, 1866-02-04
Trnn1DLEDlSASTER At SEA
Two Hundred aud Seventy Lives
Lost,

1Wu II AIM1EA &4uA CSNSAl '~e
Lost. |
OF tho Steamship Loudor.
In r4u4e Ia Au.trAIIu. In ahc Hay Of
D1>say-f1erafatu Of the Capfsiu.
fFpno Ito Londua 7:Iuea. 4au, IL
A pyo{uunI ect.Attou was created among
all c{u1gs yesterday morning, upon teersPs O.
the tad lntciltgencg THAI MrssEr. Money. "
rraln s St,pa' auxiliaty screw steamship. the
Ipnt,us,. had fonndcred In the Nay OF b*esY
y i'll NV atts Of two hundr.d suuls on hoatd-
Thr ftfnr thi. frc ye=sel had acquitted as paa-
ecpser shtp-paFt!y owing to tat f1ct Of hr
1nst outward passage ha1lnB eoan tua1e tn
my aAys-Nas In isseH calcn'tied 70 -, assis. r.
lrmIestu uuus uea,her, sud it Is Le1Ievcd that
her owrtf5 nrd the underwriters roncttI.esl
v rrt least of ali prepared for the terrible dis-
sstcr that hs4 haulenrd to ief- "+ !,
The Loudou, " Itch has lscen entnmhAdoa
,r5 since .ho xsa jaunehc., lfon blackwIl
JMj. In ia, hy Captain Aast)u, an Austria
Ian nsriss..r Or x1.at trmri ace, 1sft the
Erst Iudis docks On Thursday. the :-th of
I,rcsmter, nusI dropplns down TO GTarescstI,
suiaed lltrrec on snturdsy afternoon s'ndrr
chalgc OF alr, Thompson, river pilot, A.
the f.,ph, MS wild saa thu wlnA dead aheAd
The &tip Waa tsourNt up 1t the More. and laS
thtuc dfurtrE tho Whols Of tbs following day.
Al .lay b, ok CO Monday, tho lst Of Jsauary,
tho ni,ct Ct war weighed. aud the th1p steamed
down CLauueI, siiil sgslnst hcad wind hut
making salf way. Ntlln ptA1n& untstada tha
hla Of Wight The "3ud Increased to half :
uair, and CnI,tsln Martin des1iaed tt prudent
Z, INT hack aud lay Tor the ntKht 10 st. ucs-
: ems Nrss,i.. On the fnt,EninS Of tAe u east',
( The Lundtt, proceeded thF"uXh the Needles
Into tic ol,cn ClGnErl, tue ~tcd bG:.og stnl
shesd, but lGM. Is the shsp ran DIVA
Channel the Wind rosc and ne sea Increased.
Fl ]rH ftlA
Nefalcs thu 25na blew . Rnle right ahsa.!s
atth heavy IRA rolling, which Continued n!t
ihc way TO Plymouth Hl,tr. slt ship a1s1rcd
abnnt noon on Thursday. ttr tih lust. Rad
casualty oecusrtd here. a pilot catser put oil
.ha4u host, having on losfd the rilos and
&usAkw al-r. When kha VA about q hundred
| yards from the Lnudon sea eap,!tca het.
I and both tht-.Fl1ot Rnt his assistant WeEc
| thrown INTO thr wafer. Captain Martin in-
e&nntly ordered one Of lla llfuboht 4 10 b. loF-
cred, sud N'th great difficulty tho assi.:ant
I Tue Inncon raule Ia an atachoruSe ta-fdc tue
brcnkwuter nj p. tn., on the 4ih in>t., and
! during the afternoon tork on board those pt
/ her t.rsi ard tGcobd cluts passenEefs. Who
had arsrnEed TO ko!n The sllp al Plymouth.
Al midnight un Friday ale proceeded ou has
voyage, ths wtatlcr te1nG 1t this ilst1a ssll,1,
With tight rinj nhead. SAe had fnN utc9r'
on during the whh1e Of Saturday, and thc
voyage proereded sery satlsfactq,1s ~
Sunday morning, when the ~ x1ad ~ ~
e:erto. and bead sea RrAaAans teee
During the day ths Lonl"r passed several
slI.s, and nothing t4:curztA 70 create the
rm8IIcst uneaeiDcfs In the tnlndf Ut any Of ths
officers ~ the .1,Ep. t';r:a- Sunday uiyht The
vlnd insrraaed 10 gale aad the .es foss con
side1A{ly-
tht chip was veil rIear Of the land, md Cap,
tain Mariln, has!nr oEtsered the cnsiEes 10 b.
