The daily gazette., 1882-08-22

carefulness Of Captain Lackey and a Mr.
crawford, one of the owners Of the Republic
VINO happened to be on board, was a terribl,
ana slckentng catastrophe prevented. Mr.
crawford directed that the boat be stopped
al once, even though it was possible thai
Cape May Point could be safely reached.
had the vessel gone on her way we might
to-day be chronicling the loss of many souls
ior the breaking of the cross-head while the
engine was at work would, without doubt
have damaged the craft In such a manne,
as TO have sunk her away from all help. The
escape OF all is considered almost as provi.
dental.
EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
After 10 O'Clock last evening, when 1t was
Learned that the Republic had not been
heard OF the excitement in this city ran
nigh. Those having friends and relation
on board made anxious inquiries, and all
| night weary feet were wandering around
the streets, In the vain search for tidings of
the missing craft.
Inc suspense was intensified when Lieu
tenant Z. j. Babcock, and others of this
CITY, who had been at Cape NAV, arrived
from Philadelphia on a late train and re-
ported that up to O'Clock nothing had
% been heard at Cape May of the Republic.
Ihey had expected to have come home on
her but were obliged to come by rail. They
knew nothing at all.
Finally dispatches began to arrive from
New York, Philadelphia, Cape NAV, and
other points, asking about the vessel. No
one knew what TO do, and newspaper men
were on the anxious bench, All sorts of
rumors were rife, some said the boat had
sunk with 900 passengers on board, others
stated she had met with terrible accident
and still Others had the direst tales to retail
AT O'Clock, however, the arrival of Cap
tain Laekey, and the publication of that
iact quieted fears and allayed all appre-
hension. The excitement was TO a great
extent at an end, although the universal
subject all day has been the accident and the
close escape from calamity.
THE ACCIDENT ELSEWHERE.
The excitement in Philadelphia was much
greater than in this city. Captain Lackey
at once telegraphed to that city, the good
news being read to the anxious and worn
out watchers on the Republics dock at Race
street.
Yesterday afternoon tug left Philadel-
phia to search for the Republic. She passed
that craft coming up, and continued on her
way to take the bark Era In tow. The fol- |
lowing dispatch was received by the Netcs |
this morning
PHILADELPHIA, August 91.-Nothiug has |
been heard from the steamer Republic up to |
THIS hour, gao a. IN. Crowds of excited /
people still linger around her dock, and all |
sorts frumors prevail. The general opinion,
however, is that her machinery has been dis
abled and she has been obliged to anchor
and await assistance. A steamer has been
sent down the bay TO search for her,
Other adYices from Philadelphia state that
at midnight a great crowd of people
gathered at RAGE street wharf, and ali sorts
of rumors prevailed as to the fate of the
steamer and her passengers.
Fully 500 people were gathered on the
wharf, and hacks, containing newspaper
men and friends Of the excursionists, eager
10 CLEAN whatever information could be OBJ
tanned az to the probable fate of the
steamer, drove hurriedly about.
Rumors were spread through the city that
the vessel had been lost with all on board,
and at : O'Clock this morning the excitement
was intense The crowds at the wharf
grew until 1t became mob of excited and
people.
The cool heads both in PHILADELPHIA and
his city came to the cQnclusipn that some
had beGume disabled and quietly
awaited results,
A tug-boat having on board five or six
reporters arrived in Whining
on this morning in search of information. | '
The following dispatch from Cape May to |
he Philadelphia Press shows the state of '
Inxiety ut the seashore. I
oAre MAY N VI August a.-The '
teamer Republic, Captain George w. /
Ielphia and Cape May Point, which left her
wharf at the former city to-day at Z a. M,
With Sunday School excursion comprising
900 persons, had not arrived here by mid
light, although she was due at 2 o'clock t
his afternoon. Inquiry by wire directed II
various points along the Delaware n
iVer and bay has failed to discover I
my intelligence regarding the whereabouts /
+ the steamer. 1t is rumored over at Cape t
day Point that a broken shaft stopped the
oat when halfway down, and that she had
urned her PROV toward Philadelphia again.
ut nothing authentic is aseertained, In n
ense excitement prevails, both here and at q
he Point, aud great anxiety is manifested | 0
y many who were expecting relatives and II
riends by the steamer. g
A dispatch was received at the GAZETTE
flee this morning from the Chicago Times
skiing for information concerning the Re-
ublic, which was reported IN that city as
aying been lost with all on board.
THE HARVEST HOME EXCURSION,
The New Castle County Harvest Home r
xcuFslpn TO Uape May on Friday, Will come u
fl as advertised EXcursionists from Viii
lington will leave at o'clock, and at $50
ill take up passengers at Delaware City. y
special train will leave Newark at a. m.
Dr. Delaware City to connect with the Re-
ublic. At Cape May Point the excursion
ill be met by the United States Marine '
land of So pieces. A feature of the excur- Z
lon will he the enoampment of the Wash a
ngtop Light Infantry on the Congress Hall n
avn,