The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-04
and Fatal MA rmo
Disaster.
REVENUE CUTTER TANEY CiPSIzEn


disas,er most extraordinary ~ to the cause. snA
most fatal in the result TO tho governmess
revenue cutter Tanay, yesterday afternoon whan %
her passage down tho bay to Fire Island The uaney
strong substantial and awortby vessel. havux
been rebuilt within the last three months for the service
Of the department Of the government She VS.
swift and steady sailer and commanded By Senios
Lieutenant Francis Martin, gentleman of than
sixteen years stan ding In his profession reguIae
complement Of twenty three men and two boys
The full number board yesterday, under the
command of Captain Martin First Lieutenant Nicholss
Austen, and Second Lieutenant Campbell Saunders tks
Third Lieutenant being absent The pilot board was
bIr. Lorenzo Dow Clock. Tho burden Of the Taaev b
one hundred and twenty tons, and she carried oue
brass twelve FOUNDER amid ships
This vessel left her moorings at about quarter past
twelve o'clock yesterday afternoon with sufficient bel
last of iron The day very fne and she prooeodod
down the bag In gallant style, until shc came to Q
point southwest of Governors Island and aimsst
two miles and half from the Staten Island shoss.
Arrived here the cutter In line with tho rteaoar
Gazee standing for New York from tho Quxrantins
ground with a large number Of cmigrsnts board
One of hsse emigrants fell erboard from IT,
seamtr and would have inevitably perirhed hut for As
prompt humanity OF Captain Martin who with his oA3
Gers and men perceived the accident aud immediately
lowcreda toct and saved him. The wind thee
southwest, with gentle breeze, and the Taney vas
running under jb mansAil and topsail the to
sails having been pr. viousy ful.d When the boas
TUNED slight spriDkDg Of rain and Captain
Martin descended to his cabin TO exchange light for
heavier coat, and he had scarcely taken 1t in h,s hAol
when his vessel received most terrific shook soooed-
ing from stroke given by hard substance hag
tomsst under the force Of which she qnv.rrd in every
plank and joint aud Immediately settled over. ~ Il
TO sink. The Captain had time to ,urn round In
an endeavour TO rush deck when he found ~atse
rush in and the cutter immediately capsiyed wcut
down. Three and two boys were drow sed almo16
Immediately two Of the men and Of boys being
below jurt at or after dinner Captain Martin rushs6
up and with Ills officers and the remaining portion %
ell In Ihn md
condition and 1t is probable that good many e
them would have been lost bat for the as.i
Hunt. plying between this city and ahr-w~bury whs
Immediately fe~ 10 their help and with the aid Of his
crew and passengers took them from their daoxoroao
position, and brought them to this city LieaisnauG
BALDWIN, OF the United States Navy, ~as active In hep
All hands good deal bruised. and ths first o.
Ger. MIR Saindcrs in a complete Of exhaus-
t'on The confusion alarm ana grief Of Captain Aari
completely prostTat"d him and at late hour yesterday
evening be rmsined ut his hcuse, in Brooklyn In vsry
low and nervous state.
The following il the list Of the persons drowned -
l-Ihomas jackson. aged AZ, seaman natursiiSs1
ir, hman twenty hrse years In the American service.
2-lames DoraD sged 81. American seaman.
3-James II StiH aged 80. American, seaman.
4-IIenry McGiegor. Irish boy.
5-Janes McCluc irish boy.
Two arm-ohest- naining twenty stand armS
twenty -four pistols, and dozen Of culasses.
little time after. man named James Boyt. who vas
missing is said to have been picked up by pilot boat
Tie cause Of this melancholy disaster was what b
termed " streak OF wind. which travelled fron
shore through the surrounding air in dark and straght
line and actually struck the d. omed vessel. Il OBJ
served by persons the Battery and gcntemen
ON the steps OF the barge office 10 like dark
towards the ship, and when the Mt reached her she
almost immediately sunk Men ho have spent the bet
ter part OF their lives a have met with Dotbing ihe
1t Captain Hsgerty IN tho Thomas Hant experiences
only mild winds at the sams moment and the surround
ing bore was CAIN The Fancy lies In nine fsthoms
u water right in tn. channel and almost mid ~ay bs-
tween the Battery and Staten Island. Her ma-ts
visible above The To the and also hsR
spsrs snd rigging The topmast inclines TO the Staten
leland shore when the vessel is acted by tho
tide or ether cause the mainsail Ia partially dragged
up and presents large triangular rent Arrangements
ore being made to raise her by of .rdak The
captain not aware that any missing