The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-16
WRECK OF THH SHIP NEW ERA,
On Deal Beach, New Jersey
DETAILED ACCOUNT BY Mr.. Z. SMITH N.
NEWS YACHT OF ASSOCIATED parss

'' eae AAooA IL nan past nine, In q dense 70
and southeriy wind, which raised a yerv heav
headsweil- The fog, however, 90 Increased |;
densny as to render il impossible to discern object
further than the vessels length, much less to kee
sight OF the ahore at safe distance, or ace obec,
near It. We, however, kept on, until we mns
nave been within sEort distance of where m,
wreck lay; but as it was impossible to see or d,
anything, Capt after waiting some time. nm, N.
vessels head again to the nerthward When nm
po'"e the Highlands, the fog suddenly lighted up Sc
'hat the land could be distinctly seen and we ao.r
| s'eered 70 the southwark, in search of the wraol
| ABOUT O'Clock we came in SIGHT of her lv;no
oroadsidet TO the beach, heading to the soutbwar9S
WIN ner MAN. and mizen topsails close reefed
| stAi standing Oo reaching her, she proved to he
ievei with the water and full and the swell hrsaI'
ing In heavy surges across her decks We hsd 81
| resdy passed many pieces of the wreck and half q
nme urine, % On we saw the body of child, appa
| rensiy about four or five years old and in oppich
succession also that OF han, stripped of cloth;n..
and others with clothes on-feur or 1--WE bod;as =
all. Aswe approached the wreck, so as to Oct ~ =
nea, me new, most narrowing spectacle met the
eyes Inc Jibbooin, rigging and top of the sbio f
ana aft were hlled with human beings cIoselr nact
ed together, and clinging to each other and ~ a.
ropes, while the ship surged to and fro with each
r;aSin Ssve, wnlcn oroke into spray far into the
ting the passengers, while the poor creatures I,d
the air with the most soul narrowing and ni,ifi .
cries for assistance. On the beach were sonaa ,.o
nunuLea np persons, gathered in groups. apparently
consulting as to how to act, while others SAT ie;s,
ly upon the gunwale of the boats, which The haor..
surf rendered it certain destruction 10 jannch NY
saw several boats upon the Shore apparentlv ,ys,I
auaPleu ioF tue purpose, and crowd of persons
dragging long life boat toward the beach whe,s
u was lett, and ne further attempt was made M
launch it. ~
we saw no line from the ship to the shore. and
no life car. From the fact that what appeared The
ships boat was lying on the beach, we Judged the
oihcers and crew, or most of them nust bove
landed or been thrown ashore in her The ti5e
was now about at its full the wind had died away
ana slight breeze sprung up from off shore
which greatly increased our hopes that the swell
would go down with the tide, and render it possible
for the boats to be launched from shore This
steamer, which is employed expressly bv the
underwriters to render assistance to vessels ashore
has no sign of a surf boat on board nothing but
TWO miserable yawls, both of which would scarce.
ly tloat the vessels crew, were she sinking. and
one OF them could not float herself if put over
board. Not spar, line or life preserver: not q
piece OF cork big enough to float drowning dog
BY 4l2 O'clock the swell had so much subsided
that every passenger could have been rescued had
there been surf boat on board, and there was NOT
man, from the fireman to the pilot and captain
who would not have rejoiced at the opportunity Of
snatchipg the poor sufferers from death had thew
the means OF doing it, By whose neglect Ia 1t that
these steamboats, are not provided with surf boats
tor such dreadful emergencies as this
Stlll hoping for a movement toward launching
the boats from shore, we continued painful specta.
tors OF the scene; ringing bell to ENCOURAGE
them, and beckoning to them the shore to launch
the boats. When our wheels were put in motion
to adjust the position of the steamer the passengers
apparently fearing We were about to leave them,
would rend the air with imploripg cries while
others tolled the ships bell, the sounds of which
were borne to above the walngs of the surf that
swept over the ship We were near enough TO dis.
tnctly see women holding their little ones with one
hand while the ether, bleached by the sprav CHING
with death grip to the ratlnes on which thew
etnnd nne or two Ia the izzen rigging ha wing on
moments a.a On the forecaetle there stood few
but they are no~ogp of tour clinging 10 the stay
bly, swept them away Men have Deefi Iyhen ruaArr
from the jibboom into the surf Thus we have look.
ed on, unable to approach the ship. Captain Rey.
nolds twice hailed them the shore, and asked
them to launch the boats, the surf to US seemed
to be sufficiently smooth to do go on the lee side
of the ship. Finding that we could do nothing and
as the sun went down seeing the boats bauled back
upon the beach, we lett to procure life boats ma
king signals to the wreck that we should return
Immediately. Meantime the Leviathan also arri.
we'd opposite the wreck, but like ourselves, had no
boats to render any assistance
On our way up we soon met the Hector, having
In tow awrecking schooner, in charge of Captain
Bovine, and with him we went back to the wreck.
On reaching il, Captain Bovine informed, that
although he had boats, he had not two men who
could pull oar, and asking if aoy on board would
go with him in the boat replied, "Here is one"
and Mr. Hatskil volunteered to do the same. Capt
Reynolds then informed Capt Bovine that he could
get men to man his lifeboat by coming alongside OF
the Achilles We then made preparations TO Join
Capt. Bovine, but to our surprise he pulled away
from US toward the ship, leaving word for the
Achilles to return to the city. Thus large and
powerful boat, with plenty of accommodations for
the rescued passengers was sent to town, and the
Hector, comparatively slow and unsuitable boat,
is retained
Asia o'clock, when we left the wreck, the wind
was blowing fresh from the westward, and it was
thought would soon reduce the swell but with the
darkness to contend with, and short handed it must
be impossible to take off the passengers-andm many
more must inevitably perish from exposure during
the dreary darkness that has closed over them
THE ALLIED ARMIES IN THE CRIMEA-For
eign papers received by the Atlantic furnish CO.
pious details of the condition of affairs in the Cri
topol is no chds play. The following is ex-
tract of letter from cavalry officer:
| We bivouac in the open air, and for eating,
| have plenty OF biscuits and occasionally am
| lucky enough to get piece OF meat, but for the
charity of my neighbors however; must eat II, as
have no cooking utensils, no drinking cup, no
plate generally eat Oft piece OF deal or the lid
of tin ii lucky in fact am pretty near starving.
One thing we have In plenty-grapes; there are
hundreds df vineyards, and we gorge all day long
in spite of cholera, which carries off some forty
fity daily-in fact it Is deciminaing My regi.
| ment is a perfect skeleton. The days are very.
very hot the nights are very very cold, with the
| heaviest dews ever saw. We lie down Ia boots
and spurs and dress jackets, covered with cloak
not to Sleep for its cold for that, but to rest
The cholera Is still raging. the last account heard
| was that forty-fve had died that day, but really
the wonder Is that any are left alive.
| A staff officer writes from on board the War
| Cloud, VaruaB Bay, Sept. 90
| Here we are again at this horrid place What
we have zone through since we left It will be as
uainlul for me to relate az 1t was TO witness. On
| Sunday and Monday last, the 2irh and 25th, em-
bs rked in this vessel with my troop and portion OF
another troop under my command On Tuesday,
the oGsb. we, that s to say the heavy brigade left
Varna Bay Ia three divisions, under convoy Of the
/ I'D haoc toh haayi