New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-10

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The Independent steamship Yankee Biaie. Henry
Randall Eco Commander, sailed from san Fran
cisco Sept So at clock Pm, with eight hundred
rassengers and sle3 600 in specie-passed the Heals
ri o clock and Al o'clock the sa ne evening saw
steamer on the st.rbosrd beam, supposed TO De the
Uncle Sam or John l.. Stevens.
Oct. ! st 81 O'Clock p. NJ, being encompasaed ia
dense fog steering s. Z by 5 coarse and supposlDg
ourselves at least ten miles from shore we struck
reef Of rocks of Point Aguelo, about fifteen miles
above Point Conception upon which the shp ran up
ward Of sixty feet, while her stern swung in nine
fsiioms Of Hster which in twenty five minutes sunk
below the prom eade deck but so firmly ga. the for
yard part i'm dded in the rocks that up 10 the time
we left the ship about L. Nj. on the ID INST che
had not receded al inch.
Az soon as we discovered our danger the officers OF
the deck launched and manned the boats, aud pro-
ceeded at once get the ladies and other passengers
on shore. Ard here II is but justice 10 observe that
great appreciation is due Capt Henry Randall for his
propptness in going shore to nd proper place to
lard hi pas, pgss in taking charge of one OF the
boats bmself arc Bleaching II successfully when that
of the first officer was stranced-for the anxious man
n.r in which he urged the hands shore to return 20
the wreck with the boats when they displayed every
desire to desert bm-snd for sending hls son. Henry
RAJ dali Jr, to supply his place on the wreck, IN
which capacity be Henry acquitted himself in man
pes far beyond his Years, inspiring all hearts with
hope and preserving much order as could be pre-
served under such exciting circumstances.
While the boats were being lowered the chief stew
ard and sforekeeper went below WIN gang OF men,
and broke out large quantities of provisions, which
were sent on the upper forward deck. The purser
prepared to the ships papers and the vauables
LEFT in his post sson belonging TO passengers, which
have all been safely delivered to their owners. But,
on going below about ten minutes after the shp struck
be found the specie covered with FIVE feet OF water
and so rapidly was she filing that the water in
the stern az the rate of six inches Der minute conse
auently 10 one dared descend to the vault which he
ID pned IN no tO Vs. he
of the express matter etc, wbich he succeeded IN
getting forward, and in company With some stout
hearts, watched by it oil night, while desoeradoes
were rummagDg and pillaging the ship, and il was
reported although not suppose TO be true, that man
been muI dered ON the lower forward deck.
Before dark the promenade deck and houses aft the
shaft had all washed away and othcuswere torn down
10 form RATS in readiness for immediate departure in
csse Of q sudden crash, for we knew not how soon
gale me chit strike the ship and scatter her nbers in
pieeemea al on the waves
NIGHT coming on and tia fog, which had fer
sbert time disappeared again setting IN, the boats
were stopped running, not being able TO find the
shore and the trrors Of situation began 10 stare
us in the face for, amid the bowling Of the wind, the
roaring of the waves as they broke upon the deck,
and the hosTse orders of the third officer and Mr..
Kendall there arose the loud accents Of ardent and
despsrirg prayer. Confusion, in the widest sense,
prevailed for iheIe we're those who had prepared 10
swim Ashore stiffenng with the c0d-those who had
sought TO drown their fear too frequent ba'ions of
the ardept-whue some with a calm resignation, hal
prepared thems elves for the worst hsd awaited their
tate in peace thus ne passed the dismal night
mace still more solemn by the church-lke olling Of
the bell which seemed To beck US ON to funeral.
The scene shore was equally painful. the boat
the fret officer commanded with twenty one souls,
mostly females, was stranded, and all, with the eX'
ception Of himself and three others, who thrown
upon the beach, apparently hfeless, were lost; aud
here would record an instance OF female energy sell
dom equaled, even in the annals OF the Revolution.
Mrs Jane Elwell, who had exerted herself by going
To tbp ate ral,u q
the laoes ashore saw the almost lfeltss bodies OF
two ladies ssd sad to a young min, " You take one,
land II take another and she picked Up one OF
the Indies and placed her on her shoulder and carried
it mp an almost perpendicular bluff TO spot where
they had found camp, and built fires, and afterward,
together with many other ladies' stripped off all her
underclothes and gave them TO The exhausted men:
During the night number OF bodies washed
ashore among Others a female with child clasped in
her aims the wife of Mr. Brennan, who, extra
ordinary instance of devoted love, went on shore
With spade in hsnd-dug up his wife andchild-kssed
them-prayeo over them and then rebur,ed them.
At daybresk the boats were again set in motion,
when Mr.. Hewitt came on board, and although much
bruised HE heart never forsaking min, recommended
the dhclarge Of his duties with astonishing energy
Al A. NJ our hearts were made glad by the appear
ance of steamer on our larbeard quarter, which
proved 10 be the Goliah, Samuel Haley, Esq, coa-
msnder who "a if by kind dispensation Of Provi-
deDce, appeared sent 10 our relief for had we de-
pended upon our own boats large number woald
have been ost as could not have got Ashore that
day, and that pight the wreck went 10 pieces, so
nothing in the morning was seen OF her but she'll OF
the sttrn which Rad separated and turned bottom up
To Capt Haley We feel II particular duty 10
tend thanks for his promptness in sending boats
to our rescue and receiving six hundred OF our num-
Der boa bis steamer, IN which we were taken to
San Diego, whittier she was bound, where $50 were
left until steamer could be sent 10 bear them on thsir
hOneward coune.
Before leaving the wreck, we sent on shore all the
provisions TO be found awning and poles for tents,
bed clothing etc, for the OF those that had re-
NAMED whom il was found necessary TO leave, as the
Golish was too heavily freighted 10 receive them.
But il is he regretted that the actual sufferers
received the provisions cent them. for party CON-
posed Of the ships fremeD, insensible 10 humanity
aId holding the advantage by having in their posses
sion large quantity of firearms and smmu aition
ashore, and money seen in their possession which
they could not have obtained honestly.
The Goliah after making her trip 10 San Diego,
returned TO about siI niles from the scene Of
the wreck when she received the balance Of the pas
sebgers snd crew AID started at Al O'Clock PM, on
the 7th inst, for Monterey and San Francisco
Ia addition 10 others we are particularly indebted
to Caplsins W. II. Burt and Mathews and to Pdrser
John ii. Fleming cf the Golish for their indefatigs-
bl. eXertobs 10 get the passengers from the wreck
and beach INTO the Goliah
II is supposed that about thirty lives are ilst whose
names, with the exception Of few, could not be
ceriailec. The following is LIST Of persons known
20 be dro~Ded:
DROWNED.
FouR cHrtDRES Of M Logs FlfG AID CHILD Of Thomas
sale. Brenazn,
FsAACgs MITCHELL. Mas SUNsVR and CHILD,
OsE CHILD ofMr More. AKs SMITH and CHILp.
SAMUEL voUGHT, Parser Yankee Blade
To Purser vought we are indebted for the follow.
Ina Hst 81 ia and L..r oil