Show Sunk at Sea MONTREAL May iThe steamships Cynthia and Polynesian collided this morning near Long Point a few miles east Eight lives are reported lost The Cynthia was a freighter inward bound from Glasgow The Polynesian was outward bound with freight and passengers for Liverpool Immediately after the col titian the Cynthia sank in twelve fathoms of water Survivors from the Cynthia swam ashore The Polynesian proceeded to Quebec in a damaged condition The accident was the result of a misunderstanding mis-understanding of the signals for passing at a dangerous curve in the channel The following is a list of the crew of the Cynthia who lost their lies Hugh Iving chief cook Alexander Nichols sailor Andrew An-drew Vance and Chares McCracken trimmers James Low firemen Joseph i Ferron boatswain Charles Blackstrack a messengr boy and David Young a stowaway I stow-away from Glasgow The blame is laid at the door of the Polinesian and her officer I are much blamed for not stopping to render assistance The sailors of the Cynthia claim that the Polynesian steamed right ahead and that had she stopped she could have saved them the-m n who were drowned They also state that therewere fifteen men on the shore who although there were boats near by did not raise a finger in an attempt to rescue the drowning sailors The pilot on the Cynthia says the Polynesian I Polyne-sian was not in her proper course and to this he ascribes the collision The weather was perfectly clear and those on board the Cynthia were supposed to see the course Polynesian was taking Instead of going straight down the channel she was crossing the course of the Cynthia which was agreeable agree-able to the marine law keeping on the starboard star-board side of the river When fifty feet away the Polynesian blew her whistle to signal the Cynthia to take the opposite side of the channel The pilot accord lug put about and endeavored to cross but seeing it could not be done signalled to have the engines reversed It was a vain effort and the next minute the vessels had met After the collision the Polynesian kept on her course The captain of he Cynthia tried to run that vessel ashore and save the cargo but almost immediately she capsized sideways and nil tried to make their escape as best they could One man was crushed to death at the time tme of the collision and several were drowned while attempting to reach shore The mariners say it was impossible for the Polynesian to render the Cynthia any assistance assis-tance with the way on her caused by full speed down stream she could not have stopped and even i she could have stopped in a short distance she would have been unable un-able to tUn |