The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

WRECK OF AN ABERDEEN STEAMER.

GRAIL, April 19.—The steamer Queen, of Aber-
deen, Capt. Murray, from Aberdeen to Granton,
struck on the Carr Rock this morning, at half-pa-4 1
o'clock. Immediately afterwards she was found to
make water, and it increased so rapidly that by the
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time she reached this het fires were "extinguished ;
and finding that she could remain above water but
a few minutes longer, they made for the harbour,
and by the aid of the leading lights recently erected
they succeeded in getting her into the fairway 10
minutes before 3 o'clock a.m. Unfortunately, it
being low water, she lies on a sandbank about 400
yards from the harbour. The inhabitants being
aroused by the signal guns and ringing of the bells
assistance was promptly given, and the passengers
were all safely landed by 5 o'clock a.m. There
were 40 passengers on board. All the live stock,
consisting of 349 sheep, three cattle (one of which
died on coming ashore), and one horse, were all
landed, with the above exception, safely. They
have succeeded in saving a considerable quantity of
the cargo in good condition, but much of it must
be damaged, as she at present lies full of we,- er.
The following letter, dated Grail, Sabbath morning,
from a lady in Grail to a friend in Dundee, gives an
interesting account of the wreck of the steamer :
" We were roused this morning, when it was quite
dark, by a report of a gun and a loud ringing of a
bell. We first thought it was a fire ; bat on look-
ing out, we saw the light came from the sea. We
ran to the south window, and saw a vessel close
into the shore, which was proved to be the Queen
paddle-steamer, of Aberdeen, from Inverness to
Granton. She had struck the Carr Rock, and the
passengt rs insisted on running for the nearest place
of safety. The lights guided them to this place ;
but as it was low water, and the vessel making
water fast, she was run in, and took the ground
about 200 yards from the pier. She lowered her
own boat, but it broke adritt and came in among the
rocks. A small boat tried to reach herfrom the shore,
but could not, for the sea wasrolling in very heavily.
However, before 5 o'clock 40pasiengers were landed.
On the tide rising, a large boat was launched,
which is bringing on shore the sheep, and anything
that can be laid hold of. The sea is breaking
right over her quarter-deck. • If there were
more of the large boats got ready they might save
a good part of the cargo, but it is only small fish-
ing yawls that are used here, except at the herring
season. There is a rope out to the shore assisting
the large boat's crew to go andcome quicker. S.3MO
of the passengers are not well pleased at ail the at-
tention being directed to save the live cargo. We
spoke to a passenger who said he bad 801. worth of
fine hosiery goods with him. There are on board
about 300 sheep, and some cattle and horses. I
have written this from what I have seen and heard
among the penple. She is lying under our windows,
with a great list to the east, and the sea running
through the cabin windows. It is now 6 o'clopk, and
thei'weather is much quieter, so there is not so much
fear of her breaking up, but the water has already
risen over the lee side of the deck. She struck
about 1 o'clock, and it was about half-past .2 when
she grounded. A gig was sent to St. • Andre is
about 4 o'clock to
Aberdeen."—Dundee A dvertisflr.
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