The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-10
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| FOREIGN.
Halifax, July S-The tug boat Daisy, If
liverpool. n s, arrived here this morning
with Henry Ward, purser Of the Inman
steamship City Of Washington, from whom
the following particulars OF the saiPSreek
"ere gained: The City OF Washington was
built at Glasgow in 1855 Sue was consid
cred std inch vessel, being of iron, with
stout iron fastenings, was 302 feet long, 40
broad, p deep aud q draft, was ship
wa er-tiyht bulk heads aud had maximum
capacity of 2,SS5 tons burden. During The
Crimean war she made several i'm
portant trips in the service OF
The English, and has been in the
service Of the Company fer considerable
time, but was Used la.ieriy a. an extra vessel.
II ia-ur d al all. he risks are probably held
by underwriters in England. The City OF
Washington called from Liverpool On the
oath Of June, and from leaving that port till
the vessel struck on the vest side Of Port
Lebar, on the western coast, neither sun or
stars had been sesn, 80 II Mas Impossible to
obtain an obs. rvalioL during the entire pas
sage in order to ascertain their position.
Hnsn the steamer struck, about = O'clock Oh
Sunday, the To- was 80 dense that no objects
could be seen three yards ahead, and tv> ry-
~ Il
crediGg on her way to New York, and the
only inliuisti"n ~ the contrary was heavy
yrs,ing saant Is the Vessel Was driven
over the rough bottom Of the shoals,
where she now iir.. The steamer was
going at the rate OF nine knots when she
struck There was no excitement on board
at the time and everybody WAS perfectly
calm. Capt. Pniiiip,, the officers and crew
immediately set sbout lowering the boats
snd getting the passengers On shore. OF PhOm
there were % cabin and ISL steerage. In
the meantime gum were fired from the
stranded vessel and coon to then meE came
ALONGSIDE in email boats, from whom
the first iniimaiion WAS obtained a. to
the locality where the vessel had been driven
EortInaiei. tie sea yas oalr,, ard the ship
was distance from the n,sia i,nd OF only
about q quarter of a mile. All the boats
were speedily launched and manned, ard in
three hours from thc tiE1s of the disaster,
every soul on board vas landei at tort lie.
bar, where the Inhabitants busted themselves
providing temporary accommodations for
passengers and crew. All the passengers
luggage and Ell cts, ship stores, &C., were
alca .ly-,i and landed. The ship is >. lag On
an sVen keel, AZ ii j. riding at anchor |
There j. ab,a; Ii teen eet oi water at high |
tide ON the s',osi, an'l the engine room j.
full Of water, which eb5s and Il IVA ,,rnngh |
It, and il is supposed that a hole Was store |
in her 5,tio,n under the engine room. The |
second deck il pretty clear OF wafer, bu, be- |
los that the ship is full. The fog did no, |
lift I'LL Yesterday morning, when, for III. |
first tine, it was seen that the ve-seI
narrowly escaped total and immediate de.-
truclion with a probable loss of every one on |
bard. rhe distance between the 10 -
Of the ship and little gull rock was only
about 3OG yards. How rhe escaped in the
den.e fog Is marvellous. and all en- board,
passengeIs and crew, are thankful. In the
direction the ship was steering along tn. |
dangerous western coast of this province, hsI
escape from Destruction on the reefs and
sunken rocks, 30 beautifully sprinii.d along
the Coast, was simply provid-rii,i.
There il no theory offered to ,o'=r,r ;n'
the ships deviation, though it is TO, l!.a
10 9b-ervsiions had been taken ION ih.
tue Of leaving Liverpool to tie moment OF
the disaster. The place whsFeon the steamer
is grounded, is inside the Little Gull Rock,
or what ia properly known az Gull Rock
Bar. This is distant from Lockport,
lie nearest port, twenty mills
and from Hslifax ABOUT eighty miles
10 latitude IS deg. 80 min. north longitude
"a 6e,. Is min. vsst. lhe cabin passen-
gers have teen accommodated and housed al
P,rt LeBsr, while for the storage passen
gers and crew tents snd awnings, made from
he ships sails. have been erected on shore
where they have besl comfortably attended
o since landing. The agehis of tie com
pAny have chartered q steamer to bring the
passengers and crew to Halifax; she sailed
or the wreck at daylight this morning, and
will probably return tomorrow afternoon.
Very little further news has been received
rom tne wreck Of the City If Washington.
The officers Of the vessel report that no OBJ
ervaiiQls had bsen taken Tor eight dsys.
When the -hip hrs, sr,uck there was only
ew f.et OF valsr oy-g tis bar, the tide he NJ :
ow bui the safer cal..e ia through a hoi.
Knocked in the ships buttnia and no~ there
over ten feet in the hold. 1t Is impo--- ,
lie to ascertain the extent Of tie steamers
',jari.. unit. the cargo j. taken ou-cb il i ,
ioped shat the hole can b. plugged and the
e sci ao,;-d -nd repsir.d She has = full
enesaf cargo. pal - Shi:'' = very vaius-
ie. =
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