The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-12-21
The late Kissing 5teaner-AIrival Of
the Eritannla at New I0Ik.

the Britannia al new AoIh'
From the New York World Defemoer II.
The mystery OF the pTO;racted voyage OF
the steamer Britannia was solyedyesterlay
by her arrival at this port During the past
fortnight her safety was matter Of doub.
among the friends OF those on board, who
reluctantly believed, after unansEered IN
quIrIes at the Office OF the line, that she
went the way OF many vessel which sailed
over the Atlantic IN Its stormy season
" hen, however, she appeared at this port,
after trip OF thlrtyslX days from Scotland
and Ireland, it was found that despite the
loss OF her propeller, she behaved hooly at
sea, and crowned her efforts by conveying
to tins city the full purthen OF precl Gus ne
committee. to her care on the quays Q! Uii'S-
gov and l.ohdonberiy.,
1t clock yestefiaJ morning, she 'P-
peared III the North AlFtf III LOW u Ihe
Iowa.
STATEMENT OF TIE PJRSER.
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TIE DEPARTURE OF TIE BRITANNIA.
We 1af+ he sa;d tho Iitv oF i2Iauooyv On
thn ~ 81. [I,I,onIhar and two davs la,nr W.
called - thn MORT of Lnn3onjarry. Ireland
yyh.,ra ,ro tn,I. IN al,l,tou,l I,,s,anrn,,s
Tnlr ,ror ',,, r'y,,+,,llIyo - ,ar.nn ~ tbn c,L
in .,nI ~ !, tba =, hn,, I,orrinns nffhn hin
Imm'eliataly after we sai,ed from Ionjnn.
darrv ya oncannfarpd @ stronr hnaJ win,;s
"rh;,3'i, oo,t;nUoI ~, soma 1h;rtoon dars
and fnaIIg c'iu,inatad [.''' n = stnrm TbSrn
were sufficient nrnyi.inns on hoard for at
lo,s+ frv I,rs 4 communicable, r.nl orl
whom va h,I ,aaaIad ahnnt h3lf tbn d;I,,
anca fran, GiasgoT 1n New Ynrt we fonn1
i narc>,.,r, to T.lucn thn rpn,iaI en,nI,. nf
rations to The p3s>qncrrs But when thpv
,rnrn s,r,rn ,t,l ,hn d,noor rra,, ,,rt;,lIy,
aver thnv acrrHfed Iha cIgrae witbnnt -.
Iuctanre: and bavinr = far @nnnIv Of edi-
bins Which thnv b,L I,m,.IasaI - Iondon-
derry And GIasrnw thay were enabled 70
live Comfortably durinc Ike yoyage,
On the 18th. thirteen days atier we left
Glasgow. \ tuyion, rsIr ST IN. which was
sni,;..irnf +o tnst tho sfrrngtb If tha .tr,,.r.
r,f >hin ,f son me Sam, ,yb;..b .o,,,,nn-
ce1 in TL,. nIorninlr cnnri1DaI With rngt3t-
Cd fury but we had sufficient confidence in
the britannia to believe that She wou!d
overcome il in safety. When dark came,
however, the gale increased. and 1t was
found necessary to put on 4 full head Of
steam. In order to be equal to any cMor,
gyncy which ui.ht arise, jhe watch on ,;eek
vas doubled and the c4ptajn. officers. and
crew were in readiness to perform their dR-
ties. When nidnigh, arrived. ;hc steam
er seemed to be in > pcrilous condition
hoqyy sea, rolled over her decks and il
was deemed probable thss the ten.,est
would carry of her r2sts. If rot disable
her.
Att o'clock on the next morning The
Gale reached the zenith Of its destructive
power. The winds blew furiouSly around
the rocking shin. rs its bow and stern strug.
elcd alternately in airand water. At length
Il shock was heard on the ul1in deck, and
the noise OF the revolving screw was motto
ed for the last time. It was then, after a
rigid examination BIZ Captain Laird. dis
coverd that the steamer. while running un.
der fresh breeze from the northeast, had
been struck ~ heavy sen. which carried
off her prana,lcr, her TuiInr, and rul1rr.
post. We had reached ahoat ninety or one
hundred miles south Of Cane Race when
IiuIy LeaI'zoo 1i! me ho1GinS " Aeh uaY