The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19
The Loss OF tho Ship stafHordshire,

shire reached this city BY railroad last.svsnins having
travelled the entire distance from Darlington to Water
vile By stage, most OF the way through drifts and
exposed to great suffering BY the cold One Of his feet
nd one hard were trostbi.en.
Mr. Alden has furnished the following authentic ststs
meat Of the loss Of this splendid ship It will BE- read
On the aad day Of December, in tremendous gale Of
wind twisted the rudder head and secured 1t with chains
well ~ we could. Rugged temporary tillsr outside
the ship, and with 1t managed to proceed pretty
when IL gale, lost bossprt fore topm.st fore yard and
forward leaving the foremost only standing
The wreck Of spars In floating astsIn carried away the
aof after daylight to examine the truss u il 1t
practicable to rig another foreyArd and In coming down
bis back badly pjuring his ankle and receiving other
serious injury INN dately with assistance, bore him
to his saeroom where he reserved the attention Of Dr.
then cleared tbs wreck and made all snug possible,
and prepared to get rev fore yard Aoft The rudder
then perfectly useless the ship had seersge way
worked al Wednesday night and succeeded IN rigging
another tller in the cabin.
AT 3oclock A. NJ, Thursday, Goth, the wind was from
the eastward, heavy rain and blowing heavy Run the
ship all day Thursday on her course until O'Clock in tbs
evening" the barometer being very lows 49, Made AZ
snug for the night. AT T. NJ came on hurricane from
west northwest.
At that time judged ourselves thirty Ave forty miles
south Of Seal Island. Consulted with Capt Richardson
(who confined to his BERTH who ordered the ship to
be kept to the rthwArd TIL II O'clock and then wear
ship. 1t hen the second mates watch deck who
was ordered to call At Il O'Clock At ten minutes ~
fore - the second mate Seal Island light and imms
date called at once informed Capt. Richardson,
who remarked that the current I'D set thu ship Ia shore
and Immediately ordered her to be round This
done without loss OF time, and when coming up the
southern tack the ship struck 1t tn n blowing
tremendous gale of Wind With snow and very thiok
The rigging and decks were covered with ice. The ship
struck ievera times and then off into deep water.
Immediately sounded the pumps, and found fourteen
nches Informed Captain Richardson aud all hands 81
the pumps sounded pumps again in ten minutes found
four feet Of water in the hold Got her head the east
ward by the Captains orders and intended beach hse
In twenty minutes after the wheel ropes parted and she
came up in NO me 1lna rnss al s.yog sns
The fourth mate stsphsnson previous to this had len
the ship it'll nine Sailors and passenger In
Of the quarter boats The ether quarter boat
swamped in launching and was immediately cut away
launch the other boats Got the small hfsboat cut; ct
that time the ship setlr fast. and coming in
both rails Told them to launch this boat and save what
they could and nine ten reached the shore her. Altar
having two pl.nks stove xhs s;onEsds the ship bstos
boat The small boat was immsdiately put upon the
stasboard d.vits and was ins.ntansously Allied with
people |. lowering hss to the water, stove hole in her.
The long boat then launched to the side With vsey
mate, jumped into her While they were lannoaing her
went into the cabin for the third tms to sndsavor 70
rave Capt Richardson, and told hi that all hopes Il
saving the chip gone her lower hold being full and
six inches Of water in the cabin and offered to o. ~ him
In my and put him into the boat He refused ssy-
ing the ship WAS 80 near shore that she would strike
fore che could 90 down. then said It possible for
abe wiz sink in very few minutes The captain ~.
which were the last words heard wv : van y o'A''
Finding II impossible to move him, then left tie
cabin, and found the long boat Just leaving. I
threw big coat into her ths leaving the ship
went aft and the boat to under the stern whom
jumped from the taaral into the boat. We imms al.
when shs should &, down We had only two smal
cars and no thole pins. The wind was blowiag very
heavy, Is before, with snow Saw the ship and lghts
for about twenty minutes, AID then eli vas dsrkness
We shipped . sea which filled the boat half full Of
wster Kept her OF before the wind sea till she was
bailed out then came up to tina wind and remained till
daylight, thinkiBg lives any were still above
water Not stroke was pnlled till daylight when no.
discovered land We pulled for it. and landed IL About
ten hours After leaving the ship, ali exhausted and more
The other two boats had landed about ,our bonr.
vious. We we're about mine miles from Darlington on
small island called Gable Island We very kindly
treated ey the nhsrmsn And their wives and the next
Before leaving Darlington for Halifax, went back to
where We landed to see that the provided tor
and found that parts Of the wreck he'd crted
the cabin work, houses upper deck, &s left the
and ave passep who saved as oofortabls
thence St John where missed the steamer about Ave
hours. then came TO Wa.ervle by stage and TOOK
the cars there for Boston
Mr. Alden gives the following a. those saved so far a.
he knows:-
In long boat-Mate, Joseph Aldsn second do. A. +.
Lest; noy, John oonns cook named Kelly; ono passen
In quaster boat-Tourth mate, Mr. Stephenson: bow
stephen e. Wilmington; woman passenger, Jane; and
In life boat-Nins sailors.
In Jolly boat-Thhd mate Mr.. Morgan; sailor, Daniel
In addition to the above learn from Mr. Alden that
Capt Richardson, previous 10 the ships sinking had
been removed from the berth, and placed on mat
fress on the cabin table he did not consider himself
very seriously and up to the time Of the disaster
va sooo spirits In reply to remark by the mate he
said, I'VE shall be In BY New Years day -
M Alden says that bis anse mu n tislocated and
swollen, AID was very and he also comp aimed
orenees IN MS back Dr. MaloLsy, the ships surgeon
vas unremittng In his attentions to Capt Richardson ~
was also the stewardes. Both there we're lost The
octor was standing In the cabin door Shsn Mr Alieu
umped nom re sinking wreck into the boat. He b.
belonged to Dublin, and was skil!a phi sicsn and
.eon and very excellent man.
The passengers generally did net realrs the danger
they were in-tus expected that the ship soud
on shore and they would escape. The .onsa dressed
themselves to land, putting tasir best bonnie and
other apparel
Supreme Court-Special Term.
Before hon Judge Ciar,s
Jan II .-Hugt Martin Jason Nelson Motion grant
cd vi the exception that the action shal b tired Tn
New forh costs Of Inquest and $40 costa OF msuon 70
be paid by defendant
Pder Ag4i,7e aid another rs A Pricc Notion grant
ed without unless defendant sent that tbs
be placed the general calendar ~ regularly noticed
for January circuit also consent that II b trans
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