New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-06
MARINE Affairs.
COLLISION AT SEA-LOSS OF SHIPS TRADE
WIND AND OLYMPUS.

WIND AND OLYMPUS.
The ships Trade Wind and Olympus came in collision
at o'clock the night Of June 90, in lat. 4lo so Ion.
SO 90 which resulted in the loss of both ships and TWEEN
ty-four lives
The Olympus, Capt Wilson, sailed from Liverpool on
the 23d of May for Boston, with forty passengers and
crew numbering thirteen. She froighted with 900
turs of iron and general hardware.
The Trade Wind Capt. Smith, cleared at Mobile on the
Sd ult for Liverpool, with seventeen passengers and
crew of thirty-four.
On the night above mentioned it being very dark the
weather thick and the wind blowing fresh the two ships
came collision when the bows Of the Trade Wind
stove in and both vessels filed and went down within
few hours The captain hirtyseven of the passengers,
and ten of the of the Olympus and all the pasen-
gers the captain and sixteen of the of the Trade
Wind were saved This shows the loss Of the Olympus to
be three passengers and three Of the Eighteen Of
the Trade Winds persisted.
The saved from each ship tDken of by the Belgian
bark Stadt Anwerpan from Antwerp for New-York which
arrived off Block Island Tuesday morning Captains
Williams and Smith hired fishing smack, and getting on
hoard the steamer Bay State arrived in this City on Tues
day evening.
The following account furnished to The Commercial
ddrertser by Messrs Booth & Edgar of this City, agents
of the Trade Wind:
NARRATIVE CAPT. SMITH.
When the collision occurred the wind blowing fresh
coudy and excessively dark. The Trade Wind was I'M
der easy sail steering east by SOUTH We had pure bow
spirit light burning and were keeping good lookout lore
A few minutes before striking saw the Oympus's
light one point the weather bow, or s. s. T. from u.s.
the wind three points abaft the beam with yards
squared and spankor ured mzen top-sail on the cap
We nut the helm up, and swung the ship OIL TO f. N e.
bringing the Ompus ght broad OIL on o bs sbes
were approaching each other the Oympuss light disap
peared. .,,. $40 oou,, mall n out tho
SAIL passing along to wndward OF US standing 70 wes.
ward After an interval of five minutes her light again
suddenly appeared close to us on our err anu
almost ut the instant we could make the snip out
with her head to nothward standing square across our
Our helm was put hard up promptly but we could not
t onr long ship off fast enough both ships being too
far of 10 deaden way by biaciDg yards Our halyards
and sheets &c. were let go as soon as possible but N
vain The Trade Wind was going at an immense speed,
and the OLYMPUS under press of canvas forging
ahead directly across our bow She struck between
her main and foremost with an effect that can only Dc
Our starbo ard bow was stove in the cutwater and
stern were crushed bowsprt and foremost were or9keh
and the ship was wrecked from stem TO stern win tne
shoct The wood-ends opened, as suppose, from Keel
10 deck The main and mizenmast OF the olympus were
struck with such force 10 knock them clear OF the snip
she then swung round fore and aft along our port SIDE
swinging her bow over quarter boat crushihg
atoms after which she dropped asterh ceai vi US W.
found The captain officers and crew and some Oh the
sengers board the Trade Wind having jumped on ooau
at the collision. ~
Finding the Trade Wind full of water in short time
with foremost hanging to the rigging we cut away 70 oe
the wreck and hove the anchors on the pow W
tighten her forward Tbs launch and the two small ooas
we had left got aft ready for launching over he
stern. Provisions and water also prepared 80 as "
be conveniently removed if found it needful to leave
| the ship. 800.
Bu as our cargo composed Of 4657 bales OF COTTON
we hoped she would float for time. The sea was run
ming very heavy though the wind moderated fast Inc
sbp gradually settled the cotton became soaked SO tha
waited anxioValy for daylight
When the day broke found the Olympus SIN anoat
,our or five miles to eastward and she showed side
high out of water Capt Wilson was permitted to taAe our
mall gie with as many of his men would accompany
him 20 ascertain the condition Of his chip and endeavor 10
save his passengers with his own boats, II the vessel was
| likely TO go down: ,..,o, orr ,.r,,s ho.t and
,S al ,nr Messengers in her except Mr.. L. d. Newhn,
;,h he first and second officers in charge, ana dropped
on, of the vortex around the ship, which threat
ened her destruction every moment This was dome WIN
the view of loading from the ship by means OF .n1
boat but unfortunately, just a inc qS ;n.o re-
launched three or ghteded creatures ieapeo '' ne
and capsized her. -. L.; thu ha.vv .es
around the ship. In this state OF an as pc
evident,tha the launch was permitted 70 Ie'u W
the ship she would become swsmped ana iounoel SMos
side by the efforts Of the frightened crew 70 DC nI
her, and all hands would inevitably persn. w. =,
fore compelled to order her of and leave US 70 our nv
melancholy command but one deemed Oh imPeff-
necessity.
| At this time the bostswain and many good swimmers
plunged overheard md swan to the boat where they w
gladly received. The followed the Captain TO inc
zzenop the bad taken possession OF the upper