The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-10-27
The Cambria Disaster.

W aSu1NG1ON, Oct. 81 he tOtdi loss
of the steamship Cambria. which was yes
terday rumored, is fully confirmed by later
dispatches, and there is little to give hope
that the passengers who had taken to boats
have escaped. The coast is very danger
Gus one, and it is evident from the upset
ting of the one boat, from which a single
survivor Of the wreck was picked up, that
the sea was very rough at the time Of the
friends on board need not be in haste to
mirahly guarded by expert and adventurous
men. and it is not impossible that if the
boats were driven ashore some of the pas
sengers were saved.
! Other less fatal but serious marine losses
are reported this morning many of them
on our own coasts. The late gales are
everywhere dangerous, and we may expect
to hear for several days of serious wrecks
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
| The Cambria was considered as IL. sound
condition, and has been regarded as the
finest on any Of the ocean lines. She was
but recently rebuilt, thoroughly of iron,
and in every way prepared for the severe
contests with wind and rain
Capt. Carna CHAM, the commander of the
Cambria during this ill,fated voyage, was
one of the most experienced and skillful
been commander CT the vessel. Ct the
Anchor Line several years. and was thor
oughy conversant with the navigation of
the Transatlantic route to Glasgow.
LATER
LONDON, Oct. % Wednesday evening
word reached Londonderry that the Cam
hria, of the Anchor Line, had becn wrcckc d
otthe coast afo peH4t9essl .ul0}Gry Hi4vrsUf;
John McGarlantl. a Storage passenger.
The intelligence was at first dlsbelieved but
has since been confirmed The telegraph
lines have been disarranged by the recent
storms, and the following summary of Nc
! Garland narrative has Just gotten through
from Londonderry:
The voyage from New York was gen.
Pre- a.'r rft>wehlfer n1'cn' brevalled most OF
the time until the night of Wednesday,
Octohe. 10, between 10 and II o'clock.
The Cambria was then under fnll sail and
steaming rapidly. Suddenly when all was
apparently going well, she struck
on Mistraline Island, small Is
land ten miles west of Donegal.
and 80 miles west of Londonderry
The vessel instantly began TO I'll through
large holes stove in the bottom, and the fires
were soon extinguished Efforts were direct
ed to save the lives of the passengers who
were massed upon deck. Four Loats.
crowded with passengers we're launched
and put off from the sinking steamer.
Mcfarland entered one of these, and he
saw no more of the ship or other boats.
he thinks there is no doubt that all the
boats were swamped, and that he is the
only survivor. Almost Immediately after
getting INTO the boat it capsizcd, and he
lost consciousness. Upon reviving he
foun1 himself in the sea, bnt grasping the
gunwale of the boat which had righted
he succeeded in getting into the boat a
second time, and found the dead body of
lady dressed in black silk. Mr.. Nectar
land was tossed about many hours, when
he was picked up by the Enterprise, Capt.
GiileSpie, who cruised about the scene of
disaster for 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 congratulating
themselves on the tempestuous VOYAGE
being nearly finished, and rejoicing in the
fact that in one short hour more thew
would land at Neville. There we're Ger
taDly $50 souls on board-perhaps more.
LATEST.
LONDONDERRY Oct. pa vessel lust
returning from the scene of the Cambria
disaster, in the North Channel, reports
that they discovered only lot of broken
spars, and few barrels of -four which
formed part Of ner cargo. Nothing has
yet been heard OF the small boats which
put off from the Cambria when she struck.
Hope for their safety has not been entirely
abandoned, bus Mcfarland reports that a
wind little short of hurricane prevailed
at the time, which it would be miraculous
for such small craft to weather.