The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-12
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP NORTH BNITON
NO LIVES LOST.
arrival Of Boats Crew at Father
Point,
DO,

We received intelligence yesterday from Montreal Of
the loss Of the steamship North Briton Captain Grange
belonging to the Montreal Steamship Companys line The
American brig j. G. Deshlcr, Capt Manu. from Liverpool
Eng for Cleveland Ohio passed Father Point at eleven
on Sunday last sgnalled for pilot, and sent tho fol
lowing message ashore =
Nov Picked up the North Briton's boat, No. 2, with
seventeen OF the crew and one passenger aboard The
North Briton is ashore on Mingan Islands.
The North Brton sailed from Montreal on the ID inst
and on the morning of the 6h at O'Clock she struck on
Paralue, Island during gale tho weather being very
thick at The time.
The following list OF the passengers on board OF her
at the time Of her departure
From Qs.elec-Hon. p. NJ. Vankoughnet and lady, Ma
jor Fielding sixcth rifles and lady Felix Morgan, lady
and chhd; Felix Brard, Ralph Jones, n Cone, John z.
Strickland, A. W, Duncan, Frederick Clark, W. II.
Caryi.
Fgm Aomreal-Dr. Woods Thos Dawson, Mr. Robin
son, w. g. ldler
ffom kingSen-Capain Bayley.
From Troao-E. j. smith, c. Jarvis, Eighty seventh
regiment Mr.. Price, Miss T. Price, Miss Allan, captain
lanerte and lady, p Pelham JOHN Smith
From Hamito,--Sir A. McNab and lady, and man
servant, and ninety eight stcerage passengers
The third officer Of the steamship North Brton has ar
rived at Father Point, in schooner He reports that
the North Brton Paraquet Island at ono o'clock
on the morning of the 9th. 1t was then blowing a
gale. She was totally wrecked but no lives were
lost.
The passengers and landed at Port Minsah.
One boat, with hands had not been heard from
since 1t left the ship
The North BriLn sailed Saturday, November 2 al ton
A. NJ, with hlty-onc cabin and thirty-eght steerage
passengers for Liverpool Saturday and Saturday night
were the times OF the heavy storm
The following is the statement OF Mr. Brown the third
oilcer;-
When tho ship struck it was blowing a gale, and tho
eat or was very thick. The ship continued striking
srv IA I'd the reef Tuesday night and all wednes-
day and :. was expected she would 80 pieces cvely
moment AA'oat with crews, broke away from the
wreck before il was loaied and could not be brought
back till Tuessy n orNng after daylight when all the
passengers were sscn onWthout accident transfer
cd to two schooners which landed them Port bngan,
and few at horses about nine miles below. At
Port Mingan the passengers all housed in a
slorehouse, having a few blankets, which were
got from the wreck, to sheep upon The
all under water, causing scarcity OF
of the baggage lost only few Of tho mail bags were
saved and those perfectly saturated. When the
the third officer left for Father Point the
other schooner cruising off the end Of Anticost
to intercept the steamship Anglo Saxon which sailed
from Montreal on Saturday last for Liverpool.
The North Bron was built at Dpmbarton, Scotland, in
1858. and commenced running to Portland No. Novcm
Der OF the year She propeller Of 200 tons
burden and had two direct acting engines Of 500 horse
power. Her hull divided into six water tight com
par ments which probably the saving the
lives Of many on board OF her.