Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-02-24
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The New York Times gives the following
account ofthc accident by which this steamer,
while on her trip from New York to Aspin-
wall with nearly 1000 sJuls on board, came
very near being shipwrecked:
This steamer as our readers we're inform
ed by telegraph. pu, into Norfulk in distress
on Friday night. She left New York on
Monday, the proceeding, which was the 9th.
She expe perenced gale when three days out,
off Cape latteras whch carried away her en-
tire forecastle and stove her boats. Fortunat-
ely, none oflhe passengers or crew were lost.
though SONS did not escape uninjured. Tie
following statement and comments indicate
that the feelings If those on board were not
Of the most amiable or del ghtful order.
Throughout this day, (the OH Of February
there was strong wind from S. S. E and we
we're under steam just enough TO keep her
head to II; but, although only common gale,
the ship labored heavily. AT about four
o'clock the gale broke out, and went to bed
was soon startled bv one Of the passengers
calling me and reporting the ship full Of wa
ter; and, indeed, the cabin presented that ap.
earance. The women and children, together
with the men, presented a dense mass crowd
ed together and calling on the Almighty for
protection. found my way through the
crowd as best as could and went toward to
survry the wreck. The scene that presented
itself was frightful; the whole bow was stove
| in. The upper deck was crushed in thousand
pieces, and lay in maas down on the second
deck the head and cutwater was gone Her
stern alone remained, stripped of everything
that had ever been attached to it, looking like
a naked Lost; her bulwark timbers and plank
shear were broken off as smooth as il il was
done by design; and every time the ship
pitched, the water came in by tons, and the
second deck was flooded Daylight soor
came. The pumps were all at work, anC
gangs, organized for bang. The Captain
cody thought all was right, and gave order!
to Mr.. Barker to do all that could be done
D and that all was to cut away the larboard-an
], chor, get the yards down on deck, nail can
r. vass over the head OF the tirnbers, and form
e ing breakwater out Of canvass and plank t.
o keep out all the water we could. The eXer
5 lions of Mr.. Banker the first officer, were in
4 cessant, and laborous, and deserving Of th
highest praise. Fortunately, the gale wa
d about ended before we met with the accident
e otherwise nothing could have saved US; bu
J. By 20 O'Clock Thursday, the sea got to b
] smooth. Her head was got to the westward
J. and being very smooth. we were enabled t
carry good head of steam; and at one ocloc
e P. NJ, Friday, the 10Th, we made the cape
d of Virginia; and by the fortunate circlms;anc
J 'of having good weather, we were all save
!, from a frightful death The accident happen
i ed in latitude "a deg, Ion. 75 deg. 55 min.
When she reached Norfolk the passenger
held an indignation meeting, to declare the
utter sstonishment tLat vessel so rotten an
= totally unseaworthy should be sent to SCI
, One passenger stated that there was no storr
!, when the bows were stove in, and that he
G tinbcrs were so rotten he crushed them
. his hand. A strict examination should be il
: stituted, and if the owners have been guilt
. of this thing, no punishment would be too st
q vere-San, Reg