New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-28
THE NEWS FROM EUROPE
ENGLAND.
,..tructioa OF ne AmazoR-Frightfui Loss
or Life.


-, 80 NJ the West India Mail Steam Packet Com.
I've scusdron She had sailed from Southampton
~ he afternoon OF FflCay, the "a OF January ny
midnight on Saturday she had got well clear OF The
LII. eisIsnds and had made about ITO miles IN a
W : Nv course from this point Al twenty minutes
hefoye one on Sunday morning the alarm OF nre
Us eivsn In few minutes tne names hau ours.
nm he fore and main halch"ays, ano ha1 spread
* - wiiahre along the decks. There was Il heavy
sea ON al the time, and the VINO Is oesor. ~
.IboWing half gale" from the sou'n-~es, ane
alarm bell was instantly ruug and the crew ana pas
ssrse,sas MANY of them as were not Sufocatei oy
the smoke in their bertns-rushed upon 9ec&; .ep,;
s,mons Immediately ran up on Geek IN MS spsl. a.u
uowsers. The attempt OF course, was a' nlss W
extnR itb the flames The progress OF the oes9ruc
live element wa however, so rapid as TO SCI all
human struggles at defiance. The englne-room was
untenabe, and the hose could not De pfougut W
act Something indeed, appears 70 nave 9ee oVm '.
I'm the yav of heaving overheard STOCK OF nay, pus
the task was simply hopeless from the commence
rment The tragedy then m progress was 20 oegin
and end In the space OF twenty minutes AS soon AS
the officers were conviced that the hre hdu oeclsVey
Sained the mastery their next effort was TO get the
boats cleared away. There were plenty OF Doats ON
board, including three lifeooats. Could they nave
been lowered in safety, there would nave Qeeh ac-
commOdation for all persons on 0Odrd. 30 haPoY
result was not obtained in The midst OF the con-
fusion that prevniled and Of the wld terror OF the
passengers with raging sea and Ia Ale OF Mihi,
order and unity Of action were no doubt iosI lne.e
snpesrs to have been the greatest difficulty IN gettng
the boats clear of the ship the time allowed Tor the
necesssTv avTsnRenepIs was itihltely small WHAT
ever may have been the cause, only one lieooat was
available.
Al 1 O'Clock, lust 90 minutes after the fire broke
out three boats had got clear OF the burning
vessel One OF these was almost instantly iouna 10
be useless but the persons in her were pcke1 sp oy
one of the other boats, Green's life-boat, IL is
from those who escaped in the boat iast-mentioned
shat the tidings were received on Tuesday Nothing
was known OF the fate OF the remaining boat. me
survivors and spectators Of the scene considered
su,u bah 81
stormy a sea. Be this as IT may, at O'Clock on
Sunday morning, just 20 minutes after tue hfe had
broken out, no man could remain on the CScK OF the
Amazon and live. Her magazine afterward exploded,
and by 81 o'clock In the morning, theTe was no yes
.ige left of this noble ship. When the Amazon let
Southampton she had on board l6l passengers, ana
only 81 were picked up in the life boat by a home
ward brig, the MaTsden and brought INTO Plymouth.
Captain Symons was man we'll kao~n for his com
petent skill, courage and resolution.
The scene on the deck OF the vessel OF which we
get glimpses through the few graOhlc particulars
reported, was horribly appalling When the ia mes
had approached the after companion, two male pas,
sengeTs came up from the saloon, all IN names, ana
running aft, fell on the deck tall lady supposed
TO be Mrs. Msclnen, entIeated some one TO take
care of her child, but she would not enter elther OF
the boats DinefeYd, the qua'tefmsSter placed one
lady passenger in boat but she, being extremely
aeiiated, got out again, and although Henry WI
liams and smother used some force, aud begged her
TO go in she persisted III remaining on board. Tue
stewardess. Mrs EcOit win her bonnet ana shawl
m,
put her in the dingy and then left for larger boat
At the tine Of leaving some OF those VINO YET ilveu
were kneeliDg on the deck praying 10 GOD for ines-
cy. while others almost In state OF nuoiy, were
running about screaming with horror. Wllhains anu
Passmore had TO elmo the staibOard padole-00x
throue the flames and smoke. They succeecco altef
three attempts, and then slid down hands ana lace
over the paddle box into the boat several went
nv The tackles Two OF the watch below, (Wilams
and FOSTER had their hair burnt whle cominS On
deck. Captain Symons ordered no one 20 se' il,o
the boats This order was ooeyed uhtii tue people
saw the flames overpowerlng the snip. tie Was last
seen with the man at the wheel, ordering the helm 10
he nut up 20 as 70 keep the ship before the VITA is
lasi words were, - II is all over win het, nj.
