Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-27
SHlPWREcK.
The Steamer GIamorgan Lost in
Mid-AtlantiC.
Her Captain and Six Others Drowned and
the Vessel About to Sink
When the Republic
Came Up.
ONE LIFE LOST IN THE RESCUE

New York, February 26.-The White
Star steamship Republic arrived here sat
urday with the crew of the freight steamer
Glamorgan, which had been wrecked at sea.
The Glamorgan, which was OF 2,55o tons
burthen and was chartered by the Warren
Line, left Liverpool on Thursday, Febru'
ary s, for Boston, Mass. She generally
carried cattle from Boston to Lyerpool,
and miscellaneous cargo on the return
trip. She was built in 1872 as screw
steamer, with brig rig. She was sighted
on February 16by the Republic, and most
of the crew were saved. The story OF the
voyage and shipwreck was told by Thomas
Cantlay, the chief engineer OF the Glamor-
gan, as follows:
"The Glamorgan left the Mersey on
Thursday, February s. On Sunday the
wind and sea increased, and the vessel was
hove to- On Monday the weather moder-
ated, and we made few miles. On Tues
day the wind and sea steadily grew strong
er. On Wednesday at about l:2o A. NJ.
tremendous sea struck our vessel, carry
ing away the foremast, all the ventilatorS,
the fore and main winches and pipes, all
rails, the cabin, captains room, bridges,
stewards room, pantry, bath room,
stewards store room, boatswalns store
rooms, all the passengers rooms, the poat'
swain's and carpenters rooms all the boats
and rails aft, and the deck house aoatt the
mainmast il stove in the front OF the wheel
house, breaking the steering gear, aad
burst in the main matches.
The Deck Was Burst Open,
and the vessel keeled over from the shock.
The water poured in the ship in an I'M
mense volume, putting out the fires IN
few minutes, stopping the engines ana
leaving her laying in the trough OF the
sea. All hands were ordered TO bail out
the water by buckets, but sea after sea
poured in, filling her fore and att. After
daylight we got sails spread over the
hatches and all other openings to try and
keep out some OF the water, but there be-
ing nothing to support them, they soon
gave way. The remainder Of the day was
spent by the crew in bailing out the water
and working the pumps.
''The sea was heavy, and despite all exer-
tions the water gained on US, the sails over
the matches and openings giving away con
stantly. On Thursday the weather mod
Grated little and we succeeded in boarding
up the matches. Our only hope was TO
keep the vessel ahoat until we fell in with
another steamer, as we knew we could
never reach land. We tackled sails over the
boarded matches, Keeping up the baillng
steadily. One pump was kept going, the
other being broken or choked up was OF no
use. That night we had TO give up working
the pumps, as the sea was breaking heavily
over the vessel, and there was no shelter
for the workers. On Friday the weather
again moderated and all hands were called
to the pump. and the damage to the hatch
coverings were repaired as far as possible.
They were the last boards and sails that
we had that we tackled on, and our main
hope was to keep them intact.
About noon q steamer hove IN sight,
bearing right down on us. 1t proved to be
the Republic. We still kept on bailing
and pumping and flying signal of distress.
Her captain, =. J. Irvine, stood gallantly
by us and sent of boat which saved
portion of the crew. In launching it one
of the sailors of the Republic lost his life,
being washed Cre:5Oard. No attempt was
made to launch another boat, as the sea
was running too high and there was
No Immediate Danger
OF the Glamorgan sinking.
About p. NJ. the sea had moderated q
great deal and the Republic again lowered
her boats, and all hands were safely taken
Oft our vessel, four hOats making two trips
each. For food when we were water-logged
we had coffee and crackers, the latter, how
ever, being saturated with salt water.
''The first sea that struck the vessel on
Wednesday morning-the commencement
of the gsle-carried away the following:
Captain Robert Court A. 2. Robillard, Sec.
ond Officer John Barrel, Second Steward ID.
Williams, and J. Jerrard, Seaman Andy
Cullen, a stowaway, and another towaway
whose name was unknown. Cullen, be-
lieve, or at least he so said, left Dublin be-
| cause he was connected with the Phoenix
Park tragedy. He said that he was wanted
| by the British Government to identify some
one connected with the affair. He seemed
very nervous and anxious.
The Saved.
"Those saved are J. May first officer; w.
A. SwarbriCk, third offices; William Pal
mer, boatswain; J. Gillard, carpenter; J.
Whalan, Theodore Anderson, Z. Anderson,
Morgan, seGmen; J. Cantlay, chief en-
gineer; r. Afileck, second engineer; C.
Clarke, third engineer; William Davey,
fourth engineer; J. Ryan, watchman;
F. Lee, J. Breen, w. Clark J. Doyle, R
Gill, NJ. Cunningham, p. Riley. J. Hous
ton s. Cook, B Clinton and Thomas Bren-
nan, firemen: W. Ward, chief steward; r.
Wilson, chief cook; Peter Brooks, second
cook; J. Fogg, mess-room boy; W. J. Bern
heimer, refrigerator man; H. Cook, J. Cur
ran, II. Beach, Patrick Mlligan, C. Hol-
brook, Henry Malone, Lewis Susan, J.
Davenport, G. Patterson, F. King and J.
McGreal, cattle men, and Thomas Dorr, a
stowaway. All of these were British sub
jects excepting W. J. Bernheimer, II. Cook,
J. Curran, Patrick Milligan, C. Hol-
brook, Henry Malone, Lewis Su-
san, J. Davenport G. Patter-
When We left the vessel" continued
the chief engineer, "she was gradually ca
reening over on her side, the water pouring
into the hatchways She was low down in
the water and could not float for any length
of time. The captain and second officer
were on the lookout when the sea struck
u.s. and We cannot tell how they were lost.
The captain was married, and has family
Of nine children in England. The others
| that were lost were also on deck at the
| tine the heavy sea struck u.s."
The Glamorgan was 32l feet long, with
Sc feet breadth OF beam and 2s feet depth
of hold. She was built in 1872, at Rem.
frew, Scotland. She had displacement Of
2,55S tons. She was owned by Glynn Il
Sons, of LIVERPOOL, and was last surveyed
| in Boston in 1850.
Thomas DOSs the stowaway above alluded
to, was placed under arrest on the steamer
Republic because he was supposed To be
implicated in the Phoenix Park assassina-
| tions. He was subjected to a searching eX-
animation by a representative OF the Brit
| ish consul 10 day. His story was satisfac-
tory, and he was given his liberty.