Show SCHOONER SUNK BY SCHOOL SHIP Captain and Eight of the Crew Drowned Disaster r Six Sixty Sixty ty Miles From Halifax lx Halifax N S Aug 9 The Gloucester Mass Jass fishing schooner Maggie and May Ja Captain ErIck McCathran was run down and sunk by b the German school ship Freya Frea Captain Haas sixty miles south southeast southeast east of Halifax at 1130 1110 p m Saturday and Captain McCathran and ef el tt l of the tho crew were drowned Four men were res rescued cued cuell At U the time of or the collision a dense fog tor prevailed Drowned Captain Erick McCathran Gloucester Mass Massi i Koch och Ventzel entzel X S Salter Walter alter Finder Coli or X N F FPatrick FPatrick Patrick English Conception Bay Da X F Reuben Porter De Leon Porter Alfred Music Gus Luder all of or Yarmouth X F Could Not Be Avoided The ship was going about eight knots at the time of ot the accident When the schooner was sighted the course of ot the ship was altered as quickly as possible but the collision could not be avoided With a crash the steel prow of or the Freya Frea crashed into the side of the fishing ves vessel es essel sel cutting her almost In two It is believed that many man of ot the fisher fishermen fishermen men were Instantly killed In their bunks as few Cew were seen struggling later The life Ufe boats were quickly launched and life buoys buos were thrown to the men In the water The Tha school ship remained In the vicin vicinity ity of ot the accident until early earl this morn mornIng mornIn Ing In She Sho then headed for tor Halifax where she arrived this evening United States Consul General Wilbur was at once In Informed Informed formed of the disaster The four sur survivors survivors will be known In the morning The Freya Frea was not damaged |