Connecticut western news., 1875-06-18
Another ocean Horror!

The steamer State of Georgia of the State Line Steamship company, arrived at New York from Glasgow, reports that on the 9th inst. she picked up boat No. of the steamship Vicksburg, from Quebec for Liverpool, containing five men, who re- ported their steamer had been cut through by the ice and sunk. The men were in a very exhausted state when found, with their feet and legs SO much swollen that their boots had to be cut off. They were at once put under the surgeons charge. They are still suffering, but are recovering as fast as can be expected. Their names are James Crowley of London, boatswain's mate, aged-25; Thomas O'Brien of Liver pool, seaman, aged 25; Patrick Grogan, John Williams and Jonas Wilkinson. Jas. Crowley's statement IS as follows:
 "We left Quebec Thursday morning,
 May 27th, with ships crew of 60 men all
 told, and saloon passengers-5 gentlemen
 and ladies-and about 20 in the steerage,
 of whom were females. The weather
 was fine until o'clock Sunday evening,
 when we fell in with field of ice and were
 soon surrounded by it. The ship was
 stopped till daylight, when we proceeded
 again with but little ice in sight. At half
 past nine Monday evening, all hands were
 called to shorten sail. The ship was stop
 ped among heavy ice and headed south,
 when we proceeded at full speed to get
 clear of the ice. At twelve o'clock, at
 half speed, we struck the ice. The engines
 were immediately reversed, the ship struck
 heavily aft on the port quarter, carrying away the fans of the propeller, and hole
 was knocked through the plates on that of water. We got the sails over and stop ped the holes up, 50 that but little water
 came in. All hand were employed in heav ing the cargo overheard. The second off, cer and myself were taken from the cargo to clear away the boats. This was abou six o'clock A. M. Tuesday, June 1st. Int . captain ordered the forward wells to b, sounded, and six inches of water wer, 5 found, the after steerage then being full u The captain called me on the bridge ant y told me not to mind the boats, and thel U called everybody aft and told them to hay . no fears, as he could take the ship to St s Johns, Newfoundland. It was then discov ID cred that the fires in the engine room wer V drowned out. The captain then gave ol 10 ders to launch the boats with their respec
 tive crews and told them that the distanc n to St. John was 12O miles northwest. ~ proceeded to launch my boat. She was flu " of water, but O'Bren and baled her par :: a' ly out. when Grogan, Wilkinson and Vii Hams jumped in. We could not hang O ~ to the ship, owing to the sea and ice about Having drifted about 15o yards from t. el ship, we saw the second officers boat low II cred all clear, with nine hands and himse 'o in her. The ship sunk about ten o'clock T. floating boat No. 2 from her checks wit 'g the chief officer and about 30 people in he She got clear and pulled to the windwart
 After the ship went down we saw the cap
 tain and some persons floating on bale ( ~ hay, but were unable to pick them up. W 'l kept company with the other boats fe ,e about two hours, and then lost sight c A them. think that fUrty-odd people, wit - the captain, went down with the ship. W A saw no ladies in the chief or second officer
 boats.