Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-10-17 | Page 10 | About Ships and Sailors

ABOUT SHIPS AND SAILORS Unconfirmed reports nro current In Southampton that tho American line will leave Southampton at the expiration of Its present agreement The steamer Ileraclldcs was driven ashore In the Mersey channel during a sol which swept the EngFsh coast Ucdnesduy night and Is expected to be a total wreck Thirtynine of her crew were rescued The cook wan drowned The yawl which put off from the steamer steam-er C B Lockwood when the latter was sinking Monday evening has been found bottom up In the lake ort Auhtnbuln O There was no trace of the ten men It contained con-tained and It IB I believed they all drowned The white Star line ntoanier Germanic which arrived In Queenstown yesterday from New York experienced terrific weather during her passage A hurricane broke over the liner near tho Irish coast The steerage passengers bccamu half panic stricken RoarAdmlrnl Sir Charles Eereoford now In the United States has baon promoted pro-moted lo the rank of ViceAdmiral JIB the result of the retirement of Earl Clanwll Ham Admiral of the fleet Admiral Sir Charles Erskln succeeds Lord Clanwll lam and Admiral Sir Edward II Seymour Sey-mour succeeds Admiral Erskln