Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-05 | Page 1 | Steamer Sinks after Collision; 16 Lives Lost

STEAMER SINKS SINKS- AFTER COLLISION lOST I Eight Survivors Rescued Rescue From Rigging on Verge of Exhaustion n. n a Jan 4 EIght Eight N PORT NEWPORT S survivors of ot the tho st steamer t am amer r Julia Luckenbach rammed and sunk unk In tho the I Chesapeake ba bay early y yesterday by the I British tramp arrived hero I toda today and told how bow sixteen of or their I number had gono gone down In the Ic Icy I waters without a chance for life Tho Ihn I el eight ht at after r a six hour battle le with tho the terrific gale which swept tho whole hole coast were ere taken from the rigging of or I th thir sunken sunken ship by by tho D Danish tramp I steam steamer r Captain J Lissner I and brought here Six Fix others were rescued by b the tho The Luckenbach tr from Port to Baltimore Baltimore was nb about ut to anchor off rr tho Tan Tangier ler gas gaa buoy at the tha m mouth uth of or tho the Potomac early earh yesterday esterd when the tho caught her and nd cut h her r practically in two in the lIn line of ot her No o. o 2 hold She went wont down v Ilko like a arock arock rock and only tho the men on d deck ck had a chance chanco for Ufo life The ba badly damaged and In danger of ot sinking drew ot oft off and beached to save saVo hers herself Capt H. H A. A Gilbert of ot tho the Luckenbach ch and his wife were amon among the lost 1051 The TIle survivors had little more than taken to tho the topmost parts of ot th the rigging of ot tho submerged c 1 hulk when the sweeping s gale lo l of ot yesterday y passed passe over over the bay and for tor six hours the they fought for tor life lito while some somo of ot their number exhausted ted dropped off one by one to death R Rc cuc l From Irom With a u wind blowing at cyclonic velocity and waves beating against them thorn the tho hardiest ones held fast until th their lr clothes were torn to shreds and anti the they were on the theer verge er e of ot exhaustion Chief Engineer Chris Knudson was ns one ono of or those in the rigging He endured tho the gale until his hands handa were wore bleeding from gripping g tho the rope ropes ji became exhausted and went down don before as assistance assistance assistance as- as came Tim Tho Danish steamer Pennsylvania which came to their assistance could coul not reach them at nt first t even cven With Ith lifeboats life lIto- boats because of ot the tho heavy sea After many unsuccessful attempts life lite lines linea were run to the struggling men and arid the they wore were taken off oft one at a time Accor According hu to tho the survivors Captain Gilbert and th the first and second officers core cars were v standing on the bridge when the collision occurred Thero There was no opportunity to vo alarm to those bolow bo- bo low Captain Gilbert made a desperate effort to reach his wife and when hen lu hint t seen was swimming aft alt ot of the sinking ship I tor l dont don't know kno how I escaped said Bald Chief Officer Hunt After the ship went down I found myself dangling In Inthe Inthe Inthe the rigging ln and there I stayed Not Nota a n. lifeboat was to be had SI so quickly ty did the go down I nevor never suffered such torture In my life lite as I Idid Idid Idid did those six hours I clun clung there My h clothes were torn to shreds shed by the hl high h winds null antI tho tile seas beat bent mo mu almost t tInto into Insensibility Too much cannot bo be said Bald In pr I e of ot the daring bravery displayed by b tho the officers and crew of ot the lv who ho rescued us The Tho Luckenbach now In about two fifty feet teet ot of water The Tho known survivors of ot tho the bachs bach's crow cro are F. F ft n. Hunt Baltimore chief engineer William Brunn NewYork Now New York second officer George Little New York first a assistant engineer George Doyle Philadelphia third assistant assistant as as- engineer a sailor a a. quarter- quarter master a fireman anti and r a n carpenter whose names have not nOl been boen Je learned 1