Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-17

THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHAR
TER


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..z.' soRRowruL scENE AT LIVERPOOL.
On "Wednesday evening the wife Of Captain
Taylor and his two daughters were on tho North
Landing stage in tho hope of meeting him. Last
evening" on the arrival OF the survivors in Liver
pool, the ontbursts Of grief at not boholding hue
bands or relatives were most hssrtrending.
cs' TIRE GOLD ON BOARD.
She had on board 70, 1000 ounces of gold, which
1t is Thought may be recovered by divers, and an
der this impression insurances have been effected
in . few cases at E35 per cent on salvage. Tho
event has created the deepest sensation even in
London. As to the amount Of gold ON board it
was impossible to ascertain. Tho estimates vary
from f500.000 TO G800,0 900. 1t is said that one
of the saloon passengers, who is lost. had himself
El0000 on board.
THE LATEST REroRTs FROM TINE WRECK.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 27.-Mr. Wagstaf another
gentleman who visited the wreck lust evening"
has made statoment which tends to show that
Captain Tay o.. deeming it hazardous TO NAL . the
and that she driftcd into Duas Bay, where the an-
chors were let 60. but the screw kept moving in
order 20 the strain upon the cables. At two
A. NJ she went upnn the rocks.
1t is understood that when the rigging was cut
away to the vessel. il became eutnngled with
tho screw, and tho latter thus became useless.
The bodies which have 70 far been discovered
The rocks were strcwn with money and yalua-
bl-s belonging e. passengers. bag containing
100 soycreisns WAS picked up, and large qunnti-
ties of loose euveieigns also found. The boat
swain's mate saved. brought away E400 with him.
Mr.. Smith. the Collector of Customs, was indetati.
gable in preserving order and preventing plumber
after the wreck. 1t is confidently expected that
the bullion will be recovered.
fFrom ne Lirerpooi Mercury, Oct, 2s.l
Many persuns visited tho sceno Of the wreck
yesterday. and were making anxious inquiries as
to the fate of relatives aud friends. For this pur-
pose evo,y facility wns afforded. Some of tho
arising out of these inquiries amongst those
deprived Of their nearest relatives and friends
were affecting in the extreme. Shortly after the
wreck. several of the bodies OF the unfortunate
sufferers by the calamity 0oatcd upon the beach;
subsequently others were picked up, and tho num-
bcr amounted at late hour last evening to twen-
ty six. OF these, five were females nnd two Of
them young children The bodies were convey
ed to Llanago church and carefully laid out on
straw, so AS To afford an Identification. S0me had
their clnthirg, whilo others were only partially
dressed, as though when the vessel struck they
had been in their bcrths. and rushed suddenly to
the dock in state OF alarm, on being made ac-
quain,ed With the perilous position " the iilrated
ship. Many of the the bodies bure evidence oiin-
uries. probably sustained from being dashed
against the rocks, or coming into violent contact
with portions # the wreck Onc man had n ,arly
all his limbs hr,ken, and the hody lad, as it were,
to be gathered up. Another was without tie
head, and several were much bruised various
parts of the body. The Rev. Mr.. Hughes, the
minister Of the church, showed every attention To
those who desired to zee the bodies for the lur-
pose of Identification. That the utmost time shall
be allowed, the interments will be delayed rs long
possible.
Some small books and papers were picked up
yesterday on the beach. One Of the papers ap-
peared to be diary kept by passenger on bonrd,
various incidents of the voyage, from the time of
leaving Melbourne until the arrival at Queens
town. werc carefully recorded by the writer.
So far none of the passengers luggage or ar
tices of n similar kind have been washed on shore
few articles Of male and female attire have been
collected, and these nretaken care OF ly the fl
GERS OF police and coastguard now on duty. The
services of the Anslesea militia hnve also been
called into Iequisiiion. to assist in the prote ton
of any property received and also in the removal
of the bodies washed up On the shore.
he position of the vessel at the time Of the ca
tastrophe. and whether or not blanc attaches to
the captain or his officers was subject Of comment
amongst many of those who visited the spot yes
terday. At present it would be unfair to give
currency TO these remarks, seeing that the matter
will undergo strict inycsti cation at the coroners
inquest.
Only very few of the bodies recovered have yet
been identified. A gentleman attended yesterday
to make inquiry as to his wife, whom he supposed
tn he on board the Royal Charter. The body OF
his beloved partner not amongst those lying
ia the church, but on closer investigation his
eve fell the corpse of faithful servant, who.
he felt sure. would accompany his wife Oh the
voyage. This fact too truly told the mournful re-