The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08
Disasters, &c.


STEAMER ARrHuR-In conseq uence Of favorable change
In the weather. there IL every probability that not only
the machinery and furniture of this vessel before
ported run ashore 18th ult, Galveston) win be
saved but ao considerable OF her cargo The furniture
and tackle of the boat and about so bbs OF moasses
have been landed the beach The cargo to be saved
consists o two hundred bbl molasses and
bales cotton
SHIP MATTHIAS VINEYARD, ashore on the SW Spit, lies
in an easy position and win be got Off after having the
assistance Of another steam pump The agents of tho un
derwrers have discharged nearly all the cargo from
between decks.
SHIP OSBORN, lost on the Grand Bahamas, had S2s 900
In sured on her in Boston, viz SO at the Ia
$4,000 at the New England Mutual, and So coo at the
City Mutual.
BARK WABAsH-Capt Flanders Late of bark Wabash. of
and from Boston for Aatanas before reported lost 18th
ut writes from Nassau that the night of the 10Th
sunset, he 2s miles by 4 N, from Orange Keys
The first part Of the night had light southwesterly
* miles per hour and Judged hmss AZ % a
south Of Orange Keys when at before AM the
bark touched on very small knoll Orange Keys bearing
SW by 8 or miles, much to the sstonishment of him
self and officers who had the best lookout the lead
going every three to FIVE minutes during the night
Three minutes before she touched had three and half
fathoms water clean ground and sticky bottom and IL
was all around the except the small spot where
the vessel struck on which there was two fathoms in
ing eleven feet At daylight looking over the side could
that large lot Of ballast had been thro IN over close
under the starboard bow the only place where the bark
About thirty minutes after, II being low tide all the
light sails taken in az not to force her hard
after. Soon after she listed, and on sounding the
pumps, it found that she had five feet water
In the hold. EndeAvors were then made BY pump
ing and baing to free her; but the wind sprung up
from SW, and the tide making, she sud oil In j.
fathoms, whom anchor Let 20 TO keep her from
going into deeper water The leaking increased 30 fast
that the crew completely exhausted and the wind
increased 70 half gale. Al daylight the water was
within three feet Of the upper deck They landed on
Orange KEYS, low, sharp, ragged rock and passed
very uncomfortable night Next morning wreckers
along took of tho crew. and we'd the aas rigging
&c One Of the wrecking captains stated that the knoll
laid nearly in the track OF vessels that had
been upon 1t lately. One Of them q New York and
Havana packet, which threw over some machinery
which was sharp but which did not prevent the packet
from being lost He thought Of the machinery per
orated the bottom Of the Wabash Capt Flanders has
been sbipmsster for thirty years. and this has been
the first damage Of consequence he has met with
He had not been In his berth more than two hours
out Of twenty four for two weeks previous. Four
other vessels came along while the Wabash was on
the knoll and would probably have gone IL had not
the already struck there. The materials saved
TO be sold under direction Of the agent OF underwriters
Ban WHEELER, Brown, from Baltimore for Boston, be-
fore reported sunk in the Chesapeake, was struck by
heavy equal which hove her down on her beam ends,
and she after al and sunk In nine fathoms water
Fortunately for this ths beat not dashed TO the
deck and on It's floating Oh, they succeeded in getting
into n and pulled away for the light boat but meeting
The echr John speder were taken board and carried
70 Baltimore The captain GAYS he the squau
ing 90, and succeeded IN saing In s the ish sails and