Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-04
4 LAUNCHING HORROR.
TERRIBLE DISASTER At GLASGOW
SCOTLAND.
The Steamship II ,Ihne in Launching Up
set and Swamped-Fron Fifty to One
Hundred Persons Carried Down With
the Boat and DrOwned-SOme of the Bod
les Recoyered-Other Casualties.
TERRIBLE LAUNCHING DISASTER


Daphne at Glasgow to-day. While being
launched she fell over on her side and pre-
cipitated number of people into the
water. According to dispatches thus far
received sixty persons we're drowned.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LONDON, July 3, $50 p. m.-Furth er par
ticulars of the calamity at Glasgow state
that the Daphne, which was constructed
for coast trading, is vessel of 500 tons
burden. Two hundred workm en- were
on board when she capsized. The
accident occurred in the middle of the
river Clyde, after launching. 1t is not
exactly known how many persons were
drowned, but it is feared the number will
reach over hundred.
THIRD DISPATCH.
LONDON, July 3--The Daphnel eft the
ways at very fast rate and when she
gained the water she rolled from side to
side. Persons on board fearing that she
would capsize ran to and fro. The vessel
finally reeled over and nearly disappear
ed beneath the water. Those who had
maintained position on that portion OF
| the steamer which was not submerged did
their utmost to save those who were in the
| water At the same time a boat was
heavily pulled to assist in the work
of rescuing the unfortunate people and
succeeded in saving quite number. II is
known. however, that there were fifty per-
sons below in the Daphne when the vessel
went over, and they must all have been
drowned. Crowds of grief stricken rela-
tives of the victims hocked to the scene of
the calamity. Another dispatch from Glas-
gov says the cause of her capsizing was
that she had too much top weight. The
steamers are dragging the water for the
bodies of the victims. Several of the peo-
pie who were taken from the water alive
were so exhausted that it was necessary to
drive them to the infrmary. The steamer
is now under water, with the fifty bodies
before mentioned of board of her.
SEARCHING FOR THE DROWNED.
LONDON, July 8. - The Daphne
| turned upside down before she sank. An
eye witness saw great number of men
struggling in the water and shrieking for
help. Many were bruised and covered
with blood, having been struck by debris.
| Accounts of the number of persons on
board and the number of the lost continue
to vary widely Several bodies have been
found at the foot of the ways. Divers are
searching for more bodies.
SUPPOSED LOST.
Fifty-two names are published as those
of the missing persons. AS visitors were
admitted to view the launch it is believed
some of them whose names are unknown
are among the missing. Many of the dead
bodies are visible through the port holes
of the ship. 1t was rapid
ebb tide and 1t is feared
many bodies were carried to sea
There was a large number of boy
on board. The foreman joiner, who
had charge of twenty workmen, says ht
has seen only three of his men since the
accident. The passage by the sunker
ship is unimpeded for small vessels, bu
dangerous for large Atlantic steamers.
number of the men at the ship yard
Oh the opposite side of the river, who wit
messed the disaster, but who were unable
to render any assistance at the time, say
the whole occupied about three minutes
They Immediately set to work to help the
people struggling in the water. They say
some of the men on the Daphne jumped
overheard and others were thrown over
board and that quantity
of loose fittings fell from the deck ani
crushed many of the unfortunates strug
Cling in the water. A number of swim
mers were visible directly after the ship
capsized, but many of them were after
ward seen to sink Of six men clingine
together, four endeavored to climb upo1
the steamer as she was sinking, but were
forced to desist by the rush of steam from
a port hole. Some climbed upon the decE
before the ship was submerged. Accord
ing to the statements of witnesses ani
survivors of the disaster, the vessel lef
the slip to rapidly causing her stern
which entered first to sink deeply
in the water. She was then caugh
by the stroug current of the river, by which
as well as by her top weight, she was
caused to heel over so far that the waite,
entered her ports. The last report from
the scene of disaster states that seven bod
les had been identified.
HoRRID sIGHT.
LONDON, July 3.-Latest: diver state
that the companion way of the DAPHNE
is blocked up by solid mass or bodies
one on top of another. 1t appears tina
the men who were at worl
below when the ship went owe
rushed from their work and becam.
jammed in the passage way. Some of tn
bodies still have tools in their hands. Tit
diver thinks there are still in the vessel al
least as many corpses as have already beer
recovered. Forty-one bodies have beer
found.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July 3.-The boiler
of the steamboat Susquehanna. owned By
the Plymouth Navigation company, blew
up here this morning. The boat was tori
to pieces. No passengers on board. Tht
following employees were injured: Johr
Detwiler, fireman, arm broken and con
cussion of the brain, cannot recover.
Percy Hughes, enigrant, hands and face
burned.
Chas. Miller, pilot, cut and bruised
about the body.
CRUSHED IN A COLLISION.
| UTICA, n. Y, July "a collision occur.
red between two work trains on the West
Shore in Utica about O'Clock this morn
ing. Michael Brown had both legs crushed
to the knee, recovery doubtful; Morris But.
| terman, right foot crushed; VIM. German