Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-10-05
Wreck Of the Civ Of Philadelphia.
PASSENGERS ASDcaEW SAVED.
VESSEL \ TOTAL LOSS-CARGO PAR
TALLY RESCUED.
EaIIFay Sent

HALIFAX. Sept. &c.
The new screw steamer City of Philadelphia.
Capt. kitch, which left Liverpool on the 30Ih
of August, on her first trip to Philadelphia.
was stranded oil Cape Race On the 18th in
slant.
s The passengers and crew were saved and
5J5 of them arrived here this morning-the
rest remained at St. Johns, Newfoundland,
awaiting conveyance.
Tee cargo was being landed in a damaged
condition.
The vessel it is thought would prove total
loss.
At the time of the disaster they were eight
DAYS and few hours out from Liverpool.
The 1Ity of Philadelphia was running ut
the rate of ten knots, when at Il O'Clock p. u. ,
the weather being dark and rainy, she struck
on Cape Race. She was backed off and run
aground in CHANGE Cove, seven and a half
miles north of Cape Race, where she lies in
three fathoms water. with about eight feet Of
her stern turned and hole in her bottom
The influx of water extingushed her fires be-
fore shr ran aground.
Her cargo is valued Mt 100000.
All the lower hold was damaged.
The Telegraph Companies steamer brought
her passengers to st. Johns, \. f., and / Fl
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. .6.
despatch from Halifax TO the agents Of
the CITY Of Philadelphia saws that the news Of
the wreck was received there by the mail
steamer from St. Johns. \. F., which also con-
veyed the passengers mentioned above.
The vessel is valned NJ about 5000 and
is fully insured in England.
The City Of Philadelphia was a new iron
vessel, Of ?, $50 tons, on her first voyage. Her
cargo was insured at Philadelphia.
She was bnlt on The Clyde, by one Of the
FIRST marine architects Of Scotland. and is re.
pres ntea as having been fitted with al the
latest Improvements in screw steamers. She
WAS owned bv ;he Liverpool and phihtdelphiii
steamship Company, and makes the thru
vessel originally built for the line, that has
hopn lost within two namely, the CifN
Of Pittsburgh, burnt ut Valparaiso in The fai
IF 1852; the City Ct Glasgow, lost last spring:
and now the City Of Philadelphia. The CnN
{ Pittsburgh was built by Pernie, Patterson
Il STACK, of Williamsburg. and had been with
drawn to run between San Francisco and
| Panama.
| She was on her way for bcr new scene oil
iahors when the disaster occurred. The outN
vessel the company has now a,loat is he CHS
| Of Manchester, which arrived ut Philadelphia
| Yesterday from Liverpool, having been ran.
ming very regularly in The Inc for over tre,
years. The company, however, expect t,
| have eonSori for her ready before the winter
| his vessel is also al IRON one, building ~
he Clyde. She is Of 2,52o NJ bur hen, anl
will be called the City OF Blliimore-
We We're informed yesterday that stsamel
was seen ashore atsCape race ~ tn steamer
Atlantic, which arrived here on the l9yh inst
Tents We're also observed on the beach, wi,E
great many people in and about them, m,
the vessel WAS surrounded by boats. Thi,
mast have been the long missing >sel, bu
Capt. West most singularly neglected to repof
| he fact.
The Massacre CT U itcd States Troops BY tie L
dia near z. Laramie.
/ TO the Editor u tie Union:
! DEAR SIR: In order to correct any erronc
Gus impression which may have been occa
stoned by statements communicated through
the the public press respecting the recen
massacre near Fort Laramie, and the circum
stances which led to it, | transmit, for pub
| ilcatlon, copy Of the only official report 0
/ that affair received at this Office. 1t is pre-
samed that a more detailed report will b.
received from that post by the next mail
/ You will prcceive that the statements hereto
fore published are incorrect, so far az leas
as regards the circumstances which precede,
the massacre.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. COOPER. Adi't. General.