Liverpool Journal, 22nd June 1850
Wreck of the steam ship ORION
AWFUL CATASTROPHE LOSS OF THE STEAM SHIP ORION
On Monday afternoon the splendid steam vessel ORION, Capt HENDERSON, sailed from Liverpool to Glasgow
The following is a tolerably full and correct list of the saved and drowned. Many however had left Portpatrick before their names were taken down. We believe the whole crew were saved, with the exception of Mr GRAHAM, the Head Steward, Mrs BLAIN, Stewardess and a sailor boy named DUNN.
SAVED
Captain HENDERSON of the ORION
LANGLANDS, Mate of the ORION
Mrs LANGLANDS
Miss E. WOOLFIELD of Glasgow
Mr LYLE and son, Glasgow
Mr P. MC INTOSH, Glasgow
Mr PATTERSON, Greenock
Mr CONACH
Mr and Mrs HENDERSON and daughter.
Mr John ROBERTS, Castle Brewery, Liverpool
Mr and Mrs HURST and female servant
Mr and Mrs Samuel H. NAPIER, Liverpool
Major MANN. E.I.C.S
Mr John D. RENNIE
C. JUJUOT, United States
G. LEQUIEC, France
Dr and Mrs NICHOL and son and daughter
Mr William PATON
Mr SPLATT, Liverpool
Hugh MC GILL, Liverpool
Mr GOLDIE
Mr and Mrs Robert BUCHANAN, Glasgow
Mr SPENCE, Liverpool
Mr THOMSON, Prescot
Mr Philip ALSTON, Glasgow
Major FREEMAN. E.I.C.S
Mrs PEARS
Lieut Maurice JONES. R.N
John JONES. M.A
Edward Alfred MARSHALL, Wallingford
Richard PRICE
Master DARROCK of Gourock and Tutor
Thomas KIDSTON, Glasgow
Mr and Mrs and Miss ANDERSON
Mr W. J. WALKER
J. NICHOL. M.D
Mrs and Miss NICHOL
Henry THOMPSON, Liverpool
Andrew FORBES, Stirling
Robert BELL, Truro
William KELLY, Dartmouth
James PAYNE, Dartmouth
J. MERRYLEES, Paisley
Mr and Mrs MERRYLEES, Liverpool
Duncan CAMPBELL, Glasgow
Peter RAMSAY, Liverpool
Mr and Mrs THOMSON, Monteith Row, Glasgow
Margaret O’BRIEN
John DOCHERTY, Liverpool
Mrs and Miss HURST
Mrs and Miss Hannah WHITEHEAD
Janet Colquhon JAMIESON, Glasgow
Isabella DUNCAN, Liverpool
James GIBBONS, Glasgow
Thomas DELVIN, Glasgow
John T. RENNIL, Aberdeen
Miss OMER, Aberdeen
John MC CALL, Glasgow
James and Alexander LYALL, Glasgow
William MACKENZIE Jnr, Liverpool
William M. MOSS, Merchant, Liverpool
Richard SPENCER, Liverpool
Peter MC LELLAN, Liverpool
Mr VALIGIA
John ROBERTS, Traveller
Dugald CAMERON, Glasgow
Lawrence BANNER, Montreal
Miss S. SUTTER, America
Mr, Mrs and Miss J. SUCKER, Perth
Mr and Mrs ROBY, Rochdale
William ANDERSON, Glasgow
William PRIEST, Liverpool
James HOLT. R.N
Mrs WILLIAMS, Liverpool
John and William ARCHIBALD, Alloa
George, Henry and Mary LUMB, Liverpool
John BRENNAN
Mr and Mrs GARDNER, Turners Court, Glasgow
Rev CLARKE, Stretford nr Manchester
James WALKER, Glasgow
J. OLDHAM, Shepton Mallet
Miss WOOLFIELD, Glasgow
Magnus and John TAIT, Glasgow
John WALKER
John MILLS, Liverpool
Mrs John PIERCE
Capt and Mrs MC KECHNIE, Greenock
Miss FARQUHARSON, Paisley
James CONNAH, New York
