The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-16
The Missing Steamer City OF GIasgow-An At
fecting story.

The Jersey Blue has the following affecting story:
During the latter part of career in the Phila-
delphia post office, we became acquainted, among
the mass of human beings whose faces appeared
daily at the General Delivery Window" where we
were stationed, with an intelligent happy-looking
Englishman, of about forty-fve years OF age, who
came frequently to inquire for letters from home.
He was man of pleasing manners, and evidently
had been well educated and accustomed to the re-
fnements and elegancies Of really good society.
Being stranger on our shores he was glad to avail
himself OF an opportunity of conversng with us, and
spoke freely Of his past and of his hopedfor future
He had come over to Philadelphia, bringing with
him little son, apparently about twelve years of
age, 70 select residence for the rest Of his family
which he had left in England and to make all the ar
rangements necessary TO their comfort when they
should arrive. He had accomplished this--had ia
ken and furnished house in Philadelphia, and was
expecting letters from mis- wife, informing him of
her sailing with their other children in the steamer
City OF Manchester.
We handed him letter-it spoke of her expec-
tatlon to sail in that steamer, and went away with
such glad anticpations might be supposed to fill
the heart OF husband and father long absent from
the wife and children whom he soon expected to
meet and embrace again. A few days passed, and
another foreign mail arrived and with it letter to
ourfriend from his wife, saying that she had not
been able to make her arrangements in time to sail
in the Manchester, but that she should certainly
sail In the Glasgow. Some time after this, letters
came, which abe had mailed at the time of embark
ing in this ship, and now he was unspeakably hap
Ply with the almost certainty of seing his wife and
children in very few days, for the New York mail
steamers generally make the passage but few days
sooner than our screw steamers. Soon he, with
many others, commenced going down every day to
Queen street look for the incoming steamer
But who shah speak Of the horrors to come? Day
after day did he with the many others on that sad
walk, down TO the wharf and strain his vision to
descry among the numerous vessels down the river
the snxiously expected steamer. We saw him when
the vessel had been some thirty days out aud were
startled at his appearance The plump, happy
seeming face Of one month before was haggard as
the face Of DEATH the eyes that shortly before
had seen dance in the light Of inward joy were
bloodshot, wild, and glazing upon us with maniac
expression. He walked mopngly away, but his
face haunted us still. few days after this steamer
arrived bringing the report that vessel somewhat
resembling the Glasgow had been seen of the Ba
haInas; this report brought him to US again. Oh
how that false hope had frightened his counten
ance His eyes had regained their expression OF
intelligence, and be chung to this baseless hope as
Drowning man to O straw.
We left the post Office few days after this. Yes
terday we inquired concerning this wretched man.
and was told that he had been for time In the
lunatc asylum, raying maniac. May God reward
linn In eternity.