The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-30

steamer Wearmouth (the only ofico. 80
who has arrived in this city with tho o,ho,
four SURVIVORS, makes the FOLLOWING So
mcnt ~ the disaster: ''''''
The steamer Wc3rmouih. commanded T..
Evan Evans, and laden with phoSnbatc
sailed from Montreal on the Sd instan, e.,
London. She stopped at Quebec and TOOL
M quantity oi other cargo. consistin"
principally of deals. Fine. clear ,yo,t,'aS7
was experienced until the following SIM.
day. the 18Th. Cape BoSior was psSScd in
the morning. During The dav The wind
iYc>hcncd, ana when darkness canc ~, !
stii gale was blowing. accompanicd law :
heavy sea. heavy Snow-storm set in
aud those watching above could ,,e yor1
little ahead. AZ 1880. when tho vird
was blowing iiorctiy, IN captain rang tlc
signal 10 the engineer from the bridge e.
stop. The CHIEF engineer was i'm the boiler
room alone, ana az once sprang To >lut on
steam from The engines, but his baud hal
harily been stretched 90 farm the lcyc,.y ,bor
The alarm sounded again. Si-nellin.- ..full
speed a>.ern." In less than ton second /.
hftr. and before the order could hc ca,ri~d
ou'. The steamer struck with q fcrrilIc
shock. The engines were reversed ana
ksvt working % try and dr9.- lcr an
mi without, avail. The Shin. which baJ
grounded on q sandy beach. binir,I and
pitched about continually and refused ~
Stir. Her engines were kept ranipc1ntil
4 WAS seen 90 Toe u>clcs, IL afte..nt IN
.ct her OF. Then the captain ,irnalled
Them o. bc stopped After half au hour
h.l passed all The ships hands. most
of whom had turned IN for the uicbt.
were solicited above. getting the hoat.
rr.jy. In order % Doe prepared To- aiap-
don The ship. soon all The boats were
swung in their daNit>. ready 10 Lc low
tr,i 30 q moments notice. The whole
,r,w then took shelter in the houses above
a 3. the chart and >ai,-roomS and Galley.
On wAii until the storm moderated. The
engineer ~ intervals visited the cuuine.
ra m. Int found bat little watcr entering
fh.rc until about . O'Clock in the morning.
when hc went down and found il begin
r,nr % show in the Stokchoie. All This
time ihc ship Wa, >tTaininS and cracking
ieauu.iv rs she pitched on the beach. and
urau one Of The engineers visits below he
found several pipes ii the boiler and the
.t.y, broken. and thc boilers them>clve,
loose snd SNayiug about. 1t 4. II. the
.t...Wlich all The time had been sweeping
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