New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18
FURTHER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The Accident 10 the steamship Republic

The steamship Republic, Capt. Hudson,
A brief notice OF whose mIshap We gave IN yes'eI-
days issue reached the wharf yesterday afternoon.
al 81 o'clock. n tow Of the ste amer California All
her passengers were landed IN good health ana con-
dliion though considerably out by their iaoOrs
during the previous "A hours. The circumstances
atteLcing Tins disaster are Substantially these lac
Republic y az ei velOped IN a dense fog on Sdnlay
morning about 9oclOck-Ceptaln HUDSON suppoSlng
that he Just OF the Golden Gate pu, the steam
eTs head 70 The east and steamed slowly along rs
teniue a:tentvtly for the sound ofthe surf Tnis ne
at last heard, and became convinced ina ne MAS 700
far TO the south, although u utterly Impossible
N see fifty YARDS ahead of the boat. he therefore
tuned 10 the north and west but hearing the SUI
beating still too near he changed his course again,
anc headed for the southwest, as 70 De entirely
clear OF the and While Oh this course me FeSse!
thumped. The engines were lmme lately reversed
and she drew easily back Ii was not known at this
time that any injury had been sustained, and the
steamer had been running for twenty-five minutes
before any evidence of the fact Ape ared when the
water suddenly rushed In put out the ares and the
engines OF course stopped. Inc anchors were ~
once let go and the pumps tired, bu. they were
found 10 be completely choked by the ashes
and coal dust hat had washed into them As "a mat
ter OF course the passengers, some geo IN number,
among them IS ladies', were alarmed NJ nrSt, and
proposed bleaching the steamer but the GOODNESS and
energy Of Captain Hudson soon restored order and
confidence
The crew and passengers were instantly organized
into barg parties, barrels we're slung and lowered
through ali the hatchways. With this contIlvance
the passengers set resoutely to work and baed out
an immense quantity Of water.
The fog gradually lifted and showed Capt. Hudson
that he was in dangerous proximity 10 the rocks
He therefore drew on his crew and kedged his yes
sci some one hundred fathomS further OUT by which
means he acquired position which, l! The worst
threatened. would enable HIM 10 run her ashore
sand. beach to the In this position he remained,
the passengers by the most untnng and unremiiting
labor II balng. beng Just able to keep the waters
which were rushing IN, at A stand. In the meantime
the puTser had landed and started across the country 10
give information OF her dangerous situation Immedl-
atey upon The receipt Of the intelligence Of the dlSas-
ter, Capt knight, agent OF the company ordered the
steamship California, Capt. Budd, who had arrived
the same morning from Panama, 10 her relief At the
late hour the orGerS were given. some difficulty was
experienced in obtaining the necessary but the
prompt tender by Capt Hudson, l. $. N, command.
ing |. ;. snip NncenneS OF large trait OF men, and
a similar offer by Capt. McGOwan, commanding the
revenue cutter Polk, enabled the steamer 10 be DIS
patched AS soon as her fires were fully lighted. Capt.
Knight proceeded IN person, accompanied by Capt.
Hudson |. ). NJ Lieut. Bissell, |. 5. n, Capt. Nc
Gowan, Capt symptom harbormasteT who vol
unteered 10 pilot the California and J. p Haven,
agent of underwriters. The California went out
about midnight and made a fine about twenty
miles 10 the southwark, where AT 2 A. VI, the lights
of the Republic were descned. The California ap
proached as near rs safety permitted, and the Folks
boat, IN charge of Capt. McGowan. having on boara
Capt Knight, pulled through very heavy swell 10
the Republic. The latter vessel was anchored IN
fourteen iahoms water, with sail passed under her
bottom, and all hands, under skfu and systematic
arrangement, engaged in bahng the water by means
of buckets, from the three hatchways. Al were
cheeruy and energetically using their best endea-
voTs to prevent the leak from gaining upon them,
and AVOID the necessity of bleaching the vessel,
which at one time appeared inevitable, and would
have involved her total loss. So soon as her actual
condition was ascertaned. 1t was decided 70 take
the Republic in tow, and although avery heavy swell
rolling in and the reefupon which she had struck
in dangerous proximity, the seamanlike measures
adopted BY Capt. Budd, most ably seconded by the
handling OF the California, by Capt symptom, whose
skiilful conduct elected the highest enconums en-
abled the two vessels 20 be brought suf lenty near
to pass two heavy cables from the California, by
which the Republic was taken IN tow. This was the
most hazardous part ofthe business nasmuch as, the
rollers being very heavy, II was with great dlfcOlty
a boat could cary the warb lines out, or the one
steamer approach the other, without great danger OF
being swept down upon her. Notwithstanding the
heavy drag occasIoned by the wheels Of the RePub-
lie. and her being somewhat unmanageable' having
three feet Of water in her hold, she was IN aoou.
seven hours brought alongside the Companys wharf.
We learn that the conduct of Capt hudson, MS
officers, passengers and crew. was highly credltaOie
The crew displayed great GOODNESS, presence OF
mind and resources. The other, ready and ener-
getic compliance with every direction, and although
severely fatgued by twenty-four hours OF hdrd Ia
Dor uttered no complaints OF their painful task, put
labOred to their utmost after life had ceased 70
be ,he controlling motive tSan Fran H"raih oet .