The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-10
n.xGrRs OF THE DEEP.
,. IT Brussels OF the III
| ,,ed stcamship-An E'e"''"' ''ree'-
,..n,. Of che Disaster

ciu Of BTussel'-n''''r u s"o ="
s,,am,hip--An Eventfnl Career
.,A,ut. Of che Disaster
,,o steamship city OF Brussels, OF the
lhe ~ SINK by collision on sunday
nisu l. - liverpool, has had very event
ben n,n She was launched from GIas-
0S,, srgi,si. 1869, and her first voy-
III ~ work was made in eight days
% -, hours. She was 400 feet
'n ,n t.o, beam, 2St feet depth OF
lg' 200 tons burden. In 1916 she
~ asborc on the Irish coast IN log,
~ Is 6oaied of unframed. The next
he was almost rebuilt, and took her
S no tho line In 1871. Her second voy-
4 '. ~ V' iycrpool after these repairs Was
"n.o,lonal. Among her passengers
N nc number Of Canadian pilgrims
N , -. 80 They embraced the eminent
- ~ NJ clergy of Canada and many prom
~ 'l''', e;,,gcns Of Montreal. Prominent
4 ~ clergvmen and distinguished
IT, ~ New York and Brooklyn were
81 - hoard. The Canadian pilgrims car
"A cen O0O in gold rs present 10 his Ho-
he Pope and IN address written
!, nqrchmcnt. The steamer sailed
n 9lst. and 2 steamtug carried
Il ands Of the pilgrims over the bar,
lrs good-byes were exchanged. Two
=. after. or on Monday, April 23d, the
Hns.eh broke her shaft, and from that
e NJ on was compelled to depend upon her
-. As time wore on, and she was
g neral DAYS overdue al Liverpool, great !
"A yicfv was felt on both sides OF the At |
I'll ri
4 nm her until sunday, May 18th, when the
f. u Richmond, sister ship. arrived at
port with the news Of the accident and
q .afety. On May '29th the Brussels ar
a I'd Al Liverpool in tow OF four ocean
y >. with ali on board well and IN cheer
spirits. She had made her way since
&vng the City Of Richmond until meet
4 Tie tugs sent in search Of her under
& vas.
4tThe next event i'm her career occurred /
Il " in the morning Of November II, 1877. /
n was coming slowly up the hay when ,
II collided with the schooner Alexander /
Xlmg. of Somerset. Mass, from Philadel- |
IN. with cargo of coal. She cut through /
Il schooner like knife, sending her to /
a bottom with two out OF her crew OF six 4
&n. No blame was attached to the cap /
N or pilot for this collision.
3The City Of Brussels had four decks, and 4
~ divided by bulkheadS, having sliding /
No.. which could be closed from the up
IA or spar deck. This precauti0n 20 pre-
Yht her sinking in case OF collision
uetms 10 have been futile.
M INCIDENTS.
Cne o. the seamen OF the Brussels, run
{<S n and sunk near Liverpool, describing |
~ final scene when the passengers en- /
liked and the remnant Of the crew took |
ofhe rigging, said to newspaper CORE |
<pndent: Ii was the coolest thing you |
IN saw in this world"
The passengers OF the City OF Brussels
asc drawn up the following memorial:
"a We, who have just been rescued from
Hatery grave, wish to express our sincere
attitude and admiration OF the course,
and GOODNESS eXempified by
he captain, purser. and other officers OF
be Inflated vessel which has Just gone |
Own 30 near the termination OF her yOy- |
yer
Nr. Skinner. a passenger Of the City of
'russels, states that the pilot jumped into
be first boat launched. This so cnTaged
14 captain that he called upon the crew 10
I'D hin out. This caused the only incl
Ill Of confusion. Matters were conduct
10 smoothly that until five boats were
~ cred the passengers did not believe the
tasier to DC really serious.
On Fire at Sen.
ag CARGO OF 4 BREMEN STEAMER BURNING AT
IL DANGER-TEARING
N IRON DECKS.
IL steamer Donau, OF the Bremen line,
d he'd New York Monday morning after
fbirlecn days passage from southampton.
b had on board 800 passengers who had
b. exposed to imminent peril from a fire
Iich broke out in the cargo on Wednes-
n last from some undiscovered cause, but
! ch was eXtinguished with no damage to
sman life
q he Herald says: IL was near midnight
\ Wednesday, and the passengers had ;
<rly all retired TO their berths, when {
\ Of burning material began to per- {
D. the cabin. The watch also noticed {
noke curling up through the timbefs, and ]
the time the carpenter had been sum (
bned and set 10 work hunting up the
|l,e OF il q volume was rolling through {
\ passages below deck. For while 1t :
b difficult 10 locate the fife. It was only
Ier tunbling about the heaps OF mer- !
Iandisc below, and in 4 Sitting atmos- {
here, that it was found 10 be in the heart !
the cargo itself that the fire was raging, 6
ID that It was burning most tercely at a {
,int amid-hips. /
INMlGRANTS N DANGER.
The Storage was fairly llled with inn !
grants. The smoke was now rolling i'm j
ION these startled people and measures 9
control them were put in operation.
ley were quietly aroused and conducted /,
squads TO the deck. At first they mad J
) intimtiOn OF the real nature OF their ]
niger. Unlcquainted with the sea and 0
perils. they attributed the smoke and {
G hubbub TO some Of the ordinary Incl !
nis Of the passage. But gradually ;
Z importance OF what was going
forced Itself upon them. The smoke a
game thicker below. The orders Of q
peers and the sclTrying OF the crew q
Fre easily Interpreted. Then the fright .
IN people crowded together like sheep D
\ looked with scared faces In the direc-
! D OF The clamor. Whether il was that
! paralyZed them or the doubt OF what
p gong on prevented their being fairly !
'afe OF the danger the officers do not p
'ow' but they agree that the whole throng
MAYED better than could be expected I'M II
the circumstances, and made no such %
as was TO be feared. There q
i iittle uproar among them. The women o.
en RETAINED from crying.
ne immigrants berths were on the same !
OK as The bre, and it had TO be fought in =,
~ quarter while an attempt would be :,
' Aue 70 reach II from overhead. The men =,
fnt TO work to u
SMASH IN THE COMBINING TrMBERs. h,
ne crew were recruited by the more
lllahie OF The passengers But il WAS -,
w WORK. The iron sbeathing of the ol
'As' ordinarily precaution for safety, "
: now an obstacle 10 il. Ii turned the !. u
Tvs OF axes. Saws were useless on it. The =. ~
- i =