The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-01

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wreck about December &c, about midway be
tween London and New York. The officers
crew, and passengers were saved by the VdrinG
nom Calcutta.
EoundeFtng Of Gn1 Steam ,nip ''LOndOu"
Over GNvO Hundred lives Lost Al GRO.
Asns OG Ihs Captain.
. From the London Times, January Is.
profound sensation was crea'ed among al
classes Yesterday morning, upon receiot of the sad
4 intelngence that Messrs Money Wigram & sons
< auxiliary screw steamship, the London, had toun'
dered IN the Bay of Biscay with upwards Of two
hui dred souls board The tame this fine vessel
scgVfed dr Ss as nassags SSvp eU
made In fifty days-vas in itseli calculated to dispe
Ial ankle on her benalf even during the late tenn
krestuous weather, and 1t Is beievsd tnat her own
hane the underwriters concerned were least of all
prepared Tor the TERRIBLE disaster that has happened
to her.
H The London VIII oh has been commanded ever
bipee she was launched from Backwe yard IN 1854,
Ry Captain Martin, an Australian navigator OF Great
RxporIence, left the East india Docks on Thursday,
8he 28th OF December, AZ dropping down % Graves
/ mud sailed thence on saturday afternoon under
1 Mharee 81 Mr THOMPSON q river pilot As the nIgnt
/ Mas wld ana the wind doad ahead the ship was
brought up at the More and lay there during the
Nav, TIE 1st OF JRnlaIy, he anchor was weghed and
he thip steamed down Channel, sun against head
piside the iSe OF WIGHT the VIVID increa ed
- u half gale and Ca tam Ma tin deemed
il pDuent to put back and lay to for the night in
St. Heen's Roads On the mornII OF the I'd inst
the L0ndOR proceeded through the Needles Into the
4 As the esh ran down Channel lhc wind rose and
the sea increased, and COUP Of hours after pass
ing the n eed es the Wlnd Dew gale rlgnt anead
with "a heavy rolling which continued ail
n the way 10 Ply mou h. where the ship arrived
about noon on thursday, the Attn inst. A sad ca.
sualGy occurred here A pilot cut er put of a sma
boat, having toaId the pilot and his assist
:. ant 10 bring the London INSIDE the break
water, When she about hundred yards from
the London a sea car sized her and both the pIlot
ana his assistant were thrown into the water Cap
Y tain Martin instantly ordered one of his life boats
to be lowered, and with great difhutY the asss ant
III plot was rescued but the pilot was drowned The
at T NJ on the An instant, and during tue after.
noon took board those OF her first and second
at Plymouth At midnight on FnuaY she pro-
ceeded on her voyage the weather beng at this
time calm, with light wind ahead. She had iul
steam duri the whole OF saturday, and the
voyage proceeded very satisfactorily till Sunday
morning, when the wind increased, and head sea
During tine day the london passed several ships
not ing occurred to create the smallest uneasi-
in the minds OF any OF the officers of the ship
During Sunday night the wind increased to a
gale, and the sea rose considerably. On the
morning of Monday, the Sth instant, the sh p
was well clear OF the lana, and Captain Mar
TIN. having order the engines TO be stopped,
set his 'opsails, and so endeayored to keep
the ship moving slowly ahead. At noon on
tnis da the wind having somewhat lulled, the
5 engines set in motion, and kept stea a.
ing slowly ahead through the nlgnt. At 8 A VI. on
& Tuesday tide 9th ms while the captain was still
endeavorng to keep the snip IN her course by means
of the screw the violence of the gale carried away
Qallantmast ana the royais. These large spars
ere moi wholly detached ON the ship but, han G.
ing last TO thu stays swung to and iro with such
violence that the crew were wholly unable to secure
them. Al out two hours laIer the ma'nrOyalmast
wa bio completely out OF ITS socket, and edded
20 the general wreck. Captain Martin who had no
bee u in ted since the previous Sunday night, was
not ut all dlsht arened up to this moments but, a.
the continued to increase during the morning,
with a already Iunuing mountains high, the posi-
tlOh Of The ship was undOubted Y telt TO be one O
some peril Still, as the wind nad some hat veered
round, the engrn slwere kept steaming easy ahead
and is Re IeVCd that at this moment person on
beard felt any anxiety for the ultimate safety of the
ship AbouI Z. M. on Tuesday, however, tire
mend Us sea struck the ship and carried the por
hieb Oat clean away from the daylts. All that even
ing and through the succeeding NIGHT, the WIND
n blew very heavy gaze and the sea ran very high
but the screw was sti kept steaming easy ahead.
At A. M, on Wednesday, the 11th instant, Cap
ttain Martin sent for MIR. Greenhll the chief engI
1neer, and informed him of his intention TO put the
tship about and run for Plymouth and he desired
that tul speed should be got up directly This was
Immediately done In half an hOur after tue ship
tcomse had been altered she was agoIn struck by q
Tremendous sea, which carried away starboard
Nlfeboat, and the same sea stove IN the starboard
Hcutter At noon tins daY the ships position wa
Nat. 46 s N 81 w. A very heavy cross sea wa
kfunBing, with the wind now dead asern of tht
tfhip, which caused her 10 roll heavily. But dan
Rer even now was anticipated, and all through the
J eyen1ng OF " Wednesday, and long after midnight
" Inc snip conunued to steam slowly ahead the Cap
|. Jain and his officers remaining steadily at thei
posts, and the passengers appearing to have tu
nfeiance upon the skill OF Captain Martin TO bnnJ
Al 10 30 p. M. on Wednesday, tine ship still rolin
eepy IN nenVy cross sea, and the WIND blowing
4Whoe gale from the southwest q mountain of waite
fel heavily the waist of the snip and spent 1t
obstructive force upon tue main hRtchWay, over tn
!. engine room, completely demOhsmng this massiV
structnre, measuring twelve feet by eight feet,
FLOODING with tons of water this portion of the ship
+ Instant endeayOrs to repair the hachway were mad
n with promptitude ana VigOr commensurate witt
fhe imm nent Crisis
"A Every spare sail that could be got at and eye
tnkets and mattresses from all parts of the ship
(weie thrown over the aperture but each succeedin
fea shipped by the vessel tore away the trail resOurc
moment fpn mi aft
ttbe hatchway had been destroyed the water ha
risen above the furnaces up to the waists of tn
Engineers and fremen employed in this part of th
IBhip, lhe lower decks were also now flooded WIt
IA tue rush OF waters the shi continually talnn
I'm. lhe chief engineer remained at his post unit
the water had nsen pboYe his waist when he weI
on de- ok and reported that his fires were out aud hi
eng ne rendered useless, Captain Martin, with ca
"A conviction ren aTked that he surprised; o
The contrary, he had expected such a result,
Finding his noble ship at length little more tina
alog on the water Captain Martin ordered his maiI
topsail to be in hope OF keeping her before til
wind. THIS had scarcely been accomplished whe
the force of the wind tore the sail into rbands wit
the exception OF one corner, under which the shl
lay TO throughout the remainder of the night. 1h
donkey engine was supp red with steam by bOile
upon deck al all the deck pumps were kept Roin
Throughout the night, ana the passeOgers OF a
lclafBeB, now aroused 20 a Of their imminei
danger, shared with the crew their arduOus labOrs
NOtWths andIng every effort the water still game
upon the pumps, and the gale continuing at
lheight, cross seas with tremendous force were COZ