The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-22
NEW YORK.
international Horse Ex

NEW YORK, April 2l.-fhe United
States Consul at Manchester, England,
has written to General Alexander
Shsler of this city, inviting Americans
to compete for the prizes to be offered
at the great International Exhibition or
horses to be held al Pomona Gardens
at Manchester, from the 18th to the
18th of May next, the exhibition to be
conducted under the presidency OF the
Earl OF Derby. .3."
The steamer Europe. l..
DIR. Constantine J. Macguire, the
pbyslcian who acted as Interpreter tor
Captain Thomas of the steamer Greece,
when he was hailed by Captain Lam
arie Of the steamer Europe, who was
one OF the prize crew who took posses
sion when the Europe was abandoned,
arrived yesterday in the steamer Italy.
He says when the prize crew vent on
board the Europe, Mr.. Beck mustered
his men and explained the nature OF
the enterprise, the dangers that sur
rounded it. and the duties it imposed.
Strict discipline and increasing endeav-
ors, he said, would overcome these dif|
ficulties and surmount these dangers.
He added in the most firm and impress
live manner, that no man
was to touch single article on board
that everything would have to be given
up il we arrived at port and that the
strictest account would be demanded.
We were then drifting helplessly with
the who'd Mr.. Beck tried to assist the
belm by floating a large tub alongside;
we continued all day to bail out the
engine room but still the water rose |;
the men were then divided into two
watchee, one OF which worked at the
pumps in the night time and the other
iu the day; about midnight We sighted
a brig rigged steamer, which we Gig.
nailed and sent off rockets, blue and
red, one OF which appeared to pass
right over her bows, but she took no
notice whateyer; when morning broke
we were still drifting helplessly and
the water in the engine room was in"
creasiug and at the mid day watch 1t
appeared in the forward and ait COM
partmeuts; then we became sus.
picious indeed; she was losing
all buoyancy; when her head
went down she appeared to have no
power 10 lift it again. The men work.
ed at the pumps with an energy begot
ten of q growing despair. We had lie
boats and provisions saved and were
ready to put off in them, but during
that night the water grew less and IN
the morning the wind moderated and
by noon she began to answer her
helm. By this time we were under
sail, the engines having refused TO
work and all the fires having gone out.
There was light breeze, however, and
we were making slow but steady pro =
gress on our course. At 1P. NJ, Just
as we were at dinner, the Egypt was
sighted. We fred off guns and she
bore down within speaking distance.
Beck asked Captain Grogan to take us
in tow. He threw out his hawsers, and
sent US seventeen men and an engineer
who rigged up the pumps. just then
q gale struck US. The Europe became
unmapagea5le and bumped against the
Egypt. Then the hswsers snapped and
| we went adrift. Captain Grogsn Gig
nailed us to abandon her at once. II
was growing very dark, the sea was
raging and the wind was rising, while
the barometer was falling fast and the
weather was very dirty. Captain Gro.
gan signalled US o second time to leave
the sinking ship. We asked him fol
more men, but he refused, and we were
reluctantly compelled to give up the
struggle. At this time there were
eighteen feet of water in the engine
room and seven in the fore and aft com
partments. 1t is the opinion Of all who
went on board the Europe that she
could have been saved, even in hel
worst hour, il she had been supplied
With an efficient set of deck pumps.