The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-07
8!ge Loss OF the Anglo Saxon.

ThefoIlowing is the first officers statement j:
The Anglo-Saxon left Liverpool Oh the 10th
instant at .. M. She experienced strong
westerly gales until Saturday, the 25th, at 8
p. m, when she fell in with ice and a thick
fog. The engines were Immediately slowed.
At 10 p. m, the ice being so thick and heavy
the engines were stopped altogether, a light
breeze from the south forcing the ship ahead
about one knot an hour. At 5 a. NJ, on the
26th the fog lifted and the ice having slacken-
ed, we set the fore-top sail and head sails,
moving the engines occasionally at a dead
slow. At 1920 a. m, the fog cleared away
altogether and we saw clear water to the
West-north-wes from the masthead. We
continued our course towards clear water
2 p. m, we got the ship clear of ice and steer
ed northwest by west, with full speed and
with all possible sail. Amoderate breeze was
blowing from the southwark at this time, at
noon, latitude 1857, longitude 1924, by the
chronometer. At 10 p. m, the breeze fresh
ened and blew strongly from the south-south-
east, and a dense fog set in. We took in all
sail at 8 a. M. on the 18th. The fog still con-
tinued to be dense, and, supposing the ship
TO be forty miles off Cape Race, we altered her
course to the west, half north, and slowed the
engines to half speed, which we supposed
would have taken us seventeen miles south of
Cape Race. At ten minutes pas II a. n.
breakers were reported on the staboard beam.
Capt. Burgess Immediately orderedthe engines
to be reversed at full speed, but before head
way could be stopped, she struck fiat on the
rocks off Clam Cove, about four miles north
of Cape Race. A heavy sea rolling in drove
her quarter on the rocks, carrying away her
rudder, i~stern-post, and propeller. Finding
that there was no possibility Of the ship COM
ing off, the order was given to let go bo4h an
chors, to hold the ship on the rocks. The car
penter was forthwith sent to examine the fore
I peak, and found it filling fast with water
He also examined the fore-hole, but found no
water there. The chief engineer, coming up
directly afterwards, reported the forward stoke
hole filling fast. He opened the valves and
blew the steam out of the boilers. The boats
| were all Immediately lowered successfully, ex-
cept No. l and No. 8. The ship was so close
on the rocks these could not be got out. Boat
No. 2. with some of the crew and passengers,
commanded by Capt. Crawford, was sent to
find a place to land the passengers. Some of
the crew being landed on the rocks by means
of the studding sail boom, with the help of
some of the passengers got a hawser secured
to a rock to keep the vessel from listing out.
We then commenced to land the female pas
senoers on the rocks, by means of the fore
vard-arm. The first-class passengers were
put into a boat. At about noon the ships
stern swung off from the rocks and she settled
down very fast listing to port at the same
time, and sunk in deep water. The Captain
and a great many passengers were on deck at
the time, and, with a part of the crew, are all
lost. H
Total saved, 80 cabin, 1O3 Storage passen-
gers, and II Of the crew. .f,l @
The mails are all lost. % -fz-a
The vessel is in fourteen fathoms water,
and is broken up. None.of the cargo has been
saved.