BURNING OF THE COSPATRICK.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4024, 11 January 1875, Page 3

BURNING OF THE COSPATRICK.

The London telegrams to hand by the s.s. Omeo from Melbourne give us newa of one the most terrible disasters at sea that has occurred for years—the burning of the emigrant ship Cospatrick, off the Cape of C4ood Hope, and the loss of four hundred and sixty lives. The vessel was on her way to Auckland with immigrants, and as a large proportion of those who have perished doubtless had friends or relatives in that Province, the intelligence will carry grief to many a hwne. In Dunedin at about 7 o'clock, when the news of the disaster became ; generally known, cbasiderable excifcetnent prevailed, and shortly afterwards the Daily Times office ■was besieged by a crowd eager to obtain copies of the Extras which -were issued. Earlier in the afternoon we had posted a slip containing a few particulars, outside the office, and thus the news got abroad. The date of this terrible occurrence was November 19th, so that some time must necessarily elapse before we are in posses-ion of all the details of the catastrophe. These, unhappily, will be harrowing enough, if we •may judge so from what is conveyed in the telegrams. The Cospatrick was a wooden vessel of 1199 tons burthen, and visited New Zealand a little over a year ago. She belonged to Messrs Shaw, Sayill, and Co., and was commanded by Captain Elmslie. She left London on her ill-fated voyage on September Sfch, carrying (according to the European Mail) 424 Government immigrants, four steerage passengers, whose names are not given, and one cabin passenger (Dr J. $"., Cadle). On September 10th she left Gravesend, and the next we hear of her is that on the 19th of November, when off the Cape, shs was burned. The particulars we are in possession «f with regard to the disaster are to the effect that in one hour after the flames broke out the vessel was completely gutted, and that iundreds who preferred a death by drowning to being burned to death cast themselves overboard and perished. The origin of the fire is not known. Two boats, each containing thirty persons, in charge of the first and second mates, left the vessel. One boat has ■not since been heard of, whilst all but three •on board the second met a fate even more terrible than that of the others who lost their lives. Many died raving mad, aud the telegrams state that the .only three survivors— I Messrs Macdonald, Lewis, and Cotter—only .managed to support life by subsisting on the bodies of their dead comrades. The boat ■ containing the survivors had been adrift on .the ocean ten days when she was picked up 'by the ship British Sceptre. It would be - waste of words to attempt to picture the suffering of these ;uafortunates—the tale is --told vividly enough even in the curt words of the telegram. We are told that Captain Elmslie and the doctor stood by the vessel to .the last, and then jumped overboard and were drowned. The three survivors have arrived in London, and a fund for tluir relief, and for assisting :the relatives of those who lost their lives is being raised. The 'Lord Mayor of London and the owners of the vessel have each subscribed £200, and ' there is no doubt that a large sum will be * raised. Last evening, one of the immigration officers here telegraphed to Auckland to ■ascertain whether-there were any persons on .'board the Cospatrick for Otago, and a reply will be received this morning. We are informed that there were no nominated immi-.