New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-16
OREGON.
.s..~veck or the General wsrren-Forty-two
Lives Lost.

no s.s n shipwTeck and loss OF life.
~ Columbia left Astoria the 18th, AID brings
co ~ rrcpsller Gen Warren, for many months en-
- n the coast trade, vas wrecked at the mouth
y Re- Columbia on the 3lst Of Jan and forty two
- y wsre lost. She was bound for San Francisco
IA had proceeded to sea, when an accident oc-
m,ysd causing her 10 leak badly, and she put back
- kstoria She had passoo the bar, when, in con-
sscusuce of the insufficient. power OF her engines
~ tbe rouehness OF the sea, snc became unmanage-
ma and dfiited toward Cistsop- spit, where she
srsliv struck The sea, breaking her with great
tsry. paited her old hull. and before assistance
couId Sc procured by boats crew, dispatched with
sIi1eme difficulty to the shore, every vestise Of the
vreck had been swept away, and every soul on
Sosrd persisted. Only the ten men composing the
H,afs crew escaped. Capt. Thompson commanding
- Gen. Warren, met the sad fate TO which his yes
ri md I'll on board were SO suddenly swept.
The following particulars are given by the survi.
zor ofths wreck:
Ths Gen. Warren had sailed from Astoria on
Ihursdsy, 2Sth January, Al O'Clock, p. NJ, bound
for San Francisco. She gofto sea without dificulty
and discharged her pilot, Capt G.. Flavsl. After
.running seward some distance, she carried away
her foFesopmast, when the wind hauling. to the
southeast, and the weather becoming thick, Captain
ThoDpson determined TO put back for the haroor.
On Saturday, 3lst January, at O'Clock, P. he
aguaiIzed the pilot boat about six mites OF tho bar
On board Cs' BE- Sy
cane pumps. Capt. Thompson urged the pilot TO
tsie the vessel into port Immediately. The plosre-
nonstrated, saying the oar was too heavy TO De
crosssd In safety. As Capt Thompson was fearful
thai II the wind increased the vessel would be driven
ror,hw ard the pilot Was Induced, much against his
irdement, TO comply. The bar was crossed a. r. M.
10 safety, when the weather slodenly shut In ex-
uemcly foggy and dark II was found necessary be.
fore CROSSING the bar, to detsch the engine pumps,
IN order 10 save steam the hand pumps being in
active operation. The pilot stationed three men on
tie look out who soon Uncovered the breakers close
I.f.o p,lo 4 al " I'd al
helm to be shifted, but finding that she would not
apswer it, he ordered the engine to be stopped and
he anchors lot 60.
The vessel was then in six fathoms Of water The
captain here said to the pilot, DON'T let 90 the an
ebor back her she will hack as fast as she will 90
ahead" The engine was then ordered to be re
vsrsed The engineers not being at their stations,
Nhsr order was not 0beyed. and the vessel continued
70 forge ahead rapidly. The orde- to let go the an
shor was repeated and executed. At this moment
she struck IN sixteen feet water The anchor was
hove up after she had struck two or three times
soon a. the anchor was of the ground, she sheered
Of into ten fathoms water, without appearing to
have sustained any damage Capt. Thompson soon
discovered that the vessel was making water rapidly
and reported to the pilot In few minutes II was
apparent that the vessei sinking, when the pilot
aot the order to "besch her without delay" The
blot amazed, inquired OF the captain If she would
not live half an hourf Capt Thompson replied she
could not The vessel was then headed for Clatsiop
Spit, where she was beached. This occurred about
7o'clock p. M.
