Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-07-10
FOREIGN.

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Queenstown. The telegraph wire has
not been working since Saturday.
(Signed MAHAN, Purser.
The following dispatch has been re-
.ceived from The Purser of the wrecked
steamship, City of Washington
"She was built at Glasgow, in 1855.
and considered a staunch vessel, being
constructed of iron, with stout iron
fastenings, was 302 feet long, 40 broad
26 feet deep, and % feet draft. She
was ship rugged, had three decks, was
furnished with water tight bnlkheads.
had maximum capacity of 1856 tons
burden, and during the Crimean war
made several important trips in the
service Of the English. She had been
in the service of the Company some
time, but was used lateraly as an extra
vessel. If insured at all, the risk
is probably held by the Underwriters
in England.
HALIFAX, July s.-The tug boat
Daisy, of Liverpool, n. s., arrived
here this morning with a heavy mail
aud the Purser OF the Innman steam
ship, City of Washington, from whom
the following particulars of the ship
wreck are gathered. The City of
Washington sailed from Liverpool on
the 25th of June, and from the time of
leaving that port until the vessel struck
on the west side of Port Iebear, on
the west coast, neither sun nor stars
had been seen, SO that 1t was impossi-
bic to obtain all observation during
the entire passage, in order to ascer-
tain the position Of the ship. When
the steamer struck, about O'Clock on
Saturday, the fog was SO. thick and
dense that no object could be seen
three yards ahead. Everybody on
board supposed the vessel was pro-
ceeding on her way to New York, and
the only intimation TO the contrary,
was a heavy grating sound, as the YES
sci was driven over the rough bottom.
of the shoals, where she now lies. The
steamer was going at the rate of about
nine knots an hour when she struck.
There was no excitement on board,
everybody was perfectly calm, and
captain Phillips, the officers, and crew
Immediately set about lowering the
boats and getting the passengers on
shore. of whom there were % cabin,
and 4Sl Storage. Meanwhile guns
were fired from the stranded ship, and
in answer to them, men came along
side the ship in small boats, from
whom the first intimation was obtain
ed as to the locality where the vessel
had been driven. Fortunately the sea
was calm, and the distance to the main
land was only about q quarter of q
mile. All the boats were speedily
launched and manned, and in three
hours from the time of the disaster
every soul ON board was landed al
Port Lebear, where the Inhabitants
busted themselves providing Temporal
ry accommodations for the passengers
aud crews. All the passengers lug
gage, ship stores, &C., We're also landed.
| The ship is lying on an even keel rs il
riding at anchor. There is about fif.
| teen feet of water at high tide on the
shoal /; the engine room is full of water
which GIBBS and flows through ii, and
it is supposed that hole was stove il
her bottom beneath the engine room
The second deck is pretty clear OF wat.
| er, but below that the ship is full
The fog did not lift till yesterday a.
m, when for the first time it was seen
that the vessel had narrowly escaped
total and immediate destruction with
the probable loss of every one on board
The distance between the port bows O.
the ship and Little Gull rock was onl,
about two hundred yards. How she
escaped in the dense fog is marvellou,
and all on board passengers and crew
are deeply thankful. @.S@
| LONDON, July "a special from
| Vienna says an attempt was mad,
yesterday to fire. the exhibition build
ing. Correspondents and other per
sous who have returned here, thinl
that the building will probably bt
burned soon. i
/ LONDON, July S.--Eightecn Norwe
gians belonging to the German Arctic
Navigation Gompany's service left OIL
Spitzbergen, were fonud dead by III,
party which went TO their relief
! PARIS. July 9.--The second install
ment of 250,000,OOO francs of the las
miliard of the war indemnity was de
| livercd into the German treasury or
the 9Th. There now remains but so,
100000 francs which in accordanc,
with the treaty signed at Berlin. on tn,
II OF March last. is to be paid by til,
9Th of September next.
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