The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-07
THE DAILY DISPATCH,
LOSS OF THE sTEAMsHIp MTTrop

LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP METEOR
By the arrival at New Orleans ON the 28,b
uitlmo, OF the steamship Louisiana, Captain
Lawiess' we have received intelligence Of ano
ther disaster on the coast of Texas. The steam.
snip Meteor has been totally los, on Matagor.
ga pay. An extra of the Galveston News Of
Tue 10Th uitlmo, gives the following accom-, Of
the event:
NEWS OFHICE, april 26, 10 A. NJ.
By the arrival of the sleamsh;n a,,;.:
last evening, We have the following m rt;cn isr.
OF the loss OF the steamship Meteor. wh;eh
mas been furnished to Us by The officers of tho !.
unfortunate vessel. y .'@s
The Meteor left Galveston on Sunday morn.
ing, the 18th ult., with Mr. Cumninrs one as
the pilots OF Matagorda Bay on board. and
arrived at Matagorda bar a quarter before
O'Clock on sunday evening. The signals be.
ing set on the pilot boat Indicating sufficien.
cy OF water on the bar, the Meteor attempt-
ca 20 cross and straekr bringing up in seven
feet 3 inches. At the time the wafer was
smooth on the bar, but as there vast strong
breeze from the southeast, and the night was
closing IN, they commenced heaying the cargo
overheard, after Intellectually trying to back
her off. -
~ IL NJ. she commenced leaking badly. and
about this time the steampipe broke, disabling
the engine. Shortly after she deepened her
water and foatea, when an anchor was lei 90.
Finding her leaking badly with all the pumps
gong, and the water still gaining, the anchor
was slipped, and all sail made TO force her in.
TO shoal water, one of the boats having been
lost IN running our the anchor. At g A. M.
Monday, she filed and keeled off shore. when
her masts and smoke stacks were cut awny 10
prevent her heellDg over. About this time
the other quarter boat was swept away. At
daylight, signals of distress were set, and al.
ter waiting several hours without any ass;s.
lance, the only remaining boat was sens ashore
with the ladies and children, which arrived
safe at Pelicau Island.
The boat on returning was. swamped and
afiited ashore, with the two mates, and four
hands.
The loss of the Meteor is wholly attributa.
BILE to the gross neglect of Capt. Nichols, the
pilot on shore, who hoisted the signals for g
ieet water, when there was not more than u
ieet on the BAR, and during the, whole time the
crew OF the Meteor remained on Shore no
soundings Of the lar were taken by the pilots,
although the Louisiana was daily expected.
In relation,to the loss of the Meteor the In
dIanola Bulletin states emphatically that the
information having been communicated to the
people ofIndianola early onthe following day,
all the disposable boats were taken down, in-
cluding the eustom-house life boat, and on
that afternoon the passengers and crew were
all taken off safely by Capt. Behner.
Cur regular files of Galveston papers re-
ceived by the Louisiana are tothe Odd.
The Washington Ranger says. the damage
from high waters has been greatly exaggerat-
ed. On the Brazos the principal damage was
the sweeping down Of the fences; but in most
instances, the rails were not carried far off, so
that they only required to be PUT up again.
Some fields had to be replanted.