The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-24


interest At Loyds In the absence Of al positive ntor
nation there II little doubt that she fsusdsred very
coming In contact with the homsward bound
The subjoinsd declaration Of Captain Gatgsns, the
master Of that vessel taken oath BY tAs Admiralty
Receiver Of Drois At Hull and which has been forwarded
to Captain Hals.ead, the secretary Loyds will be
found to contain all that Of facts attending
the destruction Of the ll-iatsd steamer
Sailed from Stockholm the 4th of November last for
Hull with cargo Of iron bones and dfals passing Esi
more on the 18TH having very heavy weather the ship
tended to- We sighted TsH borough Head light
leagues, the wind still blowing hard from south.
vest We proceeded without anything particularly
occurring ss,ag Until Monday the 2s.h At about tt, 10
1t the mouth Of the Humber, We were run into oy
steamer, name unknown the NswSand light, far as
four miles, our ship bsi,g on tn. starbo.rd tack,
lying 's and by E. half E. With the Wind at the
iuserv.s We we're 81. upon deck = the time hsv ,s
bglts our bowsprt and showing two flash lights over
the ,tarboaae side. The moment the steamer
approaching hailed her. and fad she would be into as
bot we'd answer. We n'nued course, with
The exec 9on OF varying half point to ths eastward be
evbs the steamers head to be to the north and that
ard il being excessively dark that had time to
beaye the hip Abous as the steamer would have
iHto Our ports amdships, and II we had squared
the mainysrd to shs would have into
our starboard midships. Notw:thstardin ,hs pre-
and to AXE those /. charge Of the steamer hear
the steamer ported her helm and into us
on the starboard side, striking between the breach
hooks, thereby starting the ip's storm breaking
raj plsnks in the bow and the fore castle oor besides
starting the bows 1T both s and otherwise shaking
her very much Her jibboom jbs foretopgallant mast
away and the vessel was quite manageable. Imms.
diately after the accident hailed the steamer, and
begged Of them 10 stay BY NJ, ~ was apprshsnsive
the ship would go down, - abe was heavily
laden. received reply from the steamer stating they
would do The steamer, on getting clear from our
wreck got round iuto my stsrboard qua tar, and In
very short period again into collision with by
running into the cardboard side Of our stern carrying
away the rudder, starting the sternpM breaking the
wheel stsncard and otherwise cutting the ship nearly
down to the waters edge Before this second coli
sion hailed the persons on board the steamer to
reverse her engines but received II a.
most imm that the accident followed
again begged they would NOT leave US, expected
nothing but that the veHel must go down received,
however, answer, and the instant the steamer got
clear, she bore away in southsrly direction. 0as
the aperture made by the ,teamer's stem ia our
STERN and vas unfortunately drowned, although
every attempt was made to saws him The night
tremey DARK and hazy, and ta,e wind increasing from
southwest to south to gale Tie steamer remained In
sight but few minutes was unable to get sight Of
her Afterwards. On beth occasions whom she into
US inquired several times for her name, but recved
and bust head figure head. Our vessel was totally
disabled. I cut away the wreck before the bows some
hands attending TO the pumps. She was making water
very fast We afterwards secured the wheel stan lard
and rove esh wheel ropes TO steer the snip Tho food
tide being nearly spent WAS snsbled TO got her into
the Humber, When thought u most prudent for the
safety 0 o., .msa 70 besS sYay 70 the norshwsrd