Laurence and Lady GLADSTONE, Liverpool
Mrs Thomas WILLIAMS, Liverpool
John and Alexander MC NEILL, Glagh
Mrs WHITE
Caroline SORLEY
Miss Mary E. NICHOL, Liverpool
John STEWART, Glasgow
Archibald OUGHTERSON, Dalkieth House, Argyleshire
Caroline MARSDEN, Saddleworth
Miss E. HURST, Saddleworth
William DREW, Liverpool
Elijah PINKESS, Liverpool
William CHRICHTON, Perth
Walter EWING, Liverpool
Mr BOND, Glasgow
Caroline MARTIN
Mrs HUNTER, Port Glasgow
Elizabeth COLQUHOUN
Joseph A. PRITCHARD, Liverpool
Philip MC ULSTALL, Glasgow
Patrick MANNA, Staffordshire
John BIGGAR
Mr SPLATT, Liverpool
Mr DRYSDALE
Mr and Mrs DEUCHAR and child
Mr W. PARSONS
Mr John Ross CAMPBELL
Mr GLENLION, Penzance
Mr DUGDALE
Mr C. JUIUM, United States
Mr and Mrs HENDERSON
Mr J. R. CAMPBELL;
Miss Louisa LIVESLEY, Liverpool
Mary THOMSON and son
Master HUTCHINSON
Mr KELSO, of KELSO and DORRIL, Liverpool
Mr CUSACK, Liverpool
Mr FLEMING, Glasgow
Mr G and Mr Hugh MILLAR, of Ayr
Mr PATTERSON
Mrs NAPIER
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DROWNED
Mrs S PLATT an 4 daughters, Liverpool
Mr MARSHBANKS, Glasgow
Mr BENNET, Chester
Master and Miss FRASER, New Brighton
Mr ROBY, Rochdale
Mr John PEARCE, Liverpool
Mr JAGO, Liverpool
Master James MARTIN [son of Thomas MARTIN, 7 Water St, Liverpool]
Capt MC NEILL, Mrs and 2 Misses of Glagh
Harriet McKenzie PUGH, daughter of Rev PUGH, Paisley
Mr WATSON
Prof BURNS. M.D, Glasgow
Miss MORRIS, niece of Dr BURNS, Glasgow
Mr and Mrs SCOTT, Montreal
Alexander GRAHAM, Steward of the vessel
WALKER, Steward of the vessel
DUNN, Apprentice of the vessel
Mr HUME, Wool merchant, Glasgow
Miss NICHOL, daughter of Dr NICHOL, Rodney St
2 daughters of L. GLADSTONE Esq, Liverpool
Elizabeth GIBSON, Edinburgh
Owen PRITCHARD, Liverpool
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Passengers who entered at Liverpool
Mr and Mrs SPLATT and family, 6 berths
Mr and Mrs PEARCE
Miss GIBSON
Mr and Mrs THOMSON
Mr and Mrs SCOTT and family, 5 berths
Capt and Mrs MC NEILL and family, 6 berths
Miss MORRIS
Mr and Mrs ROBY and Lady
Mr TASSOCH and Tutor
Mr and Mrs Lawrence GLADSTONE and family, 4 berths
Mr NICHOL and family, 4 berths
Mr and Mrs MERRILEES
Messers, RENNIE, and JANOT, 2 berths.
Messers PURKISS, WALKER, MOSHELL and LYALL, 2 berths
Mr WHITEHEAD, 4 berths
The PRINCESS ROYAL of Glasgow, called at Portpatrick and arrived here yesterday bringing the following news, the people with diving apparatus had recovered luggage and other property, the number of bodies found to that time is 23, the entire loss will be under 40. She has brought the bodies of, Mr JAGO, Mr PIERCE and Mr ROBY back to Liverpool. Mr ROBY was a banker at Rochdale and is the son of the author of, “Legends of Lancashire.”
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