The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-24
FOREIGN.
DISASTER IN THE
ENGLISH CHANNEL.
An EmIgrant Ship Run, Down by a
SIeRmshIpss32I Lives Lost.


LONDON, January 28.-The report of {
terrible disastar last night in the EDglisl
Channel has Just been received. The
emigrant ship North Fleet, which saileC
from here several days ago Tor Australia
with 412 passengers, exclusive Of heI
crew, came in collision at midnight, two
miles of Dungeness, with an unknown
foreign steamship, and was cut TO the
waters edge. Only 95 persons are known
10 have been saved. II is believed thai
every other person who was on board
has found watery grave. No attention
was paid by the steamship to tho emf
grant. vessel after tho collision, and she
proceeded on her course, leaving the
sufferers to their tate.
When the collision happened, panic
occurred on the former vessel. The pas
sengers who were asleep rushed from
their berths to every portion OF the ship
where they thought they might be sale,
and utterly refused TO obey the orders Of
the Captain. That officer, as o last re.
sort to enforce obedience 10 his com.
mands, was compelled TO fire upon the
terror stricken people One Of them was
wounded. 1t IS believed that If the pas.
sengers had obcyGd the orders Of the
captain more Of them would have been
saved.
LATER PARTICULARS.
Additional particulars Of the terrible
marine disaster of Dungeness Light House
last night, have been received. The North.
fleet was lying at anchor ut the time the
collision occurred. Her cargo consisted
Of railway iron. Three hundred and
twenty.one persons were drowned, in.
cluding the captain Of the ill-laiCd vessel
The name of the steamer which ran into
the ship has not yet been ascertained, but
she is believed TO have been a Spanish
vessel bound from Antwerp. The Board
Of Trade Of this city has offered reward
Of Gl00 Ior her discovery,
LONDON, January 2S-The steamer
which ran down and sunk tho Cmigrant
ship North feet of Dungencss Is believed
to be Portuguese craft. Her name can.
not be osceriGined until she reaches port
Twelve other persons have been saved
from the cmigrant ship North Fleet,
making ninety,seven known 10 have been
saved. The Lloyds' have telcgraphed
their agents at all the southern stations
to stop possible, the steamer which run
the North Fleet down.
Mr.. Onslow, NJ. F., having repeated
several times au ohGnse against Sir John
Duke Caleridge, for which he was recently
fined glO0, an order OF arrest for contempt
10 Court has been issued against him.
Thirteen gas stokers have been dis.
charged from prison, the terms for which
they were sentenced having expired.
Their release has been name the occasion
of several meetings OF worRingmen to
express sympathy with the victims Of
what is denounced as tyrannical abuse
OF law.
A public meeting was held at Birming.
ham last night, the Mayor presiding, at
which speeches were made and resOlu.
tions passed condemning tho slave trade
in Africa, Polynesia and Cuba. A reso.
luton was also adopted urging Her Maj.
esty's government to support the Ameri-
can government in the demand 1t makes
on Spain for tho abolition Of slavery in
the Antilles.
The remains Of Lord Lytton will be
buried at West Minister Abbey.
The government has ordered prelimi.
nary inquiry into the disaster TO the North
Fleet. The investigation begins to.mor.
row.