The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

THE LOSS OF THE STEAM SHIP
CONNAUGHT.

Some additional particulars of the loft of the
Connaught, reported above, are contained in the
following narrative of Mr. H. Wittel, of New York,
one of her penengera :
Paean* the circumatancesi of the voyage from Galway,
which port we left at five o'clock p.m. on the 25th ultimo,
until about eight p.m. of Saturday, the 6th inst., he says:
While heading westwardly, the wind blowing • northerly
gal
e, the ship began to roll to the larboard with • singularmotion,
going far down, and keeping that way • long
time, which tensed some alarm. Meantime the captain
was heard giving orders about steering, manning the
pumps, he. Firemen under the lee of the paddle-box
were observed whispering, and there were other ennui-
halation., that something was not right. Considerable water
was observed through the gratings. The engine somewhat
stopped for • while. After strenuous exertions by Captain
Leitch and crew, the ship righted and the wheels one.
mewed turning, when the passengers became more com-
posed. The sea ma rough, the wind was blowing what
sailors all an ordinary full gale.. Mort of tho passengers
turned in, but pared • restless inght.
On Sunday, at eight, a.m., the ship began to roll again,
with tbat stew motion similar to the evening pre-
vious. The implain and crew could neither tack nor wear
tie ship 80011 OW the engine stopped, and steam could
set)* veiled la the boilers. The ship rolled frightfully
to the inboard, sad the pumps were manned and gimp
et ere DellapaDDlDl baling with buckets. At ten o'clock
Mime reported that the water was not gaining, but on the
esallury that the vamps and boilers were gainiug on the
link, and if the vied would stiffen we would reach Boston
that night ; but thee hopes wen note changed to extreme
terror, when the ward wee paned read in low tones,
"The ship is ce Ire r seteenamiad ley the smell of binning
wood. The ire appeared between the dean Gangs were
immediately Inseed, with pumps sad backs* to extin-
guish the lames, taking the inter has the no and
pealing it in bee:tete. AB the Pre gelled the maims began
to slacken work., all eyes daring armed the horizon in
hopes to see some means of safety. Several false reports of
• reseal in eight were made, bet at lad we discovered a sag
thesorthweed, sad soosafter another to the westward, both
very low down ; ben it berme plain at one o'clock that both
IMO nearing ma and the vessel steering north had three
masts and the ow west only two. We soon found out that
the latter was paasisig, while the other still neared without
showing any siga that she noticed as, which kept an ie
extreme anxiety and doubt until she bore directly fur us,
evidently showing that she observed the steamers flags of
distress, which bad been hoisted since midday. We then
commraoed to steer away and launch boats, which was •
very diMeult job, the ship lying almost en her side ha. the
*lnk of the sea.
By this time the fire had cut off all communication with
the saloon. The first quarter boat lowered wits struck by
the counter sad lost, which caused imitation about
launching the others. But the worst of our fears was that,
supposing the boat* should ride the sea, which then showed
signs of moderating, and that we could safely launch and
11l then with preetnera, there was no chance of remaining
bet • short time on board, the fire making such progress.
The flames were momentarily expected to burst out and
sweep the decks, the fire gangs laving given up all hope,
at extinguishing them, but continuing to apply wet
blankets, kn. The side of the ship was thee so hot that
when she rolled it would hiss and nuke steam of the sea
water.

The pliant little Yankee brig sailed alongside and hove
to, seeing oar deplorable situation, and showing every sign
of anxiety for in; but we began to think it would be ion.
possible to stow all our numbers on board, she locked
so small. We have since ucertaitied that she was only 198
tons burtben. Captain Leitch made all haste to get us into
the hosts, which wee extremely difficult, being lowered one
by one with ropes (Captain Leitch stood by all the time),
aummsncmg with the women and children. lint with all the
exertions that could be made, when the sun went down
only about two hundred had been got on board the brig.
Captain Wilson, of the brig, said, "This is a horrible
affair to see the sun going down and eo many people yet on
beard the wreck. settling down and burning up. I will do
all in my power to save them." Several of the boats' crew;
on resekWg the brig, refused to return, when Capt►ia
Wil-
son said, "I will go almost alongside and take a hawser
from on hoard, and then you will be in little or no danger.
I meet get every one from the wreck." This be did, which
had the effect of giving cooftdenoe, and by great exertion all
were got on board the brig by eleven o'clock p.m.
Captain Leitch and hie first officer remained on board
until almost plirrounded with dames, and until every soul
was saved. Captain Wilson then sent alongside to beg
him to come away. The flames were shooting up the meta,
throwing a strong mil melancholy light over the sea.
Captain Leitch reached the brig just at midnight.
:ftereay a parcel of baggage was saved ; the trunks, and
wen mouey,of the cabin pa se being left below daring
the eoefemion and the alarm which called them on deck in
the morning, after which communication was cut off by *a
wilder, and the flamer.

