New Britain herald., 1927-03-11
FRE|GHTERS SMASH INTO EACH OTHER AND ONE IS SUNK Accident Apparently Blocks Main Steamer Lane in New
 York Harbor
ONE SAILOR KNOWN TO
 HAVE LOST HIS LIFE
Only Top Spars of Fl Sol Rise Above Waters of Bay-sac City Remains Af1oat and Makes Grccn,ilIe. $, L Cargo of Vessel Which Went Down Said to Be Worth Million Dollars.

Ne" ofht March II R-The light that Liberty sheds upon the world was not bright enough today to dispel fog that shrouded New York bay and two froighters collid- ed head on under the harbor's fa- nous statue. one os them sinking and becoming a menace to naviga- tion in the channel, one of the bus fest shipping lanes in all the world. One Man Lost.
 Only one man was lost, John \ Brown, q ships carpenter on the Southern Pacific freighter Fl Sol, ship that sank. All other members of the crew were saved. The other craft in the collision. the American Diamond Line freishtcr Sac City was badly damaged, but did not sink anu none of the crew was injured.
 The two treightcrs were nosing through soupy fog close to Black Tom buoy off Staten Island and about half q mile from the Statue of Liberty when they struck. Nisi- 1 Dillty was almost entirely destroyed by the low hanging banks of fog and apparently even the sound of | the sirens could not be heard until 1t was too late
 sinks Immediately. The collision tore q great hole in he bow of the Sac City. but 1t was able to keep atioat and anchored off Grecnville, $. l. Fl Sol. however a. craft Of more than 5000 net ton mage, was more seriously broken i and it sank almost before the crew could take to the water.
 The channel at Black Tom buoy, which is directly in the main chan nel for ocean liners is about 60 feet deep and only the tips Of Fl Soi's spars showed after she sank. The position is about half way between Bedloe's Island, on which the Statue Of Liberty is situated. and Govern ors' Island, which is the army head quarters for the second corps area. Rcscuers Speed to Scene.
 When report was first received of the collision all efforts were turned i to the rescue of human life. Police boats. tireboats, revenue cutter and all nearby small craft showed through the fog to the scene as speedily as they dared.
 The Morgan line tub Fl Amigo the first on the scene and took aboard Fl Sols crew. A chockup after it reached shore showed that the carpenter, Brown, Was the only man not accounted for.
 May Hold Up Liners.
 After the rescue of the crew was accomplished attention was turned to the sunken freighter 10 See how serious q menace to navigation it was. \ coast guard survey was be- gun 10 determine the exact situation and plans were also begun for clear ing the channel as soon as possible. Shipping men said that Ii it was found the Fl Sol had sunk in the ex- act middle of the channel ocean liners would be unable either to enter or leave the harbor until it was removed The Cunard liner Bcrensaria and the Lloyd Sabaudo liner Conte Biancamano are sched- uled to sail late tonight
 The rescued members of Fl Sol's crew were taken to the Southern Pacific pier at West 1lth street and were ordered not to talk pending the investigation.
 Some Jumped Oycrboarl.
 Reporters learned from some of them, however, that Fl Sol had sunk so rapidly after the collision that it least ot the seamen to jump into the
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