Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-04
CHAMBORD'S CONDITION
CONSIDERED HOPELESS BY THE
PHYSICIANS ATTENDING HIM.
Avail Disaster NJ Glasgow by the Cap.
sizing OF steamer--Tho Cholera
Pope and Propaganda.
SCOTLAND.

FEARFUL ACCIDENT AT GLASGOW.
London, July 3. 8 D. m.--IntclIi-
gence has Just reached here Of IA terri
Die calamity during the launch of the
ship Duphona at Glasgow to-day.
While being launched she fell over on
her side, rrecipituting number OF
people into the water. According TO
dispatches thus far received, sixty per
sons were drowned.
800 p. ni.-Further particulars OF the
calamity at Glasgow state that the
Daphone, which was built for the
coasting trade. Is a vessel of five hum
dred tons burden. Two hundred
workmen were on board when she
capsized. The accident occurred Ia
the middle OF the river clyde, after the
launching 1t 3 not exactly known
how many persisted. bat Ii s feared
the number viii reach over one hun
dred
LATER. "A dispatch f;ona Glasgow
says the Daphone capsized near Rem
frew, five. miles from Glasguw. Traf-
tic in the Clyde Is suspended, owing 10
the interruption of navigation lay the
capsizlng ot the STEAMER ,3!e let the
ways at II very fast rate aud rolling
from ide Ia side. Persons ON board
fearing that SIZE would capsi2e ran TO
nrd ro. Tie vessel finally iee.cd over
aud nearly disappeared beneath the
water. Those who had maintained
their positions on the portion of the
steamer not submerged did their
utmost To save those who
were lost overheard. At the same
time boats readily pulled out to assist
in the work Of rescuing the uni0rtu-
nate people, and succeeding in saving
quite n number. II is known, hove
ever, that there were fifty persons be-
low in the Daphone when the vessel
went over aud they must all have
been drowned. Crowds OF grief-stricken
relatives of the victims are ilucking TO
the scene of the calamity Another
dispatch says the cause OF the 0apsiziug
was too much top rigging.
London, july 1.-The Daphone had
al her machinery on board when she
was launched. \ later dispatch from
Glasgow says that pIany OF the persons
who were prccipated into the water
swan to shore at Huddersiield to-day.
While he steam tram was descending
the incline brake attached to II failed
10 work and the car was capsized.
Two of the occupants we're killed and
thirty Injured. Some of the latter are
In piccarious condition, and il il
feared win die.
London, July 3.--The Daphone
turned upside down before she sank.
An eye witness saw II 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 num-
Der of persons on board and the mum
Der lost, continue to vary Several
bodies were recovered nj the foot of tn.
ways. Divers are searching for Other
bodies.
The twenty-five names published as
tho OF the missing persons were ad
mitt.d to view launch as visitors. II
is believed that some of them, name,
unknown, are among the missing
Many dead bodies are visible through
the port holes of the ship. There wa!
rapid ebb tide and
it Is feared that many
bodies were carried out to sea. There
was a large number Of boys on board
The foreman joiner who had charg,
of twenty wOrkmcn, says he has seer
only three Of his men since the acci
''ent. Passage by The sunlSen ship i,
unimpeded for small vessels, but dan
gylous Tor large Atlantic steamers
London, July 3.--A number OF me,
at the ship yard on the opposite sid
of the river, who witnessed the disas
ter, but who were unable to rendc
amy assistance at the time, say tn
whole affair occupied about three min
utes. They Immediately set to wor
to help the people struggling in th
water.