, 1873-07-09
ON THE ROCKS.
Additional Details Of the WrcCking
Of The City Of Washington.
The Statement Of tho purser---An Ex'
ceeding1y Foggy Passage-.--No
Sun or Stars In Eight
Days.
Probability that the Steamship
will Be Fl0nted aud
Repaired.


Repaired.
1b thu Associated Press.
HALIFAX, N. s., July 8.-Tho tug-bont Da}sy,
Of Liverpool, N. s., nrrivod horo this morning
with Hcnry Mal,an. tho puraor Of tho Inmar,
steamship City Of Washington, from whom the
following particulars OF tho Bhipwreok ara
gloaued.
Tho City Of Washington snilod from Livor.
pool, Eng, OIL tho 24th Of Juno, anl from tho
tin,o Of lowing TINT port until tho yesae struck
on tho west side Of Port Lo Dear, OIL tho woat-
orn coast, noithor sun nor stars had boon aoon,
no that It was Impossible to obtain observations
during tho entiro passngo, in order to aacortain
tho position Of tho ship.
When tho steamer struck, about 2 o'clock on
Saturday, tho fog WINS 30 deuse that 10 objects
could be seen three yards ahead. Everybody on
board supposed that the veeso1 was proceeding
on her why to Now York, and tho only intima-
tiou to the contrary waa heavy grating sound
as tho vesBol was driyon over the rough bottom
OF the shoa1s whore sl,o now los. Tho steamer
was going at the rate OF about nuo knota whom
Bhe struck. There waB no excitement oil board
at tho time. Everybody waB perfectly calm, md
Capt. Phillips aud tho officers and crow immed-
iatoly sot about lowering tho boats and getting
tho passengers on shore, Of whom there wore 28
in the cabin ind AL In the STORAGE. In tho
meantime guns were fred from tho stranded
ship. and, in answer to tlom. men came along
nido in small boats, from whom tho first intlma-
tion WAS obtained aa to tho locality whore the
vosHol had boom driven. Fortunately tho sca
was calm, and the Distance from tho mainland
only about quarter Of mile. All tho boata
wore speedily launched md manned, aud in
throo hours from tho time Of tho disaster evory
soul on board was landed ut Port Le Boar whero
tho inhabitants busted themselves in providing
temporary accommodations for the passengers
and crew. All tho paHBengers luggage and Of
feets, tue ship stores, etc., woro also saved aud
The chip is lying On al, eyon keol, as II riding
at anchor, Thoro il about fifteen foot Of water,
at high tide, OH the Hl,oal. Tho engino-room ii
full Of wator, which ebbs and flows through 1t,
and it ls supposed that n hole was Htoyo III tho
deck is pretty clear Of water, but below that tho
Tho fog lid not lift " till yesterday morning,
whom, for the first time, It was seen that tho
tosaol had Larrowly escaped total and immediate
doatruotlon, with tho probable loss of everyone
on board. Tho distance bctwcon tho port bows
Of tho ship and Little Gull Rock was only
soont 200 yards: How @ hhs a' escaped in tho denao
and crew, arc deeply thankful. In the direction
TINT the ship was steering, along the dangerous
westorn coast Of this province, her escape from
,f aes.etnon On 1he foe1a % and sunkon rookn, so
Plentllully aprlnKleu nlohg ZIG cast, WAS simply
prorldential. There is no theory offered to ac-
count for the ships deviation, though It is q
fact that no observations had boon taken from
.ho time o. leaving Liverpool to the momont OF
the disaster ...
INC P4eo ;a. where ret tho nteamor e stranded ia IN
nde OF Little Gull Hook, or what is properly
Known ~ Gnll NocK Bar. Ihls ia distant from
t.o 1osnPgsf She . noarea. port2 twenty m,lss end
o9 nun: 9ofth, longitude 6a = G6 min. wesf.
mo cabin PansGngera have been comfortably
zecoinnouatea 9 IN holaes at Fort Lo bear, while.
aor ;ao s'eosase pHsaongors ana CROW, tents ana
~ ~eleeIen on tno Hnofo, whore they nave oeen COM @
iorsaplS euenaea to since tho landing. The
sgen,s atas,ar oa tto company nero hRye chartered
80, ssoanaer o,,, 70 ,nrlhe tho pnaHongors ana
ere" 70 hah1aS, 6no salled Tor tho
Mr1cA i13 ~ uasngnt ..tf1s morning. anu
VIII plopholy 1etnfn to.inoIro" afternoon. Tho
Eaasohgots 4, WIZ ue 1or"araed TO thear destina-
t, "m W n 1y ,ngh. rnt Gspcahoaa routes. lnntrue
,'ons 60 enas eueet haVo poen Bont to the agents
mere:
1t III not correctly known whether tho ship Will
Prove totai ioss or not: II III thought thnt all
the cargo will 10 got ont in . damaged state.
Dlyera and Wrcckore, with their gear, will leaye
nero lnlmedlateiy Tor tho wreck.
a ieonnE OF lntonFo rolle1 peryades this COM
mu1llty tnat no ilyes nave boon lost and that O
seGnaa At.ant1c u ealan.ty 1la9 been nvcrted. ,,,
HALIFAX, N. a., July 8--.-Evening. Worry little
tnfther Is fecoiSed from tile wreck Of tho Cityof
washington: Iho passengers aro supplied with
cookea prov'sons =! from tue ship. It il expected
s.o VIII ~ eet gu II tlo woathar continues 1aVofa-
seIs saai iot f, eno nttis or ne H. starr wheh
Week
Tho officers of the ship report that no obBor-
vatlon mad been taken for eight days. When the
water oyer tho har' H. ida Ia" AIuj hn;ng NJ,
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