The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-04-21
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Eess Of the Tennessee.
The Z. M. steamship Tennessee, Capt.
MelIus, went ashore at O'Clock in the
morning, March 6, in dense fog, at a
place called Tagus Beach, in Bolians
Bay, about three miles north Of the
Heads.
The Tennessee started from Panama
on the 10th of February, with 600 pas
sengers, of whom 100 were ladies and
children. There was comparatively little
sickness during the voyage. Three deaths
occurred--one Mr.. Stevens, the Express
Messenger of Wells, Fargo G Co., Of yell
low fever--another of cholera, produced
by impradence at Acapulco; and the
third from exhaustion We regret to
learn that DIR, McNaughten, the Surgeon,
has been very sick during the passage,
50 as to iIcapacitate him for his duties.
Tie passengers were highly pleased
"tth their trip up, and on Saturday, with
in l5O miles of port, passed resolutions
highly complimenting the ship, the cap
tain and officers.
About midnight Of Saturday, when the
ship was supposed to be not far from the
Heads, dense fog set in, which continu-
ed all night and yesterday morning. At
81 O'clock A, M, the Captain, supposing
he was otfthe entrance Of the Harbor com
menced to let off steam and backed and
filled to maintain his position until morn
lag, About 4 O'Clock muddg,wAter was
seen, which strengthened the iaea that the
ship was off the harbor. At sunrise the
fog still continued, and seemed even to
increase. Objects could not be dscerncd
the length of the ship. The Captain still
continued to back and fill, and was stand
ing on the starboard whecl:house about
8 o'clock, when a steerage passenger
came running aft crying the fog an i'm
mensc bluff, that seemed 10 tower TO the
skies, presented itself within few yards
An effort was made to avoid it, but on
turning, another bluff equally lofty op-
posed itself At ths moment the ship
struck broadside on to tie beach, and the
surf dashing against her side made her
roll violently. From time to time the
passengers could feel her strike on the
rocks. The instant she grounded, Mr.
Bowling, the first officer, with great intrc-
pidity, leaped overheard with cable, and
dashng through the water, made the ship
fast to the cliff. This secured her The
confusion on boardwas at first very great,
and several of the passengers seized hold
Of the cable, which was made fast to the
stern, and attempted TO run down it to the
shore Some few accomplished this, but,
order was soon restored, and the passen-
gers became reassured
The beach where the Tennessee Law was
not more than four or five rods in width.
The tide was about half'ebb, and with
every shock of the surf the ship was set
farther and farther into the sand, until /
o'clock, when she was completely imbed-
ded and steady.
The passengers were all safely landed.
The mail on board was very heavy, there
being no less than 200 bags. When Mr..
Whiting left, at / 4 o'clock, about dozen
bags had been brought ashore. 1t was
expected that all would be saved at low
tide.
An hour before the Tennessee struck
the soundings showed eight fathoms, and
and few moments before six fathoms.-
S.range to say, no one on board heard the
surf until they were in it. The escape of
all on board Is Proyidential. We are in
formed that had the ship struck thirty
yards ahead or astern of the position she
did, not q soul could have been saved
just in front Of her is M enormous cllf
several hundred feet high against which
she would have been dashed to pieces
About the same distance astern is anoth. !
er equally lofty. by the most fortunate
change she struck on a narrow beach, |
a sort of gap between these two
cmincnccs.
AS soon as the passenger were landed, |
sails, DC, fortcnts, were brought from The
snip, and The passengers, with the eNcep-
ton of about one hundred, who had left
for SauccIito, among whom wcre'four la
dies, were making prcpations to adopt for
q short time, a camp life on the shore
Provisions, beds and bedding were also
furnished in abundance.
After the mails, &C., had been landed,
The passengers held ameejing on shore,
at which resolutions, expressive of their
high esteem for the captain, their regret at
he occurrence, which, in their opinion,
was purely accidental, and attributable to
no negligence of his, were adopted.
The last accounts from the ship were,
hat she was going to pieces fast on nc.
count OF the heavy surf