New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-06
BURNED LINER
THE COLUMBIAN
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second boat had been obtained late to-
night.

Boston, May 5-The Cunard liner Fran
coma was about six hundred miles cas-
of Boston Lightship when she reported
On board the Franconia are 1.7S3 pas
sengers. consisting OF So in the first cabin
1874 in the second cabin and l.274 in tn
third cabin.
The Columbian was reported by thu
North German Lloyd steamer Seydlltz to
day 10 be burning all over, with her fore
mast and funnel gone. Her position wa:
given as 4l:27 north. 500 west.
The Seydlitz. apparently. had remained
alongside the steamer since yesterday
the Franconia late to-day nothing had
been learned as 10 the name OF the vessel
or the fate OF her crew.
The Franconia stopped searching for
the Coumbian's missing lifeboats last
evening, and is on her way to Boston.
where she expects to arrive at midnight
Wednesday, according TO a wireless mes
sage which reached the Offices OF the
Cunard Line here. The message came
from the Franconia and was signed by
her captain, d. S. Miller. 1t was timed
at p. m. when the Franconla reported
she was 465 miles east OF the Boston
Lightship. Ii read as follows:
Expect to arrive at Boston Ligntship
at midnight Wednesday. Searched. but
could not trace other boats. Steamship
Manhattan and steamship Haverford
steering for position 10 search
It was assumed here that the Fran
coma communicated by wireless with
other ships, asking them TO take up the
search where the Franconia was about
TO leave of. The Haverford is an Ameri-
can Line vessel, which left Philadelphia
for Liverpool on May 2. The Manhattan,
OF the National Steamship Line of Lon
don. left New York on the same date for
Antwerp. under charter by the Phoenix
Line.
The Columbian had been borrowed from
the Leyland Line for this one voyage
across 10 take the place OF Phoenix YES
sci being repaired. A. Mackay Pentz. a
member OF the Arm of sanderson Son,
the local agents OF the Phoenix Line, to-
night estimated the number Of the Column
bans crew at between forty-ive and
nftv. He expressed confidence that ali
would be saved. believing. he said. that
they had time enough to escape In small
boats on Sunday night.
There were no passengers, Mr.. Pentz
said. and the steamer had miscellaneous
cargo, the character OF which he did not
know last night. as a copy OF the Column
bans manifest was locked up at the
agents Offices. He thought the cargo
might consist OF rags, iron and small arti-
cles. and estimated its value al between
5000, 90 and 100000.
Officers OF the international Mercantile
Marine Company received advices
through the Cunard Line OF the message
the Franconia had sent regarding the
Columbian. but had no further informa-
ton regarding the fate OF the Leyland
liner or the remainder Of her last crew.
As the records were not available last
night. the exact number OF her crew
could not be given. officials estimated.
however, that she carried from sixty 10
seventy men.
The Columbian sailed from London on
April rs for Antwerp and thence on April
% for New York. She was last reported
by wireless $40 miles east OF Sandy Hook
at 10 O'Clock on Sunday morning.
The Columbian was a cargo vessel OF
! sos tons gross registry. 442 feet long. 4
feet beam and 81 feet depth. She was
built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast n
/ 1890. and was owned by +. Leyland e. Co.
Limited, Of Liverpool. The Leyland Line
is controlled by the international Mer
camille Marine Company, with Offices ir