The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-05-09
[From the Waterford Greand) News of April 4 ]
Disastrous Sh1pwreck--Me elancholy Loss
ofLife.


1t is our most painful duty to record
! the occurrence Of one Of the most disas-
trous shipwrecks which has happened in
the waters of the British Channel for some
time, a task rendered still more painful to
US by reason of the very peculiar local as
sociations, sad, sad in the extreme, con-
nected with the i'll fated vessel, whose loss
SO many have deep cause to deplore. The
melancholy event to which we now refer,
and the details Of which, so far as we have
been able to ascertain them, we now place
before our readers, tell melancholy tale
of the dangers of the sea, and show but
too truly how the bright, Joyous hopes of
the morning may be dashed to bitter des
truction before night shall have passed
away.
On Tuesday morning last the screw
steamer Mars, of the Waterford Steamship
Company, and plying between this port
and Bristol, sailed from the Quay at ten
o'clock, under command Of Captain Blyn>
man, with crew of upwards Of twenty
three officers and men. There were on
board about thirty passengers, eleven OF
whom were cabin, including Capt Russell
late of the East India Company's service,
and residing for some time back at Mrs
Lunham's on the Mall, in this city, Mrs
Russell, child and servant; Miss Coombe,
daughter of our respected fellow citizen,
John Coombe. Esq, very amiable, inter
esting young lady Mr.. Samuel Bleet, Mr.
Becher, &c, aud also very heavy gene
raj cargo, Of which a large proportion
were horned cattle, numbering upwards of
$50, large number Of pigs, quantity Of
salmon, fowl, and eggs.
The Mars reached the Welsh coast in
safety, but the night set in extremely dark
and drizzly, being what is technically
termed "dirty" night, with thick fog
or haze over the sea, and rendered her di
rect course one difficult to be pursued. At
this time she was going, it appears, under
full steam, all her sails set, strong gale
blowing at the time, when melancholy to
state, at o'clock p. NJ the Mas struck
on q rock, known on the chart to seafar-
ing men as the Cows Rock, at Linny
Head, and within seven miles Of Milford.
This rock is portion of headland running
out into St. Georges Channel and is dis
cernibIe at high water.
When she struck, the Ill fated vessel re,
mained stationary for short time, but the
order to reverse her being given, it was
done, but with the melancholy result Of
her total destruction. for she went to the
bottom the moment she got free Of the
took. Six men, two stokers, three Of the
crew, and a young man from Newport,
adjacent to the town Of Tipperary, succee
ded in getting into one of the ships boats,
and by almost incradibIe exertons mana
gel to clear her of the sinking ship and
drowning cattle, and by keeping her head
to the sea, remained safely aAoat on the
rough waters until daylight, when they
made for Milford, which they reached in
safety, and from thence have arrived at
/ Waterford. They report that they were
in company with the life boat Of the vessel
containing passengers and crew, an hour
after the vessel sunk, bat since then this
boat has not been heard 81, and 1t IS bat
too probable that she has been swamped
On Wednesday, about three O'Clock,
the first ruror of the sad event spread
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whlch hnaIIy gave way 10 CONSERVATION,
T "hen subsequent inquiries confirmed the
statement. On inquiry at the steamship
office, 1t was ascerta'ned that Captain
Jackson, OF the firm OF Ford d Jackson,
owners OF the waterford and Milford
steamers, haa 'eiegraPAed the news here
without particulars, as none were then 70
light. Mr.. Downey, OF the Waterford
Steamship Office, proceeded by the return
boat from mere to Milford, TO ascertain
particulars, aud at l0 O'Clock same night
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