The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-10

LEITH (Scotland), Dec. 9.-The Brit
ish steamer Principia, Captain Stan
nard, from Shields, November 18th,
via Dundee, November 10th. for New
York, took fire in the fore hold about
forty miles north of Cape Wrath. at
the northwestern extremity of Scot
land. She ran for one of the Farce
islands, struck a rock and went down
with twenty-seven of her crew, only
one being saved. He was taken from
the water after cInging to wreckage
for eighteen hours. A passenger named
jackson was also drowned.
She was a barkentine-rigged screw
steamer built at Newcastle England,
in 1881, and owned by the Arrow Ship
ping Company.
LONDON, Dec. "a dispatch from
Le1th says report has reached there
that the Principia was discovered to
| be on fire under the fore hatch when
I40 miles off Cape Wrath the most
northwesterly point of Scotland The
steamer was put before the wind and
ran for the Farce Islands. on APP
preaching the island she struck rock
and went down in forty fathoms of
water. Twenty of the ships
crew were drowned, and one was res
cued by boat from the shore. A pas
senSer named Jackson was also lost
The circumstances that led to the
steamer striking the rock grew directly
out OF the fire. The Captains object
IN running his vessel before the wind
was to counteract whatever draft might
be created by her forward progress
Some time before the steamer struck
the fire burned through the fore hatch
ana great volume of smoke and flame
poured out of the hold, completely OBJ
securing the view ahead The vessel.
therefore, had to be navigated blindly.
and she struck before it was known
that she was so close to land
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The steamer
Princlpia belonged to the Arrow Ship
ping Company, the managers of which
are Dent q Co. of Newcastle Tyne.
She had a general cargo. Simpson.
| spence q Young, the agents here. were
unable to give the names Of all the
| officers, but mail received by them
contained the fol owing: Chief officer.
James Goddard; second officer, George
Stannard, a nephew of the Captain:
| chief engineer. Thomas N Stewart,
and assistant engineer, d. Shaw The
name of the single survivor was Henry
Anders, seaman. The agents had re-
ceived no advices beyond those con-
tanned in the press dispatches.
I LII EINI ooL, Lee. J.-Ine steam
collier Ringsend was in collision to-
day with an unknown vessel off the
mouth of the river Mersey. The Ring
send sank. Five of the crew were
saved, but six were drowned.
DULUTH (Minn.). Dec. 9.-News was
received here this afternoon of the
laundering of the tug Pearl S. Camp
bell of the Inman line of this city, off
Huron Island Saturday morning. The
| lost are Captain w. L. McGilvra.
master; Captain John Lloyd, first mate;
| George McCort, chief engineer; Fred
England, second engineer; cook,
name unknown; two firemen, names
unknown.
| DULUTH (Minn.) Dec. 9-Fears are
entertained that the tug Corona of this
port, which went to Marquette to assist
| the Castle and Campbell in releasing
the stranded schooners Kent and
Moonlight, and which left Marquette
Friday at midnight in company with
the Castle and the Inflated Campbell,
| has Jared the latters fate. If she went
to the bottom probably ten more lives
| have been lost.