New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-25
MARINE AFFAIRS.

LOSS OF SHIP COLUMBlANA, OF NEW YORK.
The ship Cornelius Gr.nne, Fletcher, from Liverpool
arrived at this port yesterday reports having had the
toughest passage ever experienced by Capt F. but had
received no damage to hull spars or calls
On Friday, Goth January OF at lat A. lon 49, saw
vessel with the American flag union down went to her
assistance and found her to be the ship Counbiana Of
New York Capt Stabl from New Orleans bound to Ly-
erpool
On rounding under her lee that her decks had been
swept that all he gone the buiwayls much
broken and the dashed 10 the pumps The sea at the
time was running very high much that was impos
fble 10 lower the boat with any degree OF safety conse
queny hove the ship under bare poles until p NJ next
day when the weather undertaking succoe led in getting
boat near the ship and hauled the Captain officers and
crew sixteen in number into the boat through the by
lines made around them and from the beat to the C. c.
in the same manner, which accomplished in two trips
The crew were in very exhausted state from fatigue and
exposure
The OF the who went in the boat the
Columbiana's crew were Edward Bunting, boatswsin;
Surins Purdy, seaman formerly captain in the British
merchant service; James Smith John Kelley and William
Hughes They acquttsd themselves manfuy and
are deserving of the greatest praise No fully ap
preciste such acts of valor but eye witness
On the following Tuesday 3lst about sunset another
dimnsed vessel with the British flag union down Went
her assistance and succeeded in taking of the captain and
crew nine in number of the brig Frederick Capt Parker
Of Pansboro N S. from Halifax bound to Liverpool Ii
MA. dark at the time and being comparatively moderate
very little trouble or danger attended the circumstance
The Cornelius GrinBe was ~ days to the Banks and
on Monday last goth inst compelled TO haul oil the
Hook under close reesd topss;s in storm and gale
from the northeast Tuesday the wreck of scboOn
trs spar supposed be ocoasonsa by the gale Of the
night previous
Can't Fletcher states: We have lost by death one siui
passenger. q German named Joseph Rossman and eSn'
infants The other passengers in as good health " can
be expected after such exposure and prvaons a. unavod
ably attend long passage
The chip lie as staunch ever the Forbes rig WORKS
most admirably During the whole passage did not see
vessel bound to the westward .
THE Coumbians cleared at New Orleans Dee 81 with
cargo of e2s bales cotton 1868 bb four casks OIL sahs
and 5000 staves
CAPT. STALLS RIPoRr.
The following IL Capt Stahrs report of hp ColumeiAnA'
The Coumbiana sailed from HewOrl Dee z''H ioi
Liverpool and Jan alst LAT. 49, 49, Ion 9s ", VINO
lying 10 in heavy gale from N N w, was snaek oy
heavy sea on the arboard bow which caused the
make more water than usual supposed had started 'ns
lead but could not ascertain the certainty Of being thee
Jn "a, ct 81 A NJ, while lying to in heavy gaze RON
w&w to W. N w, was struck by sses on the stsrooard
bow which the deck carrying away the forward mouse
galley and main poop. stove bulwaks SANCTIONS spnI
ing plank sbesre and doing considerable other damage
At il3o, A. NJ the mainmast went by the deck. taxing
tseepnast and mzzenmast head stove boat on after
lss pt head Of la,b0ard pump, and doing much ether