Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-05
PCom the New York Tribune.
Full Particulars Of the Less ~ ihe Aron
stSamSitP Oily Of PhilHdeiPhi"'
NAnhArlYR oE a FAssENoER.


Up 10 the present time the only accUunl OF Tue
wreck OF this fine iron steamship lhat has Heen l
published, il the meogEe lelegTaplro report IIouI
HalifSx. This morning we are enabled 70 lay
before OUT lgadens lie full particulars III thls sau
catastrophe. ,.. o,.lv
Attributable 10 the fact that the compaAsSN, ~
which the ship was provided with Elk wsle aiiOs
useless owing TO The attraction OF lhs malsI'ul -
which the vessel was comprised, These con ~.
"a were adjusted In Glasgow and London, OuV ny
some inexplicable fatality no two OF them ayIee9.
CAM. Leitch, IL is said, was unIefnllllUg ~ nus
Vgiloncr scarcely leaving his post torun hour al
time from the time sne LETT Liverpool tlnIl lIsuucK
the roNk, OH Oape Race. Bulio some 80 louIs
prior TO that event, owing 20 the 1893 anu isayy
weather which prevailed, he wOs unable 70 OOuaUh
an observation.
The vessel was built IN COMPARTMENTS OuI so
great was the shock that the bulklends were slaEl'
ell, and SHE speedily filled, and would nave SUNK
had tho beaohing been lOug delayed FliRt sue
did not Immediately 10 down ndeeP valet WIN
oil on board is solely hlltibutable to tue lucl mat
she was built in waleF.liehl sections OF chambers.
In his extremity, Capt Leilch did all That thoE'
Ough seuunn could do for his passengers AMI own,
ets; and use who saw him through tbs whole OF
Tile trying circumstances, acqult nm Of MI Oanel
and accord to him high praise fOT his humanity aud
devotion TO duty.
as the aols NE sel lptin " l,lG uL. " ouI
informant MT y, nv, W.
RARaArtYE OF Ma. 4 W. oADsBS.
The City of Philadelphia sqilel from Liverpool
on her Grsl trip lot Philadelphia, favored by wind
and tide, at noon, ON Wednesday, the 20lh Of hu-
gust. The day w6s fine, and scarcely single in,
dViduAl If COO nSsengeTs but appeared as happy
as though bound upon some pleasure excursions
rather than us though IN most coses leaving home
49, 49, H.. -. IL.
aud country " seek shelter anu SUBS s1elGe ~ on'
other land, The day following our emDafkal1n
We TOOK last look AZ Tue ulln ollllS on v u Bug
land, and turned our laces 70 our western haven.
For SIX days we were laHoIeu WIN hne weather,
cleOr skies, and smooth seas, aud everything bid
luiTlor prosperous VOYAGE. Our ship sailed and
steamed tight gNlnnlly along, and we ellIJYed I'LL
tue pleasure with none Of the discomlOrlS OF an
Atlantic voyage.
But could moi help observing that amid tue
general hilanty, our commander though prompt
aud unceasing in his attention to his oneGOUs lu
ties. WIS evidently troubled about some mutleT VI
grave moment. He rarely Teiired TO his slateIoOln
even for an hours repose, but paced the deck
night md day, ever aud anon psrTing into the
lconlunsN oxes, ind then consulting with his Of.
| 6cets AT length closely examined these Obiecis
Of lis particular lIcitule, The compaSses. We
had SIX Of them on board, oil Of which 1t l. said
were duty adjusted in Glasgow and Liverpool Tut
q that n,, tvn nf them npFreh. gonnn
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OcocS ~ 'ue w.. TO- y"
aSlius lne Ts, 'e s''u'Ne' wa S"'u '" W "'"N'"b
u N , ~ w., nv" ~ i, .,. IN ~
O""' "a 80 VIZ" "S",'' - WV l'1SS'
gels were III lhelt Oei'hs, anu lhe WIS sols a!
'ie rae OF over zen su
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s,u"t.y 'ue 'I.P "us ~" ~, 49,,
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sluSe VI guWSp wy ~, ~" NO.
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Now '"u w ~, ,,;n;,i M
ulsC'P'lue oI 'pe GIG" Su,'o NV
lehs'ne was !eNe'se"' gu" vi |N''b sO"uu' % y
was 'ou"u ln1I 'me Sn'I' S"s w 'eeI WV W.
ool. sIts, uUu 'nas sue nuu ,
lT ~, CIV, w III III Wv, -, = w. IT,, dc ,,,,s s;,,l
ell Of lie wen 10 See now ssl Ie WnIe, SnliGG,
blankets sought 10 sion The hole. hut tile latter
wSs found l. be impossible, as The Ohfce was some
six feel long Uy four broad, through which the wa
Ter poured In a cataract soon filling the forward
commitment of the hold Ia The wulei. line.
| Il wus ascertuinrtl that the point upon which
The vessel had struck was of Cape Race, so liav-
ling taken in all sail the steamer was backed OF
| and headed for Chance Cove, about "A miles 10
The norhwnrd. Tnis Cove SHE reached, however,
Size Ind hardly got into shallow water ere The
commandment was flooded aud ths fires eXlinguisll.
ed, DuTlng oil Of this time The sen was calm as
n mirror. but The for wOs SO lense that objects
could moi be distinguished ship's length distant.
Bouts were launched and party sent to survey
tbe buach they reported II good, with fine sandy
noltonl. wheEelInol tie vessel was nut aground as
ar mas rOsslLIe, and but about trev. quarters ur
mile (Eom the shore, and the anchors lei 70.
Tbe lGaIs were then hoisted out, aud The pas
,engers having by this time mostly con to some.
lbins like lheiI senses, the work of putting them
nsL,'re was oonrnenced, The ladies' aud cnildlen
were first deLnrke aud alter I, eni the male pas.
senreIs During ,hu performance Of this arduous
duty the utmost Cule was lukem 10 prevent acct
dent Ly kseplug i'm check the excited crowd, who
would otherwise have rushed into the boats aud
swomned them, Fortunately but little surf was
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