The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-12
Loss or the Anglia.

LOSS OIL Inc A0Etths
RUN INTO BY BARK SHE FOUNDERS AT SEA-
PERT.s OF FOG-ALL THE PASSENGERS
AND CREW SAFELY LANDED AT ST. JOHNS.
fBy telegraph to the New York Herad.i
ST. JOINS, N. F., September 10.-The
screw steamer Anglia, OF the Anchor Line,
was run into at sea on Monday evening last
and sank about two hours after the colli-
sion. The following particulars were elicit
| ed from the officers OF the lost steamer !:
The Anglia, laden With gram, general
cargo, and about $50 head OF cittle, was on
her voyage homeward bound from Boston,
September I'd, to London. The whole cargo
was valued at $4,000. On the evening OF
| Monday last, about sixty miles east OF the
Grand Banks, she was run into by the iron
bark Trongate, of Glasgow, laden with rail-
way-iron, and bound from Antwerp to
New Yoik. dense fog prevailed at the
| time of the collision. so that no effort could
be made 10 alter the position Of the ships
or to abate in any way the shock OF the col
| lision.
FILLING WITH WATER.
The Anglia was pierced by the bark abaft
the engine.room, filled with water in the
course OF few hours, and then sank i'm
medately. The bark sustained very Sc
render her unable to continue her voyage.
The crew, numbering forty-fve men, and
eleven passengers were brought into St.
Johns bay by the Trongate, and were
| there embarked on their lfe-bOats, In which
they rowed into st. Johns this morning.
The crew OF the Anglia were scarcely safe
on board the Trongate, and the bark's
head directed for st. Johus, when two
enormous icetergs were deserted looming
through the fog and in dangerous prOX.
| unity TO the bark. Fortunately. however,
the wind was favorable, and what might
have been second tremendous peril was
| fortunately evaded. No accident occurred
on board either OF the collldlns ships, and
the officers and crews are all well and in
good condition.
GOODNESS OF THE OFFICERS.
At the moment OF collision the first i'm
preston created among the officers and
crew was that the damage done to the
Anglia was not fatal, and that II was within
their power to save the steamship. TINS
was fortunate, producing as II did the Ut
most GOODNESS and deliberation among the
ships company and the exercise OF the
most vigorous discipline. The shock was
OF necessity sudden, the great iron bark OF
at least one thousand tons having been COM
pletply yeled from the observation OF the
| commanding officer OF the Anglia till she
swooped down like huge sea-bird with
outspread wings upon the doomed steamer.
The second officer was in charge at the time,
| and the captain was also on the bridge.
| With rare prudence and tact be ordered ali
the passengers to go into the boats imme-
diately, and followed this order with a
direction to have the falls and tackles all
ready to be used at moments notice.
EFFORTS TO SAVE THE STEAMER.
Meantime strenuous efforts were made to
keen the steamer afoat, but all the extern
porized appliances proved to be OF no avail.
| On tria, il was asceftained that there were
| eigbt feet OF water in the hold, and that the
steamer was rapidly settling down. Still
every nerve was braced anu the utmost en-
eroy eXerted TO rescue the damaged steamer.
When at length it appeared hopeless 10 save
the ship, and an imperative challenge was
addressed to the captain to take heed for the
| lives OF those on board, the final word OF COM
mand was given 10 let go the falls and lower
away the boats. When the bark first i'm
pinged on the steamer, in letting 90 her
holds and glancing away number OF cat.
tie were swept from the deck Of the steamer
into the water.
| LOWERING THE BOATS.
When the boat in charge OF the first officer
was lowered into the water some twenty OF
the passengers and crew found place in
her. But no sooner was the boat in readi-
ness to leave the ships side than it was dis
covered that her bottom had been pierced
by the horns OF the oxen swimming and
scrambling for life in the water. The boat
rapidly filed, and rush was instantly
made for the sinking steamer. Another
boat was then lowered away, provisioned,
watered, and supplied with compass and
other necessary appliances. In short time
three boats with all the ships company and
passengers were moving away from the
steamer and heading in the supposed direc-
ton of the bark. The greatest consterna-
tion, however, prevailed on board the boats
both while alongside and when rowing
away from the sinking steamer, caused by
the frequent assaults Of the floating oxen in
their attempts to get on board the boats and
the consequent peril Of puncturing their
sides.
| STRUGGLE F0RLI
1t was only by frequent application OF
oars and boat-hooks that the drowning
| stoaro xuare nrpventpd from working ruin