The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-09
sCEAusIlIp DISASTER.


Confined from the first Page
roWrd about the vessel she suddenly
plunged d'wn,boW fir-t IN ahou' fourteen
ilhOms OF water, leaving unly her top
mHst- Nisiblc. The bua's were rOwed
FIR time about the spot
where the CITY OF Brussels had gone
down to see II there were no other sail
ors or pas eng r. III need 81 help and
nfter time the boat pulled to the
Kirby Hall, which stO ID by until the
fog lifted. At o p. IN. Young and
Wo DIS we're taken on board the Kirby
Hall apparently lifeless. All efforts to
restore animation were Ruthless. When
the first and second boats reached the
Kirby Hall from the sinking stea uer
purser shoute out as they put
Al nngside to the end to save the books
to say the books at once. The captain
OF the Kirby Hall rerlied this was i'm.
possible; that ne had only four or five
aeampn on board. All he could do was
to stan by. The bow Of the Kirby Hall
WIS stove IN.
Further details AZ to the disaster to
the steamer City Of Brusse say Captain
Land was one OF the first picked up by
the boats, although he, with the CHIEF
rngincer. being the last to leave the rig
" passing lie buoy to drowning
coinrade. As shown the to rble ma
turs at the collision the purser says tho
mai, compart ent Of the City o! Brus
sells wns cut right in two. After the col
| sion the fog tmCkened nd was dan.
gcrous even for the boats to move alb ut.
They, however, approached the sinking
vessel and found b named Hamilton
hHif drowned, clInging to "A mast. The
two Italians drown Il seem to have
lost their wits from terror
and jumped overheard without
waiting to see what could be done for
safety. The persons lost include Con
nor, the quartcrmaster, and Cuchrane,
the steward Neither passeng rs or
crew were abe to sage anything and
many persons we're o ligei to leave the
ship with but little clothing. There is no
doubt that II the fog had cleared Il little I.
sooner nil would have been saved. The /.
theory concerning the drowned seamen
IL hen the vessel lurchcd they were
struck by the rigging and rendered in |.
One man Nas found dead in
the rigging. The passengers OF he City /.
Of Brussels haN drawn up the follow ing (
"Nc, who have Just been rescued from
watery gray =, wish to express our sin
GER gratitude and admiration OF the
courage, promptitude and GOODNESS in
DANCE eIcmplliied by the captain, pur-
ser and other officers OF the i'll fated
vessel which has Just gone down so near
the termination of her voyage
Many ut the passengers are suffering
greatly from the shock. Besides the
breach in her hull, the bulk head Of the
City Of Brussels was sh fled by the vio
lence VI the collision, thu, accounting
for her speedy sinking. The ca tain Of
TIA Kirby Hall says hes backed his en-
glnes ON first hearing the whistle Of the
City Of brussels. The cargo OF the
Brussels was VA ued at Sj50,OOO, and the
vessel at 9sO0OO.
LoNDoN, January S.-Thc captain Of
the steamer kirpy Hall states that the
CITY Of Brussels, n though her engines
were stationary, was coming vi h he
tide with such impetus that the col isiou
was inevitable The purser of the City
OF Brussels says at the last moment they
were rutting on steam with the view OF
moving to avoid collision, but it was
useless. SipZcl, u passenger ON the City /
Of brussels, Il ties he was awakened by
the crash lie ar Sc, but hearing moth. +.
lux lNli lAllf Ail ith " MS ~ lNht WAS +.
aroused again by cry to imam the
boats He was saved in the boat rom-
by the purser, which contained I.
thirty persons
skinner, n passenger on the City OF |
brussels, states the pilot jumped into .
he first boat launched. This so enra ed /
HE captain that he called upon the
10 phil him ont. This ctused the only
Incident Of confusion. Matters were
so smoothly that until five
boats W re- lowered the pas ,engers did
not believe tie disaster was really SO Sc.
nous.
GERMANY NOT RUFFLED.
Lo>p -. January S--A Berlin dis
patch says TINT Germany will ignore the
demonstrations at Candidates funeral
aud ayoi everything likely to excite
French pub ic opinion.
dixie REFLECTED.
LoNpoS, January S.--Sir Charles
Dixie was reelected to parliament with
lut opposition.