The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-11 00:00:00

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841 Ph I DARLINGTON, THrIitIDAY.
,08 100 The river Clierne, on which this town is built, and
411 ,97 which meets the Tees at a little distance from Darlington,
fd 96 3,1, 93 x 4
91 90:1 9 11 yesterday morning flooded all the surrounding country to
• a wide extent, hundred of acres being under water. Be-
-113 103:1 91 venal of the streets of Darlington which laid low were
104 105 , utterly impassable except in high tehicles,and comrounica-
-1063 1071 1061 7 tion with the North Eastern Railway was stopped. The
greater part of the rooms on the Easement floors where the
water extended were flooded, as also underground cellars
in which goods were stored. The Tees has also overflowed
both on the Yorkshire and Durham able. The cause of
the flood is the sudden thaw, to which has been added
very heavy rains which fell all day on Wednesday. There
was a slight subsidence this afternoon.
NOTTINGHAM, THURRD.IT.
The waters (after having reached to within 18 inches of
the great flood of 1812—the greatest flood that had been
known for fifty years) are receding to-day, although but
slowly, and the meadows and fields on the low lands in
the Midland counties are yet under water. A few sheep,
calves, and pigs, have been drowned, but no loss of human
life is reported. There will be a great loss of farm pro-
duce' notwithstanding the exertions of the owners to save
what they could. Near Ratcliffe the water reached the
top of the railway bank, and at the Wilford crossing, near
Nottingham, the rails have been ander water.

THE LOSS OF THE FALCON.

We subjoin additional information respecting the
loan of the Glasgow and Londonderry steamer Falcon, an
account of which appeared yesterday. The vessel
had undergone, on Friday lest, her annual inspection by
the Board of Trade surveyor for Glasgow, who found every-
thing complete, and pronounced her to be in a satisfactory
condition. The steamer was supplied with four small
boats, one of them the starboard lifeboat, fully equipped ;
another, a lifeboat not fully furnished for use as such, and
the other two ordinary rowing boats. It was the first in
which the captain, the second mate, and one of the hands
(Erie) embarked, and which was so badly stove that even
the crew would not venture into her. The loss of the
ship has been estimated at 10,0001., but as to bow this is
met by insurance we have not learned. She carried Irons
Glasgow a light cargo, consisting of general produce and
miscellaneous goods, but had taken in a considerable load
of sugar at Greenock. The Islay steamer arrived at
Greenock on Wednesday morning at six o'clock, and
hail on board Captain Hudson, Hugh O'Donnell, his
second mate, and James Uric, a fireman or winch-man
—being the sole three survivors from the wreck of the
screw steamer Falcon. Captain Hudson has had his
right hand slightly injured, and is unable to use it. On
asking him particulars of the melancholy event,
he referred to the statement emitted by him at Islay, and
posted to the Receiver of Wrecks at Greenock, which
we append. He speaks of there having been about 45
passengers on board in all, and can only name one
—Mr. brlarlane, landlord of the Neptune Hotel, Lon-
donderry, who was a cabin passenger. He thinks,
however, that he may be in error in supposing that the
number was so large. He is of opinion that all save
the three must have gone down, for though the whole four
boats had been got ready for the sinking of the steamer,
none but the starboard lifeboat, into which be himself had
got by accident when scarcely anyone else would go into
her, was likely to outlive the heavy sea that was
running. Another cabin passenger was James Thomas
Cook, grocer, Port Glasgow, who was proceeding to Lon-
donderry on business. Heleaves a widow andfourchildren.
The following is the deposition of Captain R. IL Hudson:
—" The Falcon proceeded on her intended voyage to Port
Rush from Greenock-, on Saturday Jan. 5, at 12.30 p.m.
Passed theCloch at 1.10 p.m. A breeze sprung up from
SALE. Passed Plaids about 4.15 p.m. ; blowing hard.
Passed Mull of Cantyre about 6 p.m. The time of the tide
being flood, weather snowing, and the wind S.S.K., blow-
ing a strong gale. The steamer continued her voyage,
steering W.N.W. about half an hour, then steered /s. W.,
thinking to sight Rathlin Island Light. Kept that course
about three-quarters of an hour, then steered S.W. by N.
for about half an hour. By this time we should have
made the Rathlin Light, but did not. The snow was
so thick that it was, in fact, a complete snow storm.
Consulted the officers and quartermaster what was beat to
do, when we agreed that it was best to keep over towards
the Mull of Cantyre, toot shelter under the land. Brought
the vessel round to &E., and went half speed. It was
then about 8 p.m. Then steered S. ; made the land ; re-
veraeil engines full speed, but the vessel took the rocks
at the bow. The crew did their duty well. Got the
boats out. The starboard lifeboat was lowered into the
water, but got stove. The engines were then stopped,
but shortly after the wind blew the vessel off the rocks
into deep water, and she sank about an hour after strik-
ing. The other three boats were partly lowered, ready for
going into the water. After getting into the starboard
lifeboat, baled her and kept her before the wind, as
nothing else could be done. -Made a light right ahead at
7 a.m. on the 6th. Kept off shore clear of the breakers.
When day made we found it was the Island of Islay. Ran
ea until about 2 p.m., when a boat put off and towed us in
much exhausted. The loss of the ship I estimate at 8,0001.
There were in all three saved, by getting into one of the
boats—the one that was stove. Some of the others
may have been saved, though I fear not. A. Camp-
bell, of Koylen Wet, and others, were in the boat
that put off and towed our boat to the shore."
Of the twenty-three persons who fanned the crew there
are seven who cannot be spoken of with certainty, as
from changes which sometimes occur in the hands it is
doubtful who of that number were on board.

