The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-10
,NoruEK DISASTER AT SEA.
particulars OF the the Turning at Sea OF
INC uritisR steamer Glasgow.

! The Glasgow, DelonSng 70 the IN
man line of steamers, left New York
for Liverpool on the 3Oth ult. Every
thing seemed to go well, with fine and
cheering sky above and sea with /
scarcely rippleuntil about ten o clock
ON the morning of the 3lst, when the
cry was shouted of a man overheard,
which was mistaken by many OF the
messengers below for an alarm OF fire
for a few moments, The CONSERVATION
was great until the causewas generals
ly known, when quiet again relgned'
* boat was lowered after slightacc'-
dent, occasioncd by the breaking OF
one of the boats hooks, which nearly
cos, the second officer his life through
the sudden down into sea Of the after
end of the boat, Had it been filled
with passengers many would doubtless
have been lost. The man was, how
ever, lost. He came on board in state
of delirium tremens. He was confined
in a strait.iacket BY the surgeon, and.
thus confEed he rolled himself over
board, and, being unable to help him
self, was drowned.
This excitement had not much more
than comfortably sdbsided when about
one o'clock. the alarm of fire was
sounded. All hands, of course, rushed
on deck, but, as the fire was in the
fore part of the vessel, all the second
, class nassengcrs rushed aft. and for a
few minutes the widest excitement
prevailed. A general rush was made
: for the ratings in front OF the small
boats. Orders were given by tho Cap
tain and officers that no person should
get into tho boats without permission,
and that the first man who attempted
to force his way into a boat, before the
G women and Children had been taken
S off, would be shot. All the gentlemen
in the first cabin most cheerfully ac.
: ouiesced in this order, and manifested
n a disposition to aid in its execution
= 1t was, however, after only q fewmin
S utcs when vessel was discovered a.
n tho distance Of some eight milos thu
d Glasgow was at once put under tul
head of steam, and her course direct
n ed toward the sailing vessel, and min
n ute guns were fired; signal flags wcr
% hoisted, which, being interpreted, rea'
IS 81 am on fire" Soon the vessel chang
e ed her course, and made for the burn
!? ing steamer. Hope at once took tn
l. place of dspair, many crying out
n 'Thank God, we will be saved"
' In the meantime the Captain order
ii ed the boats to be lowered into the se'
y with the main view, probably, OF pre-
l. venting the passengers from rusilin
m into them; and all were lowered, sav
er one that was in command of CON
Lh mon sailor or steward, instead OF tn
IN boatswan, who should have been i
We charge, but who had his ribs broke
OF by q fall shortly after the fire con
10 menced. This boat, instead OF beln
so lowered empty into the water, was o.
an dered TO be first filled with ladies'
re Some few were placed therein, an
nd were nearly thrown into the sea by u
DIS partial eapsizing of the boat, when IL
nd order was countermanded, the ladi
ost takon out, and the boat lower'
n empty, 49,.
ic- About 8 o'clock the sailing vess
'as was laying to under the Glasgow
~, stern, about half u mile distant, wh'
ate Captain Manning ordered the accol
pa mediation ladder to be lowered, al
al. the work of transferring the passe
The gers commenced The first boat W
its filled with women and children, t
md second bolt took the remaining "
M mon and children and few nal
in and then followed in regular order I
eat remaining passengers.
ted The rescuer proved to be the An
his rican bark R0samond, Captain f.
ust Wallis, of and for New York, load
pc with coal, from Cow Bay.
IN Aftor the passengers were all sai'
be on board the Rosamond, the work
og- transferring the baggage commence
as after which the sailors were broug
lcy on board, the gallant and kind C'
'ity tain Manning remaining by his stea
on er until about ten o'clock at mig
ent seeming unwilling to leave her NJ
| in she had sunk beneath tho deep bos
les, oftho ocean; and only did ho cons
I'M to seek shelter on board the Rssamo
tod after tho Glasgow's huh was not OF
rs all on fire, but the wood work all bu
$ as cd out.
ght Tho sceno from on board tho Ro
did mond after sunset was truly grand 9
not terrific, sheets Of fame and curl
smoke issuing from the whole LEM
ccs- OF the Glasgow and running up
zero tarred ropes to the tops of the ma
the which gave way one by ono and
yet into tho mighty deep. Whentho |
}? wa. fully on fire the blaze and II
by could be seen through the numer
and port,holes, looking like some dem
hole lac monster with MS many mou
d in belching forth fire and smoke w
ates this general conhagraton was 90
cbel ON many cyes on board the Rosam
the were bathed in tears of thankful
" of to God that they had been so me
rs of fully rescued from the devouring fla
SO. that seemed to have no mercy or I
hing but were consuming all IN their "
IS Of though be it said to the disgrace OF
manity that some were scarcely
tho board the Rosamond when the
,son, heard cursing and swearing in
this most frightinl manner
The entire process of transfer
, be. the passengers was perlormou
com most admirable and orderly mar
a the which reflects the highest credit
mont .tho GOODNESS and sound indgmen