The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-28
WRECKED AT SEA.
The GIamorgan Wrecked at Sea-The Cap
tain and Seven OF the Grew Washed Over
board and Drowned.

The GIamorsan Wrecked at Sea-The Cap
tain and Seven of the Grew Washed Over
board and Drowned.
New YORK, Feb. 24-The steamer Repub-
lie, from Liverpool, met, February 10, lati-
tude fifty degrees thir,y-one minutes, longi-
tude twenty degrees ten minutes, the steamer
Glsmorgan, Captain Court, from Liverpool
the 7th inst, for Boston. The Glamorgan
was a wreck Phe Republic took off J. A
May, first officer; w. A. Swarbrick, third
officer; William Palmer, bcatswain; J. Gil
lard, carpenter; J. WhGlan, Thee. Anderson,
Q. Anderson, Z. Anderson, g. Boyle, G. Horn
and John Morgan, seamen; j. Cautlay.
chief engineer; r. \. Afilst. second engin-
eer; B. Clarke, third engineer; William
Davey. fourth engineer; J. Ryan. watch.
man; J. It. Lee, J. Breen, w. Clark, ]. Doyle,
Il Gill; VI. Cunningham, Patrick Riley, j.
Houston, S. Cook, b Clinton and Thomas
Brennan, firemeD; w. Ward, chief steward !;
Il. Wilson. chief cook; Peter Brooks, second
cook; j. FOgg, mess-rOOm boy; J. W. j.
Bern heimer, refrigerator man; III. Cook, ]
Curran, III. Beach, Patrick Mulligan @. Hol-
brook, Henry Malone, Lewis Sason. S. Dav-
export, g. Patterson, f. King and G. Nc
Greal, cattle men, and Thomas Doss. stow
away.
The following were lost: Captain Court
A. p. Roblllard, second engineer; d. Will
Jams and J. ]. Jerand, seamen; J. Barrett,
second steward; Handy Cullen, passenger,
and an unknown man, a stowaway.
Early Wednesday morning, following the
departure of the Glamorgan, q tremendous
sea struck her. carrying away the foremost,
all the ventilatoTs and pipes. bridges and
rails, and flooding all below decks. Friday,
| c.. a
and sea increased in fury and the vessel
hove too. Monday the weather moderated,
and few miles were made. Tuesday the
storm returned with increased violence and
a very high sea running.
Thomas Conley, chief engineer, says the
boats wain's store-room, passengers rooms
all aft rails, deck house, shaft and main
mast were stove in. the front wheel house
smashed aud the stearing gear broken, and
the forward, main and bunker hatche:
| bursted. The ship also opened up, fore and
aft, through which the water poured, stop
ping the engines, leaving the vessel in the
trough of the sea. All hands we're ordered
TO bail the water with buckets, but sea aftei
sea filed her again, fore and aft. At day
| light we got sails over the matches aud othel
openings to keep out the water, but they
gave way. The day was then spent by the
passengers and crew in balling and workinE
the pumps, but despite all exertions the
water gained. Thursday the weather mod
Grated and we boarded up the matches anC
kept ups steady bsiling. Que pump wa
kept going the others being broken oil
choked. That night we had given NJ
working our only pump, as the sea VA
breaking heavily over the vessel and there
was no shelter for those on deck. Friday
the weather again moderating, all hands
we're called to pumps, and damages TO the
hatch coverings we're repaired. We lost oul
wood and sail, and now our hope. Abou
noon a steamer hove in sight and bore down
1t proved to be the Republic. Captain Ir
vine sent Us g boat, losing man in launch
ing. That boat took some Of our men. TIT
sea was running too high TO continue tn
work of the rescue, but the weather moder
ating about s, the Republic launched sec
ond boat, and cur passengers, the remaining
officers and crew, ffty-three in number
were saved. The Captain aud others men
toned above as lost were swept away in tn
awful sea that wrecked the vessel Wednes
day morning at the BEGINNING of the gale
! Cullum said he was wanted by the British
Government 10 identify the Pb0nIx Par
assassins. The Glamorgan was heavil
| laden. The value of her cargo is nc
known. Il. Forester is the name OF tn
Republics seaman lost in launching tn
life boat