New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-01
THE Loss or THE STEAMER CANA
DIAN.

The following being portion OF the protes, Of the
officers Of the steamer Canadian who recently reached
81, John contains the narrative Of the loss Of that
vessel;
Th,y exuerieuced favorable weather, without any.
ding Of note occurring until early ON the night OF
Monday The 3D. ut which time they were abTeast Point
Amour az the west end OF the Straits OF Belle isie,
when tbe weather set in thick and hszy, with wind
bloyging ght from southwest and at same limo they
NE. q considerable quantity of ice, which Induced
them 10 heaye the ship TO, and 70 continued Tor the
night At daylight proceeded through Tie Stnnts,
panc numerous iceberys and quan titles Of field Ice,
brt snticetly open 10 allow o. their steering with
out much difficulty. At this time The weather was
b.coninx very thick with wind blowing strong gale
froro ,ontb.west attended with rain. At about II
o,cio.k a. M. were abreast the south end OF Belle
Isle; al about ~ u. H., came up VIVA hsaVy
ia ie whea the engines were immediate
~ stonped; but about quarter OF an hour
afterward were set on az slgw nal
Straits In order TO wait for change Of weather; ship
,oing al from fous TO five knots an hour. That At
sbouf II IS, while passing between two pieces Of e,
the ship struck below water under the iore-igSng'
tho ooce lying on her port bow bat apparently with
such sht effect ~ 10 give any unessineSs to the
commander who on tie bridge at tho time, or his
oAieers. that minute aferward one Of the lire.
men came In great haste to the commander and stated
thai wafer VIA running in undeTnea,hhis the fremaps
room and the second officer was az once dispatched 10
ascertain the cause but had scarcely LETT when the rst
msssonger was followed by q secOnd, seaman, who
stated that water was rusig IDto the steerase upon
which the commander lett the bridge, and ON going
forward eonpd the lower hold full Of water and steer
AGE fss, filing from below after which be went into
the forecastle and found the fore-compartment
dry. That from the great 9uanny OF WAFER
which had Ia such very short time entered the ship,
n became evident that could be applied TO
keen the vessel from sinking; and without moments
DELAY preparStons were made for tho safety o. the
Iasre0gers by having ne boats IA readness 70 9"er
and d, the seme time full speed was set on With the
sbps head directed toward Cape Baud, the nearest
Land 10 sight disiant about eight miles, In the hope,
which unfortunately was not reaized that u could be
reached before the water had enterea 80 hucn as 70
comn.I them 10 take 70 the bos,s fow minutes az
Ter tbis some yess, Is (which afterward proved 10 be
French fishing craft were seen lodging under the
land yhereupon signals Of distress were made and
guns fired. but apparently without beng observed
the water gained rapidly for In lees than quarter Of
an hour after striking the ice the seerage was foil
aud forward coal bunker fast getting so and although
the deere which communicated through the bnlkhesi
between the bunker and siockbod had been closed aud
staunchioned of, the water notwithstanding rushed
through the openings 90 fast compel the refnen
in short time 70 leave the forward ssockhoid, and
Roon amer the water had 20 far Increased as To enter
the engine Dom through the stock oldhatchway from
which causes the ship rapidly sunk by the head and
heeled over very much 20 starboard That when mai.
ters had reached this stage which OF course destroyed
al hope OF reaching hand with thsir ship, the engines
were stopped, and soon "a the ship way through
he water was gone the boats, Tiled with people, were
lowered but Ia the oct Of DOING boat No. under
charge of QuaEtermasters Ewart and Francis, cap
sized under The quarter and al on board supposed 20
the boase had ali been lowered and apparently every
one eso bad lcft the ship, the Conmaader SWING on
the bridge into boat NJ. /, and had only jest time 70
push of when the chip went down IN about ~ iahcas
Of water and struck abe bottom WIN .uce O1,s s.n h
manner In which the vessel sunk-aln0tt perpenhicu