SHIFI/11CM —TTEIELLA, DIINDIATX BAT OCT.
l& —A Imp American ship, the Martha Whinnies. of
Richmond, United States, from New York to ti
stranded this morning at two o'clock dining a heavy of
wind, with rain, in Dundrum Bay. The dossier passe
about sax miles from the new lifeboat station of the Nation al
Lifeboat Institution. Horace were put imuseihately tato
requisitim lied the lifeboat, on her carriage, transported to
the place of clanger. On arriving there, however, the tide
had nearly ebbed from about the ship, and it wail found that
bar maw had been periouely brought ashore in a coon
pard boat. Captain laidge, of that service, and Ida
men, were most indefatigable in their exertions ou the Germ
Son. This lifeboat, the coat of which was pe.suted to the
instindno by a besivo/ent lady, has only been as thin
dangerous stains three or four weeks.—Holyhead, Friday.
—Let sight, about 11 o'clock, we observed rockets and him
llghte shows has the Breekwater light ship. Tho amt.
=oat was quickly launched and despatched, and the
a the Royal National Lifeboat Limitation wee
men aftensesie army. It was found that the barque Chess.
IMO we. 0421124411 GINO to the Clipers Rocks, and a whom.
still tastier te breast Wisd, a undieste gale frogs tba
westward. Armeleate was offered to the barque and de-
ahead ; bat am book wen pat en betted the echoes.,
but attsevande millanus, es it we set erelsksad wedsat
to weigh Muk theft awl the vied in abaft as that there
we. so he, elt her safety. =t ia are were
the emits the lifeboats yet the gabbier, with
whisk Nish lint la aka middle al sight aided at the
ease tie Mow selbehebsedy shess• the pievapelials with
which amass by the Lifeboat beiltnites ere
sow made a one os the most remote parte of our
weak to save life from shipwreck.
Smut. Elsevier, roe THE WORKING CLAIAITA.—
Bridal services for the workingolemes nom performed yen
Wee, la the toivrinn theatres Anew,
Met. Fasten Read, d Heagreptemel Ohm*
01Tent.raid, Islington ; evening, Bar. Pr. Lester, akiiisr
of Norval& Siki wells: Afternoon, Ik J.e.
M.A.. m. of fit John's., Perim: &It
1L Inky wined,,dPeetarrille.reed Osagresaticesel
Standard : Bee Liam
minister of St. John's.. Portals.s*, Parana : Young, Rev.
J. Fleming, minister of lientiah•town Ompogarmeel
Church.

