SHIPPING DISASTER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13983, 16 August 1907, Page 5

SHIPPING DISASTER.

BARQUJi INOEBOHG SUNK,

COLLISION WITH THE

ARAWATTA

SEVEN LIVES LOST,

A NOBLE CAPTAIN. Pre»s Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, August IS. (Received August 16, at 0.16 a.m.) The steamer Arawatta has arrived from Sydney. Her captain reports thai at 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning, when Ilia vessel was eight miles off Port Stephens, she collided with and sank the barque Ingeborg, which was bound from Wellington to Newcastle in ballast. The barque sank in two minutes. Boats were lowered by the Arawatta, Hiid there jneked up three men in tho water. Fire ottos .climbed over tho Aniwatta's bows. The Arawatta remained in the locality till after daylight, but no further sign of life was seen, and she then resumed li<|r voyage. The names of thoso saved are: Karl Alberteon, iii'.st niate; John Sorenson, second mate; C. A. Lowis, native of Westport, A.B. (shipped at Wellington); Adolph Benjamison, A.li.; I'r.uir, Aider, steward; Krncst ICrcbike, A.8,; Hans Lusader, A.li.; Alex. Krtmsslin, A.B. The names of the missing arc: — Captain Schmidt. .George Hanson, 18 yeaTs, A.B. He was shipped at Wellington. ■Ucorgo Toiler, aailmakcr. Axel (Jot-tfriedsen, aged 16. Kimut Johansen, A.iJ. Karl Filnnder, A.B. JSiuil Palmer, A.B. The captain losi his life while trying to save the youth Gottfriedsen. The Arawatta, was doing 12 knots an hour at the time, awl the barque was travelling at a rate of about four knots. Tho sailors state that the barque was showing all her lights. -uio Arawalta's bows are considerab'y damaged, . (Received August I' 6, at 1.4 a.m.)

Kreuzlin, Lewis, and Sorensen jumped overboard at the moment of the collision, and wcro resetted by tho boats. There was no panic on the Arawatta, t.liaugh thore was groat commotion for several minutes. The vessels remained interlocked for a few seconds, but as soon as the Arawatta backed out the barque went down. Those who were drowned were on watcli below, and had not time to save themselves.

' Captain Schmidt could have climbed on hoard the Arawatta, but lie ran below to arouse the youth Goltfriedeen, who was

asleep. Tho captain had almost passed the youth over to the outstretched hands of those on the Arawatta when tho vessels suddenly separated. Neither tho captain nor the boy was seen again.