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| (London Illustrated News 2/7/1864) - THE AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER AT ROCHE'S POINT - EVERY reader of the London morning papers is accustomed at the present time to look for some exciting news of the American war in that column of large type and short paragraphs which is headed 'By Electric and International Telegraph, via Roche's Point,' with the name, perhaps, of one of the Cunard line of steamers, which may be half way up St. George's Channel;. Pm her way to Liverpool, at the moment when this intelligence meets the reader's eye. We have engraved a sketch of the Scotia lying off Roche's Point, at the entrance of Queenstown Harbour, where she is met by one or two small boats, to bring the telegraphic despatches to land, when not a moment is lost in transmitting their message by the electric wire to London, Liverpool, and every other place concerned in obtaining the earliest American news. At the same time, a portion of the mails are taken by the Jackal tender, which is also shown in our Engraving, and conveyed up the harbour to be forwarded by railway from Cork. |
| Roches Point & the entrance to Cork Harbour |
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| Cobh (Queenstown) from Roches Point |
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| (London Illustrated News 9/4/1864) - THE CITY OF NEW YORK STEAM-SHIP ON DAUNT'S ROCK, AT THE ENTRANCE OF QUEENSTOWN HARBOUR - THE steam-ship City of New York, one of the ships belonging to the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company, usually called the Inman line, remains still fixed upon Daunt's Rock, at the entrance of Cork or Queenstown harbour, where she struck on the morning of Tuesday week. The first of the two Engravings, from sketches taken expressly for this Journal, shows the position of the ship last Saturday, when she presented no external appearance of injury; the tug-boats were alongside removing her cargo, and there was another large steamer, which is seen on the right hand of our View - the City of Glasgow, just arrived from New York, and about to enter the harbour. The unfortunate City of New York, having a hole of ten feet by three in her bottom, and being submerged by high tides above her upper decks, soon became full of water; and our second Engraving represents the midship dining saloon and berths in this condition, with beds, hampers, barrels, and furniture all floating about. We are glad to learn, however, that there is still a chance of saving this fine ship. |
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