Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-02


two rolls Of sheet lead weighing some hun.
dred weight each, which were in the engine
room rolling about with every oscillation Of
the vessel with fearful force. These having
been secured another start was mode when
tremendous grinding was heard under the
paddle boxes, which had become twisted.
ana inc floats were grinding against the
slue OF tne snip. The paddles we're stopp-
ed, ana thenceforth the scene is described
as fearful In the extreme. The shin rolled
SO violently that the boats were washed
away. The cabin, besides undergoing the
dangers arising from the crushes and coils.
ions which we're constantly going on had
shipped, probably through the port holes. a
great deal of water, and the stores were
Heating about in utter confusion aud
ruin. i|' q"
Some Of the chandeliers fell down with a
crash. A large mirror was smashed into 6
thousand fragments. Rails Of bannisters,
bars aud numerous other fittings were brok.
en- into numberIess pieces. Some idea Of
the roughness Of the nights incidents may
be gathered from the fact that the chain
cables polished themselves bright with fric-
tion on deck. A spare riding bit gave way
on the cable deck aud knocked q hole
through the ships side. Two oil tanks al
SO on the cable de:k were so much damag-
ed 6y another conclusion that two hundred
gallons OF fSh oil contained in them run in
TO the hole aud caused, during the rest of
'ne unhappy voyage, O most intolerable
odor.
The luggage Of the passengers in the
lower after cargo space was living in two
feet of water, and before the deliyerance of
the ship was effected, the luggage was lit
orally reduced to rags and pieces of timber.
twenty-five fractures of limbs occurred from
the coucussions caused by the tremendous
lurchlng OF the vessel. Cuts and bruses
were lnnumerabe. One Of the cooks ON
board was cast violently by one of the lnreh-
es, against the paddle box, by which he
sustained fearful bruises on the arms. putt.
ing it out of bis power to protect himself
Another lurch drove him against one of the
sianchionS, by which coucussion one of the
poor fellows leg was broken in three pla.
ces. s.
1t was soon discovered what was the
matter with the rudder. The pin upon
which it turned had broken off feet above
the point where it entered the stern of the
ship. 1t was wrought iron, ten inches 10
diameter, and the iron appeared thoroughly
good, breaking at that particular point
where it appeared the strongest, which was
one of the most curious incidents of the
disaster.
1t was now found necessary to rig up
some kind of steering gear.
Sunday at 2 o'clock, the Great Eastern
got under way, the rudder was found to
act, and the vessel proceeded nine kuots al
hour with the screw alone.
She met the Persia the next morning and
signaled her 10 come under the lee which the
Persia did, but she proceeding the Great
Eastern did not lessen her speed, and it was
supposed and concluded that her intentions
were unfair The Great Eastern put on
full speed and was soon beyo nd recall.
An attempt was made at an explanation
but The Persia was two far off
The Great Eastern continued her course
Tuesday morning, and reached the head of
Kinsale, where she stopped four hours to
arrange her tackle. She sgnaled the shore,
but no notice was taken of her. At four
O'Clock she arrived eff Cork, and small
steamer came of to assist her, and the har-
bor was soon reached.