The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-25
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To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
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ENGLAND
LONDON, March 25.-In London and
the provinces, yesterday, the weather was
fine and bright until about $3.50, when a
sudden change ensued, short and violent
gusts of wind accompanied by snow and
DUST storms of very unusual character,
brief as sudden, followed rapidly from
nearly opposite points of the compass; at
four in the afternoon, when off Demnose
and proceeding under sail, squall struck
the Euridice and capsized and sank her
Immediately. The schooner Emma pass
ing the Eurldice at the time rescued FIVE
persons s.lpcluding Lieut.. Francis Ii. Tabor,
after they had been an hour in the water;
three OF these were dead, 50 that the only
survivors OF the disaster are Benjamin
Cuddiford, able seaman, and Sydney
Fletcher first class boy.
The following is Cuddiford's statement:
The ship capsized in a squall and snow
storm about o'clock in the afternoon
when FIVE miles from Durmose; there were
over 800 persons on board, all whom except
myself and Fletcher were, | believe, lost ::
I was one of the last on the ship, Capt.
Hore was near me when she went down
d
large number of men clinging to her, or
were drawn into the vortex; a man near me
said vessel was close by when the sduall
come on, and therefore we would be sure to
be picked up; was more than an hour 10
the water, being first rate swimmer, aaand
very many of my comrades cried to me for
help; | tried to assist two or three, but at
last there was four clinging to me and |
was obliged to kick them off. Our ship
left Bermuda three weeks ago. We passed
the Lizard, county of Cornwall, at the
most southern part of Great Britain
yesterday, and expected to anchor at Spit
head about in the evening.
The admiral commanding at Portsmouth
has sent a steamer to search in the vicinity
of the accident but no further report has
been received. 1t is beliived the Euridice
had about $50 officers and seamen, OF
which two hundred and seventy
were young men in training,
besides about twenty officers and men
taken on board at Bermuda as invaiids.
Durmose, off which the ship was lost, is a
lofty headland and we'll known to the visi
tors to the Isle of Wight. 1t is situated a
short distiace south of Shanklin Chine,
| about midway from that point to the Black
Gang Chine, The Euridice was commits
stoned at Portsmouth in February !, II,
and went on practice cruise to the " est
Indies, whence she had been for some
days expected at Portsmouth.
LONDON, March 25.-Lloyds place the
number on board at three hundred and
fifteen; two only are known to be saved,
| though a telegram from the EeDturor
states as the bark was seen bearing TO-
wards Durmose, just. before the suuall,
| there is some hope she may have rescued
others; in consequence of the strong ebb
tide and north wind at the time, the
bodies are not expected to come
ashore; all hands were mastering
on deck :or prayers at the time of the
| disaster, and but for passing schooner
aOthlng would have been known of the
disaster, as everything on sea was hidden
FROM those on shore by the binding snow
| storm, | thought the ship had gone on to
Spithead. At $3.50 the esplanade at Ven
turor was crowded with visitors admirinR
the Euridice which was carr ying every
available stitch OF canvass, she sailed So
close TO shore that from the pier head
the cordage OF the rigging was visible.
| Suddenly the sky became overcast, and
snow and sleet descended quickly, driving
| the promenaders to cover, and hiding the
vessel from view; when the storm lifted
only rhe schooner Emma, lowering her
boats. could be seen. Fletcher states he
was below when hearing noise on
deck be rushed up aud found the vesse
on her side in a sinking condition; he
seized lie buoy and jumped overheard
he had been IN the water scarcely a minute
when the vessel lurched forward aBG
sank, drawing him down such distauce
that be gave himself up for lost, but the
life buoy drew him to the surface; the
vessel lies with her masts visible two miles
off Luccombe, Chine Point, where the
ravine runs down to the sea, and through
which the wind blows with force agains
which only close reefed vessels can stand
Boats went out last night to search foI
bodies, but none were found; several gul
boats are to-day cruising the neighborhood
an effort will be made to raise thesvesseI
there is no doubt the Euridice was carry
ing too much sail, she had her lower ant
upper studding sails set; it is feared tha
with the men embarked at Bermuda, aDt
probably from Admiral Keys squadron
North American and West Indies, th
Euridice had nearly 400 persons on board
LONDON, March 25.-Wm Howes cha
lenges OLeary to a pedestrian match 70
the champion belt-$2, 800.
LONDON, March 25, The controvers,
between England and Russia is approach
. ing that dangerous stage where the poir
OF honor more AID more engages attention