Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-08
A Vessels Dire Experie ace.

The Baltimore Sun says The Bri
ish steamship Lamport, Captain Cros
which was cleared from Baltimore b
%, for L,nion, put into Halifax, N. S
yesterday, in distress. She was loade
with "A cargo Of cattle, grain, ,lnmbe an
general merchandise. The officers Re
port having had a terrible experience.
The LampOrt sailed from Baltimore o
August "a, and met with fair weather
until the following Wednesday morn
ing, when stormy weather SET in, in
creasing in fury as the day advanced
aud the steamer was frequently swep
by seas mountains high and of fearful
power.
After dark the storm grew still worse
the wind blowing with terrific violenc
and the sea rising To "a great height
threatening every moment to swami
the steamer. At II o'clock at night TIN
storm was at its height, and from tina
time until daylight the vessel was al
most ut the mercy of the elements
Great seas swept over the decks, carry.
ing away 1870 out Of 40 cattle which
were on board and badly injuring a
number Of the crew Second Officer
Jones has his collar-bone broken.
VIM. Moran, who had charge of the
cattle, describes the scenes witnessed
during that night as terrible. The
waves were tremendous in size, sweep.
ing over the ship. They would lift a
great portion Of the cattle pens on their
crests and hold them for moment
a IaI ri init hni ~
living contents with awful violence to
the deck. The next wave would carry
of the bleeding and dying animals in
the twinkling of an eve.
The live stock went over the side of
the ship by the dozen, and by morning
all that remained numbered 40, of which
4 have since died, leaving but 81 out of
40 cattle taken out of Baltimore only
two weeks ago. The cattle were ship
ped by f. K. Lingham & Co., of Bos-
ton, and were in fine condition when
the Lamport sailed.
During the storm all the steamers
boats were either carried away or disa-
bled, the cabin skylight was stove in,
tion of the bulwarks and part of the
poop wheel were carried away, and
other damage sustained. On Thursday
morning the storm abated somewhat,
but the wind was still strong, and the
heavy sea made the vessel roll ana
pitch almost as much as on the preced-
ing night. Between and o'clock the
engines, which, while the storm pre-
vailed had been working at ordinary
speed, broke down.
The steamer was then about 800
miles southeast of Halifax. A sail had
to be rigged, and she was headed for
that port, but very little progress was
made. On Thursday afternoon the
water, which all day had been pouring
over. the vessel, got into the stoke
hold and put out the fire by which
steam pump had been run, but the
ship kept clear until temporary
repairs in the machinery had been
made.
On Monday, four days after the en-
gines broke down, they were started
again, and all possible speed was made
towards Halifax. The Lamport will
probably be detained at Halifax for
some days, Us besides the accident to
her machinery and her other damages
her cargo has shifted, and portion of
it VIII have to be discharged and re-
slowed. The steamer is built of iron,
and is of ,j773 tons register. She was
launched at Wailsend last year, and is
owned by Arthur Holland, of London.
SALTMARSH, ALA.-Dr. JAS. B. Mills,
says " Several of my patients have
used Browns Iron BittrIs for chronic
Indigestion with benefit"
: Who Hath Sorrow Who Hath
COntentiOns?"
For the REPUBLICAN.
The list of new names in this weeks
Conference Worker is as follows :
WIN. f. Peters, Joseph II. Habbert
David b. McMullen, Isaac Moseley,
Taylor, John NJ. Clarnen, j.
W. Guest, VIM. f. Holland, Wilson
Mahan, j. Alfred Booth, Clarence A.
Neale, Edwin Hurst, Joseph p. Bell, !
Nehemiah Davis, j. &. shockley, Mar,
in +. Powell. Thomas Cannon, j. w.
Mcdaniel, Wm. Marshall, William l..
Pratt, Rev. j. X. Adams, j. Humph-
'ey, i. T. Davis, William X. Galloway.
J. N. RlwlingS. H. }. Smith, Elias
Williams, William West, w. l..
,hanks, Israel a. Kurtz, Samuel j.
iitchens, w. O. Goodwin, Thomas
cloud, Raymond w. Sharp, l.. Il.
Iastburn, II. Estlin, George w. Stan
on, George Cooney, Albert Albright,
4orenzo W. Ayres, Lewis Negen-
lank