BLOWN UP AT SEA.
A letter received from Captain Howland of the whaling barque Canton, at New Bedford, Mass., January 13th, dated at sea December sth, and post marked Capetown, gives an account of the loss by fire of the English barque British Monarch, 1262 tons, of Liverpool, from Hamburg to Sydney, New South Wales, with a general cargo. Captain Howlaud says "I am on my way to Capetown with part of the crew of the British Monarch. On November 20th the crew discovered the ship was on fire, and they tried to get at ten tons of dynamite which were located near the fire, intending to throw the stuff overboard, and to start the ship for the Cape of Good Hope. The fire reached the dynamite, which exploded with terrible force, demolishing the vessel. The second mate's boat became separated from the rest and nothing was seen of it afterwards. Two boats containing the captain, William Morrow, the first officer, DAvid Welsh, and fourteen others were picked up.. The vessel was owned by Henry Terence and Sons, of Liverpool.
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Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 74518, 6 February 1890, Page 6
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