Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-07
A BIG STEAMER lahore.
The city of Chicago Aground on the Iri
Coast--The Passengers Safely Taken o

Ihe City OF ChlcuE0 aground on tine irish
Coast--rhe Passengers Safely Taken on.
LoNpoN, July THE Inmsn Line
steamer, City of Chicago, which left New |
York June I'D for Liverpool, and was sig |
nailed off Browhead at 4.45 o'clock this |
afternoon, is ashore on the Irish coast.
The steamer went ashore In dense fog |
about half mile inside the west head OF
Kinsale. Tugs have been dispatched to
the scene. The steamer ran her stem into
the cliff The ife-boats were at once
launched and other lifesaving apparatus
brought into play.
The sea was smooth at the time, and the
wind was from the south-south and
light
The west head of Kinsale is about 20
miles west of Queenstown. The City of
Chicago IS an iron steamship of 1888 tons.
She was built at Glasgow in 1883
The City of Chicago struck the cliff
within all hour Of high water. The pas
sengers and mails from the stranded
steamer are now being landed by means
of the lifeboats.
The powerful Liverpool tug Storm Cock
has gone to the scene of the accident and
will render whatever assistance is neces-
sary.
The fore compartment of the steamer is
full of water evidently the result Of her
bottom coming in contact with the Jagged
| rocks al the place where she struck. The
weather is SO thick that the tugs have not
| yet succeeded in clearing the harbor, and
will experience considerable difficulty in
reaching the disabled liner.
| From the Information received here re-
| garding the location of the place where the
| City of Chicago struck, il is supposed that
| she is grounded at point known as Bar
rcls Rocks. She is in, a bad position and
| from all that can be learned NJ present ii is
believed that it will be difficult task to
| get her aiioat
QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND, July 1.-The
lnman line steamer City of Chicago, which
went ashore last evening on the barrel
rocks, about half mile inside the old
head of kingsale, remains fast. Three tugs
are lying close to her, ready to render any
assistance i'll their power, but as yet they
have not been called upon to make any at
tempt to haul her off.
When it was found last night that there
was no probability that the steamer could
he got OIL, the boatswain piped his crew to
quarters ami the passengers were told they
would have 10 abandon the ship. There
VIA, absolutely no panic on board The
sea was comparatively smooth and the
passengers entered the boats without hest
tation. They all
REACHED SHORE IN SAFETY.
The ladies on board behaved with the
greatest courage throughout. They were
INC l'loN W bt 'cN hHIiute' FlAtg VI lHe
, passengers on landing were given tenn
' porary shelter at Lloyds signal station.
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protect them from the damp penetrating
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