Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-01-04
VESSELS HAD COLLIDED
CALLS FROM STRICKEN BOAT
FAIL TO BRING RESPONSE
FROM THE DESTROYER.
EIGHT men ARE SAVED
SECOND MATE AND SEVEN MEM
BERs OF CREW TAKEN FROM
RIGGING BY TRAMP SHIP.

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Newport News, Ya Jan. 4.-The
steamer Julia Luckenback, from Port
Tampa to Baltimore, was sunk oft
Tangier Gas Buoy. in Chesapeake Bay
shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning, having been in collision with
the British steamer Indrakaula The
Luckenback was. struck in the bow.
twenty-five lives were lost. includ-
ing Captain Gilbert and his wife.
Eight men, including the second
mate of the Luckenbach, were taken
from the rigging OF the sunken ship
where they had clung for six hours in
the gale which was sweeping the bay.
Others in the rigging with them,
numbed by the cold, dropped off one
by one and drowned.
The rescue of the eight was made
by the Danish tramp Pennsylvania,
Captain Lissner, and the men were
brought into Newport news early to-
day The Indrakuala, which rammed
the Luckenback, is British tramp Of
300 net tons, from baltimore to New
Yoork She backed Oh after the col
losion and the second mate Of the
LIP Kenback declares her master re-
fused assistance to the sinking ship.
Eight survivors of the steamer Julia
Luckenback, rammed and sunk in the
Chesapeake Bay early yesterday by
the British tramp Indrakaula, arrived
here today and told how % of their
number had gone down in the icy wat
ers without a chance for life. The
eight, after six hour battle with the
terrific gale which swept the whole
coast, were taken from the rigging
of their sunken ship by the Danish
steamer Pennsylvania and brought
here.
The Luckenback, from Port Tampa
to Baltimore, was about to anchor off
the Tangier Gas Buoy at the mouth
of the Potomac early yesterday when
the Indrakaula caught her and cut
her practically in two in the line of
her No. 2 hold. She went down
like rock and only the men on deck
had chance for life. The Indrakaula,
badly damaged and in danger of sink
ing, drew off and beached to save
herself. Captain Gilbert of the Luck
enbach and his wife were among the
lost.
The survivors had little more than
taken to the topmost parts of the
rigging of the submerged hulk when
the sweeping gale of yesterday passed
over the bay and for six hours they
fought for life while some of their
number, exhausted, dropped off one
by one to death.
With wind blowing at cyclonic ve-
locity and waves beating against
them, the hardest ores held fast untiI
their clothes were torn to shreds and
they were on the verge of exhaustion.
Chiee Engineer Chris Knudson was
one Of those in the rigging. He en-
dured the gale until his hands were
bleeding from gripping the ropes. He
became exhausted and went down be-
fore assistance came.
The Danish steamer Pennsylvania,
which came to her assistance, could
not reach them at first even with life
boats because Of the heavy sea. At
ter many unsuccessful attempts, life
lines were run to the struggling men
and they were taken off one at a
time. More than two hours were re.
CURED to get off the eight saved
When taken on board the Pennsylya
MA some were unconscious
According to the survivors. Captain
Gilbert and tho first and second Off
GERS we're standing o. the bridge
when the collision occurred There
sas 10 opportunity 10 Give alarms
e those below Captain Gilbert made
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