Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
n EW YORK.
NEW XnRE

NEW DIRK, mug. 81.
DR.. Chas; w. Selden has been arrested on the
Additional details of the Metis disaster con-
firm last nights details. There were no South
ern names among the list OF '' Lost or
Saved
The Nettie Gushing, of and from Thomaston
Me-, Tor NoW York, arrived at New London
yesterday morning X 0Orts that she was run
into by the propeller Mctis, Of the Providence
and New OF k line, and lost her bOwsprit and
head gear and all forward gear. Sang out to
Captain OF a steamer to stand by as the vessel
was sinking, but the steamer went on her
course. After clearing the wreck made for New
London, bus could not make it, and came to
anchor OFT Goshen Reef, west of New London
light house. At the time of the collision gale
was blowing from southeast, and 1t was thick
and rainy; was steering west by south through
the race, with little Gull Island five miles dis
tant nearing west by south.
The following Is another account
Towards midnight the wind blew nearly
gale, while pitchy darkness prevailed II e
passengers hac long since retired to rest, and
with the exception that the vessel was rolling
somewhat, owing to the Lsalghness of the sea,
nothing occurred to mar the progress of the
trip.
Shortly after O'Clock, a schooner hove in
sight about four miles west, southwest of Watch
Hill lighthouse and not more than five miles
from shore. 1t was at this time raining hard
and the weather was somewhat thick. :; Il.
denly, and without a word OF warming. iI,
schooner, heavily laden " til lime, ran int.
the steamer forty feet abait the stern til
portside and squared away on her cours. A
deep, dull thud was felt all over the steamer
men and women were aroused from their slum-
Der, and some less frightented than the rest
rushed on deck, half dressed, and made for the
pilot-house to learn the cause of what emed a
collision. The Captain had already made in
qulrles from the engineers, and the cheering
news OF ''all right" at once allayed the alarm
OF terror to the stricken crowd. Some returned
to their berths, but others not being satisfied
win the announcement, or perhaps uneasy 2
to the result, remained on the hurricane deck.
Fifteen minutes later the death-knell went
ringing through the vessel that the Metis was
leaking badly, and the news spread like Wild
mrs. The stateroOm doors were thrown open,
ana the passengers scrambled TO the upper deck
to be farthest from the water. 1t was fearful
scene. The deck hands rushed up and down,
warning passengers to look to their life-pre-
servers for the Metis was going down, and there
were some whom even the first shock had not
awakened, but who, now that the shrieking and
hammering had begun, quickly jumped forth
to the terrible realization OF their peril. Down
gradually, deeper went the vessel, until her
oulwarks were under water and the waves
came sweeping over the deck. Nearly every
soul on board had tried to reach the upper
deck-some succeeded and some failed and were
lost-others plunged into the sea and were
washed far away A rush was made for the
boats, which were promptly lowered. and, amid
the widest shrieks, the terrified passengers
made desperate exertiOns to crowd into then,