Immediately upon her grounding, all hands, both
passengers and crew, commenced heaving over
board the deck load for the purpose OF easing her
The surf broke over her with sucn violence that the
main saloon stove, ana was fast beng detached
from the hull The stsTooard quarter boat was
washed from the davitsthe lsroosTd boat, the only
means By which the lives of so fe saved was,
by the great sxertions OF Captain Thompson, pre-
served. With the utmost difficulty he conveyed it
forward, and had it secured. At about O'clock ali
ihatporon Of the vessel abaft the foremas was car
nee swsy--the sea making clean breach over the
remainder. Up to this time NO lives had been lost
the entire ships company and passengers having
mustered on the forscastle and In the fore rigging
trusting that the wreck would hold together until
shore. The sea increasing IN violence, and finding
that the wreck was rapidly gong to pieces, Captain
Thompson, at about o'clock, A. M, selected
boats crew, ten In number, from among his crow
and passengers, and requested captain Finvsl 10
launch the boat ana take command OF her. He or
dared ho boat to pull for the sn0re and procure any
sssance that could be had In the selection Of the
boats crew for this perilous expedition, Captain
Thompson was cautious 10 choose men IN whose re-.
turn he could implicitly rely. Astherc was strong
sbb tide, the boat was douoly manned, In order TO
expedito her movements, and assist IN pass
Gs the breakers. which there was little hope
Of their ever crossing In safety. This iass
measure was resorted to oy the captain know
ing that it would be the only chance OF oenS
sayed by remaining upon tho wreck, 10 the per-
u Of passing the breakers IN the boat. There
was no excilement-Ao confusion all that was nc.
.sompishOd was done In the most systematic and
orderly manner. The boat encountered great am
Guilty In passing the breakers, having shipped sea
from which she incurred great danger OF being
swamped The weather still being very thick, she
WAS compelled to run entirely by tas roar OF tns
breakers Aftsr about an hours hard labor, the
hsh,s OF Chinook, (cailed scarborousb's claim)
we're discovered. The pilot, upon finding hts exact
position stesrsd for Astoria, where he fell In VIII
the brig Francisco, lying at anchor of Tansy rolnt
Upon tDquing OF the captain OF the brig II no had
a nj hal a
hs was informed that the only boat belonging to lhe
vessel was too small TO live IN the breakers. fhs
pss then proceeded with his crew TO Astoria where
10 boarded the bark George and Martha Capt
Beard, Of this vessel Lost no lime In dispatcning MI
fSa ofEesr and an able ew In n whale boat to ths
assistancc Of tho wreck. The steamers boat then
h los the shore, where the piio' ana ms a. y.
scciates manned large faffboat, and procseded 70
u Score OF disaster, when. TO their horror, tney
could discover no vestise of either wreck, passen
gers and crew.
George flave, pilot Edward Beverly, fss eficer
VIM Irons, I'd officer; James Murray. seaman
!nsc Sparrow. do. f; Joseph Hall, PASSENGER &; L
fnce do. Henry March, do; Matthew Nolan
The folls wins are the pames of the persons lost
. far - has been ascertained: X. Provin, Tnos
nickis, - Benson, - Randolph, OF Oregon City
A0sca Ponersy, Of Tuala'p aims - Stanley
hensgoueFy, - Miller, Mr. Fuller, John r
Duncan, Of No. Mr.. Luther, Of Clyde. N; Y. Mr.
shloss. Of Humboldt; A. Cook, ID. A. Buck, Hum
boldt George Hatch, porter; - Nelson, steward
sanieon, steward; - O'Neil engineer. Assustu'
- Johnson. puxser John peiion, Musquetins
Co, Iowa; w. II. Hart, late OF Vancouver, former
Hoflowa
Efeus were made to recover the bodies Q
Nose Who were drowned, when the Columbi'
h. The body Of Mr.. Luther. passenger, had beer
bud, with over $500 upon ~ Mr.. Finch. OF SaI
fllsisco. had taken out letters OF administration
ed received the money. The body OF kenak'
uss found also two bodies, u knewn, were fount
nd buried. One Of them had $50, and upon tn
niger Of the other was q geio ripg with heart en-
uaved upon 10.
The General Warren were owned by Messrs
Sanisoa Frits, Of Panama. She came ous 20 th'
Soass IN October Of 1880, with passengers, and ha'
esen employed IN the coast trade ever since. Capt
Thompson, her commander, has borne an sxcellsn
ipusauon, and IL cannot be doubted that THIS disas
20 vas owing TO her utter ubwofthlness a. sea
yemS vessel. IL viii be seen that her commander
unwilling 70 put any nust IN her, IN her leakinl
e92inoa and % ordered her ashore, where her rot
sxsuh soon went TO pieces