New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-08
A STEAMSHIP WRECKED.

ton, from Liverpool June a. via Queenstown June
% for New-York, went ashore 20 miles west Of Cape
Sambro on the afternoon Of July ), in a dense fog
and will probably prove total loss. All the pas
sengers and crew were saved.
Second Dispdtck-rhe steamer City Of Washington
struck on Gull Rock bar, Port Lebear. 70 miles west
of Sambro, at Up. m. Saturday, in dense fog. All
of the passengers and crew were landed safely The
ship has about Is feet of water in the hold and she is
likely to become a total wreck.
The passengers baggage and spare stores were
saved The pursor is expected in the city about II
o'clock tonight.
Third Dispatch night.-The Purser has not
yet arrived. 1t is impossible to get further inteli-
gence from the wreck tonight, it lies 20 miles
from any telegraph office.
STATEMENT OF THE AGENT IN THIS CITY.
The intelligence of the lossiof the steamer City Of
Washington reached THIS city late yesterday even
ing, and was only known to a few persons
directly interested in the reception of the
intelligence. The Office Of the IDman line
was comparatively deserted at the time,
and il found necessary to transmit the news to
John g. Dale the agent of the company in this city,
who was then at his residence Staten Island. de
Immediately returned TO his Office, at No. Is Broad
way, to await further information and to give such
instructions as might be necessary. At 11:SO D. IN.
Mr. Dale was still at his office, patiently awaiting
further advices.
TRIBUNE reporter who had been searching for
the details of the disaster had brief interview with
Mr. Dale He expressed his willingness to impart such
information as he possessed but regretted that
very slight He had left his Office at the usual hour
to seek his residence Staten Island and had been
at home only short time when information con-
corning the loss Of the steamer City of Washington
reached bin. He Immediately started to the city,
and found that dispatch, signed by the purser Of
the unfortunate vessel, had been received at his
Office, as follows:
LIVERPOOL, " e., Monday. July 7. 1879
To JoHE g. DALE, AgeHtor he Iaman Line, No. Is Broad
tedy:
The City Of Washington struck on Gull Rock Bar Port
Lebear 10 miles west OF sambro, y. M, July in
dense tog. Likely 10 become total wreck All passen-
gers crew. baggage and spare stores landed at Port
Lebear She had dense fog all the way from Qoeens
town. Wire not working since Saturday.
MAHAS, Purser.
Mr.. Dale states that beyond this dispatch and
another from the Associated Press which bad been
shown to him, he had no information. He was very
much gratfed that there were no lives lost. He
could not give information as 20 the nature
Of the cargo, as advices had been re-
celved concerning it. He did not know
the valne of the vessel, and could not
tell whether it or the cargo was insured. He be-
lieved that the dispatch correct concerning the
likelihood of the vessels proving a total loss. The
coast was very rocky and dangerous AT first 1t
thought that the steamer had struck the same spot
as the Atlantic. He could not tell the name of any
of the passengers consgnees of the cargo
inward bound, and the first advices usually received
in relation to the freight and passengers was the
rival of the vessels themselves. The City of Wash
ingtOn was an extra steamer carrying no mails, and
was not so valuable other vessels of the line 1t
had capacity for 200 steerage and 80 cabin passen
gers On this occasion it appeared to have only 400
While Mr. Dale was ut the office awaiting further
intelligence several persons connected with the
service shipping interests, who had casu
ally heard of the loss came in TO make inquiries but
none of those who expected friends or freight
had heard of the disaster. At Has no further
adyces arriving Mr.. Dale left the Office in order to
take the last boat for Staten Island. he appeared
TO be somewhat depressed by the loss of the vessel
but was happy that no lives had been sacrificed
Owing TO the fact that he was pressed for time,
list Of the officers OF crew was obtainable.
THE WRECKED STEAMER.
The City of Washington was built at Glasgow in
1855, and was rated A IL. She was considered
staunch vessel, being of iron, with stout iron fss-
Jennings She SOP feet long 40 feet broad &c feet
deep, and % feet draft. She was sbp-rigged, had
three decks, was furnished with water
tight bulkheads, and had a maximum
capacity of 1856 tons burden. During
the Crimean war she made several important trips
in the service of the English. She sister ship
TO the Manchester, and has been in the
service of the company for a considerable
time, but Was used latterly as an extra
vessel to accommodate the pressure of business
which has been thrust upon the Company.
If insured at ALL the risks are probably
held by underwriters IN England, as Mr..
Dale would have known if there had been
any policies in this country. Her next trip
from this port for Liverpool was advertised for
July ~. Any arrangements made for the City Of
Washington WILL of course, be transferred TO the
other vessels of the Inman line
Informs of the loss would have reached here
much sooner if the telegraphic wires had been in
working order, but the storm which did such dam
age throughout the United States appears to have
extended to the Provinces for the wires were either
down or in bad working order.
THE SCENE OF THE WRECK.
The scene of the wreck OF the City of Washington
is within about 80 miles of Cape Prospect, where on
Tuesday, morning, April 1, the Inflated Atlantic |
struck and Immediately became a total wreck. |
San,bro Light, mentioned in the dispatch, is
10 miles west of the entrance to Halifax |
larbOr. The coast has numerous rocky shoals, dan
yerous capes, and clusters Of small islands 1t is
BADLY provided with lighthouses. Capt. Colby, at
he time of the Atlantic disaster, said
that there wasn't good square light on the
whole coast There is little reason to hope that
-. n 1
"a new iron ship-struck she tore over the rocks.
md her plating was ripped off as if it were paper
PROPOSED INDIAN CONFERENCE IN TEXAS.
WASHINGTON, July AT an interview to-
hatuaan 9eeretary DelaDa Gov Davis of Texas and