Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-11-02
Loss OF THE STEAMER ooNNAueHr.


The Steamer Connaught, Capt LEIGH,
left Galway on the 25th ult., took fire,
while at sea, on Saturday last, 100 miles
east of Boston. She first sprung leak,
and was soon afterward discovered to be
on fire. There were 591 persons on
board, and these were all safely put in
the small boats, and taken on board the
Minnie Schiller, which vessel fortunately
came in sight shortly after it was neces-
sary to abandon the burning Steamer
The mails of the Cdnnaght were all
saved, but the passengers and crew
saved none their baggage, escaping with
only the clothes they wore. The Mn
ME Schiller arrived at Boston on Tues
day with the rescued passengers. The
Connamght sprung leak in the engine
room, and in about five or six hours it
gained SO much as put cut the fires
At 81 A. NJ, on Sunday, smoke was
discovered from the aft smoke hole
Notwithstanding the utmost exertions
to prevent it, the fire gained rapidly,
and very soon drove the cabin passengers
on deck. AS the water and fire both
gained SO fast the boats were got ready
to save the passengers. There was a
heavy sea running, and the first boat
that was lowered was stove Six other
boats were then launched successfully,
and all of them filed with passengers.
About II o'clock, the brig Mimi
Schiller saw the signals of distres and
Immediately bore toward the burning
steamer. Att P. NJ, commenced the
task of embarking the passengers on
board the brig, that vessel having at
tached hawser to the Steamer At
this time the starboard side of the
steamer was very hot. By $50 P. M.
all the passengers were placed safely on
board Of the brig. The last seen of the
steamer was at 2 A. M. on Monday, when
she was one mass of flames. 1t is sup
posed that the fire had been smoldering
for long time, from the rapid pro-
gress the flames made after it was dis
covered. Capt. LEIGH is unable to account
for the leak which filled the vessel so
rapidly, against all the efforts of the
pumps, etc. The Connaught was built
by Messrs. Palmer Bros. & CO., of New
castle-upon-Tyne, and was launched on
the 21st of April, 1860. She was an
iron vesael, 378 feet in length; breadth
of beam, 40 feet; depth of hold, 32 feet
800 horsepower engines. She was g.
$50 tuns builders measurement, Cd
about $500 tuns burden, and was
schooner-rigged. She was on her sec,
ond voyage. On her first voyage she
made the ten days. She was, in every
respect, a irst-class vessel. She was
valued at eI2O,00 and is fully insured
in England. She had 100000 in gold
On board Government money, taken al
St. John, which was lost with the ship
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