-grants on board for Otago ; but a young woman in this city had two sisters, passen- - gers by the ill-fated vessel. The Cospatrick ~was employed as a transport ship at the time of the Indian Mutiny. The following is a complete list of the im'migrants :—

Families.—Archibald : George 24, Anna 23 ; Bradley : Joseph 30, Mary.Bo, Frederick 9, Mary 8, Sarah -.5; Blaneow: John 29, Emma 30, Navini 6, Elizabeth 1; Berreman: Calou 37, Hary 32; Bcswitherick: J. ':'22, Emma 27; Warne : Willium —, Thomas —. Alfred — ; Blott: Frederick 26, Sn}>hia 25 ; Crosley : George -30, Amelia 30, Amer 2 ; Caldwell: Kobert 29, Jessie 27, Hugh 4, Rabert 1; Carroll: Edmond 36, Ann . 35, Johanna 16, Margaret 13, Edward 5, Mary .8; Chapman: Joseph 37, Agnes 3S, J. A. 11, Margaret 10, Maud 2; Dalton: Charles 50, ..Ellen 49, Elleu 17 ; Farrell: Jamei 35, Bridget 36, Patrick 6, Michael 5, Bridget 3, John 1; JFoulghann: Richard 25, Eliza 22, Richard 1; Gaie : . Edward 20, Annie 26; Geary: B. 24 ; Catherine 25; Hall: Thomas 28, Mary 31; Hall: John 3S, Elizabeth .38 ; Hotton : George 2S, Ellen 27 ; Henaeott: Amand -44, Margaret 44, Gustave 19, Theophile 15, Isabella 14; Harrison: William 25, Selina 24, Emma 1; Hoffcr--man: Cornelius 25, Mary 30, Clara 12, Jane 6, Margaret 5, Arthur 3, Walter 1; Jones : Thomas 30, Aim 38; Jones: Phillip 27, Sarah 25, Sarah 3, Mary 1; King: William 25, Mary 25; Key: Henry 35, Selina 30, Sophia- 10; Keating-: Charles 43, Mary 35, Thomas 14, Mary 2: Le Greyt: Abraham 23, Eliza 22, Abraham 2; Marsh': John 30, Caroiline 33 ; Novell: George 44, Sarah 41, Geo. 16, Frdk. 14, Alfred 11, Arthur 8, Annie, 3 ; Reilly: Patrick 44, Margaret 23, Mary 6, Florence 4, Ann S, Catherine 1; "Reeves : Benjamin 20, Eleanor 20 ; Sheward : Henry 34, Charlotte 39, Augusta 9, Charlotte 4; Towille: James 28, Esther 27, Esther 2, Edwin 1; Turner : Geo. 22, Maria 23, Florence 3; Turner: John 34, Julia 32, John 14, James 12, Charles 10, Elizabeth S, Wm. 6, Alice 1; Vaicer: Edward 35, Caroline 26; Wray: Ifm. 38, Mary 35, Wm. 18, James 16, Mary 14, 'Frank 13, Hugh 10, Daniel 8, Kitty 0, Thos. 3, John 1; ■Williams: John 34, Mary 33, Mary 10, Emily 7, Charles -€, Ellen 1; Whyte: Wm. 27, Isabella 27, William 2, Elizabeth 1, Mary 53, J. 32, Robert 25, Andrew 19 ; Waiters: William 31, Elizabeth 29, Mary 5, Charles 3, .Alice.l; "Whitehead : Edward 30, Mary 30 ; Davis: John 27, Ann 25 ; Bailey: Reuben 23, Emma 23, Jane 2, Emma 1; Byron Robt. 34, Jane 32, Mary 12, Robert 9, 3lirion 6. John 1: Beutley: Thomas 37, Francis 36, -John 16, Frederick 11, Harriet 8, Ernest 4; Campbell : Arthur 26, Emma 28, William 1: Fitzgerald : IRobert 33, Mary Ann 34, Robert 4, William S, Ann 6;• Elizabeth 2; Holborn: Wm. 30, Mary 31, Arthur 1; Ho- : gan: Jas 28,Maria 28,Deni3 3; Hedges: Johnss. Sarah 55; 'Thomas 21, Charles 15; Hedges : John 24, Sara >S ; Peirce: John 25, Charlotte 20; Hedges: Henry 30, Mary 30, William 3, Charles 1, Geo. 1; Ivins : Jas. :S6, Hannah 