The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
TWO BOATS COLLIDE
And Three Lives Are Lost. Several
People Severely Injured.
NO SPECIFIC CAUSE KNOWN.
The City OF Venice, Valued at
$175,OOO Went Down Within
Fifteen Minutes After
Collision

I
Fifteen Minutes After
Collision.
AS a resule Of a collision on Lake
Erie between the steamer City OF
Venice, ore laden, and the steamer
Seguin, steel lumber vessel, off Ron
deau. Canada, Tuesday night, the
City of Venice was sunk and three
lives lost, while several other persons
were more or less seriously injured.
The cause of the collision is not
known. There was no fog whatever
and the night was fairly clear. The
lights Of the City of Venice were burn
ing brightly. To this the crew and
passengers all testify, saying they
could see the lights on the Venice as
she was sinking.
The second mate of the Segujn, W.
A. Layigne, who was on watch, re-
fuses absolutely to give any informa-
tion in regard to the way the acci-
dent happened. THE less said about
it, the BETTER" was the only statement
he would make.
1t was shortly after midnight when
the accident happened. The City Of
Venice, laden with $500 tons Of ore,
was bound to Buffalo, while the Seguin
was going north to Perry Sound from
Ogdenburg. On board the SeQuin all
were asleep save the second mate, w.
A. Lavigne, and the Watchman who
was with him in the pilot house. The
first mate of the Venice, Sullivan, was
on watch aboard the boat that went
down. The first that was known that
anything had happened was terrible
crash by the boats coming together.
The Seguin struck the Venice fairly
amidships and ploWed its way half way
through the boat. The crew and pas
sengers aboard both boats heard
tearing Of timber mingled with calls
for help from those already in the
water. Those who were asleep rushed
on deck and there was frightful panic
for time. The Venice, which had
been split almost in two, was sinking
rapidly. Captain Broderlck Of the
Venice ran on deck and Immediately
called to the men to man the life
boats. The members of the crew who
had not been hurt rushed to his
assistance and in five minutes they had
the boats In the water. Several of the
men fearing that the ship would sink
before they had an opportunity to
escape threw themselves overheard.
They were later picked up by the life
boats from the Seguin. The City of
Venice went down in very deep water
in less than Is minutes after the col
lision occurred. After standing BY ior
an hour the Seguin headed for Cleve-
land with the survivors, arriving there
early Tuesday.
The City Of Venice was a wooden
vessel, 301 feet long and 42 feet beam.
She was owned by the McCraw Trans
portaticn company Of Bay City, Mich,
and valued at about S175,000. She
was commanded by Captain Broderick.
The Seguin is an iron vessel POI feet
long and "a feet beam. She is owned
by J. B. Miller of Perry Sound and
commanded by Capt. J. B. Sims.
THE MATES STORY.
First Mate Sullivan Of the City Of
Venice, who is lying in a critical con-
diton at the Marine hospital, at Cleve-
land, Ohio rallied slightly Tuesday
afternoon and made a statement re-
garding the collision.
II was on the night WATCH" he
said. 1T was something after mid
night when I first saw another boat
ahead. It was still some distance
away, but blew the whistle to signal
the boat. She did not answer. I
thought that it was strange, but: as
she was some distance away I made
no attempt to get out Of the way. All
our lights were burning and there was
no fog, so I don't see how they,could
have helped seeing our.vessel. When
the boat was considerably, closer l
whistled again, but still, there was no
answer. I was then frightened, and
signalled still another. time: I saw
that we were not seen; at least there
was no attention paid to our signals,
and the boat was bearing directly
down upon us.
Il then attempted to get out Of the
way and veered the ship diagonally in
her course, hoping to. escape, with a
slight rub the collision that began
to see was inevitable. She was even
nearer than I supposed, however, and
going at fast rate. Suddenly the
bow loomed up high above US and
there was a sickening crash and then
for moment I scarcely realized what
had happened. I was thrown from
my feet by the jar, and the pilot
house crushed and piled on top OF me.
l felt terrible pain in my back and
chest and then I was swept overheard
with the pilot house"
Sullivan was picked up after being
in the water short time. Including
the crew and passengers there were
about 25 persons on the City OF
Venice.
Cut Whale in Two.
Capt. Nielsen, Of the Norwegian
steamer Tjomo, which arrived at
Baltimore, Tuesday, from Sydney,