Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-27
Schooner COIIides
 With Steamship
LATTER WAS SUNK AND FORMER
 IS A DERELIcT.
NEAR FENWICK SHOALS
Crews of Both Ships Picked Up by Old Dominion Steamer Hamilton, with Exception of Water Tender. Who Was Lost.

New York. Jan. 26.-In a collision
 near the Fenwicl Shoals Hghtship early today the American Hawaiian
 line freight steamship Washingtonian
 was sunk and the American schooner Elizabeth Palmer, which rammed her,
 was abandoned with decks awash, a floating dereIict. One life was lost,
 that of a water tender. The other 5
 persons comprising the officers and crews of the two colliding vessels were Old Dominion line steamer Hamilton, arriving here from Norfolk, which picked them up near the scene of the accident, about 20 miles southwest of
 the Delaware breaE7wateT
 Sank Within Ten Minutes.
 The Washingtonian sank within ten minutes after the schooner struck her and all hands on both craft were or dered to the boats H. Meyer. a water tender on the Washingtonian, was missing when the men were mustered for roll call on the decks of the res- curing ship. He was seen shortly be fore the men took to the lifeboats and it is presumed by his mates that he went below for some of his effects
 and was caught by the inrushing wa ters.
 According to Captain George 4. Carlisle who was in command of the schooner, the accident happened about O-OV d. Ill., ] Ile SCHOOncEy ulOGT luIl sal, was headed southwest by south and making about eight knots an hour when the Washingtonian was sighted Struck Washingtonian Head On. Tt was evident that the steamer was moving in a direction that would have taken her across our bows and that our lights were seen too late to avoid us,' said Captain Carlisle. We struck the Washingtonian head-on, making a hnln in her a IT1orSf 11idchfnS he | of the impace smashing in the bow Oi | the schooner. We inrn edmiately broke away and went ahead about a. mile before our course was checked. Took to Lifeboats.
 We saw the Washingtonian go dowr after remaining af1oat for about ter minutes. While there was somewhat i of heavy sea running. the wind was comparatively light and only a Iighf ] haze n xhe air. Thirteen men ana l one woman the wife of John Andrews ] the steward were aboard. We toOE ! to the HfeboatS as soon as our decks were awash and were picked up later l by the Hamilton, which had responded 1 to the wireless calls for assistance sent 1 out by the Washingtonian.
 Picked Up by Hamilton. Superintendent J. G. Tomlinsson. ot | the American Hawaiian line. after i talking with Captain E. D. BroadheaC i of the .,Washingtonian. said that as i yet he had not obtained a detailed statement of the accident, but that he | had been told there was a. haze and confirmed Captain CarlisIe-s report that the WashingtOnian had beer struck amidships on the starboard side l Boats were immediately launched anC | the men put out for the lightship | which was about one and one-haI1 miles distant, but were picked up by the Hamilton.
 Had Cargo Of Sugar. 1 The Washingtonian had a crew o- i forty men aboard. She left Honolulu 1 bound for Delaware Breakwater, or 1 December 20, with a full cargo of slI-
 gar. passing through the Panama 1 canal January IS The value of the ship and cargo. the superintendent
 placed at $500, 600. Captain Carlisle 1 valued the Elizabeth Palmer at S125,. | 00Q- He was in command for this triI only, relieving Captain Wallace. who i. sick
 1 When the s. O. $. call was sounded 1 by the Washingtonian the Hamilotr 1 was only a short distance away anC | reached the scene of the accident with l in half an hour. the rescuing of the ! 5 shipwreCked persons occupying less | than an hour