The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-24
WRECK OFTHE CAMBRIA
Narrative Of the only Survivor

LONDON, October 22.-Late on We'd
nesday evening word reached London
derry, that the Cambria, Of the Anchor
Line, had been wrecked off the coast o.
Donegal. Information was brought &c
that place by the only survivor, j ohm Nc
Garland, steerage passenger. The In
telligence at first was disbelieved but
has since been confymed. The teie
graph lines have been disarranged by
the recent storms and the follow sum
mary of McGartlands narrative just
gotten from London. The voyage from
New York was generally fortunate, not
withstanGing the unplel at weather
which prevailed, most Of the time until
the night of Wednesday, October lJ
between 10 and II o'clock, the Cambria
was then under sail and steaming,
rapidly and suddenly, when all
was apparently going well, she
struck on Mistraline Island, small,
rocky island ten miles west Of Donegal
and thirty west of Londonderry. The
vessel instantly began to fill through
,le large holes stove in the bottom and
the fires were soon extinguished. 1t
became evident that the steamer was
hopelessly gone and efforts were there
fore directed to save the lives Of the
passengers who were massed upon the
deck. Four boats crowded with passen-
gers were launched and put off from
the sinking steamer. Mcfarland en-
tered one OF these and he saw no more
of the other boats. He thinks there is
no doubt that all the boats were
swamped and that he is the only
survivor. Almost Immediately upon
getting into the boat it capsized
and he lost consciousness. Upon reviv-
ing he found himself in the sea, but
the gunwale of the boat, which
had righted, he succeeded in getting in
the boat the second time, and found
therein the dead body of lady dressed
in black silk. Mr.. Mcfarland was
tossed about many hours, when he was
picked up by the Enterprise, Captain
Gillespie, who cruiSed about the scene
of disaster for a long time in hope of
saving life and property. Mcfarland
says that almost at the very time Of the
disaster the passengers and crew were
themselves on the tenn
pestuous voyage being nearly finished
and rejoicing in the fact that in one
short hour more they would land at Mo
selle. There were certainly one hun
ired and eighty souls on board, aud
perhaps more.
LONDONDERRY, October 2l-Midnight.
Vessels just returned from the scene
Of the Cambria in the North Channel
report that they discovered only lot
OF broken spars and a few barrels Of
flour, which formed a part Of her cargo.
Nothing has yet 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 but little short OF hurricane pre-
vailed at the time, which it would be
for such small craft to
weather.
LONDONDERRY, October 22.-A care
ful examination OF the coasts and waters
ior miles around the scene Of the Cam
bra disaster, by river steamers, fails TO
discover any traces of the missing boat-
from the Cambria.
MENoCK, October 22.-Capt Chennc-
with, OF the steamer Ross, reports
having passed through much wrecked
matter off the northern coast OF Ireland.
Among these were portions of the cargo
of the Cambria and fragments of other
small boats.