The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
Newport News, Va. January Eight
survivors OF the steamer Julia Lucken-
bach, rammed and sunk in Chesapeake
Bay early yesterday by the British
tramp sIndrskuaia. arrived here to-day
and told how nearly twice their num-
Der had gone down without chance
for life. The fortunate eight, after a
six-hour battle with a terrific gale.
were taken from the rigging of their
sunken ship by the Danish steamer
Pennsylvania. and brought here.
The Julia Luckenbach. a staunch
freightcr, yesterday morning was en-
route TO Baltimore, stcamins slowly
up Chesapeake Bay. near Tangier Is
land. Out of the mist of the morning
doomed suddenly the steel bulk OF the
steamer Indrakuala. a British vessel
There WIS no possibility of avoiding
a collision The two ships struck with
a mighty impact. The Luckenbach. an
older vessel, crumpled up forward
Survivors tonight said she seemed tn
plunge almost at once as If dropping
through the air.
Left 10 Her Fate
The Tndrakuala veered of as II re-
bounding from the shock OF COLLISION
and was lost in the fog SURVIVORS to-
night charged that her officers made
no effort to ascertain the fate Of the
vessel they had struck Instead, the
Indrakuala was headed for the near
est shallow water few miles away
where she was beached
There were only dozen OK the
I.uckenbach's crew on the deck at the
time of IT, collision
The offers were below In their
hunks They did not have a chance Tor
life. Pouring IN the great wound IN
her bow. the water engulfcd the strick-
en- steamer before officers and men
drilled TO quick thinking could man the
liteboats-
captain Gilbert. OF the Lucken-
bach. and his wife were among the
lost The survivors had scarcely reach
Cd the topmost parts OF the rigging OF
tn. submerged hulk when the sweep
ing gale II yesterday passed over the
bav. and for six hours they fought for
life. while some OF their number. ex-
hausted. dropped OF one By one. TO
death-
with the wind blowing at cvclouio
velocity. and waves beating against
them. the hardest ones held fast until
their clothes were torn 20 shrcdS. AMI
thew were on the verge Of exhaustion
chief Engineer Chris Kuudscn was ous
Of thos. in che rigging Tic endured the
gale until his ands were blccdlns from
gripping tho ropes. Ito became eN-
hausted. let 20 and went down before
assistance came.
Taken OG Onr et n Time.
Tho Danish steamer Pennsylvania.
which came 10 their assistance. could
not reach them At first because Of the
heavy sea After many unsuccessful
attempts. iife-lincs were run % IN.
struggling men. and In two hours they
were taken OF. one 1T n time When
taken on board the Pennsylvania. some
we're unconscious and had t. Be- SVEN
drst aid treatment
All made the direct charge against
the Irdrs kuala that the British YES
sci deliberately vecrcd on. apparently
too anxious 10 save herself 70 inquire -
o. The fate u the mcu aboard the
Luke nbach.
Our men went down because the
men on the Iudrakuaia thought only
II themselves and left Us 70 our fate"
was the way Theodore LoShcr PIT r.
one woman died IN the shipwreck--
died with her husband. whn. ~ cap
tain Of the vessel kept 20 the best
traditions % the sea and cimseit
persisted with hts command The story
a. cart1iu ". a. GiIbcrt's tsst moments
was told By those 81 his men who sur
vired tonight iu fearless Erief
The captain VS. below deck, al
though awake. AZ the frSt saock %
the impact ~ c1shed nD = companion
~ay saw that his vessel had b~cs
sca,f a 6cathbIo~. and 60 guickly
razhra below FOR his wife. They cane
ont on the wavc-s~ept deck teEstser
rheo a mighty surge tore Mrs. Oh
bert from her HUSBANDS srns ans