The Republican journal., 1870-10-27
THE WRECK OF THE CAMBRIA.

LONDON, Oct. D. Late Wednesday even
ing word reached Londonderry, Ireland. that
the steamship Cambria, Capt. Carnaghan OF
the Anchor line which left New York Oct
Slh for Glasgow, had been wrecked off the
coast of Donegal The information was
brought to that city by the only survivor
John Mcfarland, a steera@e passenger. The
intelligence was at first aisbelieved, notwith-
standing the vessel was over due, but is now
confirmed by q multitude of kilograms to the
agents, press and friends of the passengers.
The telegraph lines throughout Ireland have
been sadly disarragcd by the recent storm
The following despatch summarizing Nc
Garland's narrative has lust been received
from Londonderry.
The voyage from New York was generally
fortunate not withstanding unpleasant wealth
prevailed most of the time until Wednesday,
the 10TH between 10 and II o'clock The
Cambria was then under sail and steaming
rapidly. Suddenly when all was apparently
going well she struck on Mistralne Island, Il
small rocky island, ten miles west OF Done
gal and thirty west of Londonderry. The
vessel instantly began to fill through large
holes stove in the bottom and the fires were
soon cxtingusbcd
1t became evident that the steamer was
hopelesslv lost and efforts were therefore di-
who were massed upon the deck. Four boats
were crowded with passengers and launched
and pnt off from the sinking steamer. Nc
Garland entered one Of these and he saw no
more of the ship or other boats The wealth
er was very heavy and he thinks there is no
doubt that all the boats We're sWamped and
that he is the only survivor. Almost instant
ly upon getting into the boat ii clpsized and
he lost all consciousness. On reviving he
found himself in the sea grasping the gun
wales Of the boat which had rightcd He
succeeded in getting in the boat the 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 Surprise, Captain Gillespie, who
cruised about the scene of the 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 We're
congratulating themselves that the tempestu-
ous voyage was very nearly finished and re-
ocng in the fact that in one short hour they
would land nj Moville There were certain
y one hundred and eighty souls on board
and perhaps more
LONDONDERRY Oct. 81 Midnight Yes
sells Just returning from the scene of the
Cambria disaster in the North Channel re-
port that they discovered only lot of broken
spars and few barrels OF flour which form
ed part Of her cargo. Nothing yet has been
heard of the three small boats which put out
from the steamer when she struck. The hope
for their safety has not yet been entirely
abandoned, but Mcfarland reports that the
wind was little short of hurricane which
prevailed at the time and which it would be
miraculous for such small craft to weather
NoHoPE FOR THE MISSING
LONDONDERRY, Oct. pa careful ex-
animation of the coast and waters for miles
around the scene of the Cambria disaster by
the river steamers fails to discover any traces
of the missing boats from the Cambria.
The rocks on which the steamer struck are
two miles from the island. There is a light
house on the latter but there is no warning
placed on the fatal rock to Indicate its hidden
danger. The British Admiralty have been
repeatedly notified of the dangerous charac-
ter of the rock, but have never needed the
warning.
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