New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-27
BIGGEST FREICHTER
SINKS IN COLLISION
Washingtonian, on Maiden
Trip, Goes Down OF
Delaware CapeS.
ELIZABETH PALMER,
SCHOONER. ALSO LOST
Woman Saved Man Drowned
Five MaStS Fall in Crash
as Vessels Strike.

as NeSSelS otTike.
Before dawn Yesterday morning of
tho delaware Capor .or 1ve-maeteG
~.
'''o"H'' h''~d"o'" "'''e'' '"Pp'"t
along under a brisk breeze. drove her
bows into the side Of the Washing
tonian. Americas largest frcighter.
Both ships sank. The crews, with one
seaman missing. were picked up by the
Hamilton. of the Old Dominion Line.
o. no Iia,,iI,ar ' - .La 55n'.ol ,
Ter East River pier. were Captain J..
ID. Broadhcad, Of the Nashlnltonlan.
with thirty-c'ght out OF his crew Of
for;y'mcn. and Captain George A. Car
isle. of the schooner. with his full
complement OF twelve men and
woman. Mrs. Andrew wife of the
ships cook.
Herman Meyer. a water tender the
tortleth OF the Nashingtonian crew.
was reported as lust gone.
"Ihe Nashngtonlan tried 70 cross
our bows said She captain Of the
schooner
- didn't see her till she struck.
said Captain Broadhcad.
At 3:25 yesterday morning the Wash
inCtonian approached Cape lIcnlopeu.
about twenty miles below the Delaware
Brcakwater and about mile and half
from Fcuwicks Island IightShiD II
was he first VOYAGE Of the frcirbtcr.
which loft Honolulu ON Docomber 20
had nassod tbrouob the panan,., Canal
,.oool,od p..ll,o, -, I..,,,.'r,. ~ 81 ioc.
Cr,stoboI an Tanuar,, "a y.,th - cor,,o
o. 49, ~, o. Ill ..u,o,,,t ~ -
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First of Eight Sister Ships.
Tto u..L;.-.o..;.. t.t..., a..
I, " "S..'''s 'o'I'"I De'one'u 10 ne
ii". az" .l-,,'ei !O"I it'!e anu wa '!c
ISL c'tn. S'Stc' ~ 'pS ueIINe ieu 10
c nc l''c ''S' !'"I' I'eI 'o"""Ee was
o'Ct''
ne schooner Was ooun1 LOT NoiIolh
10 snip cargo Of coal Tor Portland.
We. Sne was worm ABOUT NIS3'oOO ana
owned by the j. ). Nlnslow company,
OF Portland. Her own skipper was Cap
tam Wallace. but he was iil.
according 10 captain carlisle. me
weather was clear and he lighted the
trelghter tvc minutes before the col
iiSion. He kept TO his course. since the
laws Of the sea gave the sailing vessel
right of way. lie saw the freighter
come on iu an effort 10 cross his bows.
then. he said. ne saw her change her
course when She realized the speed
that big fvc-master could make UNI
der a favorable breeze.
c,.n,,n Iid and bor i,b. wont dving in
the wind. Her bow was buried in the
SIDE OF the NashIngtohlan. Starboaid'
Just aDait the beam.
but me TWO shIps stayed loEelner
only an instant. Nhen tne schooner
was so suddenly brought 10 a stand
stlll the pressure OF the wind on hcr
sails was TOO heaNN Tor the 'parS. ana
down came en- inc headgcar topsails'
Cai and all WITH the pressure re-
nevcd in tins way Snc recoiled. leaving
the snhgtonlan with great Gash
ln her BEAM INTO when the water
rushed.
Immediately the steamer had her two
boats out and her crew pilng into
them. The sea was not nigh and the
boats were safely launched. Meyers
ne water tender Was seen on 9iecN.
Nhetner nc went DeIoW Ior something
oI r9u ,dlle" o''i '"o su''""'e III o''
coT No ~ ......... a. ,r.-t.:.-.-..
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10" NVu' "o"" '''o Io"i '''" '"''o'"'
To m 't,,;..L.l Dell. c.:..
ne Hl I.',' alIn'' wa. ..od1li.s
q 'I p., a.
'opCu ~ 80" i". u' N''
o"' "'' i''o'o' 'o"' ana 'i''"'i !""''
Boat Launched Itself
~, .u.
ne S'"oony' VA "Il.IE 700 Ias' 20
make 'he worn on me pumps worm tht
energy ana s"o''i! "lleI . cIocN n+r
oechS were a"d'h' captain 'afilSIe
gave up nope as the motor boat
Iaunched Itseli automatically.
me WASH ngtonlah crew had set OIL
III thee Two hteDoatS ior Fenwlck ISL
ana neh'SniP' a mlle anG a nan away.
ne "io."' podt' WIN VI Ahure"''
and j.. all . ,he dfly-t9rcc sbiPvreckc,d