New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-16

We hanled ifs boat from the shore bit when resch
cd "a Il wu full Of water Jumped into it to bsle il Oat
when found the passengers roEding On me, and |
SACKED the line out little, and ordered those on
sbore 10 haul Der out from the ship They did SUD
we 90. the boat ashore with she loss Of Eve persons
The boat cspsized twice in going ashore, and finally
the line Of connection between the ship and the shore
parted. Five persons together With myself we're
with great difficulty, saved. The boat, in cs2sz'og
turned noe under, and il was some time before got
out; at length succeed in mounting the keel, when
| was saved.
At the time got ashore the passengers were in the
fore, main and mizzen rigging, and 90 renamed
through the night as earthly assistance could be
offered to them from the shore. The scene on board
Of my chip was dreadful. hope in Heaven may
never behold like scene again.
The night was warm and pleasant, and the ses had
fallen gresty-he wind having changed to the vest
s0uih-west-else not sOul would have lived through
the long night.
OF the crew, all were saved except the steward,
George A. Drew, Of Boston, who staid by me on the
ship, and was drowned in the cabin.
We had O crew Of 20 men, and ~ passenger COOKS
making in ell with myself, 427 souls.
The two cabin passengers who came ashore sod
were saved were raned VIM. Won Ronzeiaer ana
Barrey Bechney, Of Reading, Pa. They wsnI 70
New.York yesterday. One Of them was saved IN the
first boat, and the other In the second. Inc otner
two cabin passenger were loet, while the wne OF
VIM. Won RoDzelaer died soon after leaving Bremen.
One Of them was the physician Of The ship, whose
name cannot recollect' and the other young ia1y
named Doretta $50 she called.
Forty Of the passengers, including those lost, as
have already described, died during the passage
most Of them of chOleraths disease having broken
out before we Quilted BremenIone passenger aying3t
it, indeed before got out Of the roads with ref
ereDce 10 the complaints Of the passengers generally
that the food both bad and scsoty can only say
that according TO the best of my knowledge the food
and water were both good and sufficient for seventy
days. and know tbat their food was served out
strictly in accordance with the Bremen regulations,
which direct that it should be served out by weight
With reference to the accusation made against the
second mate, can only say that 1t does not seem
Xix civ 10 me that he was below among the women at
the time when the vessel ran ashore, since it was
nearly o'cl0ck--a time when the watch is changed
and one when he would certainly be missed. Besides
this Only half an hour previously he had cast over the
lead, under my direction, and while was standing
near him.
cannot remember the names Of any OF the passen-
gers except those in the cabin with me, since all OF
them were German and are very difficult to remem-
Der.
NOTr R,,9nIEH-Tho yoq2. sdy wa. 9O9 .h
tain has mistaken for the above name.
STATEMENT OF HEINRICH BRUGGERMANN
am native Of Minden, in Prussia and AN twen-
ty.fve years old when VIC engaged our passage we
were told that ample food would be provided for us,
but we had scarcely been at sea week before we
found that our raons we're reduced to nearly starv-
III.
at Bremen, but did not leave the road owing to con-
trary winds, until the 2sth of the same month. We
had experienced very bad weather during most OF
the voyage but on Sunday last the weather had become
ayely fine, the sun having shone during most
of the day. went TO my birth at about o CLOCK In
the evening, but was called up at midnight 70 ASST
In pumpiDg-for from previous storm the ship made
water and the passengers generally had been DIVIDED
into gangs in order to work at the pumps regularly.
/ do not think however, there was much OF a leak,
it was commonly thought that the vessel being new,
a seam had opened, owing to the continued bad
weather. / worked at the pumps for one hour, ana
then went below again and fell asleep.
Ats o'clock storm overlook US, and the pitching
and tossing about considerably increased the leakage
was still asleep when she struck, but on awaking
did not 20 on deck at once, as l did not then know
that anything unusual had happened. However,
shortly efterward, the second mate came below, and
ordered several of us to go on deck and pump Tor
our lives.
continued at work at the pumps for upw Ard OF an
hour, the ship humping heavily against the bottom
all the time. When ] had done pumping, went be-
low and being thoroughly wet TO the skin, changed
nv clothes. then went again on deck. by this
time the waves were sweeping in every direction over
the bulwarks, and found very difficult to keep my
footing Every ore on dock chung fast to anything
he could get hold of. j looked toward the land, and
could dmly perceive that many persons were already
collected on the beach. The waves, sweeping the
deck succeeded each other 50 quickly, that went,
with Others into the forecastle, and remained sitting
there for probably an hour. go
The forecastle was built above the deck, and while
I remained seated in one Of the berths the waves
carried away both its sides. The water being already
two feet deep there thought II better TO 'eave ana
go climbed up to the fore topyard. The SWELL how
ever was so great that many of the waves still breke
over myself and the others there consequently
came down and got out on the DowsprlI. iouhu
about fifty passengers there before me. pu' every
now and then some huge wave would wash several
Of them overheard. Determined to do the best l
could 10 save my life, took refuge on the top OF the
forecastle but being at last driven from my position
there, again climbed upon the foremost gong now
ever much higher than had done boore-as high as
the fore top-gallant yard
Icould now see that some people were being WASH
ed overheard nearly every moment shouiu say
that in the course of the day saw as many as one
hundred and sixty passengers drowned. When
reached the forenas! for the second time was not
mucb II ANYTHING after A. NJ, on Monday, and
remained there in momentary expectation OF deaih,
until about o'clock this morning tuesday,
The ship had three boals-one large one ana Two
smaller ones Soon after A. NJ, one OF the smaller
boats was taken possession Of by the frat mate COOK
and some sailors, and think saw one passenger 10
her, but am not positive They all succeeded ~
lft the vessel saw the third mate get into the large
boat with some other sailors and few passengers.
About noon also the captain in a third boatA 10
eeher with the second mate ana thihk Tour Saiors
nd e;obt messengers. watched the boat well, but
cannot say wheter it belonged to the ship or not II
was upset in making for the land but the captain the
second mate, three sailors and perhsPs one or TWO
Messengers were dragged out OF IN SUR o inc PooPe
on shore. do not know what became OF the second
boat, as could not always see what was going on.
sr.rruENr OF ONE OF THE sEAMEN WHO STOOD
BY THE SHIP TO THE LAST.
Charles II. Griffin, of Brunswick, Maine, youth
Of some seventeen or eighteen year,, and one OF the
seamen on board the ship New Era, says She sprung
a leak week or SO before she went ashore and we
were compelled to keep both pumps going night and