stopped, tst his tor,snf.. aud &c cudraSnr.l To
ketp the ship mos!uE staE}y slcad. Al nom
M Oils dag, the wind having olAsw hat lulsca
The engines were se ala scs fu motion and ket't
hteasuing slowly aLcad tos.,rgh tho night. AZ
y. III. on Tuesday. the 9TH inst, vhilr the
captain waa Sill eultasotin; 10 kcep the shlp
III her ctursa l,y nesas Ct the scFcw, tiin yiu,
trree Of the gale carried AMY at one sweey
| tic }1t!4on. ths t0fei0r,nast. tf1e t'rEnltA1't
rna.:, anl the rpta1s. Thee ta!Sa 'ptrs were
to thr tiayt. sxung IL ard fro with ercl riu-
,lcnct that lb+ CErFs wcre wholly 1tnaol 10 te
T. CURE tktn. About two houss iatrf tbs main,
royatlaaas Va. blow Il gu, If Tia ~pc.rt, and
Added 10 The general wreck. Capt. Marst., who
had not bc< Il III led stnce tn previous snn,
Jsv night, wat not vt all Al.',cartenet mp ia
lh{. moment but, IL the gals rontfnu,ra Il
lEc1rasc during the morning, with y sea al.
| staay runn}ug Mpnnlalns high. tho Ixu.lt1nt
| II Lie SLIP u n undoubtedly icit 10 ~ unc Vi
great peril S,ilt, ~ the vtcd had H'mewEs
Ecered rnun.i, tic engines weEr kept rtcsmias
easy AHEAD, End II I. ttlIsvtd ;ha. nj tli,
untneet no persia on hoard iclt any ,ricty
| far The ultimate 4t:rtJ Of The efsp, .AHut
y. III, IN Tntst-y, huFtttf, alEu:u=n,lnts s<:a
,firuck the aAIp, ard rsrtfea ttaFor hi--boat:
clean nuay trom the davl.s. AT that rre2iaE
and through tho sueterdinE nIc:tt tht VIM
L1cw very heavy rxtr, aid tic sra ran rcr1
hxs,. bnt slss scsrw ~aA still kci': sts=n hi:
eaAv ahead. = -.--
4. 81. d. "wednesday 5. Inn 1btls it,.:,, CAP.
Martin sent for NJ. t;rra mill, thr ChIEf En=t
nets, kcd }ulsH.nri ht,a u his int+ntioo to r,.t
: The sh1p about mud rau ior rl:uuitth, aI,l b.
desired t.at f4u .sred Ahoul1 10 ro
up llrectl5. THIS vas isuinealett1r dine
In hs'f m hour aner s,.c chips eourss
had tecn altered shn 7Eao aea:a s:ss:rA by ;
(stIfrnrrdons fea, wl!eh carried away thd star
hoard ule boat, and HE satar sea sloy4 Ia III,
st:..tteard cutter. Al At+,a w tEts Gly TIL
dips po4ltion ~ hi. IL 4 n, len.. 5. II.
very heavy csp~s se' YES running, ritk ihs
wiad now dead A*tern Of the sh!r, wk1ri
causta her to roll hsass1y. BEs 81 dlassts ny
cvtn now IVES antt:ieattl, and III through
tle. rr.ni.g Il Ntjla,sdar, AMI long alte
rnidpfRlt, the ship continued to stcnn sl1E1.
| skcalv ahe Captain and he officers rc.aAirfp;
ftra1ily At tLaIr posts, an1 t1c rastneCr
appealing 10 hare full fc'iuuee Ep1h tho sklj
ef Capsatn a!ssttn to 91snS tl:us ea1a y
tin rullsr.: defE:s Ia hesry crots tra, aE'
:Lr Wind glowing w!.ole -ale From tn
tontlExstta mountain a; water fell hravt1,
over The vaf*t q the ship ara spent Is 1i
| tt,Hcttre fire C1sn The Ls4in :satch~a5, ose
| the enEtrc $noM, completely demult,hlh9 TIL
1nsssise <@sartuft. measuring twelve fsct b.
eight lert, aaa ttoodins viii tt2s If rate
| this Portion nf Tie sAfr. Inssant cnicavct
10 rrTrir tie hatt EHay wryc saa'te With
rump,itc9e ani yssos e"msneasara.
