Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-18
A PAINFUL RUMoR.
The Italian Steam Frigate Re Gal.
antuOmO Reported to Have q
FOundered at Sen with
iD7.N ~ All ON BOARD.
Prob able Loss Of 400 Lives
From the World, l6th.l

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By the British ship Star of the West,
Perry, which sailed from Liverpool Janu-
ary 90 and Tuska February a, which ar
rived at this port yesterday, we have in
formation which gives us reason to fear
that the Italian -frigate-of-w Re.
Galantuomo, which sailed hence on the 30
March, has been totally lost ut sea, probably
with all on board-some four hundred
souls. We annex the statement of the
master Of the Star of the West.
March z, latitude 40:40, longitude 6E20 at
4P. NJ, saw a large man-of-war with main
topmasts gone, and colors at the mast head,
as if they wished to speak with us. At
p. M. tackled, steering souwest by the wind
until z. M, the man-Of-war firing guns;
hove to about four miles to leeward Of him.
AT $50 p. M. he tried to speak us, but could
not be heard; filled the ship and tackled. At
Up. M. passed close under his stern and
asked what they wanted; the reply was that
she was an Italian man-of-war and in a
sinking condition; wished us to lay by her
all night, and accompany her to the nearest
land; asked how many people there were
on board; replied over four hundred; prom
ised to remain by them through the night;
shortened sail to lower topsails and foretop-
mast staysail, and kept by the wind. At s
p. M. fired rocket, which was answered
by another from the man-of-war. Steered
toward him, and hove to about two miles to
windward. At p. M. fired blue light,
which was answered. by one from the vessel.
the two ships being in about the same posi-
ton. ATOP. NJ. fired rocket. No reply. At
ii p. M. fired rocket and blue light. No
reply. Wore ship and run to eastward
about three miles. Hove to on the other
tack, and lay until daylight. At A. M.
made sail and run to the eastward. A look
out at masthead, but could see nothing. At
6 A. M. hauled by the wind, supposing they
had kept away before the wind shortly af-
ter 8 p. M.
a The Re Galantuomo brought to this port
the officers and armament of the new
American-built Italian steamS frigate the
Re d'Italia. She sailed on her homeward
voyage on the Sd of March-the Re d'Italia
on the 9th.
The locality of the occurrence, it will be
seen, was latitude 4040, longitude 64.20, and
it is not at all unlikely that the Re Galan-
tuomo, detained by the same accident, or
stress of weather, might have been in that
precise locality at the time mentioned.
1t is to be hoped, indeed, that the Re
Galantuomo had, as the account states,
"kept away before the wind shortly after 8
p. :" but some doubt is cast upon the
explanation by the fact that the commander
of the Re Galantuomo would hardly be
tempted to pursue sucha course with yes
sci In a sinking condition, more especially
as he had desired the captain of the Star Of
the West to remain by him all night.
A day or two win clear up this painful
/ mystery. We most earnestly hope that we
shal be able speedily to ,dispel all fears for
the safety of the vessel; at present, however,
the matter looks very serious.
AT the office of the Italian consulate last
evening there was an intense solicitude felt
among the officials and Italian gentlemen
who called to see him in reference to the
report of the probable loss of the frigate.
Of course they had no further information
than that brought by the Star of the West.
Our reporter was informed that thenumber
of passengers on the Re Galantuomo prob
ably exceeded four hundred. She was COM
manded by Captain Isola, ~ .nI g.
The Re Galantuomo was wooden vessel
raced for the purposes of the Italian navy.
The Re Galantuomo was at this port on
the 9TH inst.