The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-15


Disaster at Sea We give the following more
particular account of the disastrous collision of the
steamship Souherner with the bark Isaac Mead.
1t is from the New York Herald of the 9Th " The
steamship Southerner, Capt. Berry, arrived yes
terday evening from Charleston. We have OBJ
tanned from Capt Berry and other sources, the fol-
lowing account of a collision she had with the
bark Isaac Mead Capt Brown, which sailed from
this city on the Sd inst, u NJ, for Savannah, by
which the latter vessel was sunk, and 81 persons
drowned. The agents in this city for the Isaac
Mead are Demill u CO.
d" At 2 o'clock Yesterday morning, the 18th inst
in lat. IS &c. sounded in % iathoms water; relieved
the wheel; in ten minutes after made sail on the
larboard bow; put the helm hard aport stopped
the engine as possible, and backed strong,
when came in contact backed clear; stopped
| the engine, when the vessel went down under our
| bow, which was in less than FIVE minutes from the
time of the collision. Hearing the cries distress
in the sea, through the exertions of the crew and
| passengers, were able to man three of Francis
! life boats, and saved seven of the crew and two
passengers, out OF thirtythree in all. She proved
| to be the bark Isaac Mead from New York for
| Savannah, with valuable cargo: she was steering
! S. s. w, we N, N. E.; the wind at the time,
north blowing strong, with a sharp sea. They
unfortunately put their helm to sarbo9rd, to cross
us, as they saw us first, and took us for vessel
! standing in shore. The bark was struck on the
| bowSprlt, which appeared 10 completely open her
We laid to .or about three hours and half until
every vestige OF her disappeared, and nothing wa,
| heard but the moaning OF the loo much can
not be said in favor of Francis life boats had il
not been for them, we could not have saved one
soul of all on board wooden boat would have
been stove to pieces in lowering or coming along.
| side, the sea was TO bad To show with what
facility they were got ready, in 10 minutes from
| the time the first boat lowered, manned by
81. Il s 81.
with seven The second boat was manned by the
| first officer, two of the crew. and Capt Lubbock
| and Capt. J. G. Berry, who nobly volunteered then
| services and the third by Thomas Vail and the
| balance of the crew. The weather at tue time o.
| the collision clear overhead, but foggy. When
| we gave up all hopes OF finding any more, we
! turned our attention 10 our own damage, and tounC
that we had carried away our cutwater, bob-stay
and flying jlbboom, with the head rails and haC
some bad scratches on the bow.
| The Capt, J. G. Berry, named above was the
| one whose vessel, the brig Oregon, OF Somerset
| Mass ioundered at sea in latitude 30 | North, and
| longitude 70 West, the 18th of last month
" The ;. carried, according to the Post.officC
| order, white light at the mast head--a red Igh
on the starboarfr paddle box, and blue light OF
the iarboard, Which can be seen ten miles off.
The collision slightly felt on board The
=. that many in the cabin did not 90 on deck.
ne l. M. had a valuable assorted cargo at tn,
4 umI OF the collision. She was ten or twelve year
y ii d, and was formerly brig under the same com
-mander, and employed in the Dlren, Ga., trade
A but was changed to bark about SIX years back
-7IassgRgrrs Slp-4rE Bradley W nv ora
cut Miss tauiet Gr,nns; Mrs Amen Barnes, Of M3ro0
ard, Do; Ma ter John Bartow De- DE- Masinni; lady and
=, TO-; Two Mlessr Adams, OF London; II Brown, the
,Tet5, 1t ,e & Smith ID do; Franklin steward
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