The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-05-08
The Loss of the Anglo Saxon.

II is now aseeriained that 233 out Of i4J
persons on board the ocean steamer Anglo
Saxon were lost only 33 eablL l03 steerage
passengers and Il of the crew beng saved.
The vessel lies in fourteen fathoms of water,
and is broken up; the mails and cargo are
all lost The first officer gives the following
statement of the disaster:
The Anglo Saxon left Liverpool on the
10th instant, a. , T. NJ. Sne experienced
stong westerly gales until Saturday, the 18th,
at I'm, when she fell in with ice and a
thick fog. The engines We're Immediately
slowed At 10 +. NJ, the ice being so thick
aud heavy. the engines were stopped alto
gether, light breeze from the soalh forcing
the ship ahead about one knot an hour. AT
) A. N. on the 26,h the fog lifted. and the
ice having Stacked, We Sci the fsTetopsalis
and head-sails, moving The engines OCCASION
ally at 4 dead slow. At l03 A. NJ. the fog
cleared altogether, and We saw clear waite. TO
the west-norih-west from the masthead We
continued our course toward clear water.
At r N. We got the ship clear of ice, and
steered northwest by west with full speed,
and with all possible sail. A moderate
breeze was blowing from the southTard al
this tlms-at noon, latitude i6 degrees %
minutes, longitude % degrees 24 minutes by
the cnronometer.
Ito u. m. the breeze freshened, and
blew sirong,y from the sOuth-soutneast, anG
a dense fos set in. We took in all sail at s
a. IN. on the o7lh. Tne fog still continued
10 be dense, and Slpposing the snip to be
forty miles off Cape Race We altered ner 10
the HeSg, nalr nUiIh, and slowed The engines
To malt speed, which we supposed would
have taken Us l. mics south of Cape Race.
Al len minutes past ii q. u, breakers were
reported on the starboard beam. Capt
Burgess Immediately ordered the engines 10
tee reversed al full speed, but before her head
way could he stopped she struck fat on the
rccAs of Clam Cove, ABOUT four miles north
o: Cape Rae \ heavy sea rolling in drove
her quarter on the rocks, CARRYING away her
rud1er. siern-post and propeller. Finding
that there Was no possibility OF the snip COM
lag OH. the oru-r was given 10 let so both
anchors 10 hold the ship on the rockS. The
carpenter Was iorIhgilh sent ID examine the
fore peak, and found il filing fasl with water
He also examined the fore match, but found
nc w.ier ;here. The chief engineer coming
up imneliate:y afterwards reported the for
ward stoke hoe filing fast tie opened the
valves and bleS The sleam out of the boilers.
The bJ.ts were ali immediately lowered
successfully except No ard No. 3 The
ship was - C.eSe Oh Inc rocks theSe could
rot be got cut. .soat No. with some OF the
crew and PASSENGERS, commanded by Capt
Crasford. vas sent 10 fad place 10 land The
passengers Some of the crew being landed
on the rocks by means uf the studding sail
boom, with the heiP of some OF the passen-
gers. go, d h4w>eT s,carel 10 a rock - keep
tae Vessel irom lisli.'s out. We tnen cJm-
mence,. TO land the female passengers on the
rock, BY mea Il ii tn ioreyaid d Tm- The first
class passengers aer. put into boat At
ab 1ut noon the ships stern swung off from
the rocks. alG >4e settled dogn very fast,
listing to port at the same time, ami sunk in
deep wa;er. 1he captain and a great many
Passengers were on deck al the time, and
with part Of the crew, are all Inst