New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-04
"DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.

, -, ,rr RIvFR-THE WORK OF THE piNh"'
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
GLASGOW, July 3.-A terrible acciuonV o' h;oh
, the river CLYDE near this city to-udy ny VIZ"
- - I;.s ,vora lost-how many is not yet Khow"'
p~an,ro,;ops had been made at Renfrew' aoouV h'o
niles west of this city. where there are eA'0"'O
shinhnild,ng works, for the launching Oh S'oa
shin named the Daphne, intended ior .ho oos',." Ia
trade The vessel was of 500 tons ouiuen anu -
all of her machinery on board. . i;
Tho launching took place early this AFTERNOON IA
of considerable crowd of spectators
There were about 200 workmen on the s.e"'hS"'p' ~
:. .a;, when she left the ways. Her motion was
~ fast and when she plunged into the wafer
sba rolled from side to side. Ihose u"
hoard fearing that she woulo csp>iAe.
ran 70 and fro in terror. The vessel finally heeiea
over and nearly disappeared beneath the wafer III
tha middle of the river, throwing many persons
overheard Those who had maintained tne'' posr
tions on the portion OF the steamer not suo"eisou
Ala ,hair utmost TO rescue those in the water. Dut
finally the vessel turned upside down and disap-
n.ared from sight throwing all on the deck ihIo
the river.
THE WORK OF THE REsCUERs.
Tba scene that followed was hearfrendlng.
Scores OF men were struggling IN the wafer anu
sbrek,n. wildly for help, not a few of whom were
Inv debris. Many swan to the shore and Others
,,sra rescued bv the boats which started to their
assistance when the accident was observed Sew
aral of those who were taken from the water alive
were 40 exhausted that it WAS necessary 10 remove
them TO an intirmary. 1t soon became Known tna1
there we're about fifty persons below IN the Dapnhe
when she capszed. all of whom are thought 10 nave
peri,hed Their bodies are supposed TO Do IN .no
steamer The total loss of life is not known at this
hour. estimates varying from sixty to one hun
dred.
After the accident the widest reports flew from
mouth to mouth this city regard TO the extent
of the disaster and great excitement preVai'eu'
Crowds of people hurried to the scene to search Tor
relatives and friends--while hundreds were lea
thither by curiosity. Steamers were sent imnedi-
ately to drag the river bed and TO search elsewhere
for the bodies of the victims. and tugs were dis
matched 10 raise the capsized vessel Divers were
employed to look for bodies several OF which were
found at the foot of the ways. The accident caused
a Suspension of navigation in the Clyde
This evening the accounts of the number OF per-
sons on board the ll-fated vessel and of the num-
Der of persons drowned continue to varv widely.
Fifty.two names are published as those OF
missing persons As visitors were admitted TO view
the launch 1t is believed that some OF them whose
uarnes are at present unknown are among the
missing Many dead bodies are visible through
fine mort holes of the SHIP There was a rapid ebb
tide and II is feared that many bodies were carried
to sea. There was a large number of boys on
board The foreman joiner. who had charge of
twenty workmen says he has seen only three of his
men since the accident. The passage by the sunken
shIp is peded for small vessels butts dangerous
for large Atlantic steamers .
A number of men at a ship-yard on the opposite
side of the river. who witnessed the disaster but
who were unable to render anv assistance al the
time. say that tue whole occupied about three
minutes They Immediately set TO WORK 10
help the people struggling in the water. They
say that some OF the men on the Daphne
jumped overheard and others were thrown
overheard, That quantity OF loose httlngs feil
from the deck and crushed many unioriunates
struggling in the water number of swimmers
were visible directly after the sh capsized but
many of them afterward seen 10 sink. Six
men were seen clngng together -Four endeavored
To climb upon the steamer as she was sinking, but
were forced to desIst Dy rush Of steam from a
pOrt-hOle. Some climbed upon the keel just before
the ship was submerged.
According TO statements Of witnesses and sur
vvors oi the disaster the vessel LETT the slip too
RAPIDLY, causing her stern which entered iirst, 10
siuk deeply III the water. She was then caught by
the strong current OF the river, by which well as
her top weight, she was made 10 heel over 80 lar
that water entered her ports.
The last report from the scene Of the disaster
states that seven bodies have been identified
FORTY ONE BODIES RECOVERED.
LONDON. July A diver states that the COM
panion-way OF the Daphne IS blocked up by solid
mass of bodies one upon another. II appears that
tie who were at work below when the ship
went over rushed from their work and became
jammed in the passage way. Some of the
bodies still have tools In their hands. The
diver thinks that there are still IN the vessel al
ieast rs many corpses as have already been re-
forty-one bodies had been found last night when
oatkness stopped the search. The divers say that
they felt many more bodies.