The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
ANOTHER OCEAN DISASTER
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP vICHs-
BURG BY RUNNING ON
FLOATING ICE.
MOST OF THE PASSENGERS AND
CREW LOST.

New York, June 10.-Captain Cooper, oil
the steamer State of Georgia, which arrived
here this morning, makes the following
statement: June 9th. latitude 46 degrees, "a
minutes, north longitude 81 degrees, IS
minutes west, bad light breezes from the
northwest and haZy weather. There were
numerou icebergs and large Quantities oil
floating ice in sight. At 1880 a. II. discov
cred ships boat with sails ser, on the por
bow. made Immediately for her, and she
proved TO be Boat No. 1, of the steame,
Vicksburg, Of Liverpool, belonging to the
Dominion Line, AID commanded by Captain
Bennett. There were FIVE men in her who
| were in a very exhausted state, with
| their feet and legs very much swollen-so
much so that their boots bad TO be cut from
their feet. | at once took them, with their
boat, on board, and put the men 10 hospital
under the surgeons charge. They are still
| sutferirg from their great exposure to The
wet aud cold, but are recovering as fast as
could be expected. Their names are James
Crowley, of London, boatswain's mate, aged
%; Thomas O'Breu, Of Liverpool, seaman
aged 20; Patrick Giogan, John Williams,
and Jonas Wilkinson.
STATEMENT OF THE BoATswAIN's NATE.
Crowley, the boatsWain's mate. makes the
| following statement:
I'VE left Quebec May 9th, with ships.
crew of sixty men, all told, and eight saloon
passepgers-fve gentlemen and two ladies'
and about twenty in the steerage, of whom
| four were fenaes. The w'a'her was fue
until 9o'cock Sunday evening", May 80, when
we fell in with q field of ice, and was soon
surrounded by 1t. The ship was stopped
till daylight, when we proceeded again
with but little ice in sight. at 80 A.
N. Monday oil bands were called to shorten
sail. The ship was stopped amongst the
heavy Ice und bea1ed to the South. when
we proceeded at full speed 10 get clear of ice.
At II O'Clock, while at halt.speed. we struck
the ice. The engines were Immediately re-
versed. The ship struck heavily aft on the
port quarter, carrying away the fans Of the
propeller, ard bole was Knocked through
the plate on that quarter, through which
came great deal OF water. We got sail
over it and stopped the hole up, so that but
little water came 10. All bands were EN-.
pioyed in beaying the cargo overheard.
The second officer and myself were
t4ken from the cargo to clesr away
the boats. This was about O'Clock A. M.
Tuesday, June 1st. The captain ordered
the forward wells to be sounded, and six
inches of water was found, the alters eeraoe
then being full of water. The maiu-bold
wells were then sounded and five feet and q
haf Of water was found. The captain called
me on TIE bridge and told me not 10 mind
he boats, and then called ever, body aft and
told them to have no fears as he could take
the ship to ST. Johns, n. F. 1t was then
discovered that the fires in the engine-roonl
were drowned out. The captain then
gave orders TO liurch the boats With
respective crews and told them to mind, that
the distance from ST. Johns was 120 mile;
northwest. proceeded to launch Boat No
| l, which was my boat, and it was capsIz.d
10 lowering, losing the chronometer-waich
chlrts, rudder, and part Of the provisions
O'Brien and partly bailcd her out, when
Grogan, Wilkinson, and Williams juooped
| in. We could not hang on to the ship, ow'
| ing to the heavy sea on aud the ice. After
drifting about $50 yards from the ship we
saw the second officers boat lower
ed, all clear, with nine hands aDd
himself in her. She pulled to the
wipdward about sixty yards. The ship sunk
about 10 O'Clock. fJatiug Boat No. 2 from
her chocls, with the chief officer and about
thirty people in her. She go. clear and pull
ed TO wludward. OBrien, after the sbl
went down, saw the captain and some Other
person Goatipg on bae Of hay. We tried
all We could TO pick trem up but were un
able to do so. We shipped our mast, KEEP
company with the other boats about Two
nours, and then lost sight of them to The
westward. We then decided to steer cleal
Of the ice.
We had in the boat about three gallons o.
water, forty pounds of raw beef, and four
teen pounds OF bread. vet With sal
water, and compass, which did not fall ou
81 hen tue boat cap>izad. We Continued I'm
der sail, beading mainly to the uortheas. til
saturday mornlns, when We sighted tht
State of Georgia, aud We got out our oar
and pulled away dead TO wind@ard till sht
picked Us up. think that lorty-odd people
xlth The captain went down with the ship
We saw no ladies in the chief or seconc
,tfi .er.S ho3ts