The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-14 00:00:00

The Fatal Wreck on the Irish Coast.

The sad catastrophe of which the coast of Wex-
ford was the scene on Saturday night turns out to
have been of a much more fatal character than the
first necessarily hasty and imperfect accounts repre-
sented. Instead of 25 lives being lost, it now ap-
pears that certainly 35 ,and probably 40 persons
have been engulphed in the waves. The following
details of the melancholy occurrence are supplied by
the special reporter of the Dublin Daily Expr
.css_,
" The steamship Ceres, belonging to the fe2ossree,m
left
comson, Waterford, and commanded by Capt..ej6
ht (Satur-
Plymouth at half-past 12 o'clock on Friday
jute sight the
day morning), for Dublin, her course
the strength of
Tuskar Light on this coast. At aboutu
Saturday a gale sprung up from theso
drew on, bringing
which continued to increase as evening
sel had her mainsail
with it thick, hazy weather.
Thenvdesail at the rate of 10
Itbeh2:ou'gelock noon on
ksento,
tasnadnwhaosurur, nwnhineng, with steaimuuaj,
on
Saturday
evening,
at
7 o'clock
ordered the helm hard
she struck on a rock.
light had been seen from
°•
sly een:trued of bringing the vessel's
passed the Lizard, although the captain
broadsideaPrt, but
the
bade
aosi
the time the vessel
es two
, men were on the look-out in
where the
other parts of the ,
minutes after she struck her after part
I no ono on board knew
vweassseolnwtahse. bridge,vaPenssads
with it the helmsman and all who were
men ts among whom were four females
on children. The helmsman succeeded in reaching.
and three
the shore, but in most pitiable condition from cuts and
gnytchewaafytOrtackAoimnigperi'rt
t„ vises against the rocks—but the others in that part of
.
the vessel were all lost. Fortunately, the saloons in which
the passengers were located were on deck, and the
greater number of the passengers were forward and
amidships, so that, although the after part of the ves-
sel gave way, those in the remaining and still floating
portion of the vessel escaped the death which would inevi-
tably have been their fate had they been below. There
were no rockets on board, but the captain burned a case of
blue lights, in the hope of attracting attention on shore;
but the effort was fruitless. lle, however, by this moans,
discovered that ho was on the mainland, and not a shoal of
rocks. This discovery induced him to attempt the saving
of the lives on board. The boats wore first tried, but they
were dashed to pieces in a short time. A rope was then
lashed to the mainmast, and, as the tide was ebbing fast,
and leaving the vessel on high although not on dry land,

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sufficiently, were unfortunately drowned. The chief
engineer, two stoker; the cook, two carpenters, steward-
esses, and three or four soldiers who were returning on
furlough, belonging to the Artilletyand the 43d Regiment,
were also drowned. All the sailors wore saved, as well as
the captain and chief and second officers. Dr. Heard, his
father, wife, and chill, and passengers arrived at White's
Hotel here. • The place where the vessel struck is called
the ehour, near Causer° Point, on the soot h Wexford coast. -
The inhabitants, as soon as they heard of the occurrence,
afforded the sufferers every assistance. Major Keane, who
resides in that neighbourhood, has been mentioned by
some of the survivors as having distinguished himself by
his humanity on that occasion. The vessel is a complete
wreck, being broken in three parts. All the deck luggage
and goods are strewed on the beach, but much of the cargo
has remained iu the broken parts of the vessel, and is likely
to be recovered."

Up to ten o'clock last night 35 bodies had been
cast ashore, and four orThre others are yet missing.
Those cast ashore comprise both male and female,
young and old—some whose fingers are • adorned
with gold, and others whose hands bear the marks
of hard labour. Not a few also of the ill-fated pas-
sengers belong to the army.

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