The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-27
DISASTER AT SEA.


me properly OF Mr.. George l. Loriiard, was lost
near Tuns, Northern Africs, on the 18TH Inst AL
hands were saved
The loss of this vessel is a great disaster, not
withstanding "al hands were saved Her
owner and commander Mr.. Lorillard, Mr.. PHI
lip Robinson, and Carroll Livingston, were on
board at the time of the shipwreck, as also were
Mr.. George Howe, sailing master, mate, boat
swain, two cooks, two stewards, two quarter
masters, and ten sailors. Among the gentlemen
sailing in her from New York on the 10Th OF |
AuVust we're besides these, Mr. Kennard and |
Captain Fish, the modeler of the Meteor, but |
their intention was not to accompany |
the yacht in her contemplated trip
Cowes. The Meteor was new having been
launched as late as April of the present year,
and was a model of beauty and comfort. She
was built at the yard OF Messrs. Foihon, Brook-
Iyn, under the model of Mr. Fish. Her Gimen-
sions, as given ia the New York Yacht Club
Book of Rules and References, were-Area oil
square feet, S23a@; tonnage 1885; maximum
crew allowed, al; length of boat reqSlred, "
feet The carpenters dimensions weres-Length
on deck 100 feet; over all, l30 feet; beam, ~
feet; depth, 8 feet 8 inches. Her hull was OF
peculiar model, and at the time of the launch
Il was made the subject of newspaper dis-
cussion Il was claimed on one side, and COM
'katted on another, that the yacht, owing 10
her hull would never work to windward, would
not go about easily, and would not rice In
seaway In q short trial trip through Long
Island Sound, she did meet with slight acci-
dent, which was attributed by some people more
to obstinacy ON the Meteors part than any BAD
management OF her helmsman. She was the
last great yacht of that famous trio which left
New York for Cowes last summer. The first
was the Dauntless the property of j. &. Ben
nett. Jr. the second the Sappho, belonging TO
Mr.. Douglass, the third the Meteor. Although
Mr.. Lorillard had decided upon q cruise round
the world, by way of the Suez Canal, he was
ready and willing to engage his vessel IN az
ocean yacht race with any English craft, and
felt SO confident of his vessels qualities that he
announced himself willing to lay $4,000 on her.
For reasons not stated, Mr.. Lorillard did not
leave New York at the time Mr.. Douglass did in
the Sappho though his vessel was ready. And
when he did sail it was not direct for Cowes, as
her sister yachts sailed, but he stopped at the
Bermllaas. The Meteor's trip across the At.
lantic did not reveal any astonishing traits of
speed; but, as q sea-worthy vessel she was pro-
nounoed all that was claimed. Not succeeding
in finding competitor, Mr.. Lorillard pursued
his concentrated trip around the world which
was to have consumed the better part of three
wears as he intended spending little time
in every place stopped at On the 50 inst:
the vessel was at Malta, and the next
heard of her she was wrecked. As a costly,
thoroughly appointed, staunch and beautiful
craft, nothing superior ever lett American
waters. Her hall was of live oak locust, and
hackmetack fastened with copper below and
galvanized iron above and she contained more
timber than any vessel of her kind. The rigging
was of the best Italian hemp, and all her head
ways were OF wire. The cabins were all that
luxury demanded, not only in the upholsterers
line but the carpenters well. The wood
work outshines everything in variegatlon, being
of mahogany, rosewood, amaranth, oak, ash,
walnut maple, ETC., and these chased, carved,
and cut after the richest designs. Her loss is
one that American yachtmen will lament.
Terrible Scene on Board a British Steamer-A
Courageous American Engineer.
KINGSTON Jamaica, Dec. 1O.-A sad accident
has happened to the British steamer Twinkling
Star late American steamer Estrella, which left
this port on the Goth ultimo for Cape Hayti, with
valuable cargo on board. At about o'clock
A.. ,,1f nlDrt ft.y
miles from st. Nicholas, and about 0 o'clock
at night the engineers discovered that the iron
plates about midshps, and in front OF the paddle
Wheels had been strained from the heaVy seas
through which she was passing, and that large
volumes of water were coming into the hold of
the vessel, through cracks on either side, below
the water-mark Some of the passengers on
board were advised of this, and gradually the
passengers and crew were overtaken by panic,
when there was rush to the lite-boat, which
was speedily lowered, and into it escaped the
United States Consul OF this port, Mr.. Aaron
Gregg, and several others, But the lowering of
this boat was SO badly managed in the effort of
every one to save himself, that the bow of the
boat was elevated out of the water, while the
stern was submerged in the foam which left
the paddle-wheels but they managed at
last to cut the rope, and so disentangled them
from the steamer. No sooner had this life-boat
parted from the ship than panic overlook the
firemen and others who were left on board, and
the scene when the fremen forsook
the furnaces, the oilmen the engines, the stew
ards the kitchens, and the captain took leave OF
his senses. was perfectly hellish. The panic
stricken crew seeing that the life-boat had left
them believed that the ship was about ready to
part and ready to founder, and just at this crti-
cal moment Mr.. Thomas Lewis, the second en-
gineer. and the only American citizen on
board, seeing every post deserted and all
hands flying in the jaws of death, rushed
upon the deck, and with voice of thunder aud
thrilling earnestness addressed himself to them
in this wise:-"Halloo there where are you
who call yourselves Englishman who fly from
your stations when there is little bit of danger
and call yourselves men, and Englishmen Come
back to your places-I am not afraid III
stake my life, and back all have, that will
take this vessel into port with perfect safety-it
you but do your duty" Then turning to the
captain, he said:-"You, captain, you've los
your head, and allowed these cowardy fellows
these lazy landlubberS, who call themselves
English-to take your senses from you. Go VI
TO your place on the hurricane-deck and ordel
the ewheelman back to his place" CTurning agair
to the fremen, who stood with their bags ready
TO quit the ship)-"Go back to your places anC
do your duty, and II we are to die, let US die
like brave men, and not as towards am bu
young man yet and do you think l am goinl
unnecessarily TO risk my life? And / have
Young wife and little family in Jamaica, ant
do you think / am going to leave them to want
Not bit of it. mean to go back there, ant
not to run away in a little emergency like this.
Then addressing Mr.. Nathan, solicitor, wht
was buekling on life belt, said:-"Take tina
off, sir; not the slightest necessity for any non
sense of that kind You stand by me, anC
everything will go WELL" And that littl
fidence into the whole panic-stricken crew
ahat they resumed their places and carries
the steamer successfully into the harbor of ST
Nicholas Mole, and / am informed by MI