Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-09
THE CITY OF BRUSSELS.
Further Particulars of lthe Collision
in the Irish Channel.
STATEMENTS OF THE SURVIVORS,
Highly PraiSeWOrthy Conductor the
Officers and Crew.
TRIBUTES TO THEIR BRAVERY.
The Cargo and Its Yalue-Insurance
but Partial.
TRIBUTES TO THEIR BRAVERY.
OTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
4 New Cabinet Formed in Spain
Gambetta'S Death.

LONDON, Jan. S-Further details of the
disaster to the steamer City of Brussels
say Capt. Lord was one of the first picked
up by the boats, although he with the chief
engineer had been the last to leave the rig
ring. When rescued he was in the act of
passing a life buoy to a,drowning COM
rade. As showing the terrible nature of
the collision the purser says the main com
partment of the City of Brussels was cut
right in two. After the collision the fog
thickened and it was dangerous even for
boats to move about. They, however, ap-
preached the sinking vessel and found
a boy named Hamilton halfdrowned
clinging to the mizzen cross-trees.
The two Italians drowned seemed to have
lost their wits from terror, and jumped
overheard without waiting to see what
could be done for their safety. The per-
sons lost include Connor, quartermaster,
and Cochrane, steward. Neither passengers
nor crew were able to save anything, and
many persons were obliged to leave the
ship with but little clothing. There is no
doubt that if the fog had cleared a little
sooner all would have been saved.
The theory concerning the drowning of
the seamen is that when the vessel lurched
they were struck by the rigging and rem
dered insensible. One man was found
dead in the rigging.
The passengers of the City Of Brussels
have drawn up the following memorial:
We, who have just been rescued from
watery grave wish to express sincere graf
itude and admiration of the courage,
promptitude and GOODNESS in danger e1-
emplifed by the captain! ,!purser and other
officers of the illfated vessel which has just
gone down SO near the termination of her
voyage"
Many passengers are suffering greatly
from the shock. Besides the breach in the
hull the bulkhead of the City of Brussels
was shifted by the violence of the coils
ion, this accounting for her speedy sink
ing. The captain of the Kirby Hall states
he backed the engines on first hearing the
whistles of the City of Brussels.
The cargo of the Brussels was valued at
S35O,OOO and the vessel at $8OO,000
LONDON, Jan. 8.-The captain of the
steamer Kirby Hall states the City of Brus-
sells, although the engines were stationary,
was coming on with the tide with such i'm
petus that the collision was inevitable. The
purser of the City of Brussels states that
at the last moment they put on steam with
a view to moving to avoid the collision,
but it was useless. Siegela, passenger
on the City of Brussels, states he was awak-
ened by the crash. He arose, but hearing
nothing further returned to his berth, but
was aroused again by call to ''man the
boats" He was saved in a boat command
ed by the purser, which contained thirty
persons.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 8.-Skinner, passen-
ger on the City of Brussels, states that the
pilot jumped into the first boat launched
This so enraged the captain that he Gale
upon the crew to pull him out. This
caused the only incident of confusion.
Matters were conducted 80 smoothly that
until five boats were lowred the passengers
did not believe the disaster was really
serious.
LONDON, Jan. S.-Capt. Land states that
after the City of BRUSSELS had been
stopped for forty-one minutes, steamers
whistles were heard on the starboard and
port side. He concluded the steamers
would pass in parallel lines. Suddenly
white light appeared on the starboard
bow and minute and a half afterwards
the steamer ran into the City of Brussels.
He Immediately ordered the boats to be
lowered, and a spare sail placed over the
hole, but before the latter order could be
carried out the carpenter re-
ported that there was fourteen
feet of water in the forehold and the
engineers stated the fires would be out in
about minute. The passengers then took
to the boats. The crew without orders
filled the other boats. When the ship sunk
as far as the bridge, Capt. Land called out
for every one to save himself, and jumped
into the water. He and others hoated
upon. a spar until rescued. Capt. Land
highly praises the way the officers and
crew worked under the circumstances.
Capt. Land himself was twenty minutes in
the water. All the papers of the Brussels
were lost.
A TOTAL LOSS.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 8.-The officials of Her-
sey dock board and Liverpool Salvage as
sociation visited the soeneof the collision
to-day, and marked the spot of the disas
ter, which is two miles and a-haf from the
lightship. There is no hope of saving thu
hull. The divers expect to save, if the
weather is favorable, good portion Of the
cargo. The other portion will doubtless
wash out.
The masts and funnel of the City Of
Brussels are obstructing navigation and
will be removed.
CARGO OF THE CITY OF BRUssKLs.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The cargo of the
City of Brussels consisted of 763 bales Of
cotton, 146 bales of hops, 4,O27 boxes Of
bacon, 2,448 boxes of cheese, So tierces of
salt beef, 26 tierces of pork, 20 barrels of
pork, $50 barrels of apples, 80 barrels of
oysters, IA half barrels of tongues,
150 packages of hutter ia hnps