The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-10
The Steamship eonnaught De-
stroyed by Fire.
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The Mails, r assengers
and Grew Saved.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF TIE CAPTAlE
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HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
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TIE STEAMER sPI. IS ALEAK.
History and Description OF the
COnnaught.
HER COST AND OTHER PARTICULARS
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the city by the pubiica ion Of teegraphic despatch
announcing that the steamship Connasght OF the Galway
line, which known 10 have large number passen-
gers board, destroyed BY hre within one hundred
and forty miles OF Boston.
There doubt OF the total loss Of tho magnif-
steamship Connaught OF the Gal say lne apts
aso Of the important fact that all her passengers ana
crew have been most provdentialy rescued.
The fact frat announced In the city yesterday
about eleven O'Clock A. NJ, by the following despatch
which received from Boston where the unfortunate
steamer bound and Immediately posted on the HD>
RAID bulletin
THE coNNAuGHT BURNED AT SEA.
BosroS, Oct. o, 1890.
10 rumored that the steamship Connaught burnes
At sunday and tina, part her crew and passcn
gers saved by brig, and have arrived 1t scituA,e
Particulars
About half hour after the publication OF above a
second despatch also received from Boston rese
10 the melancholy disaster the Connaught and n
also appeared the bulletin, which Vas now be-
seged by quite considerable crowd rapidly did the
circulate. II read thus
SECOND DESPATCH.
The Ccnnaueh. sprang alesk on Saturday, and took
Ore Sunday morning, about i4o miles from Boston Light
II Is reported that all the passengers and crew were.
saved by the brig Minnie Schiller.
The counaugbt called from Galway on the stsraoon or
the rs OF September, with 4o2 passengers, and
Of about $50, including officers and Her departure
announced follows in the British and Irish papers
Of the following day
THE STEAMER coNNAudHr.
GALWAY, Sept. Is, 1866.
The Atlantic Royal Mall Company's steamer Connauxht
sailed to day 245 p NJ with her Maesy's mails for
Boson and 4o2 passengers afty OF whom first
Father Conway of Headord, goes by this steamer on
. mission 70 the United States
At three O'Clock A. n. Of Wednesday, the Sd inst .
she arrived at 81 johns, ~ r., where she landed tho
passengers and mails and whence she again sailed few
hours aerward for her port Of destination. This wa
the last heard Of the Inflated weasel until the despatch
announcing her loss received in the city From Tho
despatches appears that the Connaughs spraag asak
on saturday last, and took Ere Sunday when about
lao miles from Boston The nrtt accident was thsse-
FORE in ali probability the the last and sadaest
OF all the accidents that have bcfanen the connaught
during her short and unfortunate career. When rhe
sprans aleak 10 likely that fears were entertain
cd OF getting her into port, and that this danger
pecessitsied the crowding Of extra steam
for the purpose OF diminishing the time she et be-
At before reaching Boston, and thereby esseaing
danger Of laundering Thus 1T n probable that the s.sAu-
ers boilers and machinery became overheated son.
machinery and Immediately forward OF ,Ss SALOON.
The third despatch from Bos,on reference the fate
Of the Counsught, which abstract OF tsc Capsn's
account OF the loss and Published in Inc eyepioc
edition Of the HERALD, read - foIovs-
BOSTON,, Oct 0, 1890
Capt Lech, Of the Connauyht reports that Or
Saturday, the esh nst At eight O'Clock p. 600 hue
dred and ny miles east Of Boston the CounAuxnt sprr
aeAk in the engine room succeeded In keeping ecos
tl,S axcs Al os~to
commenced 70 gain rapidly, and finally extuguhei the
nres A. half past nine O'Clock discovered smcks rou
the an smoke hole. Notwithstanding the utmost exer-
tons 70 prevent H. the Gre gained rapidly very 5000
drove the cabin passengers deck As the water snc
fire both gained we're got rcaay 10 save
the passengers There heavy 90 running and The
nrst boat that was lowered was stove. sirs
other boats then launched successfully,
and all Of them ned with passenger- About II oc,oc.
the brig Minnie schiller signals OF distress ana
bore down TO Al seven n commenced the tasx Of
embarkiDg the passengers board the brig that vess
having attached hawser TO tho steamer Al this time
the starboard side OF the steamer was very bot By
half past nine Al the passengers were placed sAfe
board Of The brig.
The mails Of tho oonnAusht we're all sawed.
Capt. Lstch was The last person 70 leave tho wreck
me weather was pleasant after leaving 81 Johns from
Wednesday At two p n until saturday, wnen blew
very heavy gale from the southwest
The lest sesn Of the steamer was al two A. NJ On sUr
day, when she was mass Of fame.
The oonnAught bad nfty cabin and four hundred ,r,
seventeen Storage pssscngsrs and hanGrp
and twenty -four. All were saved
The passengers saved nothing exocp, The clothes lr
which they stood
Capt. Leiich and Mr. Cor, cabin passenger landed a.
scuAte this morning boat belonging 70 the bsig sac
reached this city this morning
II Ia supposed that the ere had been snouiaerng sor
long time from the rapid progress the Games made amer
wss disoosered- Il
Capt Ieitch Is unable TO soooun, FOR the eal vhes
nned the vsssel rapidly against all eGorss Of NC
pumrs, &c.
HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION or rHE coxaArsur
he Connausht vas one Of the four and sp,end,s
steamer which were ordered b. tho Galway steamsh,r
Company for mail service America and Earops M
January, 1859 She was Of Iron, which b q rsmars
able fact when considering with which soe met,
She was about sixteen months In Of CONSTRUCTION
from the time her building uu,iI IN, vc
completed. She vas launched from the yard of Mo~r
Palmer the famous English shipbuderr .. Jarro- AZ,
rype on the 2lst Of April last Great Performance ga
expected from the Ccnrauehs In point Of speed and NJ
expense wa spared 70 render her subsi.ptal ana
omforiabc. Her cost vas fi2o COO sterling or
100000 BY far the greater par, covered BY insurance
IN London and Dublin soon after hsr Iarnch tho On
nausm proceeded from her birthplace TO s,utn.mo,so
vhere abe made her ria trip o1 this tip she syrsxes
according 70 the Official repor, made TO The pe.t on y
Department Of Great Britain between seventeen spe
esh'esn Knots an hour. She thee lay up a. sccthsnp
Nn 70 Dc completed and finished, TIL TIE latter par, #
June when sne ran 70 Galway, for the purp,ee Il r.
oe'vine Der cargo, mails and passengers fr Scr York
sne made an exrsordirsry Of about thry.x holrt
between the iwcpors In Galway tae CoSnaasht va.
received with the hring OF cssnou, fireworks ana he
cheers Of the popuaoe People Ia rom Al,
parts Of the country largest shp that ever
tered Irish port, and which 70 though. ~oaa
beat any Of her predecessors m crossing Atlantic On
t- 2etn Of June the connausht started on her e..
voyage but she had only steamed mile when ne, ~