The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-12
THE WRECKED STEAMSHIP.
Arrival Of the Passengers at Halifax

Arrival Of the Passengers at Halifax
HALIFAX, July 1.-THE cabin pESSen
gers and about 800 steerage passengers o.
the wrecked steamer City Of Washington
arrived In the steamer II. A. Starr, from
Port le Bar, at ious o'clock this morning
They were all transferred TO the steamer
Falmouth, for Portland, which sailed at
eight o'clock. The following Is list o.
tho cabin passengers, several Of whom re
manned to recuperate before proceeding
on their journey: Mr.. Do6lman Cox, j.
Neal, VIM. Featherstone, John Bernett
and wife, Andrew Nelson, John hetcalI
MIR. Lewis, the Misses Lewis, Mrs. Harris
tho Misses Harris, Miss Church, Mr. Dia'
mond and wife, Col. Parwcll, Mr. Hig-
gins, j. Campacld, T. W, Erst, Captain
Hammond, Miss Stewart, Miss Hersh'
peck, Mrs. Couch and child, Mr.. Cooks
ley and Mr.. Jones. .-...
HALIFAX, July 11.-The steamer NJ. A.
Starr returned this morning from the
wreck Of the City Of Washington, bring
ing all the cabin passengers, about three
hundred of the steerago passengers, DR..
Wilson, surgeon OF the ship, and several
stewards. All the steersge passengers
and Thirteen cabin passengers were trans.
ferred to the steamer Falmouth, which
sailed for PortlRndI The steersgs pas
sengers were very cheerful under the cir
cumStances, and seemed to take their mis-
lortunein good part The passengers who
remained behind will 60 on by rail. Sev.
eral belong in New England; Capt, Phil
lips and his officers and crew will remain
at the wreck until all the steerage passen-
gers are sent up here. The Star goes
back to PORT le Bar Tor tho remainder Of
tho steerage passsngers.' PhPy will be
forwarded by rail TO their places OF des'
tinstion. The position. Of the,steamer Is
much the same US previously reported. 1t
was very rough yesterday ID. the vicinity
of tho wreck, a heavy swell from the
southwark In the morning, caused the sea
70. break with great force and violence
across the bar where the vessel lay. This
caused the vessel TO lift. and surge 30 much
that at 9oclock she parted adrift abAit the
forward wheel house, and the after part
Immediately fell over and sunk tnfourteen
feet Of water, carrying one man. with II,
who Clung to u small part that remained
above water, and was rescued with diff
Guilty. The breakers made a clean sweep
+ovcf the:after part oI the wreck, which
remained upright. All the spars went
overheard with a crash when the ship
parted, except the mizZen mast, which Is
still standing. One Of tho boats in whlch
the officers and crew were escaping from
The wreck was swainped bya heavy sea,
but the occupants were rescued by q boat
from the Starr.
Capt Sheridan. has arrived with his
divers and began operations for saving
the cargo. sthoug ght the greater por-
ton of the cargo will be recovered, though
in damaged condition, and will all pro-
baby be brought to Halifax. Tho cabin
passengers speak In terms Of praise Of
the kindness Of James Harding, Of Port
le Bar, in whose house they wereicom-
fortablY cared for while whiting for tho
Starr, and on leaving they presented him
q purse In toker of their appreciation OF
his conduct.
STATEMENT OF TIE CAPTAIN,
The only statement Capt. Phelps has
made was TO Capt, D0ape, in effect that he
could only account fot the accident BY the
compases being out Of order, as he had
not obtained an observation that he could
rely upon during the whole voyage, and