New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-14
LOSS OF THE SHIP NEW ERA
FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE.


dispatch from Long Branch, informing them Of the
lcss Of the packet ship New Era, consigned to them,
with passengers and cargo from Bremen. The first
dispatch merely stated the bald fact hst the chip had
grounded on the outer Bar, OF Deal, come IL miles
TO tie south OF Sandy Hook.
The coDsgpees imme dis.ely telegraPbed to the
steam-tugs Achilles and Levs;hsn, theuiying made
of the Hook, to 90 to Der assistance.
Subsequent Geographic dispatches inform rs that
the ship went ashore in dense fog, with over 400
passengers and q crew Of 30 men on board IL ap-
pears that the ship lay humping on the sand bar
through the night firing signal guns for assistance
from the shore. But owing TO the fog, the darkness
of the night and the heavy sea then on, II wa in
possible TO approach her,
AT daybresk the beach was lined with the fisher
mep. wreckers, and surf-men Who had congregsted
from many miles along the shore, TO render assistance
10 the stranded ship and her unfortunate passengers
The roughness CT the surf however, prevented them
from attempting TO get board end a. the ship was
bIosdside o. al d humping heavily, the sea all tue
while making nearly a clean sweep over her decks,
the only available Of assistance were the mortar
and life car The stake was soon driven firmly into
the sand and the hawser secured to IT, but up to our
last accounts after repeated attempts, owing to the
great distance Of the vessel from the shore, we learn
that they had been unable to send shot and line over
her 80 that the hfecsr had not been broughtnto USE
The fog. which continued to prevail through the
DAY, occasionally lifted, when the scene from the
beach il said to have been truly appalling. The
screams and cries Of terror from the passengers Of the
doomed chip bIonched the cheek and made the steues
hearts quail. The hardy coastulen almost raved in
their utter impotence and frequent and desperate at
tempts made 10 launch the surf boats, but each
effort only served 10 show the mpossibiity OF keeping
boat ailoat in such violent breakers. AZ the fog
now and then cleared up for few moments the peo-
pie On shore could the poor emigrans cnging to
various parts OF the ship, 10 save themselves from
being washed into the sea. The bulwarks had been
washed away and men and women, clasping their
children in their arms, implOringiy beckonng ana
crying for succor, might be seen scattered over the
upper deck. And then tremendous sea would
sweep over them, washing numbers from their frau
hold into the boiling breakers below. few OF these
got ashore alive but the greater portion were drowned
Those who succeeded in reaching the beach bad
dashed Themselves to planks and spars or chung 10
fragu ents Of the bulwars and by their cid managed
TO swim past the undertow, when they were caught
by the surfmen and saved.
The captain and some twenty or thirty of the pas
sengers were said TO have reached the beach IN sale
ty but no names are given. IL lie stated-bu the au-
thority is not gven-tha nearly onehaf of the pas
seneers were drowned in the Storage shortly after
the vessel struck. 1t certainly appears that large
numbers Of dead bodies were washed ashore during
the whole Of yesterday.
At last accounts the stesmtug Achilles had reached
the neghborhood of the New Era but the strong sea
ordered near approach impossible
later Dispatch TO the consignecs states that the
ship was fast breaking up, and that some $50 TO 400
messengers still remained on board, nearly onehslf Of
them drowned in the tween decks and though every
effort was being made, but slight hopes were enter
tanned Of saving the lives Of the remainder.
The New Era is new ship of 1870 tuns, having
been built of Bath, Me-. in April last and wes on her
first voyage when she went ashore. She sailed from
Bremen with cargo Of 600 tuns Of chalk and 400
passengers for this port consigned TO Chas. C. Dun
can g. Co.. of No SO South ST.. consignees OF the i'll
fa,ed Powhatan, lost off Barnegah last spring She
was commanded by Capt. Thos j. Henry, formerly
commander Of the Cordea. 1t is not known whether
the New Era had any cabin passengers on board or
not The vessel was owned by Messrs Hitchcock q
Co.. of Bah and her captain The Mutual Office, OF
Ba,b. Me- have an insurance Of $4,000 upon her;
the remainder of her va'ue, $4,000, is insured in
Boston Offices.
OK BOARD STEAMBOAT ACHILLES,
NEAR LONG BRANCH, Nov Is, 3 L. NJ.
ID. II. CRAIG, Esq: As promised this morning by
telegraph proceed to give you what particulars
hive of the dreadful wreck at Long Branch
The news Of the wreck Of the New Era ashore at
Long Branch reached me about o'clock this morn
ing by telegraph, and l Immediately conveyed the
intelligence 10 Capt Reynolds, of the Achilles, who
was then lyingto off the Hook. While waiting an
answer from w. X. Jones, as to whether he should
proceed at once to the wreck, go to the City for
the wreckng schooners message came from Mr.
Morris, at Long Branch, that the ship ashore had 500
passengers ON board, and was fast breaking up'
Upon this Capt r. decided to 60 at once to the scene
of the wreck to cooperate with those already on the
spot in saving life. We left the Hook at 81, in
dense fog and southerly wind, which raised very
heavy head-swell The fog, however so increased IN
density as to render it impossible TO discern objects
further than the vessels length much less to keep
sight of the shore at safe distance, or see objects
near it. We, however, kept on, until we must have
been within short distance of where the wreck lay
but as was impossible to sec or do anything Capt
r. after waiting some time, put the vessels he-d
again to the northward. When opposite the High
lands, the fog suddenly lighted up, so that the land
could be distinctly SEEN and we again steered to the
southwark. in search of the wreck. About clock
we came in sight OF her, lying broadside to
the beach. heading to the southwark, with her
fore, main, and mizen topsails close reeied
still standing. On reaching her, she proved to be
level with the water and full, and the swell breaking
in heavy surges across her decks. We had already
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