sunk and her captain's child was drowned, but the other seven people on board were rescued by the steamship Enterprise. Adriatic was held solely to blame for the collision. A claim that Columbus was not showing any lights was dismissed and Adriatic had failed to go to the assistance of Columbus. In December of the same year, in St. Georges Channel, Adriatic ran down and sank the sailing vessel Harvest Queen in an accident that resulted in the loss of all life aboard Harvest Queen. Harvest Queen sank so quickly that the crew of Adriatic could not identify what ship they had hit, and only a records search later showed who the victim had been. On 19 July 1878, Adriatic collided with Hengist off Holyhead in dense fog. Later that day, she collided with and sank the brig G. A. Pike off of South Wales, killing five crew on board Pike. Blame was fixed on Adriatic for excessive speed. In 1883, Adriatic carried copper wire bars from New York to Liverpool that were subsequently used to create the first ever London Metal Exchange warrant issued by the company Henry Bath & Son Ltd. In 1884, Adriatic underwent a refit, during which accommodations for 50 second class passengers were added. On October 4th 1889, the Adriatic crashed into the New York piers while docking. Her starboard anchor crashed 50ft (15.45m) through the new dock house with the well-wishers running away for cover. In 1897, she was deemed too old for regular trans-Atlantic service, and was laid up as a reserve ship for the Line, at Birkenhead. When RMS Oceanic entered service in 1899, Adriatic was sold for scrap, arriving in Preston on 12 February. References External links Adriatic I at Titanic-Titanic 1871 ships Ships built in Belfast Steamships of the United Kingdom Blue Riband holders Ships of the White Star Line Ships built by Harland and Wolff Maritime incidents in March 1875 Maritime incidents in December 1875 Maritime incidents in July 1878