COLLISION AT SEA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8511, 16 August 1907, Page 5

COLLISION AT SEA.

STEAMER RUNS DOW.N A BARQUE. LATTER SINKS IN TWO MINUTES. SEVEN PERSONS MISSING. August 16, 12.16 a.m. BRISBANE, August 15. ,The steamer Arawatta has arrived tjhei'o from Sydney. She reports that at 3 o'clock, .on •Wednesday morning, when eight miles off Port Stephens, she collided and sank the barque Ingeboig, Aaund from Wellington to Newcastle,, in ballast. The barque sank in two minutes. ** -The*boats lowered by the Arawatta tpickdd up three men in the watei:, and five others climbed over the A<r.asvatta'sbows. The Arawatta remained in the .locality ;till after daylight, and as there/was then no further sign of life she .resumed her voyage. Those:saved are:—Karl Alberfcson, iirst mate; John Sorensen, second vmate; C A. Lewis, native of West-3>ort,-an Aiil shipped at Wellington; .Adolph Benjaminsor, A.8.; Franz Al<ser, steward Ernest Krebike, A.8., Sans Lusadey, A.8.; Alex. Krentzlin, A.B. The tmissingiffire—Captain Schmiat; George garrison, aged 18, A.8., who shipped at Wellington; George Tedsr, Axel Gottfriedsen jS[ged 16; Kamit Johansen, A.8.; Kari Fiiander, A.. $. ; Emil Palmer, The eatfttain of *hg barque lost his life trying to save the youth Gottfriedsen. The Arawatta was doing t vslve kwt§ an hour s& the time of the collision, and the ibtfrque about four knots. The sailors state that she barque was showing all lights. The Arawatta had her ftssvs consi .lerably damaged.

CAPTAIN SCHMIDT'S HEROIC ACTION.

Received August 16, 1.4 a.m.' j BRISBANE, August 15. ; Krentzlin, Lewis and Sorensen -jumped overboard at the moment of jthe collision and were rescued by the jboats from the Arawatta. No panic occurred on the Arawatta, though there was great 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 drowned were on the watch below, and had not time to save themselves, Captain Schmidt could have climbed aboard the Arawatta, but ran below to arouse the youth Gottfriedsen, who was asleep. The captain had almost passed the youth over tu the outstretched hands of those on the Arawatta when the vessels suddenly separated. Neither the captain nor the boy were seen again. THE HAGUE P£AC£ COSV2NTIDH. THE LAYING OF MINES. BRITAIN AND GERMANY AT VARIANCE. Received August 15, 10.39 p.m. THE HAGUE, August 15. At the Hague Peace Convention, Germany resists the Dutch proposal, which Great Britain accepts, that anchored mines so constructed as to become harmless after two hours may be laid in the sphere of active operations. Austria and Russia support Germany's opposition. COMMENTS BY THE TIMES. Received August 15, 10.33 p.m. LONDON, August 15. The Times, referring to the above savs that should Germany's opposition prevail any belligerent will be entitled to scatter mines broadcast in the sea, wherever they think fit, and leave them there, exposing merchantmen formont'uand perhaps years, to sudden and utter annihilation.