The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-24
Last Nights Dispatches.
A Chapter of Casualties

BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-The British
steamship Baltimore, Captain Rowles
which sailed from this port Tuesday last
with large cargo, including 296 head OF
cattle. for London, returned this morning.
The first officer, Mitchell, reports the ship
passed out at the Capes, Wednesday, when
| the weather was boisterous, but she be-
| haved well until Tuesday night. As soon
as the Gulf Stream was reached a heavy
chop sea was encountered, but the shin
kept on her course, On Thursday night
about 10 o'clock, while the first officer s
watch was on deck, she was struck by a
sea which swept her forward deck, carry
ing away the cattle pens and sweeping ten
| or twelve OF the cattle overheard. The
| first officer, Mitchell. was thrown and so
severely injured that he had to be taken to
| his room. The boatswain, Thompson, was
then called to take the watch. He and
Captain Rowies, VINO had come on deck.
were standing on the bridge, when it was
discovered that the tri sail was adrift. Cap
tain Rowes ordered Thompson to take
men and secure it, The work required
about half au hour, and when THOMPSON
returned to his post on the bridge he found
the dead body of Captain Rowles. The gin
block over the forward hatch had fallen on
the head of Captain Rowies, and both
1anges had crushed through his skull to
the brain, killing him instantly, Half an
hour later the ship became unmanageable
and broached to. For some time she was
butfeted by the sea aud the cattle had be-
come perfectly wild. The ship was. how
ever got on an even keel again and started
on her return for this port. Her hull
suffered no damage and the only injury
she sustained was the loss of her fore
boom. Besides the cattle swept overheard
a Dumber were killed, the whole loss
amounting to about 80 head; many were
crippled. The boatswain says Captain
hoWles, before he was killed, expressed
bis intention to return to Baltimore. as
fhe cattle pens were piled with loose bales
OF hay aud were not fit to voyage across
the Atlantic at this season of the year.
DETROIT, Nov 22.--The Schooner
Catchpole in coming into harbor at Grand
Haven last night, struck on thesmachinery
OF the wrecked propeller Paine and sunk
on top of it.
CHICAGO, Nov. % 2.-The schooner Wins
low also struck and sank on the same
wreck.
WATERFOWL. Nov. p. The schooner
AmerSan, from Toledo for Sackett's Har-
boz, wiss wheat, is ashore on the poin, of
the peninsula. The wind is heavy from
the south and a tug unable t. get to the
schooner,
DETROIT, NoY. PA special TO the
Post and Tribune from Traverse City re
ports the schooner Fl. B. Phelps. of Osye-
go, went ashore at Glen Arbor, Lake
Michigan. Wednesday night The vessel
aud cargo 1900 bushels of wheat. are .
total loss. Captain Kelley, Robert Dewey,
George Kelley, of Oswego; Frank Golden,
cook. Sandueky, and a German sailor,
name unknown, shipped at Milwaukee,
were all drowned. The first mate How
rigan, and Edward Igoe, of Oswego, are
saved
HALIFAX, Nov. 23.-Advices from
Newfoundland give the particulars of the
loss at Quirpon, Labrador, on the 4th inst,
Of the schooners Wild Briar Grayho
and Susan. During tho storm the three
crafts made Glengerry Head shaped their
course for QQirpon. and then made Tor the
middle point o. Quirpon. The mistake
being discovered the hems we're put hard
at port, but roo late. They were in wild
night on rocks. hey let go the anchor, but
still striking heavily and filling with water.
They next got out the boats and the crews
OF two Of the crafts with clothes, gear,
ETC., safely landed The men of the Susan
were not so fortunate. They had barely
time to get out OF her when she sunk, and
one woman, named Galloway, belonging
TO Island Cove, net watery grave. Three
OF the crafts had on board une hundred
and twenty -eig bit tind;viduals-menw women
and children