Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-04
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Farticuiars of rtlle Loss Off the
Steamer GilasgOxH. re III

NI.w YORK, Aug. 3.-The British steam
er Glasgow left New York at 4 o'clock on
the morning Of Sunday, July 80, for Liver
pool, with full freight of cotton, cheese,
&c, and some 250 persons, including the
seamen, on board, 9 Everything went well
until about 10 o'clock A. NJ. 31st, when
an alarm was given, 'man overheard" A
boat as lowered and efforts were made to
save him, but they were unavailable. He
had come on board in a state of delirium
tremens, and had been put in a straight
jacket by the Surgeon. Thus confined lie
rolled himself overheard. The excitement
caused by the event had scarcely subsided
when, about l o'clock p. NJ, the alarm Of
fire was sounded. All hands rushed on
deck, and as the fire was in the fore part of
the vessel, all the second class passengers
fled aft amid the widest excitement. Or
ders were given blythe Captain and ofieeks
that no person should get into the boats
without permission, and that the first man
who attempted to force his way into boat
before all the women and children should
have been taken of, would be shot. The
order was cheerfplly acquiesced in by all
the gentlemen in the first cabin. A vessel
was soon discovered at a distance of eight
miles, and the Glasgow was atonce put Gh-
der a full head Of steam towards her, firing
minute guns and displaying signal flags
saying, Il am on fire. The vessel changed
her course and made for the Glasgow. In
the meantime the Captain ordered the boats
to be lowered, so as to prevent confusion
when the time came to occupy them. Capt.
Manning then ordered the ladies lowered,
aud commenced transferring passengers to
the boats. The ladies and children were all
first transferred, and then, in regular order,
the males were transferred. i"a
The friendly barque proved to be the
RosamOnd, Captain +. S. Wallis of and,for
New YORK. He received the passengers and
crew with the utmost kindness and bid
them welcome to all he had on board. His
officers and crew were also very kind. Af-
ter all the passengers had been transferred,
the removal of baggage took place, and the
GlasgoW's officers and men lett the steamer,
Captain Manning remaining!by her until 10
O'clock p. NJ, when the ships hull was
wrapped in flames.
The steamer Erin came in sight on the
morning Of the 22d at daybreak, and it was
deemed prudent to transfer the Glasgow's
passengers to her, which was done; the
Captain of the Erin receiving them In the
most hospitable manner.
The origin of the fire is vAriously report
ed; one having it that bail of cotton took
fire from lighted match thrown upon it
by steerage passenger after lighting his
cigar. On reaching the deck OF the Erin,
some of the passengers of the Inflated ves
sci VIM. Nelson, were met with, who were
exceedingly anxious to render assistance to
the untortunates.
Ata meeting of the Glasgow's passen-
gers resolutions of thanks to Almighty
God, to Captain Manning and his officers,
and to Captain Wallis and his officers, were
adopted.
New YORK, Aug. 3.-The following is
the report OF the steamer Erin, which yes
sci brought the passengers and crew of the
Glasgow to this city: On August lst, $3.50
Z. NJ, saw light on the port bow, suppos-
ed to be vessel on fire. AT l:3O L. M. found
it to be a steamer on fire, name unknown,
in tow OF brig. At 1885 z. M. stopped the
engines and sent boat TO ascertain II there
were any persons on board. round that
the passengers and crew had lett in the
ships boats, and that she was in tow OF the
brig Martha Washington, OF Searsport,
from Boston to New York. On the I'd inst.
at4 A. NJ, stopped to pick up boat with
officers and men, who reported that they
belonged to the steamer Glasgow, which
was on fire, and all their passengers and
crew were there on board the barque Rosa
mond, then in sight. Proceeded to the
barque and took of all the passengers and
crew belonging to the Glasgow, about
twenty-five in all, and brought them to this
port.
Among the passengers by the Glasgow
were Charles "A ,Sears, .. S. Consulate, Ma
ideria, wife and daughter, and Edward
Spencer, Of Cincinnati.