Mesas. Thomas Skinner wad Co., 12, Gordon-street,
Gltagow, received a letter on Wednesday morning Iron,
the officer of the coastguanl station at Cushendall, stating
that he had found a vessel wrecked at Tor Corr Point,
near the station, and that the only thing that indicated
her name was a life-buoy marked Taymouth Castle. The
vessel was completely under water, and as two men bad
been washed ashore he was afraid that more, if not all,
of the crew, bad perished.

A portion of the crew of the barque Newcastle, Captain
Hammon, of Shields, arrived at Hartlepool on Wednesday,
and they give a most affecting account of the lose of their
ship andthe sufferings they have endured. The Newcastle
left the Tyns last week laden with coals, bound to Alex-
andria, and during the gale of Saturday night the cargo
shifted and rendered the barque unmanageable. About
half-past 6 o'clock on Sunday morning she ran with great
force on the Harebro' Sands, nest to Yarmouth. The sea
pitched the vessel about very much, and it appeared eel.
dent that she would soon become a wreck. The long boat
was launched, and nine of the crew, together with the
mate, John Mamball, got into her. The captain refused
to leave his ship, and went into the cabin, it was thought
to pray, for he never left it until the ship parted, and
he was engulpheil in the boiling sure. His son, a fine
lad about fifteen years of age, said he would remain
with his father, and, despite all persuasion to get into the
boat, would not leave. The boat had only just pulled clear
of the ship when she yielded, and the captain was drowned.
The son was on another part of the vessel, and ascended
the rigging, and cried out most piteously for the boat to
return and take him off. The wreck of the ship was
then being pitched about with the sea, and u.ade it
dangerous for the boat to approach it, so the poor lad's
cries were in rain, and he did nut long survive his parent.
The long-boat then was pulled away from the sad scene,
and the fine barque was in a brief space of time
a fragmentary mass of floating wreck. The ten of
the crew who were aboanl the frail craft had neither
water nor provisions, and were exposed during the whole
of Sunday to the wet and cold. The boat also shipped
two or three seas, and all the oars were carried a lay with
the exception of two, which were scarcely sufficient fur
keeping her head to the sea. She filled with water twice,
and was nearly swamped. On Monday the want of water
began to be felt, and the mate was in the direst agonies,
calling out imploringly for " water." He also raved about
his wife and children, and at times tore his hair. He
became so excited at last that be jumped overboard, and
was with difficulty rescued. As Monday night drew near
symptoms of madness exhibited themselves, and hie coin-
parsons, althongh starved with cold and suffering from
want, used all their energies and strength to keep the
poor fellow in the boat. He, however, overpowered
them and sprang into the sea again, and this time was
nearly lost. On being got on board again it was evi-
dent that he was raving mad, and despite all the efforts
of his companions, who were moved to tears at his
piteous cries about his " wife and bairns," he again ex-
tricated himself from their grasp and drowned himself.
He belonged to North Shields, where he leaves a wife and
family. The nine remaining in the boat struggled on with-
out water or food for three days, and had - given up all
hopes of being saved, when the Dutch schooner, Dolphin,
picked them up off Flambee' Head, on Tuesday after-
noon. They were assisted aboard the ship, being nearly
starved to death, their bands and feet being considerably
swollen with the lengthened exposure. The captain of
the schooner paid every attention to the shipwrecked
crew, and landed them at Hartlepool on Wednesday. Their
names are John Forster, John Hardy, Alfred Linnet-
bolt, Edward Herten, John Robson, William Crockett,
John Storey, George Stewart, and William Kemp, all be-
longing to Shields and Newcastle. whence they were for-
warded on Wednesday night, by Mr. S. Armstrong, the
agent to the Shipwreekad Mariners' Society. The vessel
was the property of Messrs. Henderson and Go., South
Shields.