Show STEAMER WRECK ON THE ATLANTIC mistake of signals causes the sinking of a lumber steamer o 0 boston dec 25 the overdue alien line steamer scandinavian irom glasgow arrived today six hours late owing to bad weather poor coal and green firemen on christmas eve ehe collided off gape cod with the lumber laden Bc hooner carrie walker which teasel became a total wreck as a result of the collision her crew of six being brought hero on the steamer the accident ans due to the steamship captain mistaking the schooner for the pilot boat on the cape cod station as she burned flare up lights used aboard the pilot fleet as a signal chief mate aitken answered what he thought to be a pilot boats bignal the wind was blowing from the north northeast which being a fair wind for the aliline craft the latter commenced drawing nearer to the steamer and the steamer kept her course at a moderate rate of speed naturally thinking that the pilot boat would come aboard and launch a boat instead of which the schooner crashed into ahe steamer with terrific force sti aking h fr on the starboard etar board bow and doing consid able damage the schooners yawl boat brought the crew to the steamer the scandinavian has two holes in her starboard abolt two feet fanare just above the load line the other is on the bluff of the bow whore a large piece of the schooners and a portion of her jib had lodged the schooner carrie walker was commanded by captain starkey owned by chas W king of eart port me and left st johns N december with laths and for new london conn captain starkey says that when the collision occurred i lie vessels bowa opened and filled rapidly with water and ehe have capsized as she waa nowhere to bo seen shortly afterwards flare up light was used simply to warn the approaching steamer which should have given us the right of way according to the rules of the road at sea the crew had barely time to gather their trunks aud personal effects and slow them aboard the yawl before leaving the wreck |