Ernes HOWICOPATHIC COCOA. —lb delicious
wow 'mum SlDOothilem. Mad 11Mgoillitill "NW Lim!, Iwo cared Its roars! adoptkee ae a brealdese fie, lib •
sad packet., at la ed. per by the prtedpal freers. Had
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?MI DAN, MI AND SLACK SRA RAILWAY.
. .
Orr. 4, 1860.
Ws bare to-day trinananldfitir Snot of no small
importunes to Turkey. We ham rested the fiat rail-
, way fa the empire. The Drubs and Black Sea line hr
oared to be • project, and bee entered the realm of accom-
plished facto. The geography of the spot is probably but
little known to mart of yosr readers, but if they will turn
to the may they will find that the Aerobe, ahead 200 miles
above its mouths, approaches closely to the Blmit Men the
distenee between Tchernaveds on the river sad Insbeedjie
on the Black Sea being rather lees than 40 =Um TO oca-
mad these two places by a easel was • plan favoured by
Ronan emperors and investigated by Ream eoginoses fif-
teen knocked years ago. The idea was revived five yam
mines, bat abandoned on solid engineering grounds—doubt-
less the same which suggested themselves of old. Tiro
'trate* importance of the locality did not escape Roman
penetration, and Trajm's wall, the line of which the eye
distinctly trace., formed a rampart for ancient Daci& against
the Scythian border.
A canal being impossible, the railway of which we isle
brats the completion has been constructed. The morning is
delicious, a clear sky, • brilliant sun. sod a cool breeze.
What an we desire more for our opening day?
All Rneteodjie is gathered on the slopes by the line and
harbour, At the station the train stands ready to deport.
ltthim Pacha, the Minister of Commerce, is there to repre-
sent the Sultan. He is aimermsnied by M. D'Eliffe
and two other members of the Beard of Public Works at
Constantinople. The directors and 'Mows of the company
muster in force, under Mr. Price the vies-chairman ; and
some hundred gentlemen from Cants, Bucharest, and Con-
stantinople complete the assemblage.
Before the train start', however, a religious rite has to be
performed. A reverend moullah approaches, sad invokes
the blessing of Allah on the Christian enterprise. Two inno-
cent lambs are slaughtered, and their blood sprinkled ca
the rails before the engine. Ethim Pacha addressee a few
words to the surrounding multitude, declares the line form-
ally opened, and the first train on the first railway in Turkey
leaves the first station. The country between Kuatendjie
and Tabernavoda is not interesting, but two facts are worthy
of notice. First, the change which I. being effected in the
facie of the country by the immigration of the Tartars of
the Crimea. Daring the past ten months upwards of one
hundred thousand have renounced the beneficent rule of the
Csar and sought refuge under the sterndeepotismof Turkey.
About 40,000 have been located on the lino of the railway,
near Medjidieh, where • colony of their compatriots was
established soon after the Russian war. They are mode-
rately industrious, and are rapidly bringing into cultivation
a large breadth of land untouched for oenturies. The other
fact I would mention is the extensive tract of land re-
claimed by the works of the company. It was hardly
credited by our fellow-passengers that the firm and level
plain, covered with vegetation and browsed by numerom
herds, which the railway taverns for some twenty mils&
was but three woos ago the bed of a series of lakes
fed by the flood waters of the Danube, and of
a depth varying from Ito 12 feet. The works by which
this result hos been accomplished have been severely tested,
the Danube having risen higher this year than any time for
a canary past; they have, however, passed the ordeal
uninjured. The necessity for expensive cuttings has been
thus avoided.

Arrived at Tchernavodn, the excursionists, inspected the
warehouses erected by the company, and capable of contain-
ing 80,000 so 90,000 quarters of grain. All necessary ap-
pliances for landing the grain from the Danube, and loading
it into trucks, whence it may be shipped direct at Bus
tend*, are in progress.
After two hours spent at Tchernavoda the party re-
turned to Bastendjie, the run being accomplished in shoat
two hours. In the evening 120 persons sat down to a most
capital dinner, supplied by that well known Oriental poten-
tate, Bing Misseri, d Pens. Ample justice was done to the
repast, and the Made usual on such occasions followed.
Ethim Pacha warmly complimented the directors of the
company on the quiet bat energetic way in which the ope-
rations had been conducted, and Kr. Comsul-Oeneral Green,
in proposing " Success to the Danube and Black Sea Com-
pany," pithily remarked " that they bad got bold of the
...h-key of the Danube."

One woad on the undertaking ia Its commercial aspect.
The construction of a good port at Kustaidjie is pert at
the project. The works are in progress; and, although not
far advanced, the protection afforded is not despicable. It
is stated that Dent pies will see the completion of the
covering mole. Compared with the Salina, and taking
Constantinople as the bass, the Kustendjie route saves
about 280 miles of sea river; but what is of infinitely
pester importance, the Delta and the mouths are
"abolished." What shippers will give to save the pasarge
to Galata by the Salina, let them declare. The company
awed that they will divert over their line a moat formidable
slice of the trade of the Danube. Time alone will prove
the justice of their previsions; but at least the idea is
"imperial"
For pawners the route will certainly be the beet.
London to Constantinople in little more than six days, with
only 24 hours of sea in all, is not otherwise to be scoom-
plislaid.
It is but justice to mooed the warm tribute paid by Mr.
Hamby, judge ci the Coaaular Court, to the manner in
which the engineers, News. Liddell and Gordon, with the
' 'mistime,* of their able subordinates, Mears. Barkley, have
conducted the works—a tribute in which all present most
heartily concurred.
In conclusion let me wish encores to the first-born of rail-
ways in Turkey. May it be Use ant of • numerous family!

