Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-09
THE LOST STEAMER.
Little to be saved Of the City O: Erusse
her Cargo

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Her Cargo
The loss Of the steamship City of BIus-
sells is complete, only portions OF the masts
appearing above the water mark where
the disaster occurred. The rescued pas
sengers and crew reached Liverpool and
most of the former are now quartered at
the Railway hotel. Many of them arc SUI
fering from the shock and also from ex-
posure, as they had no time to save any
thing from the sinking steamer, and many
were clad in the lightest of clothing. DO
what he could the captain Of the Kirby
Hall could give little assistance beyond
shelter, and the passengers werc almost III
in danger of starvation until pilOt-boat
appeared with provisions. The rescuing
steamer, on account OF tho low tide, was
obliged to remain outside the bar until
after o'clock, when all wero landed at
WOOdside aud subsequently transferred
across the Mersey to Liverpool.
To the coolress aud presence of mind of
Capt. Land and his officers, aud the ex-
ceient discipline 0! the crew. is ascribed
by the passengers the small loss of lite.
AS one of the seamen said to a cores
pondent, "It was the coolest thing you
ever saw in this world" A passenger,
NJ. Skinner, states that he observed only
one instance of confusion, and that was
when cowardly pilot jumped, despite ali
orders, in:O tho first boat launched.
This so earageH tie captain that he
called upon the crew 10 pull him out.
All the proceedings were conducted SO
smoothly that not until five boats had been
lowered did the passengers realize the ex-
tent OF their peril. An instance of this
is given by another passenger-Mr. Siegel.
He was awakened by the crash and arose,
but hearing nothing further he returned
to his berth. He was soon aroused again
by the call 60 imam the boats" He was
saved in the boat commanded by the
purser, which contained 80 persons. But
for tho thick fog it is believed all could
have been saved, unless. as believed by
some persons, some of the crew who took
refuge in the rigging were struck and rem
dered insensible By parts OF the ships
tackle as she sank. Oic man was found
dead clinging to the rigging. The fog
was so dense that it was dangerous for the
boats to move about quickly, Capt. Land
was one of the first picked up,
although he, with Chief Engineer Todd,
was the last TO leave the rigging. When
rescued, the captain was in the act ol
passing life buoy to drowning comrade
A boy named Hamilton was rescued, hall
drowned. clinging to the mizzen cross
trees. The two Italian storage passen
gers who were drowned seem to have lost
their presence of mind and jumped over
board without awaiting to see what coulG
be done for their safety. The persons lost
MIR. Connor the quartermaster, Mr.. Cor
coran, tho steward, Young, second officer:
Woods, Carpenter, Quinn, lamp cleauer
Malcolm, fireman, Smith, able seaman,
Mcleod, able seaman.
The purser of the City of Brussels sayi
that the fog was 80 dense that tho ordel
to stop tue engines was given half ar
hour before tho collision occurred tho
! Messrs. Inman say the machinery haC
been stationary Al minutes. The steamer
however, according to tho Kirby Halr'
captain, although the engines were no
running, vas moving on with the tid'
with such impetus that tho crash coulc
not be averted, although steam wa
put on in the attempt to escape
tho danger. The captain of th'
Kirby Hall also says that he re
verscd his engines rs soon rs he heart
the whistles of the City Of Brussels. HI
also states that his vessel was hardl..
moving at the time of the collision witt
the City of Brussels, and was feeling he
way to an anchorage. The whistle wa
blown continuously, and strict lookou
was kept on board the Kirby Hall. b.
the collision the main compartment Of tn
City of Brussels was cut into and tn
bulkhead was shifted, thus accounting 70
the speedy sinking of the vessel.