The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-04
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QUARANTINE, Aug. 37:20 A. M.-Or
July 3lst, In latitude 4O9 4BH north. lon
gttude BS0 2 west, the steamer elias.
| gov was burned. The passengers and
crew We're all saved by the barone ,Ros,
almond, and now are on board the
steamer Erin. The Glasgow SAILED
nom rom New York for Liverpool on july
tFuRTHER PARTICULARS OF THE Loss OF
r. s THE GLASGOW.
IFe New YORK, Aug. 3.-The following
are the particulars of the loss of the
Steamer Glasgow: - Y ~ = -
The British steamer Glasgow left New
YORK at 4 O'clock on the morning OF
S9 t15fa1a July S0th, for, Liverpool, with
Itull freight of cotton, cheese, &C., and
some $50 persons, including seamen on
about 10 O'Clock "A. ~, 3lst, when the
cry sounded manoverboarC. Aboat
was lowered and efforts made to save
him, but were unavailable. He had
come on board in a state of delerium
tremens; and had been pnt in straight
jacket by the surgeon, thus confined he
rolled himself overheard. The excite
subsidized, when about one O'Clock. P. n.
the alarm of "flre" was sounded. All
hands rushed ON deck, and as the fire
was in the fore-pit of the vessel. all Sc
eond class passengers fed aloft amid
the widest excitement. Orders We're
given by the Captain and officers, that
no persons should get into the boats
without permission, and that the first
man who attempted to force his way
into boat before women and children
Should have been taken off. should he
shot. The order was cheerf1lly acOuies-
ced IN by all the gentlemen in the front
"A vessel was soon discovered at a dis
lance OF. eight miles, and the Glasgow
was at once put under a full head of
steam towards her, firing minute guns
and displaying signal flags saying, " 1
am on hreW The vessel changed her
course and made for the Glasgow. In
the meantime tho Captain ordered the
boats to be lowered so as to prevent
confusion when the time came to occupy
them. Capt. Manning ordered the lad
der lowered and commenced transfer
ring the passengers to the boats. The
ladies' and children were all first trans
terred, and then in regular order the
males were transferred. The friendly
Darque proved to be the Rosamond.
Capt. +. S. Wallis, of and for New York,
De received the passengers and crew
with the utmost kindness, and bid them
welcome to I'LL he had on board. His
ot1cers and crew were also very kind.
After all the passengers had been trans
terred the removing of baggage took
place, and the GlasgOw's officers and
men LEFT the steamer, Capt. Manning
remaining by her till 10 O'clock p. NJ,
flames. fa "A -
The steamer Erin came in sight on the
morning of the 22d, just ut day-break,
and 1t was deemed prudent to transfer
the Glasgow's passengers to her, which
was done; the captain of tho Erin re-
ceiving them in most hospitable man
ner.
Tho origin of the fire is variously re-
ported;-one saying that bale of cot
ton took fire from lighted match
thrust upon it by u passenger, after
lighting his pipe.
On reaching the deck of the Erin,
some of the passengers of the Inflated
VIM. Nelson were met with who were
exceedingly anxious to render assist
ance to the unfOrtunates. At meeting
OF the Glasgow passengers, resolutions
OF thanks to Almighty God, to Captain
Manning and his officers, and to Captain
Wallis and his officers were adopted.
a REPORT OF THE OFFICERS oFTHE ERIN
New YoRK, Aug. 3.-The following
is the report of the steamer Erin, which
vessel brought the passengers and crew
of the Glasgow to this city
AUGUST Il 1890 II. Bt.-Saw n light on
the port=bow, supposed to be vessel ON
fire. AT 1910 r. NJ, found it to be a
German steamer on fire, name un-
KIN own, in tow of n brigantine. At
80 P. NJ, stopped the engine and sent
u boat to ascertain if there were any
persons on board, and found the pas
sengers and crew had left in the ships
boats, and that she was in tow of the
brig Mother Washington, of Searsport,
rom Boston for New York. On.the End
inst, at A. NJ, stopped topick up a
boat with officers and men, who report
ed that they belonged to the steamer
Glasgow on fire, and that all their pas
sengers and crew were then on board
the Barque RosamOnd then in sight,
Proceeded to the Barque and took off NIL
the passengers and crew belonging to
the Glasgow about Twenty-Five in all
and brought them to this port.
Among the passengers by the Glas-
gov were Charles A. Scars, y. s. Con-
sui at MADEIRA, wife and daughter, and
Edward Spencer, ofCincinnati.