, 1865-08-14
...H . :1 :: anlC CALAMITY.
Further Particulars - Statement;
Of Witnesses.


/ r..s1sn E w rtee f1ess' 1ssA+J
| me accident occurred about SIX miles OF
1ras nay wm;n Was clearly visible
u LIZA was scarcely dark, and The boats sew eaet
! G,nc1 tnp I've "aen s,1 mAss part. When approach
1ne t9eg e1eaangcd the usual signals and the
ieNaolc ooie GU to pass, the Meteor, 70.
e,ia Somc ninespa1ned reason turned IN the same
oTGeucn3 ana stsuck the Pewabtc.
,o1aa, nae heteor t sopped and Immediately
geIs of the nl;iased Pswabic. The latter was
.J MavnJ loaoea, as Will be seen By her cargo.
Maiea "aa as folaows: Is tons copper, 0o.
tonaenn - tons copper, Eagle IIarbor: l35
T, 3rns, QunST 1 Nine Is tons, Portage s:amp
.hsn M1ks; 10 an ao6s 11en ore, Marqu.tta; 200
5SmRbanees 5aaIhan ~ half barrels fsh; 2 rolls
sne .aek AZ once. 1t being after dark,
Most OF Inc Passengers were In the cabins al
ttar hcnF, ana we're engutfed in the waves.
,u W. e glFe y mex heioW a s'att tment written by s1r.
W. d; Il. Kussfll, Which convays vivid i'm.
preston Of the terrible erent:
1t abo1t half mat etpht o,c1ocl. =, ~.
evening Of tbc 9th inst fWeJnesase W 49, ~
ninoA fRe nrnna,l4r pawattt,s T.atNI{ e'e-
en- Fer Gown trin aient ~ niaa t.n lS,hay,
came In collision win Tho n.nna,i iiou 1., .saors,
Captain Villain. ca her m tx !isr *, MEET, Ma;sa,
sorsa usA utlsoii, .ne ne~aS ns5 nnder the plot
ooan ~f5e innnlng at the rate Of about
5 ssstst f.snh.p hlsS pr aoae iae crash Was awful
saan III = ~ .Ea,,, ems snaa t1e fewabic to 50
Ge"n esa u tne shoit space e three q four min
ttm1e1s, apd bat lew Of the Passengers Of
sne,.. !ne fe"anlc ~ nao eVea nme tojump from her
t D u t9teos9 ot taeMeteoF ere the deck Of
M the Ie"a9lc sank entIgay out Of sight into
tae SEEMING waters. The sight was most
terrible apd hsattIend'nE, and the c.ies and
steans &C., o. 1', tne unfoIt1nate passengers rose
nEon the rolling awsla Of she eu'glux LII
ien ioms, ne ta ine uoass ,. Q! tae Meteor were
t.nn, sn 11+;me1- ~ a1u naiaoer eaTcd
~ saye,,i ~ nnnie ~ ~ : "aseIy ~ gsave.
ror+hv ~ nen,iars - Az ~ 4nstusnLs occurred
lar ttJc mnat mr,n,rot,a s ~ Se h; tMo n pastlcu-
ta,,,ad .n ~ Wi ill., aue Ky Q! ~ncn vas per'
sdV y Ser eoo nan md q Dis9 This
En 6nf ,hs+ e of TT IT, o"a 'S % esps5t s"lnmrg,
t;n;t whcse hnshari .ant' IN "d'as' dt' als9 Of ps.
ILL.,, liz, "n.ee nuepan ea9A uonnr Wlth lady
W1,shts et,n,t ~ n's aeeH. ss Blush saw M.s.
tanra F-cne II aSa ~ n,ts nc vale, WALT, some dts.
mind ahs swomtn % hcr r1eu n1,shS ETA Piesence OF
~ 9ns @ nnu" 49, ~ nets p1s4eo noattnE spar
up 70 neF, ana 1has save1 hef from the mel
= ~ I3stat;o az ~ ~ Ier & ausoand. The
AZ isdies vii ever % ha .a1aet,h9 n N toe pars
r,an, Tnp "itaEssa the Ma2nies CT that dreadful
n,Rcrs v,os. n,,1es ~ hn.-n, !, =! Detto1t, and
ntaye3 m, the awf11 ncea eT,-.
fats,n,,nat,n1 .a1Jaa. ;t' V;EtSas.on' spirit and
Eont McEav u.u Wes ~ noFessed. ~ ~ L..
rrece and ~ 1aov,nm ~ 4. tns 1sss upon me
which he wa ~ nrnn4 r. r. s1rAa s1Ain snip o.
Miss ,1amea1 az Nv Yort H. NJ" fsia. sns us 81
he mate. worked To he iast ana nst eiiaua, i,
one Of tie feboats ;ust A. The Il, ~ 4ogse
wabc was soine down q r.. s ~. 1at1 ona q r. r.
ve,v lat m hoard AA0 ""' 'nc u tns
Mr' McKnfrht i1;d mn. 9TH. r,,- ..r
he was takeIs nm hv ma ~ ~ 49, nEs,n um.i
thrnwn nTon The decE ofiha Mat.ns e" ano
The of1ahie and reai,r cieSl I s ~ Ttox,.
Mack. vas n1e of he f,st IN ~ i,ta , A.
arS Tnn1J my ra.t ~ nnt;i ~ - ~ a1s ne-ooats,
the "ssis4ance 9ossIhin IL - w ~. isnuetea q!
eaEe5 * sa"or Pusos9.a enn;n ~ ~ power; ne
oot intn the Wat.s ens'nee1 oe4ose me boats
.Atr. IacEson Re- "0. ~. art
man snI Te11 on.';se5 VA tFusty
stnrt manfnil4 H IT. H. ~ uaat It7 po5aon: , ~
20" rnnt dn.:,, ~ n,,th 1.9 post, ana, VITA his
,hat hesr siIent t,,hrta n vi. III m oeat Ine tears
meno,v of iii valorn,7s Em JaaS o'een oa saea IN
The stexard nIiot md eaab
e,tE Te,it and wiii hsrs 49, az apa a'i ot tne
and yeenect' 1A's ou6 oest "lsnes
[Fhe nJohf was fcoov AM, co.oho,r.
IT the ti7ne ND hsi1-n ~ ~ bcot JET
tbe1 Te1e seen re.pe ctIrs1r h. esah ~ ;;tru3R
s5 ees "ets Seeo 'eSpeea'e45 W easn s:1 niles
There mere about one hundred and scven.
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