Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-21
The Missing Steamer City Ct elasgow-An AT

The Missing Steamer City cf Glasgow-An Af-
fecting Story
The Jersey Blue has the following affecting
st 'ry:
During the latter part of our career in tue Phil
adclphia post oiice,we became acquainied.among
the mass of human beings whose faces appeared
daily at the General Delivery Window" where
we were stationed, with an ntelligent,happy
ing Englishman, of about forty five years of age,
who came frequently TO inquire for letters from
home. He wa man of pleasing manners, and
evidently had been we'll educated and accustomed
to the refnements and eegancies of really good
society. Benga stranger on our shores, he was
glad to avail himself of an opportunity of con
ycrsng with US, and spoke freely of his past and
of his hoped for future. He had come over to
Philadelphia, bringing with him little son. APP
parently about twelve years of age, to select
residence for the rest of his family which he had
left in England, and to make oil the arrange
ments necessary 10 their comfort when they
should arrive. lie had accomplished this-had
taken and furnished house in Philadelphia, and
was expecting letters from his wife, informing
him of her sailing with their other children in the
steamer City of Manchester
We handed HIM II letter-it spoke of her eXpec-
taton to sail in that steamer, and he went away
with such glad antieipations as might be supposed
to fill the heart of husband and father long alb
sent from the wife and children whom he soon ex-
pected TO meet and embrace again. A few days
passed, and another foreign mail arrived and with
it letter to our friend from his wife, saying that
she had not been able to make her arrangements
in time 10 sail in the Moncheste~, but that she
should certainly sail in the Glasgow Some time
after this, letters came, which she had mailed at
the time of embarking in this ship, and nov he
was unspeakably happy with the almost certain
ty Of seeing his wife and children in a very few
days, for the New \ DIRK mail steamers generally
make the passage but few days sooner than our
screw steamers. Soon he, with many others, com
menced going down every day to Queen street
wharf to look for the incoming steamer.
But who shall speak of the horrors to comet
Day after day did he, with the many others on
that sad walk, 60 down to the wharf and strain his
vision to descry among the numerous vessels
down the river the anxously expected steamer
We saw him when the vessel was some thirty
days out, and were startled at his appearance
The plump, happy seeming face of one month be-
fore was haggard rs the face of death, the eyes
that so shortly before we had seen dance in the
light of inward joy, were boodshot, wild, and
glurng upon us with maniac expression. He
walked mopingIy away, but his face haunted us
still. A few days after this Il steamer arrived
bringing the report that vessel somewhat re-
scmbling the Glasgow had been seen off the Bn-
hamas; this report brought him to again. Oh,
how that false hope had frightened his countcn-
ance His eyes had rcgamcd their expression of
intelligence, and he elung to this bascess hope
Us drowning man to a straw.
We left the post office IA few days after this
Yesterday we inquired concerning this wretehed
man. and were told that he had be n for some time
in the unatc asylum. "A raying maniac. May
God reward him in eternity