3S, Wm. Jas. 13, Thos. 10, Edith 6, Ernest 2; Jacob: Jno. 47, Mary 43, Juo. 21, Thos, 19, Joseph 17, Simon 15, Emma 11; Mahar : John 41, Mary 36, James IS, John 17, Ellen 15, Michael 13, Bartholomew 12, Margaret 9, Mary 7, Annie 5, M. 2 ; Lee : William :32, Emma 29, Emily 7, Ann 5, James 2, William 1; Lewis : Thomas 40, Maria 37, William 17, Thomas 15, Alice 14, David 11, James 2; Mearns: William 27, Annie 26, John 6, James 4, William 2; Stallard : Thomas 45, Mary 32, George 9, Alice 7, Elizabeth 5, Emma 1 ; Reilly: John 42, Grace 31, Mary 4, Margaret 1, Grace 1; Riordan : Jeremiah Zi, Elizabeth 32, Timothy 14, Mary 12, Elizabeth 10, Michael 7, Thomas 4, Jerry 1; Scott: Robert 22, Ellen 3.9 ; Shorthorne : Alexander 27, Elizabeth 23; Scarf : Jno. 39, Isabella 38, Margt. 19, Jane 16, Jno. 10; Shore: Rd. 25, Mary 20, Mary 2, Rd. 1; Thomson : John 38, Barbara 35, Euphina 7, Lochlan 5, John 3, Sarah 1; Welch : Charlotte 53, Stephen 18, Frederick 21 Mary 21; Charter: George 31, Jane 33, George 4 'ilaryl; Henderson: A 21, Jane 20; Cousins: "Wm. 20, Mary 22; Jones: George 49, Bridget 44; Mutton: William 25, Mary 23, John 1; Bunt: John 25 Sarah 25 ; Brown : George 35, Emma 39, Thomas 'I'i' Alfred 10, John 6 ; Pearce : James 25, Harriet 27, Harriet 4 John 3, ilartha 1 ; Trevena: William 32, Jme 44 Samuel 22, Matthew 20, Susan 19, Charles 17, James 14 Jo-eph 12, Eliza 9, Francis 7, Richard 5 ; T>ovle- John 24, Eliza 23: Orchard: Edward 38, £ouisa23, Elizabeth 3, James 1; Wallis: Robert 30,

Sarah IS ; Townseud: Henry GO, Ann 55 ; Colenian : John 26, Mary 26. Single Men.—Lloyd, Joseph 17; Lookett, John 23 ; Anderson, John 23; Birbeck: Nicholas 25, John 21; Bright, Joseph IS; Bishop, Henry 19; Connell, Patrick 19; Cjimor, Jnnies 20; Colley, Arthur 23; Cook, Harry 20 ; Baffles, William 22 ; Easton, John IS ; Foulghan, Wm. 27; Foulghan, John 63; Flood, Denis 21: Gibson, Frederick 20 ; Gorders, William 21 ; Graham, Alexander 21: Hutchinson, James 22 ; Gilmorc, George 21 ; Heath, Henry 21 ; Harvey, William 24 ; Hammond, John 29 • Isaics, David 25 ; Jones, David 22 ; Kerswell, George 28 ; Kineoe, H. 2S ; Livingstone: Robert 24. Duncan 10, William 14; Lcuchan, Jeremiah 24; M'Meekhan, Robert 26; M'Lure, George 24 ; Murphy, John 29 ; M'Bride, John 27 ; M'Kinnon, John 22 ; M'Bean, Jas. 21; Mcak, Hy. 25; Macfarland, Jno. 24; Nippon, Thos.2s ; Frember, Tims. 3S ; Peacock, Alfred 31; Staplcton, -Alcxr. 22; Shaw, Wm. 32 ; Sehwartze, Caleb 27 • Duffleld, Wm. 24 ; Wurtz, Clias. 22 ; Muckernst, Wm. A. 23 ; M'Quillin, M. 22 ; Cilvert, John 21 -. Shea, Michael 23 ; Clifton, Saml. 30 ; Mouatt, Jas>. 17 ; Trewhella, Wm. 19 ; White, Geo. 21; Lee, Thos. 19 ; Hcwett, W. R. 22. Single Women.—Weaver, Eliza 28 ; Taugney, Honora 33 ; Pritchard, Ellen 19 ; Doughton, Emily 17; Harvey, Catherine IS ; Prcmber, Susanna 20; Burridge, Aim 27; Campbell, Eliza 21; Darvill, Maria 10; Edmonds: Charlotte IS, Elizabeth 21; Foulghan; Mary 24, Harriet 25 ; Hargrave, Ellen 22 ; Kerbc-y, Margaret 29 ; M'Coy, Elizabeth 22 ; M'Queen, Margaret 21; Pursey, Elizabeth 20 ; Proctor, Amelia 30 ; Quinn, Elizabeth 2S ; Smith, Isabel 20 ; Shea, Mary 27 ; Trollope: Elizabeth IS, Win. A.. 24 ■ Wood, Mary 23, John 3 ; Le Blond, Maria 19; Richards, Ellen 23.