With TIE fn,taiIens crfsls- Every sparc xa
| thn4 hxxsr ~ A7SA ofSnfS
n,attsestea from al parts tH the ship, wcr
| thrpwn ote5 the aptfttup, bat csclt sacere!ln
.. | k.:u 6htpred ty thr res-el tore sway The Ira
resource cf the mo,hent, aud rot more tia
tru minutes aftsF The h1ichway had been III
ttroye4l The waller had riscn al,,vr the fur.
sc<s snd up 10 The y alsts Of The engineers an
' | fremeu employed IN this part Of the shiF
r The lover decks werc ul., now. noo1e1 Wit
tlfe rr.h Of waters the -hlp uas eo1I1nuAil
taking fu. Tho ehiefsnginecr rsnautc,s At b
: post nnIlthe water had Hseu Atose ht*wals
, | Wien he went OF deck and rspar:el thai h
+ Grea were aat. and his enytnts rcnderrd as
hk. Captain s.srttu. with Cain conviction
I | fcMarke,. that he WA Got surprised on Il
: contrary, be had expected Auca = raul
! Finding his poble sltp ii tcngth. little ranl
! '---@ his ntatntnr*ail 10 t,r ~rs IN h.~.
l. Ar+F:ec mere octJEc the Wind. This h
n | scarcely 1.-- accomplished when the fpyct
b the wind tore t.-. .Atl Into ribbons, with Il
!, exception u ono cornr,, -nder which the al
I | lay to throughout tho rc,nA44 ~ # Tho nieh
Tire dorkuy engine was sVrpllcd y ''h 4tcipsa
Z boiler urHu deck. anu ail tic det.- num1
II we're kept t,ofcc throughout t1le uigLs.:
i The n&kec1spers u al cl3.s+.s now hruus-.tl
= bessse Of their imminent dagger. shared ri
Il the c5ew their srduoas Iahors. So.wIt
:. t'~ndine crt'y effort tho water still Sasa'
i IL height, crnss seas With tremendous for
= we're Ionstsatlr breaking o1cr tho vese'
!. Tie nletictf OF the ship became fow q,
I. heavy. snd she refused to rise to the artk
a | at the Waves.
!. ask o'ciock IN Thrssdar morning q
/. We struck By \ stern Sea, y hlch carried aw
- fnu1 OF her stcr1 ports, md admitted III,
= ot water through tie 6,cach< From thIs tEE
4 all eIorts were useler2, and r. asbrea
IN capt- Martin, whcse ctsol iatreptd!sy L
=. never for moment tns=aken him. aiescd I
i ruday vker NIL e1asHcs Of the passengers h
y now iaktn retuec, and responding to 3n u,
- ressnl appeal, calmly announced the cesaatl
T. Of a1t human hops. II tas remarkable II
= thai this solemn admission WA as solemn
n, Eecetred-a. retlrned eisencc prevail
a throughout the assembly. broken only
u brief Intervals BY shs wrl.;tfme.l aud .
n Draper, whtss spiritual serrices b
- teen Eucesfant dating the pzeviou. tw,
If iy-sour hurrs- At 10 o'clock, the ship III
Ia rolling deeply ~ attempt wAs made to iaan
r. hf tAfhpard Ptnnace. Eut ReA attnc6
=, just d the reached tl,a watcr and she sul
- leaving czrw OF iso mau st usyt!ns for th
< lttrs. A. the thiH HAs lyias, 10 lhrte OF tn
r., managed 10 scra1nl,c up tho sides ofthc 81
-. ard the Other two were rescued hy ropes
y inx thrown to theos. After this thr exllan
- I'd crew appeared indifferent to their fAtc, a
=, m inrther ci5orl at launching tho remain
IT, host* wes made until ono O'Clock, wien
= Wait. having Ieaehsd the main r3.asnx and
a.. ~ ship e&tdently .cttitnE down, The port :
=, tlace ras Got over the ships side. Even
Il si,iF moment ths .ea was 10 aeayy that III
- OF ihe pu.aeagern II! !o rvrre within sesch
~ ttec '.ont appeared to prefer The frail sic.
" tt Tie tluklne vetscl 70 the otv1uu4 dun.
of a small t'out In ainsinc sea- At :
cttsta, Captain Martin, always st bA1
y addressing Mr.. tir:enhIll, his chief
m ! sireer. rndrr- Whoae command hA r
nj | S{rrISr 1.o.t wa, rStnt said +aTh,re