Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-04
j WATERY GRAVES.
y Horrible Calamity In the Midst
of Pleasure, at Glasgow,
Scotland.
A Vessel Being Launched, capsizss,
and All on Board Buried
Under II.
Cns Hundred People Supposed to
Have Been Drowned Before
Assistance Arrived.
Tha Air Filled With Shrlsks of
Tha Air Filled With Shrisks of
Terror from The Strug-
Cling Victims.

LoNDOS, July S.-Intelligence has just
reached hare Of a terrible calamity during
the launch Of the steamship Daphne at
Glasgow to-day. While being launched
che fell over on her side, plecipitating a
number of people into the water. Ac-
cording to dispatches thus far received 90
persons were drowned.
A Later Account.
NEw YORE, June e3.-Intelligence has Just
reached this city, at half-paSt P. NJ, of an
Unusual and terrible calamity during the
launch OF a steamship at Glasgow to-day.
The vessel to which the disaster happened
: WIS the steamer Daphne" She was being
launched from one of many shipyards
which line the Clyde river on both sides
between Glasgow and Greenoak. The yards
where the disaster happened are located a
few miles below Glasgow. There was a
very large crowd in attendance, SIS the ship
was one of considerable size. The Daphne
was quite crowded.
Before the Launching,
lesJ6me complaint was made against the
Owners for allowing such a large number
OF people TO get on her, but those in charge
-SaAN AAS4S vas uO pOSSAtAS uoIlecEs AL Tue
available places for seeing in the adjoining
shiPyards and on the many ships and
s,rsmers in the river, were covered with
people, who We're present to see the Daphne
q .:de into the water. There was great ex-
&, .en ant and much cheering INDUCED in
BY 9th those on the Daphne and the
.yoV ds on the adjoining locations. The
N.Ge wsS favorable and at last the dog
shores were knocked away and the large
ysS>e. commenced TO move down the ways.
Wltn the Daphne
Reached the Water
. terrific cheer arose in honor of what was
supposed to be a successful launching. But
the first echo OF the cheer before the vessel
began to reel in such decided way as to
strike with horror and amaEement all the
on-looking shipbuilders, who saw that
something terrible was amisS. Their expe-
Iienced eyes had scarce told them OF the
Syful calamity that was about to occur
when the boat suddenly careened clear
over, dumping its cargo of excited human
freight into the waters of the Clyde. In
-ataptly the air was filled with shrieks OF
-ror from the victims of the disaster and
GroaRs sf Horror
rom tie crowds ~ onlnnFers Msnv ~
&be passengers of the Daphne were caught
under the vessel and held there to drown.
The best swimmers who we're thrown out
IN the water free from the vessel; struck
out for the shore and saved themselves. y
large number of small boats were at once
on the spot TO pick mp every one who was
Asruryling for life in the water and quite q
large number were saved in this way Ia
smile of the splendid efforts that were made
40 save the drowning people,
The List OF the Dead
will count up very large. By far the greater
part OF the loss of life was caused oy the
ship failing on and forcing under thGse
who had been thrown OFT too close to It's
side. In the confusion it seems almost I'M
possib,e to get at the exact number OF the
dead, and it may be several DAYS before the
truth is arrived at. The hrst report re- re-
ceived in London placed the number at lOo
but later reports say the number will not
he greater than sixty. The excitement
here is intense, and The bulletin boards Oh
.fhe Globe, the Daily News, the Telegraph
etc. are surrounded by crowds OF anxious
seo;Chmen and the Mortified Londoners.