The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-04
Excitement and CONSERVATION on
Board the Vessel.
Loss About Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars.
ENSURED I'm LONDON
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE NOT KNOWE.
RAMES OF OCEAN STEAMERS LOST,
&e.s &C.. &c.

The British steamship Glasgow, Of the Inman line,
Nm New York at four O'Clock the morning Of Sunday
>aiy 80 for Liverpool with foil freight consisting Of
a1 hundred and eighty bales Of cotton thousand
boaheis Of corn, seventy thousand pounds Of bacon
opetyone bales Of leather and forty seven Thousand
ane hundred and nineteen pounds OF cheese. On her
asa p she put into Halifax for coal and thereby
Sssained beyond her regular sailing day, which
Wednesday, the 26th ult She had some two hundred
ssd hfty persons on board, including the seamen.
ALI. sHEMiNGLY FAIR.
Everything seemed 10 20 well, with q 6nc and
chserias sky above and with scarcely
s3pple until about ten O'Clock Of the morning Of
ths s1st, when the cry sounded Of . man
board, which mistaken by many OF the passengers
beow for an alarm Of hre for few The
sasrnation great until the canse was generally
known when quiet again reigned boat was
lowered after slight accident, occasioncd by the
esaking Of of the boats hooks which nearly
ne second ofcer hY life through the sudden letting
Aewn into the Of the after end boat Had il
teen filled with passengers many would doubtless have
besn lost The man was, however, lost He came
eoard m state Of delirium tremens he confined
strait Jacket by the surgeon and thus confined no
rolled himself overheard and being unable help
ssn was drowned.
THE SHIP Is ON FIRE.
1nie excitement had not much more than comfortably
suossded when, about o'clock, the alarm OF He was
spunded All hands OF course rushed on deck but az
~ IRE In the fore part Of all the second
siass passengers rushed aft and for minutes the
widest excitement prevailed A general rush made
ses the ratings front Of the small Orders were
gwen by the captain and officers that persons should
sss into the boats without permission the
nAn who attempted 10 force his way boat before
~ the women and children had been taken off, would be
shot All the gentlemen the first cabin cleerully
scquseseed IN this order and manifested disposition
asd IN its execution II however, after only few
onates when vessel discovered at the distance Of
some eight miles, the Glasgow at put under
full head OF steam and her directed towards the
sailing vessel and minute guns fired; signal fags
we're hoisted which, being interpreted read al on
ore soon the vessel changed course and made for
Ne burning steamer Hope a, took the place Of
despair many crying out, "ThaDk God, We will be
saved"
OUT WITH TIE BOATS.
In the meantime the Captain ordered the boats to be
lowered into the sea, with the view probably OF
psevenng the passe ngers from rushing them and
I'll were 10 lowered, save that in command of
Aecmmon sailor or steward, Instead OF the boaswan,
vho should have been charge, but who his ribs
broken by fall shortly after tbs fire commenced THIS
boat, instesd Of being lowered empty water
ordered TO be Hrst filled with ladics Some few were
placed therein, and nearly thrown into the by
shs partial capsizing Of the boat when order was
the ladies' taken out and the boat lower
- empty.
RosABOsD TO THE RESCUE.
About three oclok the sailing vessel laying 10
sndcr the Glasgows stern, about half mile distant
when Captain Manning ordered the accommodation lad
Ssr 70 be lowered, and the work Of transferring the pas
ssageB commenced The first boat was filled with
women and children, the second boat took the
NJ women and children and few males, and then fol.
loved in regular order the remaining passengers
The rescncr proved 10 be the American Rosamond
Captain ,. Wallis, OF and for New York loaded with
coal, from Cow bay Captain Wallis proved himself
soole specimen Of an American gsntlcman Kindness
shsrity and sympathy seemed 10 beam from every part
- his face. He received the unforiunaies with out
stretched arms and made them welcome 10 all no had
On beard His officers well gentleman passenger
- board entitled 10 notice
TuE BAGGAGE SAVED
After the passengers all safely on board the
Hosamond the work Of transferring the baggage com
Dsnced after which the sailors brought on board
che gallant and kind Captain Manning remaining hy his
steamer until about O'Clock at night seem M IN
willing TO leave her until she beneath the deem
oosom OF the ocean, and only did he she
Ger on board The nosamond after the Glsgows was
not only all on fire. but the woodwork all burned ont
having arrived on board the Rosamond got under way
and, the wind being favorable, she was beaded directly
% her course for New York
VIEW or THE SCENE PROM rHE RosAsoSD.
The scene from board the Rosamond sfter suDsr,
was truly grand and terrible sheets OF fame and curling
smoke issuing IRON the whole length OF the Glasgow aud
summing up the iaed ropes TO the tops of the naus
whith gave way one by one and fell into the mighty
deep when the hull fully on Gre the bInre ana
light could be through the numerous por hoes,
tookiDg like some demoniac monster with AZ many
mouths belching forth nre and smoke When this
general confagration going on many eyes board
be kosainond bathed in tears ~ thankfuncse 10
God that they bad been rercfuly rescued from The
sevoorng hames that seemed 10 have mercy pity
eus was consuming all In It's gay; though be % said 10
he disgrace Of humanity that some ssrtely on
seaid the kosamond when they heard cupine and
swearing IN the most frghtfnl manner
Our correspondent was Informed by On officer thsf
IAN on board the Glasgow, who was ordered 70 carry
waser 70 put out the Gre declared that he would not
- some person would guarantee 70 pay him
ne entire process Of transferring the passengers was
RogfcGmea 4 Adm .v~hio ana oxasxt.