, 1865-08-07
BURNING OF TIE STEAMSHIP
GLASGOW.
The Passengers and Grew
Saved.
| EXCITEMENT led CONSIDERATION Oh
BO4RD TEE VESSEL.
Loss About Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars.

lFfcm the New f0tE Aefaldr ALL
III BsR ~ siR sHs H. e. s@1a
ftsisht, eons'sttne of six hncdred aad eight1 NJ
htltB Of cotton. ten tnoasah9 on.hels Of corr.
b lee Of >leashef and tortY.bsYen thousand nine
hundled aed niueteen pounts Of cheese. ,oa her
list II she put; into Hs!lf.x for coal. end YES
which wsh Wetneadey. the sAth ut eha Ind
aope two hundred and hnJ persons on bosrd, ln-
clu11ng the eeaEnen.
:"~,z rnE smF n OK E1aE.
About ono o'cl ock, the ala1 Of Ore vas go1nd-
ed Al! hsrda OF cnufEe rushed on deck, but n
the nte waa in the fore p1st Of the Ttesel Ill ihs
second elass passengers rushed att, sud 70! fay
aeneIai rnsh wae msde tot the ratings In tsont If
The 1u1ll boats. o1ters were gtven by the gap
tain and officers thst no persons should get Into
Hnn who attempted to force bis way into the bo1t.
before I'LL the women and children had been taktu
@ o1 es a ~ tas n Il
1rd manifested disposition to lid in Its e1ecn.
tor. Il wss. however, after oaly. q tew minutes
sae s Go1 4 rs s a dae
nldcr full head Of steam and her course dsrectsd
towards the ssiltrg vessel, and minute guns we're
ssn ,a.s aF: xs51 - aaSn Ss9s
changed her cou1se and msde TOR the burning
ett amer. Hope at once took the plsce Of despair.
many crying out, "Thsnk God, we will ba saved u
QUE WITH TIE BOATS.
In the mtantftne the Capta!n ordered the bosts
10 10 lowered inlo tho sss, With the main view,
Ih; snsh;ns into ,hsH; md = Tsre . ioTszea, ss7a
steward, Istead Of The boaisWsio, who should
hare been in ehssRe, bat who had hia ribs broken
by fall shor1ly after the dse commenced. This
teT. as va % %ordesed 10 be list niied win i.des.
Some few Were placed thertin. and were nearly
thrown into Tbs sea By the p.rtiA espslzinz q
the ladles taken cut and the boat lowered empty.
nosAxoxp 20 TIE REscuH.
About o'clock the sailing vessel WAS laying
to under the GiaseoH's stern, about half a mile
modation lsdter to be lowered, and the work Of
| tsantferr1rG the passengers commenced. The
trtt boat w1s tlled with women snd children, the
secoId host took The remaining women ana chill
dren aud few males, sid then followed IN regn.
| lar order the rensatntnR passengers.
| The II essuer proved to he the Ametfean bsEque
Yeff. iosaed viii coal. rom COW By. cspt.
Wallis proved himself Eobls specimen Of an
| Anerttan gentleman. KtndCess. charity and
| flee. nc received tbs unfor1unates with cu:.
stretched arms, snd msde them welcome to al he
| had on botro. Hts ofhcert, - well - a gentle
msn passenger On board, are entitled 70 notice.
| VIEW Or TIE scEsK fRoA 1uE RosAxosD.
The scene from on board tho Roeamoud after
tuuset Wss tuly grand and terrific, sheets oi
flame md curling smoke tssutng from tho whole
length OF the GlasEoW and tu1n1pE up the t9fted
ropes to the 'cp OF the tnAste which gaVe way one
hall vas fully On 1se the bl.za and ght could b
| seen through The numerous port holes, looking
like eomc demon1ac monster ~ith IS many noutht
| telctlng Icrsh FIRE and endxe. When. thus gen
e1al col tsgration Was going on, laany eyes or
| totrd the Roaamond were ba:hed IN tears o
FUZZY reecued fEom The devourtnR tine tha
tanine III ia lis ~; thonah BE- Il saia 70 Ii,
dieF1ace of humanity, that aone were ecsrtely Of
board the 1acs7mo1d when they were heard eoIs
Ing aud swearing Ia the most ffieh iul manner.
that ore MN on board the Glasgow. who WAS us
ccrtd to carry wsteF to put ou1 the fie. declares
that he would not, uu4eaa some person Won1|
guarantee 10 pay him.
The entire process OF transferring the pa.seu
gers WIS periolmsd IN moes sdmlranle and o.
| upon the coulneps and eonEd Judgment OF C4pt
manning and his officers.
| On bo3rd the Ro4Amono al vas done that cout
be done tLr the accommodation Of the passenger
| cabin, md the palsnee slept and cat on dcch
| Fortunately fot Ill. the weather WAS dne aud th
| ocesp A1mp:t As smooth a. mill pond. Had
been o,hetWise, unpleasant results might aaT
followed.
TIE CAUSE or TIE r1R1 rsCEHTAH.
In regard 70 the e7ase Of tbs nse sAere exist teS
| eral opinions. Some cotton bales were stowe
| away IN the eame part Of the vessel occupied b
the stesrage ptatenEets. md u y s.id that ons
match among the cotton, and thus set the reast
on drc. Others conjecture thar the cotton bel0
| decks heated md thus epoutaneous combastio
| took place. 4 careful examination, would doHb
| less bring out the fact For twenty ?ou. hou:
| after tha Glasgow E21 abandoned she had nt
| 1nrn fnun trpnEA rnufd ha AaAy, iauu{ny f.n1