Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-07-06

Sinking of q Steamer at GlasgOw-A Hun
dred People Drowned.
London. July 8, 8 p. n.-Intelligence
has just reached here of terrible calam-
ity during the last launch of the steam.
ship Daphne. at Glasgow. To-day while
being launched, she fell over on her side,
precipitating number of people into
the water. According to the dispatches
thus far received sixty were drowned.
$50 p. m.-Farther particulars of the
calamity at Glasgow state that the
Daphne, which was constructed for coast
trading, is vessel of 500 tons bnrden.
Two hundred workmen were on board
when she capsized. The aceidentI oc-
Cured in the middle of the river Clyde,
after the launching. It is not exactly
known how many persons were drowned,
but it is feared the number will reach
over 100.
A later dispatch from Glasgow says
the Duphne capsized near Renfrew, five
miles from Glasgow. Traffic in the
Clyde is suspended, owing to the inter-
ruption to navigation by the capsized
steamer.
The Daphne left the ways at very
fast rate, and whom she gained the water
she rolled from side to side. The per-
sons on board, fearing che would cap.
size, ran to and fro. The vessel finally
reeled over and nearly disappeared be-
meath the water. Those who had main
tanned position on the portion
of the steamer not submerged
did their utmost to serve those who were
cast overheard. At the same time boats
pulled to assist the work of rescuing the
unfortunates, and succeeded in saving
lqulte number. It is known, however,
that fifty persons were below in the
Daphne when the vessel went over, and
they must all have been drowned
Crowds of grief-striken relatives of the
victims are hocking to the scene of the
calamity.
| Another dispatch from Glasgow says
the cause of her capsizing was that she
had too much top weight. Steamers are
dragging the water for the bodies of the
victims. Several the people who were
taken from the water alive were SO ex-
hausted that it was necessary to remove
: them to the infrmary. The steamer ii
now under water with fifty bodies OF
board.
Fifty-two names are published as thos,
of missing persons.
AS visitors were admitted to view tn
, launch 1t is believed some whose name
I are unknown are among the missing
Many dead bodies are visible through
.. the port. holes of the ship. There was
rapid tide and it is feared many bodie
: we're carried to sea. There was larg
number of boys on board. Forema
! Joiner, who had charge of twenty work
men, says he has seen only three of hi
civ kha Z,
}, the sunken ship is unimpeded for sma
;. vessels, but dangerous for large Atlanti
lsteamers.
.. The Daphne turned up side down b.
J. fore she sunk. An eye witness says thel
j. was great number of men strugglin
a in the water and shrieking for he'll
, Many were bruised and covered vii
a. blood, having been struck by debris. tt
r accounts of the number of persons {
Of board and the number lost continue
k vary widely. Several bodies have bes
!; found. Divers are searching for 9th
bodies.
N A number of men at the ship.yard o
ID posite the side of the river who witness,
al the disaster, but who we're unable
render assistance at the time, said q
y whole line occupied about three minut,
" They Immediately set to work to 50
n. the people struggling in the water. Th
al say some Of the men on the Daph
jumped overheard, and others We
"a thrown overheard; that quantity
D. loose filings fell from the deck q
&C. crushed many OF the unfortunates stru
N. Cling in the water. A number of swi
=. mers were visible directly after the 81
W capsized, but many of them were aft
cle wards seen to sink.
an Six were seen clinging together. Fe
les endeavored to climb upon the steamer
"A she was sinking, but we're forced to
~, sist BY the rush of steam from the p,
'o' hole. Some climbed upon the keel j
he before the ship was submerged.
rly cording to the statements of witnes
tho an6 survivors of the disaster, the YES
'ne left the slide too rapidly, causing
ng stern, which entered first, to sink deel
en- into the water. She was then caught
nth the strong current of the river, by viii
md as well as by her top weight. she Y
compelled to keel over so far that
que water entered her ports, The last
ein port from the scene of the disaster sta
of that seven bodies were identified.
.oh A diver states that the companiony
's OF the Daphne is blocked up by a 81
10 mass of bodies, one upon another.
was appears that the men Who we're at "
is, below when the ship went over, rus