Terrible Collision At Sea

The London Standard of the 16th, says : " A collision of a terrible character occurred ia the Channel last night, about ourteen miles off the Lizard, between ;wo magnificeut vessels employed in the üolonial trade - the Candahar and the Kingsbridge. The were both iron ship8, and registered at Liverpool, the Candalar being of 1,48 tons, Jonghian, masker, bound from London for Melbourne, with a general cargo ; she is owned by Vlessrs. Crawshiy, of London. The ïingsbridge was 1,497 tons, with a siiniar cargo, and bound from London to Sidney ; the captain was nained Symonds, an Americin, who had his wife and daaghter on board. She is owned jy Messrs. Brooklebank, of Liverpool. The first-named vessel left London last Friday, and the second on Staurday, and all went well uutil half-past seven on Wednesday evening, when the Lizard was bearing about fourteen miles south. The weather was fine, with a favorable wind, but the night was very dark. The 3andahar was tben seen by the crew of the Kingsbridge bearing down on her on the port tack. Tbe chief mate, Mr. Macdonald, was on the fore poop, and when ie saw that a collision was inevitable he called out to the man at the wheel to jort the helm, but before the ship answered the Candahar was down upon her, stiiking her amidships. The scène was terrible; at the time of the collision many of the crew were in the rigging. One of the topmasts came down and in no small measure added to the confusión, to which the darkness of the night also contributed. The erew of the Candahar did all they could to save the struggling crew of the Kingsbridge. Unfortunately a great many ropes were not long enough, having been broken in the colisión, but after a time longer ones were obtained, and by this ineans some of the crew and others saved themselves by climbing to the rigging of the Candahar. The chief mate saved himself by clinging .o the sails of the Candahar. At the ;ime of the collision the captain's daughter was playing the piano in the chief cabin, and when the collision was imminent he requested her and her mother to come oa deck. The latter made an atïempt to get over the side of the Candaaar; her daughter requested her, however to come to the other side because the captain was getting out a boat, and thus prevented her from boarding the Candahar. In three minutes the ship went down, and the captain, his wife and daughter were drowned, as were also eight of the crew, out of the total of thirty-one.