The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-28
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SPECIAL TELEdRAn TO THE DISPATCH
WAsHrSGroN, D. c., Aug. 26.-secfet,r -
boutwell, sought the quiet of, his home at
Groton for the purpose of preparing: seve.
ralspeeches, which he viii deliver in Ohio
Heieayes Groton in a week or ten days for
the West, and viii speak first at Cincin,
natl, then at Cleveland His appointments
for other portions Of the State have not Not
oeen hiaue. = TKEDEGAR!
The Disaster to the. j." City Of Houston 81 ON
cial Report.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Lieut, Charles
ArSchetkey, Whe was on the Steamship
" City of Houston" makes the folIowin
report to Secretary Robson:
g FernGndinG, Flo, Aug. 21.-Leavino
New York on the 18th instant, in obedience
to orders, we proceeded towards; Kev
West. Had good weather until the even.
ing of the 18th, when the atmospheric
changes betokened hurricane. AT p,
NJ. on the 10Th, being twelve miles east of
Cape Carnaveral, we made the breakers Of
the reef of that point. Here the com
mander of the vessel, Daniel Partridge.
betrayed ,incapaclty by running the vessel
in dangetous proximity to the reef.
judged the vessel was within reach Of a
cyclone on its western side; the vortex be-
ing about east and advancing. The shin
was run north-northeast for two hours. At
Z. M. was called by the first officer to
the pilot-house for consultation, and found
that the captain was unfit to command from
liquor or narcotics. Lieut.. Commander j.
Schonler was placed in command.
By this time the vessel was in hurri-
cane. All efforts were directed to her pre-
servation. The sails were split, and moth
ing was left to save the vessel but to back
her, which was done at the suggestion of
the first officer. After sailing for about ten
minutes the port tiller-chain broke. ALI
attempts to secure the rudder failed.
Heavy seas came over aft, and the cabin
was flooded. The captain had turned in,
and the crew proper of the steamer except
the first and second officers and assistant
engineer were frightened, and would do
nothing. The firemen deserted The fire.
room, and securing life-preservers, awaited
their fate on the hurricane deck. -.-
The ships officers having given her up,
the naval officers on board under command
of SchOnler, set the men under their charge
to work baiIiDg the ship. There was three
feet of water in the fire-roOm, eXtinguish-
ing the fires. The water was reduced, and
the fires renewed under the donkey boiler,
by which the water was pumped out of. the
ship.
From A. Nj. to 4P. M. on the 18th the
vessel was without motive power. The
gale increasing until A. NJ, the bulkheads
of the cngine-room and cabin were used to
start the fires with. The foremost was cut
away to preserve the vessel. Fire was
stated under one boiler, but the other
having broken adrift, and the steam-pipe
being cracked, the ship was helpless, and
50 remained until the 10Th, when the boiler
was showed up, and the steam-pipe tempo
rarily repaired, and the ship brought to
Fernandina." .-:=E
The Loss of the "Ladona.''
WASHINGTON, aug. 26.--The dispatch
from st. Augustine announcing the loss of
the ''Ladona' is signed editor Press"
There isa weekly paper in st. Augustine
cllled the Press. John +. Whitney editor
and publisher. No confirmation of the loss
through authentic channels has been re-
ceiYed up to half-past II to-day, and there
are still hopes of its being q hoax. Caro-
line Conway and Charley Hovey were the
only passengers.