VALUE OP BAROMETER INDICATIONS.
On the occasion of the hurricane which swept
the island of St. Kilda, in the Hebrides, on the 3rd hut.,
end indicted such distressing low on the poor inhabitants,
the followiag wen the indications of • " Kew verified banr
meter* on bawd bar Mejesty's steamer Porcupine, then of
the island, as ngerted by her commander, Captain Otter,
E.N. The rapid awl molar fall of the murcnry to the
outwit al 1& Web between 8 a. m. on Oct. 2 and 3.26 a.m. as
the 3rd, at whisk Mier time the hurricane began, and its
then mid rise of nearly an inch, ere interesting verifica-
tions el the certainty by which coming weather is indicated
by this nbishie bletrameet, which is at this moment
deservedly attsestiug so touch attention :

Inches. Wind, &c.
Oat. 2.-8 a.m. mercury 30.32
8 -m- „ 29.75
„ &15 p.m. „ 29.70 &
„ &45 p.m. ~ 29.62 &S.W.
,„ 10.30 p.m. ~ 29.34 8.8. W.
„ 11.0 p.m. „ 29.28 &W.
11.45 „ 29.22 B.W.
Od. &-o.lb „ 2118 8.W., heavy squalls.
0.45 a.m. „ 29.10 &W„beary spans.
„ 2.0 s.m. „ 2&96 &W., hearymualls.
„ 2.40 a.m. „ 28.87 S.W., nearly calm.
5.20 a.m. „ 28.87 S.W., westerly.
~ 3.26 a.m. N.W., hurricane
bw.n.
„ 5.30 a.m. „ 29.52 N., N.N.W., gale.
„ 5.10 a a.,, 29.86 N.N.W.
„ 7.15 a.m. „ 29.55 N. nearly calm.
„ Noon 29.87 N.W. by N.
• 2.30 p.m. .. 29.87.

THESE/MET RAILWAY QuistrioN 111 MAHYLILDOWIL
—The introduction of street railways was the subject of
Inn& and excited debate at Saturday's meeting of
the Multiphase council. Not only was the vestry inun-
dated with memorials and deputations from Bakametreet,
(tweeter-pince, Elgwarmrood, Great Portlandatreet,
Orionlwireet, Wigmormstreet, Cavendish and Portman-
moans. mad other places along the line of the propomd
Mike bat Um greater ndowners. the Duke of Portland,
Lord Lb* district, were found, through
their ye* mitering a detormined opposition. A stonuy
discsenoa took pie* and to the proposal of Mr. Train an
amendment we moved calling upon the Maz7lebone
aemseil to reject the application. It woe boldly contended,
We the Me bawd, that nothing abort of as act of parliament
could authorise the laying of them traniroads, and legal
preceedinsp were threatened if it were attempted, whilst,
on the other hand, it mos argued that the opposition was
gut up by the London General Omnibus Company to main-
, lab their monopoly, and that it we not only legal for the
stony to give is sanction, but that it would in the end
prow beneficial to the public. The debate was ultimately
.114=PLAirrt-Ton.tooo EloctrrY.— The Glasgow
Satiosys :—Theasoimmant in this city for the dimes
al UMW 10 be making little progress under the kit-
tens of Mr. Reynolds, the searetery to the British Anti-
Tobacco Society, at lead if we we *take as • criterion the
Li filaAl 05 in attendant" at tits nwetinp he ad-
dem*ghtly Ye arday evening a vary mull eongroptios stetßirkeploos chapel, to hem a my. fawn Idt...leynolds
splint Um use of tobacco. Mee *gin **Mak penZ
and offering up prayer, he owe own smother
=LIMN text, which he tookfrom laskoh—' psi,
as
A deceived been bath tamed him ride.' After
noking an ample apology for iothisieg the tobacco
quinine into that madOrm he gave
e, • lee*re against
its cc, which we wined to throughout with atestion."
CHIWEAL PALACE. —HALE-MOWN DAY. --SALVE-
DAY, Oct. ions is poynnat, 919; ditto by
wimps tickets, 2,526.—T0tal visitors, 3,415.

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