Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-09
SHlPWREcK.
Full Account Of the Sinking Of the
City of Brussels.
A Sad Case Of Double Suicide-Treasurer
Polk He'd for a RequiSiton-Re-
markibIe Cases of lnhu-
sanity.
A RHEUMATIC CURED BY FAITH.

LONDON, January S.-Furlher details o
the disaster to the steamer City of Brus
sells say that Capt. Land was the one first
picked up by the boats, although he, with
the chief engineer, had been the last to
leave the rigging. When rescued he was
tied in life buoy to drowning comrade
As showing the terrible nature of the col.
lision the purSer says the main compart
ment Of the City of Brussels was cut right
in two. After the collision the fog thick.
ened, and it was dangerous even for the
boats to move about. They approached the
named Hamilton, half drowned, clinging
to the mizzen cross trees. The two Italians
who we're drowned saem TO have lost their
wits from terror, and
Jumped Overheard
without waiting to see what could be done
for safety. The persons lost include Cosiner,
quartermastcr, and CoChrane steward.
Neither passengers nor crew were able TO
save anything, and many persons were
obliged to leave the ship with what little
clothing they had on. There is no doubt
that if the fog had cleared little sooner
all would have been saved. The theory
concerning the drowning of the seamen is
that when the vessel lurChed they were
struck by the rigging and rendered inscnsi-
bic. One man was
FOund Dead
in the rigging. The passengers OF tue city
of Brussels have drawn up The following
memorial
We, who have Just been rescued from
from watery grave, wish to express our
sincere qualification and admiration of the
courage, prUmptltude and COOluess in dan
ger eXemplited by the captain, pursCr and
other officers ol the ill.fated vessel, which
has just gone down SO near the termina-
tiOn of her yoyaGc.
Many passengers are Suffering greatly
from the shock. Besides the hrach in the
hull, the bulkhrad of the City of Brussels
was shifted 10y the violence of the collision,
thus accounting for the speedy sinking.
The captain OF the Kirby Hall says he
backed the engines on first hearing the
whistles of the City of Brussels. The car
90 Of the City Of Brussels was valued at
$5j0OoO and the vessel at $4,000.
The captain OF the steamer Kirby Ball
states that the City OF Brussels, although
the engines were stationary, was coming
on with the tide with such an impetus that
the collision was inevitable.
Inc purSer OF the IllN Ol brussels states
that at the last moment they put on steam
with view Of moving to avoid the Collis-
ion, but it was useless. Sicgel, passenger
of the City Of Brussels, states that he was
awakened by the crash. lie arose, bat
hearing nothing further. returned to his
berth, but was aroused again by the call
imam the boats" He was saved in a boat
by the purser. which contain.
ed thirty persons.
skinner, passenger on the City Of Brus.
-cls, states that the pilot jumped into the
first boat launched. This 50 cnraged the
captain that he called upon the crew to
pull him out. This caused the only incl
dent nj confusion. Matters we're conduct
Ell so smoothly until five boats were low
Fred, that passengers did not believe the
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