True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-09-16
loss OF THE STEAMSHIP NEW
YORK!
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.

the steamship NeW i OTk, zap. IHlIllIS'
By this calamity no less than eighteen
lives were lost. The following statement
of the circumstances of this deploreable
event was prepared by the clerk of the
New York, and was promptly issued by
us Yesterday in an extra.
The steamship New York, Capt. Phillips,
left Galveston on Saturday, September 9Th,
nt4, p. NJ, and at halfpast 10 o'clock, p.
M. came to anchor about 80 miles eastward
of Galveston, eleven fathoms water, blow
ing very heavy from E. N. f., with very
heavy sea running eastward. At 10, A.
M. on Sunday, the 9th, the wind having
luled in great measure, weighed anchor
and proceeded on our course. At IL, A.
NJ, finding she made no Roadway against
the sea and wind, came TO anchor In ten
fathoms water, it blowing gale from N.
f. AT IL o'clock midnight she commenced
dragging her anchor; fired up strong and
commenced working the engine TO keep
her up to hes anchor. ATT p. NJ, the
wind hauled TO the S. W., which hove her
in the trough of the sea. Slipped her
cable and set her jib in hopes TO get her
before the wind; split the jib. AT this time
the sea struck the cabooSe and carried 1t
away; sprung the boat and caused her TO
leak. Let go the best bower and paid out
IS fathoms of chain in hopes to bring her
head to the sea, but owing to the violence
of the wind she would not come to. AT .,
p. NJ, in heavy Squall, carried away the
smoke pipe and lifted the promenade deck,
stove in starboard guard aud wheel-house,
causing the boat TO leak SO bad as 10 ex-
tinguish the fire All hands went TO bail
ing aud working, in hopes 10 keep her
free until the wind and sea abuted, which
was of no avail for at 6 O'Clock, A. NJ,
she went down in 10 faIhomS water.
Passengers and crew clinglng to various
parts of the wreck.
The small boats being lost the night
previous in the act of landing them, they
remained upon the promenade deck, until
we found it breaking up in consequence
of having too much weight upon it. We
then shifted to another part Of it, where
we Staid until s p. NJ, when we were Ia
ken off by the Steamship Galveston, from
Port Lavacca. Capt Wright deserves
great praise for his kind treatment to The
survivors who had nothing but what they
stood in, having lost all when the boat
went down.
We have had a long conversation with
Judge Toler, who was one of the passen-
gers on the New York, and the account
he gave us of the wreck and of the prescr-
walton of those who escaped death was
extremely interesting. The above state.
ment made my the clerk is confirmed by |
him, save in one important particular |
relating TO the loss of one of the boats.
The appearance the Galveston certainly |
appears to have been providental. Had |
she left at her usual hour in the afternoon, |
she would have passed the scene of the
wreck in the night, and the chances are
that she woud not have discovered it.
Happily she left Galveston in the forenoon, !
and having herself felt something of The |
violence of the gale and then noticed por.
lions ofa wreck floating at intervals, every !
body on board was OIL the lookout, and |
Ihe survivors of the New York deserted |
upon their various RATS formed of portions |
of the wreck, spars, &c. As fast as posi-
bic all were rescusd, Capt. Wright humane
ly exerling himself first 10 savethose whose /
support appeared most fail. II requires
bur moment TO write of this, but il was
the work of hours. The passengers speak
warmly of the kindness and prudence of
Capt Wright, as we'll as of Capt. Symptom,
a Galveston pilot, who was on board.
The New York resisted the unexam-
pied violence of the gale much longer than
could have been expected, and sank very
gradually. A little before she went down,
the motion of the boat MS she fell over on
her side caused her bell to strike a single
stroke-the knell, as IL were, of the no
be ship. Capt. Phillips was calm aud
throughout the dreadful scene.
The passengers were apprlzed Of their
danger betimes, and the men amongst
them joined the crew of the vessel and
labored long and wearilp in the execution
ofthe orders of the captain, who availed
himself CT every resource TO keep his ship
ahoat and save the lives of those on board
when the crisis came The scenes in the
ladies' cabin were of the most agonizing
but il is idle to dwell upon
dwell upon them.
Ills supposed that from thirty to forty
thousand dollars in gold, silver aud bank
notes were lost in the vessel, belonging in
part to passengers, but principally consign-