American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-19
|8E Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP NEW
4 ORK-A THRILLING ACCOUNT OF THE
CALAMITY,

81 oRK-A THRILLING ACCOUNT OF THE
CALAMITY.
pa passenger on board the steamship New
$prk, Capt. Phillips, recently lost in violent
g between New Orleans and Galveston,
nishes the N. Orleans Bulletin with thrill
& account Of the sad disaster. After stating
rat occurred early on Sunday night (the Sc
I'D night at sea- from the violence of the
4 le, he proceeds to detail what they passed
frough from lo O'Clock that night until the
xt morning, when the steamer was wrecked,
Id seventeen souls found watery grave:
a We had two lady passengers on boaId and a
w children. AS was near the ladies' cabin
hen heard them crying out for assistance,
ont in and tried to console them. They were
i great distress told them that all had been
pne in our power to save the boat, and we
ust rely alone on a Divine Providence, and
lie woald do what was best for us.
Capt. Phillips came into the cabin at about
clock and told the passengers, Gentlemen, if
pu will 60 below and light the chain up on
box we may save the boat; it is the only chance
He have for our lives.' turned to several of
EN- and urged them to come, but on going
low found that most of them had preferred TO
main Oh deck. found two or three hands
low near the chain locker, which was we'll
1 II under the ladies' cabin. After hard work
Q got it on deck, when returned again to the
bin. Capt Phillips came in again at about
y o'clock, and told the passengers that we had
bit one chance for our lives, and that was for
yery one to take his turn at the pumps, and
bail out with buckets, and keep the boat
loaf until daylight or until the sea went down.
he passengers generally turned on t, but it was
18th reluctance many of them woul d go below
pass the buckets up the cabin hatchway.-
here was about two feet water in the lower
abin. | worked until | was completely pros
ated, and came on deck, and afterwards took
by tuIn in pumping and passing along the
uokets. proposed that we should clear away
lac ladder and part of the bulkhead round the
atchway and fix Ianyards to the Blu tkets, and
raw the water up. This was done, which
/ eft several spare buckets, and we formed an
Their party and went aft to the ladies' cabin
nd there baile..dor an hour or so, by passing
he water up the steps leading to he lower
abn. Going on deck shortly after was sur
|rsed to see such destruction, thesea was max
Ing at time clean breach over the YES ssel; the
|arboard wheel-house and nearly all the bulk
peads forward were gone, and the remainder
lettering. got rope and took turn with it
ound the arch brace, and held on to prevent
myself from being washed overheard. The
|poat had settled down very much on her lar
board side.
The passengers now assembled on the pro-
|nenade deck. saw Capt. Phillips and re-
marked to him tina: if could get bottle |
would write few lines and cork them up and
.hrow itoverboard. He replied, that's well,
sor none of us will ever be seen again. A bot
lie was brought, and on the back of all old man.
fest wrote something like the following
Steam vessel New York, total wreck-encoun-
erred tremendous gale-all hand did their
duty like men; Sept. I, s O'Clock A. NJ; and
signed my name to it, After got through, it
struck me, that if it was ever picked up, they
might think was very much agitated, from
The hand writing, and [ added the following
postscript: "a feel as calm as summers SUM- y
After being properly secured, the bottle with
its contents was thrown overheard.
Several passengers came to me and asked me
what was to be done; | told them our only
chance was to make raft, and we fell to work
TO tear away the benches, etc. | walked for
ward and got hold of the chicken coop; some OF
the passengers followed me. | told them this
might save one or two, as long as it would hold
together, and advised them to lash it round Sc
curely with rope to prevent It from tumblng
to pieces. Finding the hands cutting away the
foremost, went aft to keep out of the way
When | got aft, near the boat, Judge Toer
asked me what was going to do? try the boat,
or a plank l stated had not yet determined
what would take, but should keep clear of the
boat, for was confident she would not foa,
and all hands would jump into her the moment
she was launched. further said that would
hang by the wreck until the last moment, and
t0ought it best in such cases to keep cool, and
not be in hurry TO leave. ] saw the lead
line lying close by and cut off fathom or SO
and tyed it securely around my wait, several
others did the same. saw Daniel Phillips
preparing to launch the boat, went up to lend
a hand; Just as we were getting ready the
crowd rushed to the boat, and heavy sea
striking us at the same moment, the confusion
that ensued, made ne think that it was no