The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-13 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE (:.t Nt :ES STEAMER.

The Athenian bring,. intelligence of the total loon
of the steamer Osage., built by John laird, Esq., of Birken.
head, for the Oriental Inland Stews Naviotiou C'ompany.
The flanges was inteetled for the sanuilation of the Indian
r. rive. end was a vessel of exceedi v light draught of
water. She foundered in a entitles unexpected manner
en the 29th July, in Ist. 3.5.10 N., lea. 13 W.
She left Liverpool on the 12th June, boned for India.
The crew upon abandoning her divided themselves into
three small baste, and steered a course fur the island of
Madeira, but is consequence .4 the high sea running at the
time they all parted company during the night. One boat,
containing seven of the crew, in the charge of the second
officer, made Madeira after being exposed to a tremendous
sea for four days, am' as the Athenian was steaming out of
p.rt she pawed another t 4 the bean, in charge of the chief
officer. The lifeboat, contatinit‘ the captain awl nine met,
wee still arcing, and emelt •itsiety was felt for them, tee
dap baying elapsed since the low the (lenges. The lap.
boat was the best fitted ...it of the three. The Athe-
nian brings home thew weeil in the era boat. The names
of those still missing are ;.•- William Callan, master ;
Charles William Huniphrie., iliief engineer: William
Charles Thompeon, carpeuter; bewrence Holland, steward;
John River, seaman; Wilhum Faleards, 1.1171111111; Thomas
Brown, penman ; Willinnt Paaiderwel, fireman ; William
Caddy, fireman.
The stove facts of this sad ..,urrenee are from the re.
port of Mr. Piaanck, the purer .4 the Athenian, but we
have sits.. learned that on the arrival of the Osage. at
Labia, the captain wrote house to the effect that the vessel
his, during the rue out, behaved A.lmirshly ; that although
she woe of a light draught r 4 water, she wiled well is a
rough era, and warn in every other particular, so for as his
operate, went, a good twit The vowel, it must be re-
toembswed, was never built for wren sailing, and her de-
parture from the Mersey tor Indus was looked upon by
some with 'mime .4 anxiety for her ultimate safety,
while others, relying on th. fame .f her builder., were am.
vine of her surcees. How fir these expettations were
cornet the segued shown. The vessel was commanded by
as experienced captain, asabt..l by competent officers, and
manned by a well selected tree on far as this is concerned
them can he no cause for blame. The survivors who have
arrived here in the Athenian are warm in their praise of the
orealuct of the captain and otfieci., but they moot account
for the vessel foundeting in the manner she did. After
leaving Leib.° the weather mu what is Tragically tamed
" dirty," and the steamer I ireliwl and worked heavily,
bet this caused no surprise However, on the day
of the cametroptie smile 4 the seamen heard a
noise like the click of a clock in the waist of the @hip. This
eoutinued for some time soil it was uhlanately observed
that the vessel was giving way amidships. WI the cap-
tain stood by the ship, mei it ma .oily ekes he atiw that
all hope of saving her was gone lie gave olden to launch the
boats. This was hardly ,lone, and there wee just time to
throw a few hags of biscuit. into the biota, when the vessel
lurched. The men in the boat. pulled away se quick as
they couldand in five miutites The broke is two, anielshipe,
and went down. The unfortunate mem were now left
to their own reweamm. They bad wired nothing but
what they stood in, and sonte of their clothing was very
light inked. The era WWI running high, awl often broached
over the heats, thenehing the awe and completely saterst.
leg the hisenita. This was the case in the boat which Mr.
Cole., the eseowl officer, c..nse...teled. During the night
the Imat..eperated, awl, after four days of toil sal suffer-
ing, aggravativl by having nothing West bet biscuits waked
In salt water, Mr. Coles' host mode the island of Muleira,
and aAA there transferred to the Athenian awl brought safe
to laverpeol. The second hod was pawed by the .tthenian
nn toming ..ut of Madeira. 'thus two blots are vote ; but
there war .1" W.. 111 of the am COUSSIISIIIIINI by the captain.

Tag SToriu crEIATtIIDAIr. —The storm which
passed over the netropilis on Saturday morning iii.l a n.e
siderable amount of damage. Owe of the It light.
ning struck the large gilt grasshopper. the enatt of the
Grewliam family, which surosount.l the clock tower of the
Rossi Exchange, •phtting the ti,mn-, anti causing it to slip
dews the rod upon which it restod as a vane. The fluid
parsing down the electric rod prevented further damage.
The large dragon which surmount( the spire of Bow-church
also met with similar injury foal.the lightning. (Me of
the wor,v of the ilnurou and a small portion of stonework
were and fell. About twenty minutes to 12 o'lock
the eluetne finid struck the isseement in front 11 the shop
of Mr. Morrison, the tibaccmist, of No. 29, Flethnal.green•
reed, adjoining the Salmon awl Ball Tavern, and from
thence the fluid pursed doers the area into the kitchen,
where the wife of the on:ropier (Mrs. Memnon) was mamma-
lazily forced to the Soar with fearful violence. Her
screams brought the 'permit and others to her assistance,
when she was found to he in a state of nuconsciousties., and
her left arm was seretelv burnt awl blistered. The wound
extend...l from the allow to the wrist, and some time
&areal before she reeoser,sl frost the shock. About the
lame tines the eh, tric dual struck the roof of the house of
Mr. J. Dormer, an undertaker, of No. 279, Betlinahgreen-
rend, and carried away a stack of chimneys and removed
the principal portion of the tiles awl miters, ceasing the ut-
most coustervatioe to the inmates, who provalentsti
'tamped personal injury. but thes were much shakes.
temfied. The electric fluid iJw. inVssed down the chimney of
the house ei Yes. Ashhani. No. to, Bethaelloyno-real,
4d.sen mist, and mound the utmost *lane. Mrs. Ashford
arid her daughter were prostrated un the floor, and when
the,. herame sensible they were found covert with soot
and riabhisli which 1..1 loss n fon-esl .1... n the chimney, and
Purl. WO. Ole •Mlenee that 1WV1.11•1 pow, 41 glean niel articles
of furniture were broken to piece.. A Mrs. rapt le. was passing
along the pavement opposite the Kane.. and Hall Tavern,
ant was wee to stager *oil fall Against the paling, neer St.
John's I 'hareli. The electric howl had struck her 11(101111
the face and partially ilestreyed ..ight. She was able to
walk home after a short time. At Vietramt•park own.
effe-t. /.1 the storm were felt, r0w."'1cr..1.1.• damage having
heel. done to the plantati,eie and shrohlieries. A fatal twee
was ',p0rt...110 Mr. Lewis. the ben s coroner, who,. holding
an 1111111 e st nu ilaterday afternoon, which referred to the
death of N lalsioriag man who was kill, d by lixlitning in a
Geld at Issgenhani while is eliance of a !lock of sheep,
several 41 which were .dwx think