New-York tribune., 1870-10-24
DISASTERS AT SEA.
LOSS OF THE CAMBRIA.

LOSS OF THE CAMBRIA.
ONLY ONE PERSON KNOWN TO BE sAvED-sTORY
OF THE wRECK-CoMPLETE LIST OF PAS
sENGERs.
All the sad details of the wreck of the steam
ship Cambria, Capt. Carnaghan, of the Anchor lne of
the Coat Of Donegal Ireland fully confirmed She
steamed out OF this harbor the sth ns for Glasgow
carrying nearly be estimated ls4 souls and OF
these only one sailor, named Mcfarland Is known to
have been saved from the wreck. He picked up in
an open boat of Innishowen Head by the steamer En-
| frnrise bound from Garston TO Londonderry. The
narrative OF the voyage and his suering as detailed
by Mcfarland is briefly as follows:
The voyage generally pleasant notwithstanding
| the unpleasant weather which had prevailed until on
the night of Wednesday, Oct. 49, between 10 and II
o'clock the Cambria struck Mstraline Island, small
rocky Island 10 miles OF Done and 30 west OF Lon
donderry The Cambria at the time under full sail
ana full seam The injuries by the crash were so severe
that she at began TO M and the fires were soon ex
tngnshed As 1t became evident that in short time
the vessel must prove total loss, four boats were
lowered, and into these the passengers ard crew were
placed They put of from the ship McGartlands boat
containing himself, IA men, and woman. Since that
moment he nothing Of the other three boats
The sea very heavy, and twas blowing sy at the
time and he thinks that there s little doubt the boats
were swamped and that all In them were lost.
Almost Immediately upon getting into his own boat II
capsized and he lost all consciousness Upon reyving
he found himself In the and graspng the ginwa OF
the boat Climbing into 1t he found the dead body OF
young woman dressed In black silk He was tossed at
the mercy Of the for many hours, but was finally
picked up narrated The Enterprise crused in the
neghborbOod OF the disaster for considerable time In
the hope Of picking up some Of the Inflated passengers
and who might possibly be drifting about pieces
ofhe wreck but failed 70 find any human being or to dis
patroed by ali day and long into the night ;
and reported the fruessness OF their efforts falling 10
| discover traces OF the missing boats.
The steamer Ross Capt Chennowith, which arrived at
much wrecked matter Of the northern coast OF Ireland
OF Ei q ise is Seed Sy amy
end Of all hope which may have been entertained by the
The following complete list Of the passengers who
left here in the Cambria:
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ass n' Mn sG ss a%
Pt.5%T.s' P. ~ Nh Mss.s two eGsn GsoIs. Emery and
f @ .a a & &1Hao S S;sss 'SH5 S::1 sa9 i Nv
ldsr. y :;e iss Sss Sa
S @ Gssss ascs%sSds issa Iys5 Fat.
t. nes'S% sS va: Il: Gs .sS ii: Ss:a. ss
.s e.nhas s ost S1 ci9 .se h P c. s.s
g ES PaT S.SS. e M css a" s.1a
" 9 % & s sS.a % ss 13 oss sRn linen o's.a. hs%os
w.sS SGsse Hugh ISsRss Rs, SS%, Iss
Bdde M.y 4 Dsnnimond Marshall. William Benei. John
C. Agnes Boyd W. Dunion, Ruhe Aug johnson James ko"n
Cabin, %; intermediate, Is; ...rsse s-ToaI, l2s
| The crew numbered about 90 men.
! the OFFICERS AND CREW.
| The following 10 list Of the officers
sssSd SasrEMr. aeK.y scotland.
Ss;..sJ;.t: s,S., Tss,sss' sss,i.sS s'''''%
ss.% ssssIamlSsd sesessa@ArSis. ssBicip. Scotland
Sscsra..;.ai'' SER Aa.%s .s s1ssSa snsis1; Scotland
Besides these there all told 80 otherssssstant
ensnses %o %os IS bssres becns to Glasgow
The Cambria was buit at Glasgow OF iron 70 lsos ny
and poop; s2 feet long, IS feet breadth Of beam
depth Of hold and British ca
engines built at Glasgow at the Fnnieston steamship
% e. Tss% Of the
of Underwriters OF this port. on May s 1852 ana was
pronounced of the rstcass rate Alb and to have the
OeT e cpEbis carried the following bushels
boxes Of cheese ss bags Of seed barrels h
Of sP Zoo ssye s Sosss ns Of sa3drS a6S
| packages valued in all at about sl4o,OOo
% msS ssf Sa
locality Of the wreck So as the boat was picked np on
that there must have strong flood tide running at
the time which sets here directly along he coast TO the
eastward and which. perhaps, strengthened by the
westerly gale carried the doomed seaer far ahead OF
InnstTahue is a small ~ I'd about Ave miles from Cur
rkareol Point OF the most northsry points OF me
Irish coast There good channel between u ana me
main land with As fahos OF water in the center OF the
nassage About one and half miles northwest OF In
nistrahue is the Tor Rock, and between this ana q the
small ledge OF rocks called the skerrles and Is proDa
bile that the fsted steamer struck upon these or upon
the Tor Rock itself. The water Ia bold all the way up 10
these rocks and to the shores OF the island ana me eaa
is but little guide. There Is fine light on innistranue
Island hch can In clear weather y miles, ana
il is probable that Capt Carnaghan relied upon seeing
this light time to avoid the rocks ana thas pass pass
land which il the usual course Tor the lnwaIuDouhu
steamers; but from some cause or other tne hSnt & was
probaby obscued is frequently the case on me lsh
when the weather does not appear 10 be very
| hazy.
| Ioss OF THE STEAMER CONTINENTAL.
SAX FRASCIsCo, Oct. 14-Tbis city was
greatly excited this morning by the report from San
Daoo that the North Pacific Transportation Companys
continental had on the Soth ult foundered on
h Mexican coast 30 miles from Cape st. Lucas while on
h return VOYAGE from Mazatan TO this port and that
ao sIo 600 in treasure, and all the mails had been
, With seven OF the passengers and one OF the crew.
Tho 10 remain the steamer rather than ven
, in the boats Later In the day one OF the morning
aner. received the following telegram from its CORE
| spondent at San Diego;
'p ps. n,vco Oct. 1.-THE Panama steamer Colorado
,.Ddsa oos r. B. troops at this port to-day. From Lieut.
| T%aw.on commanding the detachment OF troops oD
tained the following particulars o, tns oss oi % e ter
tittion signaed and notified US OF the loss OF the
Continental and informed us that the SURVIVING passsn IN
gna ON The 10th instant and commenced taking me
wrecked passengers-s0 all toldEon poara tne s.eae e,
Ja All were in very destitute condition, none OF
or crew saved anything save what
Was ON their persons The Continent sit 90 ~
trp 10 San Francisco, on the 27th pro1 On tho
nep nsaht While crossing the Gull OF California enc en-
eountered severe gale ~ Diew ptb nf tbe cnmnass
ae W,a hp lspored heavily in the heavy choPPns sea-
and several leaks were sprung or oai ie botss .qs
steam pG%P. pIss ksR tRs p' sos loose which getting
into the pumps ehecusly t browna t6e cargo of