Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-28
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WRECK OF THE STEAMER WEARKOUfH
DEATH OF CONGRESSMEN-ELECT HERRCN,
THE COLD SNAP NORTH AND SOUTH
BIsmaRcKs CORRESPONDENCE STOLEN.
The Los. OF the Steamer wcarmou,n,

The Loss OF the Steamer wcarmoutb.
GRArHIc STATEMENT or THE ONLY SURVIVING
OFFICER
HALIFAX. y. 8, Nov. 2S-Robert Hutchinson
chief engineer OF the Inflated steamer Mearmouth
the only officer savelD, VINO has arrived In This
city with the other four survivors, makes state
ment OF the disaster, from which the following is
CLEANED: The steamer Wearmouth, commanded
by Evan Evans, ana laden with phosphate sailed
from Montreal Tor London. on Monday, 10Th inst.
~ lO:50 p m, when the wind was blowing nercely,
the captain rang the signal 20 the engineer from
the bridge TO stop. The chief was In the boiler
from the engines; but his hand had hardly been
stretched out 20 turn the lever when the alarm
sounded again signalling fun speed astern In
could be carried out. the steamer struck with n
terrible shock The engines were reversed, and
kept working 20 try and drag her OF, but without
avail. All the ships hands, most OF whom had
turned IN for the night were collected above get
abandon the % ship kt S Sonday pfspassn sre%en 70
aous wave swept across the ship, carrying away
the galley and compelling the whole twenty
Between o'clock and daylight the matches were
torn 10y the furious gale from their fastenings ana
carried away. The soaked and miserable mariners,
cnnging 10 whatever they could in the sail room,
couid see the fierce surges pour In and out OF tho
mold AT daylight the steamer was seen 10 be fast
before being abandoned the forward portion broke
on and went TO pieces just before ii O'Clock the
upper bridge, on which the wheel was situated.
began TO break away, and the men began 90 shout
for the boats 10 be taken out The captain seeing
that the vessel would soon break up entirely. and
IL they did not make an effort 10 escape, send every
soul 10 watery grave, gave orders 10 make ready
the boats and all hands started out on deck. The
chief engineer secured a fe-preserver and de-
scended to the deck. Here he found all hands, ex-
cept the captain and the second mate, I'm the
starboard boat He observed the captain try
Ing 10 lower the lolly-boat and went TO his as
sistance, followed by the second mate. They
got In the boat and the captain took
the only useful oar and tried 20 scull,
the second mate and engineer meanwhile
oaillng IL out The mountainous breakers were
salely passed over by the light boat, but the third
broad side TO the sea. and a fourth swamped the
boat and sent Its three occupants out or sight
When the engineer rose TO the surface he could
not see his companions, and, striking out land,
succeeded in reaching It, terribly exhausted.
When he had attained place OF safety, he OBJ
served another man, (NcLachland, the boatswafn.,
who also gained the shore. Both men were SO ex.
hausted by their efforts TO reach the shore that for
tlme they were unable TO walk, and lay on the
TO the nearest house, which was a mile distant.
While lying there two other sailors. John Town.
send sen and John Martin, seamen, Joined them, they.
toe. having reached the shore The four men having
rested, and seeing that nobody else came
from the steamer made their way towards the
house. reaching 1t after painfully toiling for three
hours. Ii was found 10 be a telegraph station.
but the operator was absent procuring supply OF
provisions From him, when he returned. Hutch-
lnSon learned that the Wearmouth had struck on
Wolf Island, about 20 miles long, and situated
mile east of Point du Loup. The
next morning McLschland told the engineer
what had befalen the life boat. It capsiZed.
threw its IL occupants into the water, and
tunbled In Itself bottom up The scene which
then transpred, according 70 the story OF McLach.
strugs ling In the waves, making frantic Efforts TO
right the boat, which they failed 10 do. aud each
one rying TO seize his nearest companion.
collected, as possible, managed TO steer clear Of
those about them, who one 10y one sunk out OF
sight, and swimming toward the shore nnaily