The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

The Catastrophe in Glasgow Harbour,

°LASQOw, Thursday.
From the additional particulars which have to come to
light respecting this mournful affair, it would appear that
at the time when the accident occurred there must have
been at least 26 persons in the ferry -boat, When it is con-
sideted, however, that she was licensed to carry 24 passen-
gers besides the ferryman, it cannot be said that she was
overloaded to any considerable extent. There was a pretty
stiff breeze blowing last night. Many people, however,
entertain considerable doubt whether the waves thus raised
could have been of such a character as to dash over the
boat. One thing appears certain, that, whether owing to
the force of the wind or to the surge of a steamer which
had just passed, the boat on nearing the middle of the
stream encountered two heavy waves in succession. Un-
fortunately, as seems to be too often the case in these boats,
the ferryman had intrusted his oar to a passenger ; and it
is alleged that the boat, instead of being headed. to the
waves, was allowed to roll into the trough. Under these
circumstances, it is perfectly intelligible how, with the boat
well down in the water, the first heavy wave should have
dashed over her gunwale. and how in the commotion which
ensued the second should have completed her submersion.
The affair has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal, by
whom an inquiry will be instituted. An investigation will
also be conducted by the Clyde T 1 ustees.

The search for the bodies of the drowned was commenoed
about 8 o'clock this morning, and by 5 o'clock 17 had been
recovered. Sixteen of these were identified in the course of
the day. With regard to the 17th—that of a young lad--
it was the opinion of the medical gentlemen who inspected
the remeins that they had been in the water at least 48
hours. If this be so, the deceased cou d not have been in
the ill-fated ferry-boat,
The following is a list of the bodies recovered

John Gray, joiner, 2, Kinning-street, 25 years of age, un-
married ; in the employment of Messrs J. and G. Thom-
son. Adw. Hillgrain, engineer, with Mr Barr, 98, West-
street, 19 years of age, unmarried, John I\liller, engineer,
82, Crookston-street, 20 years of age, unmarried, John
Russell, engineer, 15, Crookston-street, about 26 years of
age, unmarried; deceased was a native of Barrhead, where
his mother resides. John Stewart, engineer, 76, Clarence-
street, 19 years of age, unmarried. Edward Kerr, painter,
6, Gloucester-street, 21 years of age, unmarried. Robert
Lang, rigger, Crookston-street, about 35 yeaas of age,
married; loft a widow and two children—boy and girl.
Peter Cruickshanks, blacksmith, 30, Scotland-street, 20
years of age, unmarried ; deceased was a native
of Leith. Joan Rodger, ferryman, 23 years of age—
married; ono child, and widow near her confinement.
John Kinloch, boy, 16 years of age, 31, Morrison-street.
John Allison, joiner, 5, Bolton-street, unmarried, 24
years of ago, James Carlo, labourer, 79, West-street, 63
years of age, employed with Messrs Barclay and Curle ;
deceased, who was a native of Rothesay, has left a family
of five, all grown up. William Henderson, clerk, Pollok-
street, 21 years of age, unmarried. Duncan M'Callum,
engineer, 98, West-street, Tradeston, in the employment of
Mr Barr, Clyde-street; deceased, who was a fine-looking
man, 25 years of age, was only married about seven weeks
ago. The scene in the shed when his relatives identified
the body was of the most heartrending description. Robt.
Brown, nautical instrument maker, 24, Kinning-street,
about 16 years of age, resided with his parents; deceased
was the survivor of a family of eight, Robert Park, joiner,
78, Brown-street, about 20 years of age, unmarried ; parents
reside at Blantyre; deceased was employed with Mr John
Blair, 60, Paterson-street. The body of a lad, apparently
about 17 years of age, dressed in a canvas jacket and dark
trousers fastened with a belt round his waist,
In addition to the above there is the man John Kane,
who died after having been got out of the water last night.
There are also two persons still missing—Mr Allan Glen,
grain merchant, and Mr J. H. llenderson, grain weigher,
who are believed to be drowned. It thus appears that,
keeping out of account the doubtful case of the body not yet
identified, 19 persons 'Ave lost their lives by the disaster.

THE RECENT INTENDED FIGHT BETWEEN
MACE AND COBURN.—This affair will probably give some
employment to the gentlemen in Westminster Ball, as
Jem Mace has, through his attorney, 111 r C. T. Longley, of
Moorgate-street, served the editor of Bell's Life in London
with a notice of legal proceedings, to recover the sum of
£3OO, alleged to have been staked by Mace. The money,
it will probably be remembered, was returned by the stake-
holder to each party, and the £5OO deposited on the part of
Mace was handed to Harry Brunton to be returned, as was
agreed when it was supplied to those who so supplied it, in
the event of the fight not coming off.
THE li.nr n AMAZON.—The Amazon, the Ucayali,
and the Pachitea are navigable for a great distance. So
stupendous is the mass of water which the monarch of rivers
bears to the Atlantic Ocean that it exceeds that of eight great
rivers of Asia put together—namely, the Euphrates, Indus,
Ganges, Oby, Lena, Amur, Yellow River, and tho Yang-
tse in China. So deep is it, at least in its upper part, that
no bottom has been found at a depth of 721 feet. Its de-
clivity is so imperceptible and slow that were not its volume
of water so powerful, it would with difficulty flow. The
effluents of the Amazon form among themselves tens of
thousands of leagues of navigable rivers, au immense net
covering more than two-thirds of Seta. Amer iea,—Tanania
Star.

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Criltrt. t4tri Oriirsla

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 2.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended
by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Emil,'
Cathcart, the Hon. Florence Seymour, and Major
General F. H. Seymour, went to London last eve"
ing and honoured the performance at the Haymarket
with her presence, and returned to Windsor Castle
at twelve o'clock.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Louise, walked and drove in the grounds
this morning, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode in the
Riding School.
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice went s34t
walking.
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise drove out
in the afternoon, attended by the Hon. Enii
ly
Cathcart.
Major-General F. H. Seymour and Lieutenant'
Colonel du Plat have succeeded Lord Chas. Fitzroy
and Colonel the Hon. A. Harding° as Equerriell
in
Waiting.