Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1846-09-26
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP NEW YORK!
SEVENTEEN LIVES LOSTll

! SEVENTEEN LIVES LOSTll
The steamship New York. Capt. Phillips, left
Galveston for this city on Saturday the 9th inst,
at half.past o'clock. P. NJ. She had on boa I'd
30 passengers and a crew Of %, including Of,
| ficers.
On leaving, the evening was hazy. but there
was nothing to indicate storm; about it com.
menced raining, and about The same time lively
wind sprung up, which continued to increase I'LL
| about o'clock, when it assumed the qualities OF
a voen, gale. She than came 10 anchor, at which
she remained ill 10 O'Clock Sunday morning.
She was then ab0ut fifty miles from Galveston,
and although the gale had no, abated, the anchor
was raised and she was put under way. The
storm continuing, she made but little Roadway
and a. ngh-taIl on Sunday, the gale having be.
come violent hurricane, the anchor was again
cast. She remained at anchor till II or O'Clock
at night, when one Of chain cables gave way and
she capszed suddenly on her larboard side.-
From her position the water poured into her hold
and lower cabin. The passengers, who up 10 the
careenng of the ship had bat little fear for their
ultimate safety, now became Ia rmed and crowded
all on deck. Mean tmc. the water in The
hold and lower bin continued to increase II spite
of all efforts of the crew and Passengers to reduce
W pumps anu o'''',o' i"1 supp "o"e'ei
s'auua',y r'gh'eu herself Aiter TWO anu nan
hours OIL ihcess"h! ou' uha'"'!'nS 'aoof All hopes
OF deriving any oeheh' 'fo"' the ac0oh OF Inc
pumps or inc oaa'lns having 'an'sneu' 'hey were
aoanuoheu' anu me ere" anu passengers retreat
co 10 Inc upper uecK' Inc 'u,a OF saving sell
10 the pest manner 'ha' presented ''se'' no" seIzeu
on every one pu' mere was no ~ roar a"a po'
'll'Ie CONFUSION. lhey Sa" uea'h IN one OF ms
most fearful Shapes approaching Ou' nope SUN
chung 10 mem WIN nrm-a despera'e-.enacny
and they awaited Inc issue WIZ reso'ute orttude.
The sailors ana some OF the passengers set
about rigging SPAR on "hIch 10 trust their ll'es
as last resort: The large boat was mashed up
during the night; there were then but the yawl
and another small boat LETT While all were en-.
gagged making the best preparations they could
TOT the awful catastrophe which every one now
saw was not only inevitable, but not distant, she
suddenly broke apart about mldshIPs, the stern
end gong down hrst' and that OF the stem I'M
medIateIy following, carrying all INTO the angry
ana sufgng ocean, "A. '"'s INSTANT 'of me hrs'
time the piercing cry OF despair went up from the
ladies' on board and the more rhsnnfe and 'rnI
full IN providence eJacula,eo, ,Loru proec' US ~,
nv "oS' NV Z, "'o'., VI ,,;,, ,,h., no,, 49,,
There sol course no narra!,hg "ha' now OCCUR
req. was SIX c'oeA ." "o"uay "o'"'"s, VI.
CRASH was Tremendous anu ,'a"y u 'oSo ''' '''''
nave oeo" Ienuoea """o'o " '"'. - o.;o, IN
by being disabled In consequence o, coming III
contact WIN Inc "e,gn!y ',,noeFs: mo ya"', -. u
wheh most oi '''e 'ao'es were VINO "e'0 % u.s.
s"u"Ped' ahd 't'e seeohed coax ''oSs up "s
gale hao cohs'uerao'y uoa'eu' ""u ''e u"I'''un'
ate sufferers grapp'eo al every 'nlng "n'c" ca"'e
IN their way, win what success inc ca'ani'ous