Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-12
.1o.c About the Wreck Of the Ste;:i1.e1
City of Washington.

City Of ~ AshlnGfsn.
New YORK, July 10.-A five column
statement OF . City of Washington pas
senger charges the loss Of the steamer to
cr;n,in.! carelesanes Of the officers and
crew, and that AL just barely escaped be-
| ing .rculfed An ocean captain. pas
sen ger, frequently warned the chief OIL
Ger that he WAS running too far north
ward. and advised the running Of lWi
miles further south. but his advise was
dis-srarsied, though the second officer
co:ncit,,d iii it. No sight was taken for
.evsrai DAVIS notwithstanding that the
! vessel was going through u heavy fog at
the rate of II or IL knots an hour. Had
she struck at night she would have gone
down, or had she gone to the right or
left two hundred yards she would have
struck either Green Island or on the
reefs, and fearful loss of life would
have ensned The saloon passenger
were mostly chattering or playing cards
when at half-past / P. n. on Saturday
night the ship went at full speed on Gnii
Rock Shoal. She gave two slight jumps
and Il tremendous tremor ran through her.
No one had the leas: ide:. where the ship
was. but after the lapse OF half an hour
a,niu terrible confusion-the cannon FIR
ing, the fog horn blowing ana women
and children shrishilg-a sailor crled.
L hear = human voice.! Deathiike
silence followed, and soon two Grave
| n-n-Cornelius Swauhurg and William
F,:rsGssoa-who had put out from shore
| III !, small boat, c!im,ed up the side "f
| the ship. The work of disembarkInG I'M
rneiiateiy commenced under thti guide
! with three of the ships boats. the Sec
| ond officer standing ~ the SaIgway Of
the. lsil!er with Il AAtch-t il his hand
| threatening 10 cut down any man who
! tried TO get into the beats before the wo-
men. Meanwhile the humping and
scr.lpIng of the stern post and rudder
continued, srousing fears that the ship
| would break III two. The steeraSe pas
sengers however, remained remarkably
! quiet and no attempt to rush was made.
some OF the quiet women displayed
great presence of mind and heroism.
sitting quietly until called upon to
disenlbark. AyounG Irish girl Came and
asked the narrator whether she should
ever see Castle Garden ut all, and on re-
c. Twin. an affirmative reply, sh" wrap
ped an Ulster coat round her, gave him
kiss, and descended into the small
boat. Once all ON shore. the Germans
and Fins gathered in one gronpe and the
Irish emigrants in another. All the
n.ishboring barns and outhouses were
soon occupied, the adjoining fences
we're stripped Of rails. fires built. bis
cults distributed. coffee served and all
we're happy under the sense of the
great danger escaped. The cabin ladies'
were received ia the houses of Mrs.
Harding and Mrs Lewis. who, with
their daughters, cared for them like
ministering angels. Soon many OF the
poor enii.raDts were fast asleep. lying
about in barns. on the beach, under
banks and by the rocks. Colonel Par
neil of the United States army WAS very
prominent In afforiiing assistance to the
latter and conducting them to places OF
shelter. The ship doctor was also very
efficient in erecting tents, distributing
cortilals, etc. The cabin passengers
raised Subscription of $500 for the
heroes, Swanburs and Ferguson, and
more will probably be forthcoming
Stores, blankets. beef. biscuits. etc.
were brought ashore all day Sunday and
Monday from the ship. On Monday
the ship was found to lie in fifteen feel
Of water. apparently as solid as the rock
she rested on Had she backed of OIL
first striking she would have probably
sunk in five minutes. Alter strikin.
she began to fill. and on Monday had
fifteen feet of water in her hold. Whel
the narrator left the neiShborEood the
people were snowering every attention
upon the rescued passengers. and there
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days to come He closes his narrative
by comparing the vi-sation of the Cit,
OF Washington to man gallopinS al
breahneck speed through darkness ~hei
on !; turnpike, totally regardless and Ill
different whether any gates are ahea,
or net Fortunately for rs. he says
I'VE got through one gate, the Little
Hope Rock, but Gull Rock Shoal Gate
was unfortunately closed"
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