The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-22

NEWS TO TIE NINTH INSTANT.
ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL
or THE
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP PACIFIC.
THE CAUSE OF HER DETENTION.
M. de TOcqueyille's Report on the
French Constitution.


The American mail steamship Pacific, Capt. Nye has
arrived She left Liverpool at 5:lb p. NJ, Wednes lay
the ninth instant, and has had constant head wnds-s
portion of the time very strong gales On the l7h of
Cspe Pine Light, Newfoundland at A. NJ, broke the
cross tail of the port engine 1t Disconnected and
at NJ. she proceeded on the voyage, and made the
remainder Of the passage with engine.
We are Indebted TO the kindness Of J. Hall Wilton,
Esq for the following particulars CT the voyage of the
Pacific
TiR ACCIDENT or THE PACIFIC.
OK Board THE STEAMSHIP PAcfic,
July Fl, 1861.
TO TIE EDITOR HERALD.
AS there will no doubt be anxiety and various
reports have got abroad about the delay hough shorty
In the passage Of the Pacific consequent upon an acci
dent to her machinery have taken especial care to in
vesgate the whole circumstance your paper which
# you consider it worthy of insertion for the benefit Of
your readers. you with much pleasure Acct.
dents will occur in the best regulated families old
saying and never 1t fully illustrated In that Of
the accident board the Pacific, on Thursday last
which occurred under the following facts, which are
wholly connected with it, and which gathered for YOU
from the most direct and proper be relied upon
About half past one NJ. on Thursday min, last an
unusual vibrating motion felt In the ship and which
almost Immediately followed by the breaking Of
that part Of Of the engines he port eugire) called
inc GLOSS winch severed III the centre and, At
the time its connecting sod" snapped of about
two feet from the end The stsrbosrd engine. made
three revolutions after the accident which
welded the broken rod that it came into contact
with beam supporting two pillars and broke it The
piston rod Of the damaged engine having been deprived
OF its assisting power fell heavily tue cylinder top
and crushed It. The swinging about of the mutated
machinery also In contact with the feed pipe,
which broke It: and in moment the whole Of the
CINE department was filled with boiling hot steam
the denHty which such render IL
70 discover what damage had been done for
During this the engineers (Messrs Parks and Harrs)
then duty acted With the most prai.w presence
OF mind and the greatest possible prudence Ia at
unlocking he engines closing the stsp cvcks Of the
boilers and IN raising the safety vavee-thus
ming any priority existing danger The other
gin. get whom the chief who had retired
wire tie spot once aud spite OF the desperate OBJ
tacle-the scading ste sm-hey succeeded in stopping
tn. s,arboard engine; and understand that {, first
Assistant Engineer n Thompson, the safety Of il is
mainly to be- attributed who At nearly the sacrifice of
his s. and under the most expressing crcu
tucce,ed stopping her became strained ani
disatd The mr. nen too alive TO the probab dauycr
aud energetic to prevent it-athough com PEELED In
tacbmens, ainting aud almost to crop
way ON deck To breathe the airimpeIi on temno
rarity recovering fastened down again, aid If posi-
BILE In the reparatoD; and In OF time 10 III
CO nceyatle succeeded in rakng out all the in,mouse
fires thirty tNu) thus all safe Soon oftsr this
he steam clear of and the dsInage above described
was discovered.
TIE conduct Of Captain Nye his officers aud crew,
The most noble and energetic, and IL felt by
IA 20 be- worthy OF the highest praise.
have seen many trying times and circumstances
curing the greatest iortitude, philosophy, and discipline
but difficulty, Ia which sli these sdmi
rsbly displayed in this So sudden. aud hppl
robty overwhelming aud yet managed with 20 hsle
&C nusiOp aud 20 perfectly controlled.
The Ealing department was carried out. ~ though
nothing Wa sns No sooner was the crash heard aui
the engine stopped than tue ship pu: uu Ter sai
and Though slowly We preceded 90. regardless Of the
The are epartment (which on board thotc steamers
l. very pefct( had its hOse at laid all the
chip ready to meet any outbreak of fire which might
occuT. fr'm tb. sudden rakirg out Of many large
fires ana HI tins above and below, went on, WI oout
voice bcii heard except frun those In authority and
they sieskns with the greatest precision and iudg
ntbt
such iscpliup. under s,.-h circumstances reflects
thu hghcst criI on ali eunocrne and ie!t WITH the
grcat.st setsiacon 10y all IN board and this statement
rIurCi have better cur-uhcfation than intm.tiug
&C. Uu the fact that within thrre and half hougs
The tine II The accident the stHEhcard engine
work ana aming IL ~ eight miles per nour,
lh Sctidnt " the Pacific u g. be regretted, as she
has invariably been 10 very suoces tul In nee upa she
hat had .tfong head fca and head winds all tc Pa'
cage fun Liverpool and although. since tho code
W. base ben depending On the tngls engine, Yet ah,
baA surce,dea Ia making the pssiasc IN li,tle orer
t-elveC cay.
have iryvellf grtst many times the Allan
e ana must ny that mover travelled With greater
,atfar " ~ with err@ter confidence than IN t.s antp
sm tr, uadod Fprnk tho f.elir uf every pt, iyef
tosrd. She than borne out her groat sod
tatlon and under such ctmDsnt ~ Ezra Nyc whr-- de-
utaLnr enc cnOduct throughout entitic hiu, high
pfH.e. a. "a e,isrcncsd man and di-ciQl.astian,
cal, ulattd &C. meet the most trying momrnts DO not
wife ths ~ ushc up any one "a particular or With any
motive beyond that Of enat.ing you, throuxa your
WIDELY rhrylstsd Taper. TO give the details they
occwtd. livery one enssgea In the s,dp. ,'lua,y
erti,d Co prabe aDd wuts this 60 prevent plssDis
49, inpI.sson- that might got about becsu-s
liz rSsibo hts bad accident. aud that Might unt
D. nlrg nidec into RELY thsnits rhe Asc.deat
tre a c,Iln.oB Urder. nnd, ha'ng haw IN the iron
va ia possibl, f,reee Academia Of q similar nature
octutT,d not long ssVto to- and America. II
he sssy paired, and i "a h. able 20 hrr
Jurrey ~ suTsrti-ed ID is bs regarded a. u sress
b'st tibet lot single accident 20 any 81 the mon &C.