Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-28 00:00:00

THE LOSS OF THE CZAR STEAMER.

Additional information has been received at Lloyd's
relative to the melancholy loss of the Czar screw steam-
ship, which foundered off the Lizard on the afternoon of
the 23rd, after striking on the Vogue Rocks.: Captain
Jackson, the commander, his wife, a passenger, and seve-
ral of the crew, in all fourteen, perishing with the ill-
fated ship. The Czar was a powerful iron built vessel,
launched at Hull last year, and, according to Lloyd's
register, she was classed A 1 for nine years. She was
constructed under special survey, of 937 tons burden,
worked by engines of 180-horse power, and was the
property of Messrs. Samuelson, of Hull. She was
chartered for the conveyance of government stores, prin-
cipally shot and shell, to Malta. She took in her cargo
at the Arsenal, at Woolwich, and in the early part of last
week left the river. Captain Jackson, the commander,
was accompanied by his wife, his sbn, and nephew.
The run down Channel appeared to have been favourable
until reaching near the. Land's End, on Saturday, when
a gale from the south-west was encountered, and in
endeavouring to weather it, the steamer's engines be-
came partially disabled in consequence of the break-
ing. of the steam-pipe. Captain Jackson, finding
it impossible to proceed, attempted to put back,
and run into Falmouth, to repair the 'defect. The
gale, however, continuing with almost increased force,
rendered the progress of the vessel more difficult, and
becoming, it is supposed, unmanagable, she, about three
o'clock in the afternoon of the 23rd, drove upon the
Voque Rocks, near the Lizard. The moment the ship
touched the reef she was submerged by a fearful sea, and
the loss of all on board for a time seemed
inevitable. The striking of the vessel being seen
from the Coast Guard station at Cadgwith, the
most prompt steps were taken by the boatmen
for the rescue of those on board. A galley was
quickly manned, and as rapidly rowed off to the
steamer. Nothing could exceed their gallantry, and they
succeeded in saving six of the crew. The life-boat of the
steamer had, by some providential circumstance, been got
clear, and was the means of preserving eleven others.
Capt. Jackson, perceiving the near approach of the-de-
struction of the ship, was about to save his wife and son,
when the vessel broke up, and immediately went down in
the deep water by the side of the rock,..carrying with her
all who were then on board. The survivors were brought
ashore at the village of Lizard, and received every kind-

and attention by the inhabitants. The fol-
lowing are the names of those whd perished :
Captain R. Jackson, his wife and son ; Mr. G. Wood,
passenger; Mr. R. Brown, second officer; Charles
Crossley, Samuel Lavett, Matthew Hall, George
Jefferson, James Wade, engineers ; Thomas. Foster,
Robert Young, Robert Burton, and James Greene, sea-
men. Those saved were —Mr. Wm. Tucker, chief officer
Master Whitsale, captain's nephew ; Mr. J. Nelson,
chief engineer; Henry Jackson, Nathaniel Cracknell,
David Cattle, and John Collier, engineers; Geo. Penn,
carpenter; John Knight, Joseph Buck, Jonathan Thick-
ett, James King, John Davies, Henry Gartkorp, James
Mulvey, John Nixtons, John Smith, and Louis Bran,
seamen. The hands were shipped in Dull and London.
The loss of the ship and cargo will involve a large
amount. She was insured.

FEARFUL BOILER EXPLOSION

A fearful boiler explosion occurred upon the Brunton
and Shields waggon-way on Monday. This line is
wrought by standing engines and incline, and the
coals sent down from the collieries by it are shipped
in the Northumberland Dock. An engine-man, named
William Brunton, who was both engineman and
fireman, was ;n charge iF the middle engine, and it
appears that he had cleaned the boILT: ut on Satur-
day. He was working a set of laden waggons, when the
boiler exploded with fearful violence. It was lifted from
its seat, and torn into four portions by the force of the
explosion. A large portion was thrown some distance
across three lines of railways. Another portion was
pitched against the cottage occupied by Brunton and his
wife, but inflicted no injury upon the inmates. A set of
waggons were being run down an ineline at the time the
explosion occurred. A portion of the boiler in its
flight cut in two the rope that was easing the waggons
down the way, and they immediately commenced to
run " amain." A woman and a girl were riding upon
them at the time, and as the speed of the waggons
increased they screamed most piteously. The woman
jumped out, but her legs got entangled with the loose
rope attached to the waggons, and she was thrown down
and dragged after them. Fortunately the lad who had
charge of the waggons had presence of mind to loose. the
rope and throw it off, and thus save her from farther injury.
A man belonging to the railway also jumped behind and
saved the girl. The waggons gathered speed as they got on,
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gons, and a considerable amount of damage was done.
The engine-house was completely. demolished by the
explosion, and poor Brunton was buried under the debris.
A number of men were employed to dig him out, and his
body was recovered an hour and a-half after the accident.
The poor fellow was quite dead, and was dreadfully
bruised. The cause of the explosion is not known, but it
is supposed to have been a deficiency of water in the
boiler.

FOR GALVESTON, TEXAS.
To be despatched Ist February.
I *
k. 4 4 \ The fast sailing and newly coppered Brig
4't 11,
„, , JAMES GRAY,
. , , Charles H. Plumer, Commander;
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is engaged she has only room for a limited quantity of measurement
goods.- For freight or cabin passage apply to
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