Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-08
The Steamer City of Brussels
Driven to the Bottom by
a Collision.
Twenty Minutes to Pray ana
Jump Before Making the
Descent.
Tw PAsssugtrs and Eight Of tho
Crew Go Down with the
Vesso'.
Special Dispatches to rrls Ban.

CaInber 2Sth, Tor Liverpool, was run
down IN the channel by n Glasgow
steamer during a fog, and ten persona
drowned.
NV YORK, January John G..
Dale, New York agent of tho Inmap
line steamers, at a late hour tonight
had heard nothing of the disaster to
the steamer City e Brussels. He
says the vessel was ut Queenstown ats
o'clock Saturday morning, and shouid
have reached Liverpool this evening,
so the calamity must have occurred be-.
tween the ports named.
The offices of the Inmsn line steam.
ship company being closed, the lat Of
names of passengers cannot be- had to-
hight. The only publication that APP.
parently can be found tonight is the
following from The Herald of the
2Sth: "Among the passengers on the
CITY of Brussels are Mr.. and Mrs
McLuatd, ID Siegel, L. Aubrey Hunt,
j, K Jones, John 1, Plummer, Mr..
and Mrs. George II. Eibrooke, j. Nj.
Buckley, Col. j. b. Palmer, Capt, j.
Torvey, j. MCGEE, Nj. r. Dufour,
Arthur Msston, Capt. q. w. X. Mas.
ters, Mr. and Mrs. p. Nj. Kelley and
b ii. Buxton.
From New York Times: "The
Ulcers of the City of Brussels were:
Captain, Frank S. Land; chief engi-
neer, James Todd; purser, George
Collar; surgeon, DIR. William Gibbon;
steWardess, Mrs. Mcdonald. Captain
Land has been many years In the ON
ploy of the line. He became third
officer in 1868, and after serving his
time in succeeding higher grades, was
promoted 20 command in 1876 He
was tor some time IN command of the
City of Montreal. Chief Engineer
Todd has been with the Inman line
sixteen years and over, and lie
credited with being a tue roughly
practical man and In every way
fitted for the position no held.
He ID a brother of uhe leading mem.
Der of tho shipbullding firm of Todd,
McGrcgor ~ Co., of England. The
City of Bsussels was of iron and M
of the fastest and most Trustworthy of
the sever vessels now In the service of
the 1aman line. Up to o few years
ago she was known az the fastest yes
sci on the Atlantic, and, 1t js said,
held that reputation over five years.
She was built for the Inman line at
Glasgow by Todd d McGregor, and
was launched August IL, 1869 Her
first trip vas made in October that
year, and In the following she made a
voyage from New York to Q leenstown
in the remarkably quick time
of z days, 20 hours and 33
minutes, which remained the quick
est time on record until 1876.
She was an iron, three decked, sloop
rugged propeller of the following di.
mensions: length 800 feet, depth 80
feet, gross tonnage 3,775 tons. The
decks were divided by strong water
tight oulkheads, furnished with slid.
ing water tight doors worked from
above. TIE vessel was steered by a
steam apparatus. The fire proof,
steam and ship galleys and ba.
ker's shops made it almost
impossible for fire to be communicated
from them to other parts of the ves-
sci. Across tho spar deck wss a COW
ering of heavy steel plates. the fore
castle, round no 1se and poop ltcks
were constructed of wire and wood in
the most substantial manner. In
1876 her engines were taken out and
she was furnished with compound ca
| nanIfu A ! tho an.na t,r,, H.
fitted, the changes making her prac-
tically q new vessel
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
LIVERPOOL, January THE steam
or City of Brufssls was sunk off Lty-
erpool. Two Of the ten persons
drowned were passengers.
LIVERPOOL, January THE steam
or Kirby Hall, the steamer which was
in the collision with the City of Brus.
sells, has arrived She reports that
the collision occurred at the estuary
of the Mersey. The City of Brussels
fonndered almost Immediately. Eight
Of her crew and two passengers were
drowned. A dense fog has prevailed
in the vicinity of Liverpool for several
days. When the City Of Brussels ar.
rived In the vicinity Of the northwes.
llghtship, at about q o'clock Saturday
morning, the fog WAS 80 dense
the captain decided not to attempt to
make headway but remain under steam
near the light ship, A careful look.
out was kept the captain and second
and fourth officers being on the bridge
and the pilot also looking out. Bells
were kept ringing and foghorns ire.
quently sounded. For some time the
steamer lay in safety. Extra look.
out men were posted in every
part of the vessel. These
measures had q r~eassuring effect upon
passengers. Suddenly a low gurgling
sound Of a vessel approaching was
heard, and a large steamer, only a few
yards distant, and moying quickly
through the water, doomed up out of
the fog. Before any measures could
be taken to avert it a tremendous coll
lision was seen to be Inevitable, and
immediately the bowo of the Ki.by Hall
struck the starboard bow Of the
CITY of Brussels with terrific
%torco, eating her down to the
waters edge, and almost half Trough
KIRBY Hall was on her malGen voy.
age; she had LIFT Glasgow only a fow
hours before and was calling at Liver.
pool 70 complete loading and embark
passengers for the east. The moment
the collision was seen inevitable ev,
erything possible was done on board
the City of Brussels to protect the
Lives Of the passengers and crew.
Those on board bore testimony to the
presence of mind and GOODNESS Of the