Henry Roberts, chief officer, III mis- shft only' was
actively assisting the captain ne was last seen go
ing through the companion down 10 Inc IN ain ueck,
and is supposed to have persisted there Mr. Lewis,
third officer, MIR. Gootridge, fourth ofhcer, ana the
two midshpmen, some OF whose Derths were iof-
ward on the port side of the main deck were prob
ably sufccated, as were also the chei engineer Mr.
Geo. Angus, and MIR Allen experimenting engineer
under Mr.. Seward, as they we're seen IN tae engine
room ten minutes before the Are broke out gong for
ward there being possibility OF their return
through the flames. The second engineer, MI
William Angus was on the spar deck, between the
funnel and the crank gratinss pulling oars, ana
throwing them out OF the way OF the IRE ON the DECK
near the boats. 80,
the we'll known author, who had 6seu depuled oy
the Atlantic and Facihc Junction Company 10 come
to a friendly uldtrstancing with the tribes oil lu-
dams Who inbabit the lsthmus oil DArlen IL was
also the intention OF Mr.. Warburton 10 make HIM
self perfectly acquainted with every part of these
districts and with whatever referred 10 their topog
raphy climate, and resources.
Not the least Interesting episode in the tragedy is
the escape OF the dirgy narrated below, ana Que 10
the calnEeSs and iniIs pldlty OF young Mr. Nincea'
who, though mere boy in years, prosed himself
thorough man and sailor on the occasion. lie DOT
only guided his small boat Ia safety Mi ne joined the
hteboas, but there he took Immediate cohhaud as
al, &c. and
sustain the courage OF the crew throughout that
dreadful night From ~ritten statement lad oy
him before the ctors of the Company, on Wednes
day, We extract some interesting particulars respect
ing the attempt 10 launch the boats which, partly
owing to their peculiar fittings outmore TO TIE speed
Of the vessel and the roll OF the sea, so lamentaoy
failed
The mail boat" writes Mr.. Vlncen', "when
lowered, Was Immediately swsmped, with about
twenty-five people IN her, all OF whom were lost
The pnnsce, when lowered, sheered ACROSS the sea
before the people IN her could unlock the fore
tackle. They we're thereby washed out and the
boat renamed hanging BY the bow. While clearing
away the second cutter a sea struck her AMI raised
her OF the cranes and uHhooked tue bow'ta,Sle
The fore end immediately fell down, and the peo-
pie IL her, with the exception OF Two, who hung
doubled over the thNaris were preclpstaed in'othe
sea and drowned Sixteen men uncluding TWO pas
stpgers) succeeded III clearing away and lowering
the HEB on the saIboafd side. They used every
endeavor 20 save those 10 the water, outwsre swept
past 80 rapidly that their exertIons were without
avail. Al about the same time !, with the cmet
steward, one passenger, and two seamen, got lato
and lowered The dingy, and were picked up oy the
HE boat about hall an hour sftsrward, when We
immet iRtely took the small boat in tow and stood
down Cor the ship but the wind ana sea Increasing
and the dlpgy beng upset, and ourselves being
IN swamped we we've Obliged TO let the smal boat
go ana Keep the life boat with her head - the
20 About A. NJ. il rained heavily, wind shifted
70 norlhward, decreasing sea, confused, but going
down put the boat about, and kept before H. At
Ave the magazine exploded, aud about half an hour
stsrvsrd the tunnels went over the side after
which the ship went down bodily
After this the boa, pulled before the sea and
wind, thinking TO make the Frenca cosss, ~hca nas,
as they thought, the nearest. Mr.. Vlncents monkey
Jacket being mounted on an oar. was Their only SAL
and the boat was kept dry by oalilns her WIN nis
boots. SO they proceedeS unth rescueo oy TUE
Musden.
The adventures OF Mr.. Thomas Sisley, one OF .es
passengers taken out OF the dngy and saves ia sa'
after htboat on board the Amazon, are aluios.l
lous. Mr. Sisley was in bed when the hie Iageu
ana MS ava al ensd nv the berth Oelng hlieo VIII