The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-29
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Portland Daily Press.
Loss Of the Steamer Anglo
Saxon.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
PARTIAL LIST OF PASSENGERS
SAVED.
ST. JOHNS, N. f.. April 81.

via Fort HOOD Is.
The steamship Anglo Saxon, from Liverpool
10th inst. and Londonderry 18th, for Portland,
or Quebec should the St. Lawrence be open,
was wrecked, it is supposed, about three miles
east of Cape Race. Three of her passengers
arrived at Cape Race telegraph station about
A O'Clock Monday afternoon. They report
that the Anglo Saxon was broken up and
great number of passengers lost
The crew of the Associated Press news yacht
left Immediately for the wreck, and will, on
their return, make full report A steam tug
has gone down to the wreck.
SECOND DISPATCH.
PICToU, N. s., April %.
The steam tug Dauntless picked up two
boats crews of the Anglo Saxon between Cape
Ballard and Cape Race, and is returning with
out landing at Cape Race. The steamer
Bloodhound has gone to Cape Race.
THIRD DISPATCH.
ST. JOHNS, N. f., April q,
Via Port Hood %.
The Anglo Saxon had 800 passengers and
ships crew of eighty-four men. She was
wrecked four miles east Of Cape Race on the
noon of the 9th, during dense fog. Seven
ty-three persons escaped from the wreck by
means of ropes and spars, and twenty-four in
two life-boats. The total number saved is
ninety-seyen- Numbers four and six boats
had not arrived Off Cape Race in the dense
fog, and seven more on a RAN are also missing.
There Is a heavy sea with dense fog. The
commander OF the Anglo Saxon is supposed
TO be among the number drowned. The pur-
ser, first and second engineers and doctor are
among the saved, as also one cabin passenger.
Lieut. Sampson of the Royal artillery, aud
Hon. John Young and family are supposed 10
be In one of the missing boats. The deck
broke up in about an hour after the Anglo
Saxon struck. Nothing but the mizzenmast
Is standing Several persons chung TO the fore
rigging until the foremast fell. No assistance
could be rendered. Guns are being fired at the
Cape 10 attract the attention OF the missing
boats. The associated press boats crew went
Immediately to the wreck.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
ST. JOINS, y. f., April %.
The steamer Dauntless at Q A. NJ. to-day
picked up two boats belonging 10 the Anglo
Saxon, containing 30 persons.
The following passengers are reported TO be
on the Dauntless:
Hon. John Young, lady, seven children and
servant; Miss Hope, Miss Certram, Mrs. Capt.
Stodtart. Mr.. Greene, mail officer, Mr.. Towers,
Rev. Mr.. Eaton, Capt. Cassidy, Mrs jackson
and child, John Martin, james Kirkwood and
sister, Mrs. Eliza James, Catherine Cameron,
Mary Ann Thomas, Mary Ann Adams, Ed
ward Mans, Thomas Caldwell, Mr.. Hare, first
officer. Robert Allan, third officer, Mr. Scott,
fourth officer, James Henderson, fourth en-
gineer, Charles Casson, fifth engineer.
The steamer Bloodhound has gone to Cape
Race for the people there.
The weather is very fine and clear on the
coast to-day.
The telegraph lines were kept open from
New York to Cape Race tonight, to enable
the dispatch of the disaster to the Anglo
Saxon to be forwarded to the press, but at IL
o'clock the wires failed to work beyond Ban
gor, consequently we are without further par
ticulars. 1t is expected the line will be in
working condition tomorrow, "Wednesday
when full details may be expected.