Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-03-31
Steamship Europa.


lars of the late voyage OF tho steamship
from Glasgow to that port, during which
the captain, first and third rates were
lost overheard, and of which brief men.
ton has been made by telegraph.
The scene 4: eight o'clock was awful.
The vessel had reached latitude 1870
north and longitude $3.50 west II vas
dark as pitch. The horizon being overcast,
and the nil was chilly with the driving
slcct and the dashing spray. The wind
wh,tled through the rigging, and rushed
against the side OF the ship. which
groancd and shivered at every blow
I'm all directions, foamcrcstcd waves
from seventy to eighty feet high ran
roaring upon The gallant vessel, threaten
inc TO crush her, but she rode like duck.
Men waited and listened with bIeached
faces women sobbcd and prayed. ana
little children huddcd closer to their
parents in terror. Al about naIfpast
eight O'Clock the Steciagc and the inter
mediate passengers had been partially
quoted, and the captain at down in the
midst al the cabin passengers. nearly
all OF whom had known him and sailed
with him before. and began u convcrsa'
ton about old times. At about twenty live
minutes past o'clock Capt. Macdonald
drew out his watch and excused himself,
saving tia, it was time for him to 60 on
deck TO give his final instructions for the
night to his mates Is was his custom be"
fore going to bed.
Accompanied by Corson,a passenger,
he went on deck. The storm was ut its
greatest fury. The first and third mates
were standing together Oh the bridge,
uH,r = canvass awning which had been
erected especially To protect them from
the weather. The captain laughingIy
d,rcd Mr.. Corscn to go with him to the
bridge. Mr.. Corson accepted the chal-
lengc, and the two started forward.
They had barely reached the end of the
deck house. when he said, Captain, |
guess I'll 90 back, rs Eve only my slip
pcrs on" The captain laughed and said,
"All right; 90 back, then"
He had hardly seated himself when he
was startled BY Il tremendous crash,
quickly followed by the hoarsc yells Of
the scamcn. Help. The captains over
board Mr.. Corson sprang up the steps,
and SAW ut glance the full extent OF the
disaster. \ tremendous sea had strucl;
the bridge beneath the starboard side,
twisting the horizontal iron railing into .
perpendicular position and tearing the
planking up like paper. II whelmed
the captain and mates, sweeping them Tar
of into the deep.
The hurricane continued through the
night and all day on Sunday, Sunday
night and Monday. the vessel from me-
cessity going under - very slow head OF
steam all the time. To add TO the horror
on the night Of the disaster, one OF the
intermediate passengers. heard of the
captain, death and spread the story
among his fellows. Next morning it was
told to the Storage passengers, filling
them with CONSERVATION. A kind of mu-
tiny ensucd, mass indignation meeting
was held, and committee of two-one
member selected from the intermediate
and one from the slccrage passengers
WAS sent to Mr.. Finley to demand that he
should put into the nearest port. But
the cool headed. skillful officer quoted
them after u while, and the remainder OF
the voyage was prosecuted without any
further trouble