The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-22
THE WRECK OF THE CAMBRIA.
Details of the Disaster.
Probable Loss Of ALI on Board
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
The MeziereS ArmistiCe Ended.
The Siege of Metz.
The Garrison Reported Starving.
The Mezieres Armistice Ended.
The Garrison Reported Starving.
FROM EUROPE.

Details of the Loss of the Steamer Cambria,
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Late on Wednesday eve-
ming word reached Londonderry, Ireland, that
the steamship Cambria, Captain Carnaghan of
the Anchor Line, which left New York on the
Sth inst. for Glasgow, had been wrecked Off the
coast of Donegal. The information was brought
to that city by the only survivor, John Mozart
land, steerage passenger by the Inflated YES
sci. The intelligence was OF first disbelieved,
Notwithstanding the vessel was overdue; but it
has since been confirmed by multitude of tele-
grams to the agenss, the press, and the friends
of the passengers.
The telegraph lines throughout Ireland have
been sadly disarranged by the recent storms,
and the following despatch, summarizing Nc
Gartlands narrative, has just gotten through
from Londonderry. The voyage from New
York was generally fortunate, notwithstanding
unpleasant weather prevailed most of the time
until the night of Wednesday, October 49, be-
tween 10 and II o'clock. The Cambria was then
under sail, and steaming rapidly. Suddenly,
when all was apparently going we'll she
struck on Mistraline Island, o small rocky island
ten miles west of Donegal and thirty west of
Londonderry. The vessel instantly began to
fill through large holes stove in her bottom, and
fires were soon extinguished. 1t became evil
dent that the steamer was hopelessly lost, and
efforts were therefore directed to save the lives
of the passengers who were massed upon deck.
Four boats crowded with passengers were
launched, and put off from the sinking steamer.
Mcfarland entered one of these, and he saw
no more of the ship or other boats The weather
was very heavy, and he thinks there is no doubt
that all the boats were swamped and that he is
the only survivor Almost instantly upon get
ting into the boat it capsized and he
lost consciousness; upon recovering he
found himself in the sea- but
grasping the gunwale of the boat which had
righted, he succeeded in getting in the boat
second time and found therein the dead body of
a lady, dressed in black silk, Mcfarland was
tossed about many hours, when he was picked
up by the Enterprise, Captain Gillespie, who
cruised about the scene of the disaster for long
time in hopes of saving life and property.
Mcfarland says that almost at the very time
of the disaster the passengers and crew were
congratulating themselves on the tempestuous
voyage being nearly finished, and rejoicing in
the fact that in one short hour more they would
land at Neville. There were certainly one hun
dred and eighty souls on board, and perhaps
more.
Later.
LONDONDERRY, Oct. 21-Midnight. Vessels
just returning from the scene of the Cambria
disaster in the North Channel report that they
discovered only lou Oh DrOhtu 5purS anu u lew
barrels of -FOUR which formed part of thecargo.
Nothing yet has been heard of the three small
boats which put out from the Cambria when she
struck. Hope for their safety has not been
| entirely abandoned, but Mcfarland reports
| that wind little short of hurricane prevailed
at the time, which it would be miraculous for
such a small craft to weather
| End of the Mezieres ArmIstice.
| LONDON, Oct 22.-The armistice at Mezleres
ended yesterday CFriday) afternoon at o'clock.
The bridge over the Meuse, near that place, will
| be blown up by the Prussians to-day, but the
| bombardment will not be commenced until more
| troops and munitions of war can be brought up.
| The French force within the walls of Mezieres
is computed at about five thousand men, who
are fragments of various French regiments.
| Affairs at Metz.
| BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The Stats Anzeiger of
yesterday, in its account of affairs before Metz,
says:-The sickness in the armies is due to the
uniformity of food. Dysentery is decreasing,
and typhus will doubtless go with the present
cool weather. Desertions from the garrison
are increasing the fugitives all giving the same
reason-''hunger." The investing force and
the German armies generally receive abundant
supplies of all sorts of cattle on foot. Thou
sands of sheep have been sent 10 France for the
| Germans.
|