The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-22
NEW YORK CITY.
AMERICANS INVITED TO TIE MAEcuRsTRR
HORSE SHOW,

| hUltSE SHOW,
NEW YORK, April 2l.-The Ijnitei
States Consul at Manchester, England
has written 10 General Alexander S6SIer
Of this city, inviting Americans 10 com
peLe t9r the prizes TO be offered at The
great international Exhibition OF horses
70 be held at Pamons Gardens at Man.
chester, on the 18th, 18th, 14th, and 1Eth
Of May next. The exhibition will be
conducted under the Presidency oi The
Earl Of Derby.
PARTICULARS OF TIE FINAL ABANDON
AENT OF THE STEAMER EUROPE.
DR.. Constantine ]. Macguire, tho phy.
sician who acted as interpreter for Cant.
Tawss, Of the steamer Greece, when he
was hailed by Capt. Lemarie, OF The
steamer Europe, who was one Of the
prize crew that took possession when the
Europe was abandoned, arrived yester.
DAY IN the steamer Italy. lie saws when
tue prize crew went on board the Europe
that MI. Buck mustered his men and ex-
planned the nature Of the enterprise and
dangers that surrounded 1t, and that The
duties required exact disciplino
and increasing endeavors. He said thew
would overcome these difficulties and
ssurmount these dangers. He added
in most firm and impressive
manner that no man was TO
touch Q single article on board, thnt
everything would have 10 be given un If
we arrived at port, and that the
stTictest account would be demanded.
We were then drifting helplessly with the
wind. MIR. Buck tried to assist Inc
helm by floating a large tub alongside,
we continued all day bailing out the en-
glne room; still the water rose. The men
were then divided into two watches. one
Of which worked at the pumps in the
night time, and the other in daytime.
About midnight We sighted a brig.fipCed
steamer. We slgnalled her, and senl Of
rockets, blue and red, one OF which an
peared 10 pass right over her bow, She
took no notice, however, and the water In
the engine room was increasing. At the
midday watch it appeared in the forward
and alt compartments. Then we became
anxious, indeed. She was losing oil
0uoyancy, when her head went down,
She appeared 10 have no power to lit
It again. The men worked at the
pumps with an energy begotten of grow
ing despair. We had the life-boats
provisioned and were ready 10 put OIL in
Them during that night. However, the
water grew less in the morning and the
wind moderated, and by noon she began
10 answer tho helm. BY this time we
were under sail, the engines having re-
fused to work and all the fires having
gone out. There was light breeze, how.
aver, and we were making slow but
'teady progress on our course. At1p,M,I
Just as we were at dinner the Egypt was
lighted. We fired of guns and she bore
lown on us. When within speaking dis.
ance MIR. Buck asked Captain Grogau 10 |
AXE us in tow. He threw out his haws.
srs and sent us seventeen men and an
,2nglneer, who rigged up the pumps.
lust then the gale struck US, and the |
Europe became unmanageable and bump. |
I'd against the Egypt Then the hawsers |
mapped and we went adrilt. Captain |
Irogan signaled US to abandon her at
'nce. It wss growing very dark, the sea |
vas raging and the wind rising, while the |
barometer was falling fast and the wealth.
II very dirty. Capt Grogan signalled US |
second time to leave the sinking shin.
we asked him for men; he refused, and |
70 were reluctantly compelled to give up
he struggle. at this time there were Is
eet Of water in the engine room, seven in
he lore and three in the aft Compart-
nent. II is the opinion of all who went
N board the Europe that she could have
'een saved even in her worst hour, II she
lad been supplied with an efficient set Of
leck pumps.
COLLISION.
The steamer Electra, Of the Providence
Y New York line, and the steamer CITY
u Boston, of the New York 6 Norwich
inc, while rounding the Battery into East
liver, both endeavoring to escape coils.
on with a ferry boat, collided with each
,ther. The Electra struck the CITY Of
5oston amldships, bursting her larboard |
'oiler and cracking her steam chest. No.
Sody was hurt. The passengers OF the
jlty oil Boston were transferred TO the
teamcr Rhode Island. The CITY of Bos.
on was towed TO her dock, where she
will discharge and repair. The Electra,
which had her bow badly smashed, re-
urned to the dock and forwarded her
passengers by another boat tonight,
During the excitement in the harbor over
he accident, the steam tug P. ]. Cristi-
ma was sunk by the tug Camilla White.
5olh were going TO the assistance Of the
jity of Boston. The crew was saved.