Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-08-31
The Missing Steamer City Of Glassoy--An
ARscting Glory

During the latter part Of our career in the
Philadelphia Post Office, we became acquaint-
ed, among the mass of human beings whose
faces appeared daily al the "General Delivery
Window" where we were stationed with an
intelligent happy looking ENgiShman, Of
about 45 years Of age, who came frequently TO
inquire for letters from home. He was mar
Of pleasing manners, and evidently had been
we Il educated and accustomed 10 The refns7
ments aud elegGncies Of really good society ~
Being q stranger on our shores, he was glad TO
avail himSe If Of an opportunity Of conyerSing
hone for the future.
He had come over to Philadelphia, bringing
with him little son, apparently about IL
years Of age, 10 select q residence for the rest
of his fam ly which he had left in England, and
10 make all the arrangements necessary 10
their comfort, when they should arrive. He
hid accomplished thiS-had taken and fur
nish a house in Philadelphia, and was eX.
pecting letters from bls wife informing him Of
her sailing with their other children, in the
steamer city of Honlches,er.
! We handed him letter; it spoke of her ex-
pccta,ion 10 sail in that steamer, and he went
away with such glad anticipntions rs might
| be supposed to fill the heart Of husband and
father, long absent from the wife and children
whom he soon expected 10 mee and embrace
again. A(ew days passed and another foreign
mail arrived and with it letter TO our lfienC
from his wife, saying that she hid not beer
able TO make her arrangements in time 10 sal
in the Manchester but that she should certain
ly sail in the GhsgoW.
Some time after this, letters came, which sh'
had m3iled at tie time of embarkng N thl
ship and now he was unspeakably happy will
the almost certainty of seeing his wife am
children in a very few days, for the New Yoh
Mail steamers generally make the passage bu
slew days sooner than our screw steomers-
Soon he, with many Others. commenced eoin!
down 10 Queen-sueet wharf to look for the in
r coming steamer.
But who shall sneak OF the horrors to come
Day after day did he with many others on that
sad walk, 90 down to the wharf and strain hi
r vision to descry among the numerous vessel
: down the river, the anyously expected steam
,, er. We saw him when the gcssels had bee
! some thirty days out, and were startled al h!
, appearance. The plump hoppY-seeming iac'
! of one month before, was haggard as the fac
Of death; the eyes that We had SO shortly be
fore seen dance in the light Of Inward Joy
were blood shot, wild, and glazing upon U
! with ma lac expression. ,....
y lie walked mopingly away bu. his fac
: haunted us still. A few days after this,
T, steamer arrived bringing the report that ve'
sci somewhat resembling The Glasgow ha
= been seen of the Bahamas; this repor. brougl
him 10 us again. Oh, how that false hope ha
: bfightened his ccnntenancE1 His eYes ha
: resained their expression of intelligence, an
he clung to this baseless hope as drownir
Z man 10 a straw.
We left the Post-Onice few Gays after thi
| Yesterday we inquired concerning Ills wretcl
: man and was told that he had been for son
! time in tie Lunniic Asylum, and raving m;
= MAC. May God reward him in eternity
3 Jcrscy Biue.