe-
ton in Irish Channel.
Severed Parts Almost Instantly Sink
and II Lives Lost.
Campania Little lnjured-1hick Fog and
Bark's Officers Were Careless.

London, July pa dense fog hung
over the Irish channel, Saturday morn
ing, and the Cunard Line steamship
Campania, en- route to Liverpool from
New York, struck the Liverpool bark
Embleton, bound for New Zealand,
amidships, cutting her in twain. The
Embleton Immediately sank. Seven of
the crew were rescued, but it is beliey-
ed the other II members of the ships
company, including the captain, were
drowned. The Campania had her bow
stove in, but arrived safely at Liver
pool, 512 hours late.
The Campania was little injured but
had a narrow escape from serious
disaster. The fog had delayed her pas
sage since Friday noon and tender
went out from Queenstown four miles,
as Capt Walker would not take the
near shore. At Tuskar light the fog
was becoming denser every moment.
When the Campania. was about 80 miles
northeast of the light phantom ship
rose suddenly without warning directly
across her bows. Thirty seconds later
the phantom had become a solid sail
ing vessel into which the liner crashed,
her steer lOitlOOl Soili5 III ouSh thc
Embleton like the clean cut of sword
and dividing her just abaft the main
mast. The forward half instantly
sank.
The stern swung viciouSly round and
the mastS and yards for 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, boxes, barrels, the
whole upper works and lighter cargo,
the 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
60 or so seconds had elapsed.
According to the Embeton's Surviv-
ors, for nearly half an hour before the
collision the captain and the first Off
Ger were below and though the fog
whistle of a large steamer could be
heard every minute, the bark never
shifted her course. the helmsman re-
ceiving no order.
When, at S25 A. NJ, 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-third
steam The captain. first officer and pilot
were on the bridge. The engines We're in
stantly reversed, the helm put hard down.
No precaution was omitted. Some of her
passengers had even grumbled at what
they called SupertuouS caution. After
the crash and the sudden cries the boats
We're quickly got out. There We're no
signs of panic: the crew Were everywhere
at their stations; the best discipline was
maintained the bulkheads We're closed,
and everything possible done to save life.
Some of the Companies plates We're
bent by the collision; her fore peak filed
with water her tOpmast was broken
short off. and her steel rigging torn and
twisted.
The passengers held Il meeting. adopted
resolutions of thanks to the captain and
crew and subscribed G750 (s350O 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 sailing for the United States,
next Saturday